WATERLOO, Ont. - The Golden Hawks women's basketball team is gearing up for preseason action ahead of the 2025-26 season tipoff.  

The purple and gold will begin with a match-up against the Mount Royal Cougars on Thursday, September 25 at 7 pm in the Athletic Complex Gym. This will be the fourth all-time meeting between the two, and the first since 2018, with the Golden Hawks having won all previous games.  

The second and final home game for the Golden Hawks is set for Sunday, October 5 at 1 pm when the Memorial Sea-Hawks make the trip from Newfoundland for the second time in the past four seasons.   

Laurier hits the road four days later for the 37th annual Darcel Wright Memorial Classic, hosted by the Toronto Metropolitan Bold from Thursday, October 9 to Saturday, October 11. Last year, the Golden Hawks beat Acadia for a third-place finish. 

The Golden Hawks wrap up the preseason in Halifax playing three games in as many days at the Dr. Carolyn Savoy Memorial Tournament, hosted by the Dalhousie Tigers.  

Laurier faces the Saint Mary's Huskies on Friday, October 17 at 1 pm, the hosts the next day at 2 pm, and finally the Cape Breton Capers on October 19 at 11 am (all Eastern Standard Time).