TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Women's Basketball will renew a longtime series with former Pac-12 foe UCLA when the Wildcats travel to Los Angeles to face the defending national champion Bruins on Thursday, Nov. 12, at Pauley Pavilion. It's  apart of a home and home series through 2027-28. Game time and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.

The matchup will mark the first meeting between the programs since 2024, when the Wildcats and Bruins faced off in Tucson. Arizona and UCLA have met more than 80 times throughout the history of the two programs, with the series dating back to their years as conference opponents.

UCLA enters the 2026-27 season as the reigning national champion after finishing the 2025-26 campaign with a 37-1 record and capturing the first NCAA championship in program history under head coach Cori Close.

The Nov. 12 matchup will also mark Arizona's first matchup against a reigning national champion since January 2022, when the Wildcats faced No. 2 Stanford. The Cardinal entered that season as defending NCAA champions after defeating Arizona, 54-53, in the 2021 national championship game to conclude the Wildcats' historic 21-6 season.

Arizona, entering its second season under head coach Becky Burke, also announced that its annual Field Trip Day game will take place Wednesday, Dec. 9, against Southeast Missouri State. Additional information regarding Field Trip Day is available at ArizonaWildcats.com/FieldTripDay.

The Wildcats' complete 2026-27 non-conference schedule will be announced next week.