FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (November 8, 2026) – The Northern Arizona women's basketball team will play their home opener this week and host UC Irvine on Findlay Toyota Flagstaff Court inside the Rolle Activity Center.
The Lumberjacks will face the Anteaters on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. MST. The game will be streamed on ESPN+, with live stats available via StatBroadcast.
NAU dropped its season opener last Thursday on the road to Arizona State, 79-52, to begin its second campaign under head coach
Laura Dinkins. Junior
Layla Davis and senior transfer
Aaliyah Smith each scored 10 points to power the 'Jacks, while
Emma Dasovich and
Alondra Lizama each collected a team-high six rebounds and
Morgan Hawkins dished five assists to lead the way in dimes. The contest with the Sun Devils marked eight consecutive season beginning on the road for the Lumberjacks..
UC Irvine also lost its season opener to defending national champion UCLA, 78-42. The Anteaters were picked second and received one first-place vote in the Big West Preseason Poll, following their fifth straight 20-win season. Eight letterwinners return, including three starters who made significant contributions in Shirel Nahum, Summah Hanson, and Lauryn Madsen. Tamara Inoue, the winningest head coach in program history, starts her 11th season at the helm for the Anteaters. Inoue led UC Irvine to its first WBIT appearance in 2025-26, following a Big West regular season title.
After a 90-75 loss to UC Irvine on the road last season, the all-time series is tied at 3-3.
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