– The University of San Francisco women's basketball team announced their 2017-18 schedule on Tuesday, a 29-game schedule highlighted by two participants who made it to the NCAA tournament – Stanford and Gonzaga.In reflecting upon the 2016-17 season, women's basketball head coachhad a positive outlook towards the upcoming year."We have some good pieces returning," Goodenbour said. "The culture is great here - players genuinely care about one another and the program. They are intelligent, mature and focused. Those are things that I have really enjoyed about this team. We now just need to continue to emphasize the themes of competitiveness, passion, and pursuit."Highlighting preseason play is the matchup against Stanford, Coach's alma mater. Goodenbour was a standout performer for the Cardinal, where she was a four-year letterwinner under Tara VanDerveer from 1989-93. She helped Stanford to four straight Pac-10 championships, three NCAA Final Fours and a pair of NCAA Championships in 1990 and '92.The number six ranked Cardinal will visit War Memorial at the Sobrato Center on Nov. 29 in a highly-anticipated pre-season contest. The Dons will have 11 non-conference games, including Stanford and a two-game tournament at Cal Poly, before the tip-off of conference play.In the previous year of conference play, the Dons earned their highest West Coast Conference finish since the 2002-03 campaign, posting an overall record of 18-13 and an 11-7 mark in WCC play, the program's first double-digit conference win total since 1996-97. USF defeated number five seed Loyola Marymount in the first round of the WCC Championships, marking the fifth year in a row the Dons have won their opening game in the tournament.This year, the Dons will not only look to continue last year's success, but also to avenge a season-ending loss to eventual conference champion Gonzaga in last year's semifinals.USF will open the WCC campaign with two home match-ups against San Diego on Dec. 28 and Portland on Dec. 30.The Dons then pack up to play their first road game against BYU, last year's WCC runner-up, on Jan. 4.The women will return home to match up against Pepperdine (Jan. 6) and Loyola Marymount (Jan. 11), before taking on notable rival and WCC reigning champion Gonzaga.Alongside Stanford, the Zags are the other Dons opponent to have made it to the Big Dance, earning an automatic bid and NCAA berth.USF's first match against the Zags will be in Spokane, Wash. on Jan. 13. followed by a home contest versus Gonzaga on Jan. 27.The Dons turnaround to host local rival Saint Mary's on Feb. 1. Last year the Gaels edged out USF from qualifying for the WNIT, placing third with a 13-5 record, just above the women's fourth place finish (11-7).Slated after a tough homestand are Santa Clara and Portland, then a final season match up against BYU and Saint Mary.The Dons finish out the campaign against Loyola Marymount (Jan. 17), Pacific (Jan. 22) and San Diego (Jan. 24).11/19 @Northern Colorado, 2 p.m.11/24-25 @ Cal Poly/Rob. Morris, TBA12/1 @San Jose State, TBA12/6 @UC Davis, TBA12/21 @UT – Arlington, TBA1/4 @BYU, TBA1/13 @Gonzaga, TBA1/18 @Santa Clara, TBA1/20 @Pepperdine, TBA1/25 @Pacific, TBA2/8 @Portland, TBA2/15 @Saint Mary's, TBA2/17 @Loyola Marymount, TBA2/24 @San Diego, TBA3/1-3/6 West Coast Conference Championships (Las Vegas) Season tickets for the upcoming season can be purchased for as low as $75 for general admission. For fans looking to get closer to the action, a baseline season ticket is available for $100 for the entire home slate, plus a $50 seat donation. And for those looking to be up close and personal, the courtside ticket for $150, plus a $50 seat donation is the way to go.USF is excited to offer a Recent Alumni discount that gives USF alumni who graduated within the last 10 years half off their season ticket purchase of courtside or baseline seats. The full seat donation would still apply.Complete information on women's basketball season tickets can be found by contacting the USF athletic department ticket office at (415) 422-2USF, via e-mail at USFTickets@usfca.edu or by visiting the USF ticket website