Lansing Sun

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State women's basketball head coach Robyn Fralick announced the MSU's 2024-25 non-conference schedule on Wednesday.

Michigan State will play 11 non-conference games, along with an exhibition game against Wayne State on Oct. 28. One of the Spartans' 2024-25 non-conference opponents competed in the NCAA Tournament last season, as MSU will play either Arizona or Vanderbilt in the Acrisure Classic.

MSU will play seven games at the Breslin Center, beginning with an exhibition against Wayne State on Monday, Oct. 28. The game against WSU will be a family reunion for graduate forward Julia Ayrault, as her father, Andy is an assistant coach and her sister, Annabel is a sophomore on the team.

The Spartans open the regular season with four-straight home games, beginning on Tuesday, Nov. 5 against Oakland. This is the second-straight season the two teams have met on opening day. Michigan State will then host Yale (Nov. 8) and Eastern Michigan (Nov. 11). The Spartans will conclude their quartet of home contests against Eastern Kentucky on Thursday, Nov. 14.

Michigan State's first road game will be at Western Michigan on Sunday, Nov. 17 before hosting Detroit Mercy on Nov. 20. During the week of Thanksgiving, the Spartans will head to Palm Springs, California for the Acrisure Classic, taking on California on Nov. 26. On Nov. 27, MSU will face either Arizona or Vanderbilt.

MSU will return home to take on DePaul to begin December on Dec. 8 before rounding out the non-conference schedule at the West Palm Beach Classic Dec. 20-21.