HARRISONBURG, Va. – EMU Head Women's Basketball Coach Tori Jankoska recently announced the team's 2026-27 schedule, which will feature a total of 25 games, 13 of which will be at home.

Year one of the Jankoska era will begin on Friday, Nov. 6, when the Royals play host to Hood College in Yoder Arena for a 7 p.m. tip-off. The squad's first road game of the season will be the following Thursday (Nov. 12) when they head to the nation's capital to take on the Bison of Gallaudet University. From there, the Royals will have a three-game homestand, during which they will welcome Mid-Atlantic Christian (Nov. 15), Trinity Washington (Nov. 18) and Wilson College (Nov. 21) to Harrisonburg. Women's basketball will then wrap up the month of November with a trip down I-81 to Staunton to take on Mary Baldwin (Nov. 24).

EMU will then open up ODAC play in a big way by hosting Bridgewater for the Route 42 Rivalry on Wednesday, Dec. 2. After that, the Royals will hit the road for the three-game trip, featuring matchups against ODAC foe Randolph (Dec. 8) as well as non-conference games at Apprentice School (Dec. 11) and Regent University (Dec. 12). Coach Jankoska's team will then return home for their final non-conference game of the season against Notre Dame of Maryland on Saturday, Dec. 19, before adjourning for the winter break.

The Royals will usher in 2027 in Yoder Arena with a showdown against Averett on Saturday, Jan. 2. From there, ODAC play kicks into full gear with a conference slate that includes home games against Guilford (Jan. 9), Shenandoah (Jan. 20), Hollins (Jan. 23), Randolph Macon (Jan. 27), Washington & Lee (Feb. 3) and Lynchburg (Feb. 20). EMU's 2027 ODAC road games will take place at Roanoke (Jan. 6), Averett (Jan. 13), Lynchburg (Jan. 16), Batten (Jan. 30), Guilford (Feb. 6), Bridgewater (Feb. 10), and Shenandoah (Feb. 17).

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