Belmont women's basketball opens season Monday at Princeton
The Bruins, picked third in the MVC, start Bart Brooks' 10th season with a rebuilt roster.
NASHVILLE - Belmont women's basketball opens its 2026-27 season at Princeton on Monday, Nov. 2, with tipoff at 6:30 p.m. Central at Jadwin Gymnasium, according to Belmont Athletics. The game streams on ESPN+, and Belmont All-Access carries live play-by-play online.
It is the program's 59th season and the 10th under coach Bart Brooks. Belmont went 20-12 overall and 16-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference last season, its 11th straight 20-win year, and finished second in the league.
The Bruins were picked third in the MVC preseason poll, behind Murray State and Illinois State. They lost four of five starters and return four letter winners: Quinn Eubank, KK Brodie, Leah West and Kate McGinnis. Five newcomers join them, including graduate transfers Katie Criswell and Kenley McCarn.
Source: Belmont Athletics preview, Nov. 1, 2026 (Women's Basketball Begins 2026-27 Campaign at Princeton Monday Night).