Hempstead, NY – The 2026-27 season of Hofstra women's basketball officially gets underway on Monday, November 2, with a morning contest against Georgia Tech down in Atlanta, Georgia.
 
Tip-off from McCamish Pavilion is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Monday. The game will air on ACC Network Extra, while WRHU will provide an audio-only broadcast on the Hofstra Alternative Web Channel (HAWC), and there will be live statistics as well. These links are all available on this page as well as the women's basketball schedule page on GoHofstra.com.
 
The Pride returns after a Cinderella run to the championship game of the 2026 CAA Women's Basketball Championship, becoming the lowest-seeded team to ever reach the championship game as the 10-seed. Danielle Santos Atkinson returns for her eighth season as head coach and welcomes back four from last season's squad, highlighted by returner Ema Karim. Nine newcomers dot the roster for 2026-27, with three true freshmen and six transfer portal additions.
 
Georgia Tech finished last season 14-19 and qualified for the WBIT, where they fell to Kansas State in the first round. The Yellow Jackets were picked 13th in the 18-team ACC Preseason Poll.
 
Hofstra is 0-4 all-time against Georgia Tech, and Monday will be the first meeting between the Pride and the Yellow Jackets since November 24, 2021, a 65-32 win for Georgia Tech.