Women’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule Announced - WVU Football, WVU Basketball, News - Mountaineer Sports

West Virginia University Director of Athletics Oliver Luck has announced the 2012-13 women's basketball non-conference schedule, highlighted with six opportunities to see the Mountaineers at the WVU Coliseum.

            WVU will play host to Concord on Oct. 31 for an exhibition game, and will open the regular season at home on Friday, Nov. 9 with UNC Wilmington. The Mountaineers will take to the road for the first time on Nov. 12 as they face Boston University. The following Saturday, WVU will face USC Upstate at home prior to embarking on to the FIU Thanksgiving Classic hosted by Florida International in Miami, Fla. The tournament schedule has yet to be determined, however, the Mountaineers will have the chance to face LSU, Iowa and FIU at the tournament.

            The Mountaineers open the month of December in Charlottesville, Va., as they take on Virginia of the ACC on Dec. 2 at the John Paul Jones Arena. WVU will then travel to Charleston, W.Va., to face in-state rival and Conference USA team Marshall in the Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic at the Charleston Civic Center on Dec. 4.

            Three of the final four games of the non-conference portion will be at the Coliseum with the only road contest at Youngstown State out of the Horizon League on Dec. 16. The three home games are with Atlantic 10 opponents St. Bonaventure on Dec. 8 and Duquesne on Dec. 20, while closing out the non-conference schedule with Appalachian State on Dec. 28.

            The Big 12 portion of the 2012-13 schedule will be announced at a later date this summer.

2012-13 WVU women's basketball schedule

Day            Date           Opponent                                     Site                                      Location             

Wed.          Oct. 31       Concord (Exh.)                              WVU Coliseum                     Morgantown

Friday         Nov.9         UNC Wilmington                            WVU Coliseum                     Morgantown

Monday      Nov. 12       Boston University                          Case Gym                            Boston, Mass.

Saturday     Nov. 17       USC Upstate                                 WVU Coliseum                     Morgantown

Friday         Nov. 23       at FIU Thanksgiving Classic            U.S. Century Bank Arena       Miami, Fla.

Sunday       Nov. 25       at FIU Thanksgiving Classic            U.S. Century Bank Arena       Miami, Fla.

Sunday       Dec. 2        at Virginia                                      John Paul Jones Arena         Charlottesville, Va.

Tuesday      Dec. 4        vs. Marshall +                                Charleston Civic Center         Charleston

Saturday     Dec. 8        St. Bonaventure                             WVU Coliseum                     Morgantown

Sunday       Dec. 16       at Youngstown State                      Beeghly Center                     Youngstown, Ohio

Thursday     Dec. 20       Duquesne                                      WVU Coliseum                     Morgantown

Friday         Dec. 28       Appalachian State                          WVU Coliseum                     Morgantown

+ Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic

All dates subject to change