A piece of the Lady Vols basketball’s out-of-conference schedule has been given an official date.
Tennessee’s matchup at Middle Tennessee State will be played on Nov. 20, 2025, at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. There is no tip-off time or TV designation announced at this point.
The road game is the third of a four-game series that the Lady Vols and MTSU scheduled. Beginning in the 2023-24 season, Kellie Harper’s UT team fell in a neutral-site clash in Huntsville, Alabama. While Tennessee was without Rickea Jackson, the 73-62 defeat was the Lady Vols’ first loss to the Blue Raiders in series history.
In 2024-25, Kim Caldwell’s first season, Tennessee hosted MTSU. The Lady Vols avenged the prior loss, winning 89-75. Tennessee was led by Talaysia Cooper’s 18 points on 8-for-16 shooting from the field. She grabbed 10 rebounds to notch a double-double.
The final game of the series will be played in Knoxville in 2026.
The all-time series now sits at 23-1 in favor of the Lady Vols. UT is 13-0 at home, 5-0 on the road and 5-1 at neutral sites.
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As this game in Murfreesboro gets its date confirmed, Tennessee’s out-of-conference schedule continues to come into shape. Other confirmed games include a recently announced home-and-home series with UCLA. The Lady Vols will travel to play the Bruins on Nov. 30. Tennessee will then head north to play Stanford on Dec. 3.
Tennessee is also set to take part in the Women’s Champions Classic in Brooklyn for the second year in a row. The Lady Vols will face off with Louisville on Dec. 20. A year ago, Tennessee defeated Iowa in the event.
To open the season, Tennessee will meet NC State in Greensboro, North Carolina on Nov. 4. The Lady Vols are also going to play at UConn with a date yet to be announced. Tennessee and the Huskies revived the series this past season with the Lady Vols winning at home.
