The Memphis Tigers women’s basketball team (2-0) will look to extend its unbeaten start with home games against Little Rock on Monday, Nov. 9, and Alabama on Thursday, Nov. 12, at Elma Roane Fieldhouse.
Both games are scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
The Tigers, under first-year head coach Hana Haden, opened the season with victories over LeMoyne-Owen and Middle Tennessee. Memphis snapped a seven-game losing streak against Middle Tennessee with a 71-61 win on Friday, Nov. 6, holding the Blue Raiders to just five points in the third quarter. Anjanae Richardson led the team with 23 points, while Daejah Richmond set a career high with eight steals in the season opener.
Memphis will face Little Rock (1-1) on Monday night. The Trojans opened their season with a 108-12 win over Central Baptist College before falling to Missouri, 73-50. The series between Memphis and Little Rock is tied 9-9, and the Tigers won the most recent matchup 64-62 last season.
Memphis is seeking its first home win over the Trojans since the 2011-12 season. Little Rock is led by third-year head coach Steve Wiedower and senior guard Mya Cotto, a preseason All-United Athletic Conference selection.
The Tigers will then host Alabama (4-0) on Thursday. The Crimson Tide are coming off a 24-11 campaign in 2025-26 and have won their first four games of the 2026-27 season.
Alabama leads the all-time series 7-3, with the last meeting resulting in a 71-44 Crimson Tide victory in 2021-22. Memphis last defeated Alabama in the 1999-2000 season and is seeking its first win over an SEC opponent since 2017-18. Alabama is led by first-year head coach Pauline Love.
Both games will test Memphis’s early-season momentum. The Tigers will look to improve on their 2-0 record and secure their first 3-0 start since the 2021-22 campaign. The matchup against Alabama presents an early opportunity for Memphis to measure its performance against SEC competition.
