Texas Tech women's basketball team beefed up its non-conference schedule for the 2025-26 season, and fans in Lubbock will be among the beneficiaries.

The Lady Raiders kick off their campaign Nov. 3 against North Carolina A&T, the first of six home games to begin the season. Among the highlights are matchups against SMU (Nov. 13), Arkansas (Nov. 16) and Mississippi State (Nov. 20).

Tech hasn't hosted a power-conference opponent before Big 12 play the past two seasons. The last such occurrence was against Colorado , which came to United Supermarkets Arena on Nov. 16, 2022 as part of the Preseason WNIT. The Lady Raiders topped the Buffaloes 86-85 in overtime.

It will be a new-look Tech squad, which returns six players from last season. The U.S.-born team members are coming off a silver m

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