ORANGEBURG, SC– South Carolina State women's basketball Coach Audra Smith has announced the 2019-20 women's basketball schedule with only 13 home games and non-conference opponents.
 
Smith will have a whole new look this year as the Lady Bulldogs welcomes 10 newcomers to this year's roster along with four (4) letter winners, including All-MEAC forward Taylor Brown.
 
"Well first of all I am blessed to be starting another year here at South Carolina State, "said Smith. "We have another very competitive schedule along with basically a new team. I am very eager to get things going with my team so we can put in the work needed to compete for a MEAC Championship."
 
 SC State opens the season at home against Presbyterian College on Nov.5^th, followed by a trip to Charleston Southern in Summerville, SC on Nov. 9^th, while returning home to host Radford on Nov. 12^th.
 
The Lady Bulldogs return back on the road for a contest with UNC-Wilmington on Nov.16^th, before returning back to Orangeburg to host College of Charleston on Nov. 19^th and a trip out west to take on UNLV in Las Vegas, NV on Nov. 23^rd.
 
A pair of non-conference matchups with North Dakota on Nov. 29^th and Mercer University on Dec. 1^st pits Smith's team back at home before a rigorous eight game road trip, beginning with UNC-Asheville on Dec. 8^th in Asheville, NC and USC-Upstate on Dec.14^th in Spartanburg, SC.
 
South Carolina State then makes a trip to the peach state to take on Georgia State on Dec. 21^st and University of North Alabama on Dec. 22^nd in Atlanta, GA right before the Christmas break. After the holidays a trip to Myrtle Beach, SC for a showdown with Coastal Carolina on Dec. 29^th closes out the year.
 
SCSU opens the new year with a three-game MEAC road swing, beginning in Baltimore, MD with Coppin State on Jan. 4^th and Morgan State on Jan. 6^th, before heading to Washington, DC on Jan. 13^th to play Howard. The Lady Bulldogs return back home to host Florida A&M on Jan. 18^th and Maryland Eastern Shore on Jan. 20^th, before traveling to Norfolk, VA for a contest with the Lady Spartans of Norfolk State on Jan. 25^th.
 
Smith and the Lady Bulldogs resume MEAC play on Jan. 27^th when they play host to Bethune-Cookman, followed by road trips to North Carolina for league competition against NC Central on Feb. 1^st in Durham, NC and North Carolina A&T on Feb. 3^rd in Greensboro, NC.
 
A three-game home stand finds South Carolina State back home in front fans hosting Delaware State on Feb. 10^th, Coppin State on Feb. 15^th and Morgan State on Feb. 17^th, before hitting the road to the sunshine state to take on Bethune-Cookman on Feb, 22^nd in Daytona Beach, Fla. and Florida A&M in Tallahassee, Fla., on Feb. 24^th.
 
The Lady Bulldogs close out the regular season at home with North Carolina Central on Feb. 29^th and North Carolina A&T State on March 2^nd at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.
 
The 2019 MEAC Basketball Tournament will be held March 9^th-14^th at the Norfolk Scope Arena.
 
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