POCATELLO, IDAHO (KIFI) – On Friday, August 17, the Idaho State University Bengals women’s basketball team announced its schedule for the 2024-25 season, which includes a home game against BYU.

“We have a very fun and challenging schedule for 2024-2025 that includes three Power 4 schools and several mid-major powerhouses,” said head coach Seton Sobolewski.

The matchup with BYU will take place on November 16th. It will be the first time the two have faced each other in Pocatello since January 7th, 2003. The two have played each other four other times since the 2003 meeting, in which the Cougars defeated the Bengals 69-59. This season’s matchup will be the sixth time they have met.

The Orange and Black will participate in the Cancun Challenge and face both the University of Rhode Island and the University of Vermont in late November. The team will also compete in the Big Sky/Summit League Challenge against the University of Denver and the University of Missouri-Kansas City on December 4 and 7.

The Bengals’ season begins with an exhibition match against Northwest Nazerene, after which the regular season starts at home, where ISU faces Arizona Christian University.

Below you will find the full schedule:

Idaho State Women’s Basketball Schedule for 2024-25

Fri. Nov. 1 Northwest Nazarene (Exhibition) Pocatello, ID TBD

Mon Nov 4 Arizona Christian University Pocatello, ID TBD

Thu Nov 7 CAL Berkeley, CA TBD

Mon Nov 11 San Diego State San Diego, CA TBD

Sat Nov 16 BYU Pocatello, ID TBD

Thurs. 21 Nov. Westminster University Pocatello, ID 7pm

Sun Nov 24 TCU Fort Worth, TX TBD

Cancun Challenge

Thurs. 28 Nov. Rhode Island Cancun, Mexico 2pm

Fri. 29 Nov. Vermont Cancun, Mexico 2pm

Big Sky / Summit League Challenge

Wed, Dec 4 University of Denver Pocatello, ID TBD

Sat Dec 7 UMKC Kansas City, MO TBD

Fri Dec 20 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL TBD

Thurs. 2 Jan. Northern Arizona* Pocatello, ID 7pm

Sat. Jan. 4 Northern Colorado* Pocatello, ID 2 p.m.

Sat Jan 11 Weber State* Ogden, UT TBD

Thu Jan 16 Montana State* Bozeman, MT TBD

Sat Jan 18 Montana* Missoula, MT TBD

Thu Jan 23 Sacramento State* Pocatello, ID 7 p.m

Sat. Jan. 25 Portland State* Pocatello, ID 2:00 p.m.

Thu Jan 30 Eastern Washington* Cheney, WA TBD

Sat Feb 1 Idaho* Moscow, ID TBD

Mon Feb 3 Northern Colorado* Greeley, CO TBD

Sat. 8 Feb. Weber State* Pocatello, ID 2:00 pm

Thurs. 13 February Montana* Pocatello, ID 7pm

Sat. 15 Feb. Montana State* Pocatello, ID 2pm

Thu Feb 20 Portland State* Portland, OR TBD

Sat Feb 22 Sacramento State* Sacramento, CA TBD

Thurs. 27 February Idaho* Pocatello, ID 7pm

Sat. March 1 Eastern Washington* Pocatello, ID 2 p.m.

Mon. March 3 Northern Arizona* Flagstaff, AZ TBD

Sat. – Tues. March 8-12 Big Sky Tournament Boise, ID TBD

*Big Sky Conference game