The first games of the Courtney Boyd era at the helm of the Valpo women's basketball program are on the docket, as the Beacons unveiled their nonconference slate for the upcoming 2025-26 campaign Friday.
 
Before the regular season gets underway, Valpo will host an exhibition game against Grace Oct. 29. The lid lifts on the season with a trio of games away from home, as the Beacons travel to take on DePaul (Nov. 4), Detroit Mercy (Nov. 8) and Iowa State (Nov. 12), which is coming off a 23-win season last year.
 
The regular season home opener is set for Sunday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. against Milwaukee. Valpo then returns to the road, heading to South Dakota (Nov. 21) before spending the Thanksgiving holiday at the Cleveland State Invitational (Nov. 26-29), where it faces Radford and St. Bonaventure in addition to the host Vikings, who won 27 games and advanced to the Fab 4 of the WNIT last season.
 
The Beacons return home Friday, Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. to take on SIUE and then head to Western Michigan Dec. 14. The nonconference slate wraps up Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. versus Central Michigan.
 
Season ticket deposits are being accepted now for Boyd's first season at the helm of the Beacons.