Missouri Valley Conference Unveils 2026-27 Women’s Basketball Slate

ST LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Conference office announced its 2026-27 women’s basketball conference slate Friday, one that includes 10 games inside CEFCU Arena for Illinois State for Illinois State. The Redbirds open MVC play with back-to-back home games against Valparaiso (Dec. 20) and Belmont (Dec. 29), before a New Year’s Eve contest at Murray State (Dec. 31). The calendar will then flip to 2027, and the first contest of the year will take place in Carbondale against Southern Illinois (Jan. 3). ISU will then have three-straight home games versus Drake (Jan. 7), Northern Iowa (Jan. 9 and UIC (Jan.…