The LSU women’s basketball team will take on Stanford in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
The Tigers and the Cardinal, who left the Pac-12 for the ACC, will meet on the hardwood on Thursday, December 5th as part of the SEC/ACC Challenge. The game was announced on the SEC Network on Wednesday.
LSU hosted Virginia Tech last season in the SEC/ACC Challenge, and that game is when Tigers coach Kim Mulkey earned her 700th career victory, which made her the fastest coach in college basketball history to reach that milestone.
The television station and game time will be released at a later date.
The 2024-25 LSU women’s basketball teams returns 2024 SEC Freshman of Year Mikaylah Williams, 2024 First Team All-SEC Aneesah Morrow, 2024 Second Team All-SEC Flau’Jae Johnson, 2024 SEC All-Freshman Aalyah Del Rosario, 2023 SEC All-Freshman Sa’Myah Smith, Last-Tear Poa, Amani Bartlett and Izzy Besselman.
LSU also hit the NCAA Transfer Portal and added forward Jersey Wolfenbarger and guards Shayeann Day-Wilson, Kailyn Gilbert and Mjracle Sheppard. LSU’s lone freshman will be Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year Jada Richard from Lafayette Christian Academy.
Stanford meanwhile will be led by first-year head coach Kate Paye as the Cardinal enters its first season in the ACC after Tara VanDerveer retired following last season.
The game against Stanford is the latest non-conference game that has been unveiled for the upcoming season.
LSU will also play Seton Hall on December 17 in the 11th annual Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase which will be played at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. LSU will also play in Williams’ hometown of Bossier City when it faces Grambling State on December 8th in the Brookshire Grocery Arena.
