Game 1 (Season Opener - Education Day)
Morgan State (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) vs. Washington Adventist (0-0, 0-0)
Date: Monday, Nov. 2, 2026
Site: Baltimore, Md. (Hill Field House)
Tip-off: 11 a.m.
Series Record: Morgan State leads, 10-0
TV: N/A
Audio: HSRN
Live Stats: Here
Websites: MorganStateBears.com | wauathletics.com
 
BALTIMORE, Md. (Nov. 1, 2026)--Morgan State begins the 2026-27 campaign at home when it welcomes Washington Adventist to Hill Field House on Monday, Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. for the fourth annual Morgan State University Education Day, "Building Bridges – Pathways to Education." This will be the third consecutive season that the two programs will meet on Education Day.
 
Morgan State (0-0), under the leadership of head coach Nadine Domond, who is in her second season at the helm of the Lady Bears, looks to improve on last season's 5-26 overall mark, including 4-10 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
 
The Lady Bears face a challenging non-conference slate, which features a mix of both regional and national foes. Three programs (#18 Maryland, #22 Oklahoma State and #21 Oklahoma) are ranked in the preseason Top 25, and a total of 10 opponents (Colorado, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, UMBC, Maryland, FIU and Miami), including three MEAC teams (Howard, Norfolk State and Maryland Eastern Shore) all advanced to postseason play last season.
 
Washington Adventist (0-1), located in Takoma Park, Md., is coming off a 76-74 loss on the road at Oakland (Alabama) on October 24 to open up the season.
 
The NAIA Shock, who play out of the Continental Athletic Conference, had five players score in double figures. Angeleen Mulero led the way with 15 points and had seven rebounds, while Mya Latney came off the bench to score 14. Callie Genece and Litzy Lujan-Gonzales each finished with 13 points and Bruklyn Dublin grabbed a team-high nine rebounds to go with 12 points.
 
Today's Education Day is sponsored by McDonald's of Greater Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Eastern Shore. The first 100 Morgan State faculty, staff and student in attendance will receive a free boxed lunch.
 
MEN'S & WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RADIO: All home games and select away games for MSU men's and women's basketball will once again be available through Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN.com). Lamont Germany will handle play-by-play responsibilities and will also host pre-game and post-game shows. Including exclusive interviews with members of the teams and women's coach Nadine Domond and men's coach Kevin Broadus. Fans can download the HSRN app for free and listen to MSU broadcasts from anywhere. Simply search for HSRN when using the iHeartRadio app.
 
MSU VS. WAU SERIES NOTES: Morgan State leads the all-time series, 10-0. Last season the Lady Bears defeated the Washington Adventist Shock, 88-49.
 
NEXT UP: The Lady Bears will take to the road for a challenging three-game road trip against nationally recognized programs that all reached the NCAA Tournament a year ago. The road swing begins on Wednesday, Nov.4 with a trip to Colorado. Morgan State will then visit No. 22/19 Oklahoma State on Friday, Nov. 6, before closing out against #21 Oklahoma on Sunday, Nov. 8.   
 
EDUCATION DAY: Morgan State will hold its fourth annual Education Day on Monday, Nov. 2 when the Lady Bears play host to Washington Adventist at 11 a.m. at Hill Field House in the season opener. This will be the third straight meeting between the two teams on Education Day. Last season the Bears defeated the Shock, 88-49.
 
MORGAN IN SEASON OPENERS: The Lady Bears enter the 2026-27 season 15-34 all-time in season openers dating back to 1977, following last season's 86-36 loss at Virginia (11/4/25). Morgan State at one point had lost 23 straight season openers prior to winning three straight from 2006-08.
 
MORGAN PICKED FIFTH IN MEAC: The Morgan State Lady Bears were picked to finish fifth in the 2025-26 MEAC Preseason poll. The Lady Bears, who finished sixth a season ago, received 40 points. Defending MEAC regular season and tournament champion Howard was picked to claim the title with 10 first-place votes and 86 points. Norfolk State was picked to finish second with 76 points and Maryland Eastern Shore was third with one first-place vote and 56 points. Coppin State (47) was fourth, followed by Morgan State (40). North Carolina Central was picked sixth with 36 points, Delaware State (34) was selected seventh and South Carolina State (17) was eighth.
 
410 INVITATIONAL: New to Morgan State's schedule this season will be the inaugural 410 Invitational, powered by Under Armour. The tournament will feature the men's and women's teams of all four Division I Baltimore area Under Armour apparel schools (Morgan State, Loyola University Maryland, Towson University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County). With the addition of Loyola Maryland, the 410 Invitational will replace the Charm City Hoops Classic, which featured only Morgan State, Towson and UMBC and began at the start of the 2023-24 campaign and ran through the 2025-26 season. In 2023, the three local foes agreed to play each other every year in both men's and women's basketball in what is being billed as the Charm City Hoops Classic. Prior to the Charm City Hoops Classic, the three schools previously participated in the Battle of Baltimore series for six seasons from the 1997-98 season through the 2002-03 campaign.

THE RIVALRY CONTINUES: This season crosstown rivals Morgan State and Coppin State will meet for the 97^th and 98^th times in the annual 'East vs. West' season series. Round 1 will take place on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2027 at Hill Field House and Round 2 will take place on Thursday, March 4, 2027 in the regular season finale at PEC Arena. The Lady Bears enter the 2026-27 campaign holding a 49-47 all-time series and have won 15 of the last 19 regular season contests over the Eagles. Also known as the 'Battle of Baltimore' or simply 'Coppin-Morgan', this will mark the sixth consecutive season that Morgan State and Coppin State will close out the regular season playing against each other in the season finale.
 
SAYING GOODBYE: Morgan State will say goodbye to four players: graduate player Mihjae Hayes and seniors Dakota Alston, Mercy Lasu, and Merit Innocent, who will play in their final collegiate home game at Hill Field House on Saturday, Feb. 13. Morgan will honor its seniors on 'Senior Night' prior to the Lady Bears' home finale against South Carolina State at 2 p.m.
 
2026 MEAC TOURNAMENT: The 2027 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men's and women's basketball tournament is scheduled for March 10-13, 2027 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va. The annual MEAC Basketball Tournament moved to Norfolk in 2013 after spending the previous four years in Winston-Salem, N.C. from 2009 through 2012.
 
 
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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.