Women’s Basketball Season Opener Moved to Annapolis
October 23, 2025 | Women's Basketball
The 2025 Peraton Armed Forces Classic will be moved at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis
BRISTOL, Conn. — The Louisville women's basketball season opener against No. 1 UConn has been moved to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, ESPN Events announced on Thursday night. The game will still take place on Tuesday, November 4 at 5:30 p.m. ET and it will still be broadcast on ESPN. The game was originally scheduled to take place at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
"We've made the decision to move the 2025 Peraton Armed Forces Classic to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md," said Vice President of ESPN Events Clint Overby. "For more than a decade, this event has celebrated the lives and contributions of our military, and we're appreciative of the Naval Academy for helping provide a first-class venue for this first-ever women's college basketball matchup that will showcase perennial powers Louisville and UConn."
"We've made the decision to move the 2025 Peraton Armed Forces Classic to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md," said Vice President of ESPN Events Clint Overby. "For more than a decade, this event has celebrated the lives and contributions of our military, and we're appreciative of the Naval Academy for helping provide a first-class venue for this first-ever women's college basketball matchup that will showcase perennial powers Louisville and UConn."
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