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Posted: Sep 23, 2019

Wellesley Basketball Announces 2019-20 Schedule

Emily Kopp and the Blue open the season on November 8 (Frank Poulin).
Emily Kopp and the Blue open the season on November 8 (Frank Poulin).

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Wellesley College basketball and Head Coach Jennifer Kroll have announced the team's 2019-20 schedule.  

Wellesley will play eight home regular season contests at Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse, beginning with a non-conference tilt against local rival Wentworth on Tuesday, November 19. After the November 19 match-up with the Leopards, the Blue do not return home until 2020 and a January 4th match-up against Nichols. Wellesley's New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) season begins two weeks later when the Blue welcome Clark on Saturday, November 18th. 

The early season schedule includes three Friday-Saturday tournaments, beginning with a trip to the Curry College Tip-Off, November 8-9, in Milton, Mass. Wellesley last played in the Curry College Tip-Off at the start of the 2015-16 campaign. The Blue will also take part in the Wesleyan (Conn.) Invitational, November 22-23, and the Ed Hockenbury Classic, hosted by Norwich University, December 6-7.

The remaining home schedule includes non-conference dates with Pine Manor (Jan. 11) and Fisher (Feb. 12), and NEWMAC match-ups with: WPI (Jan. 29), Wheaton (Feb. 1), and Emerson (Feb. 15). The February 1st match-up with Wheaton will once again features National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) celebration and youth sports clinic prior to the start of the game. More information on NGWSD will be available at a later date. 

Schedule Notes: 

  • Home Opener: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 7:00 PM vs. Wentworth
  • NEWMAC Opener: Saturday, January 18 at 1:00 PM vs. Clark
  • The NEWMAC Basketball Championship is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Wellesley Athletics strives for excellence at the conference, regional, and national levels, while providing opportunities for students to achieve their potential and learn the values of discipline, leadership, critical thinking, and responsibility to oneself and others.