The 2018-19 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) women's basketball season tips off on Tuesday, with eight contests on the docket to kick off a busy opening week of the season.
In all, there will be 23 contests from Tuesday to the following Monday, Nov. 12.
Florida A&M will have the first game of the season, welcoming Jacksonville State to the Al Lawson Center on Tuesday for a 5 p.m. tip. Morgan State will also be home on Tuesday, against Lincoln (Pa.), as will Savannah State, which will take on Wesleyan College.
Coppin State, Delaware State, Howard, Maryland Eastern Shore and Norfolk State will also open their seasons on Tuesday.
Defending MEAC champion and 2018-19 preseason favorite North Carolina A&T State will open its season at home on Friday against Morehead State. Bethune-Cookman, which won a share of the regular-season title last year and boasts Preseason Player of the Year Angel Golden, will open at home on Wednesday against Edward Waters.
The Wildcats were picked to finish second in the MEAC this season.
South Carolina State will tip off the Audra Smith era on Wednesday at Radford. The Lady Bulldogs are one of two programs in the MEAC with new head coaches in 2018-19; David Caputo has taken the reigns at Delaware State.
North Carolina Central will open its season on Friday, hitting the road to face High Point.
The 2019 MEAC Basketball Tournament will be held March 11-16, 2019 in the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va. Tickets are currently on sale through the conference office at 757-951-2055, member institutions' box offices and Ticketmaster.
Game times are subject to change.
Tuesday, Nov. 6
Jacksonville State at Florida A&M, 5 p.m.
Howard at La Salle, 5:15 p.m.
Delaware State at Temple, 5:30 p.m.
Maryland Eastern Shore at East Carolina, 5:30 p.m.
Lincoln (Pa.) at Morgan State, 6 p.m.
Coppin State at West Virginia, 7 p.m.
Norfolk State at Ole Miss, 7 p.m.
Wesleyan at Savannah State, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 7
Washington Adventist at Morgan State, 5:30 p.m.
Edward Waters at Bethune-Cookman, 6:30 p.m.
South Carolina State at Radford, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 9
NJIT at Howard, 3 p.m.
Morehead State at North Carolina A&T State, 5:30 p.m.
Norfolk State at Old Dominion, 6:30 p.m.
Coppin State at Maryland, 7 p.m.
Liberty at Bethune-Cookman, 7 p.m.
Maryland Eastern Shore at Georgetown, 7 p.m.
Morgan State at Hartford, 7 p.m.
North Carolina Central at High Point, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10
South Carolina State at College of Charleston, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11
Buffalo at Maryland Eastern Shore, 5 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 12
Carver College at Savannah State, 7 p.m.
Howard at William & Mary, 7 p.m.