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Thursday, November 5, 2026

Michigan women host No. 2 UConn tonight at Crisler Center

Plus, Michigan State lists 13 players out ahead of Saturday's rivalry game at the Big House.

The Daily Ann Arbor team2 stories13 sources5 min read

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Michigan women's basketball opens its season tonight against No. 2 UConn at Crisler Center

Michigan won its exhibition by 91 before hosting UConn tonight

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    FinalExhibition at Crisler Center on Oct. 29
  • UConn
    Michigan
    Thu., Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m.Season opener at Crisler Center on FS1

Sources: mlive, Chargers Wire

If you're headed to tonight, it's a big one. Michigan opens the 2026-27 season at home against No. 2 UConn at 6:30 p.m. on FS1, the first Crisler matchup of two top-five women's teams.

Michigan is coming off the most successful season in program history, and juniors Olivia Olson and Syla Swords are back. Point guard Mila Holloway won't play this month. The Ann Arbor Observer reported she is likely out for the season, but those inside the program aren't willing to go that far. "We want it to be our turn this year," Olson said.

  • Preseason AP rank: No. 5, the program's highest
  • Last season: 28-7 and an Elite Eight run
  • New center: 6-foot-5 freshman Fope Ayo, 10 points in 10 minutes
  • Exhibition opponent: Rochester Christian, beaten 115-24

Olson and Swords lead Michigan's returning scorers

Source: Chargers Wire

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Value
Olivia Olson18.9 ppg
Syla Swords14.6 ppg
Mila Holloway (injured)12.3 ppg
Te'Yala Delfosse8.7 ppg
Ashley Sofilkanich7.7 ppg

Rivalry Week

Michigan State lists 13 players out for Saturday's rivalry game at Michigan Stadium

If you're going to Saturday's Michigan-Michigan State game, the Spartans are showing up banged up. MSU (2-6, 0-5 Big Ten) lists 13 players out and five questionable on its first availability report, released Wednesday night. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. at Michigan Stadium, and the game airs on Peacock.

Michigan State lists 13 players out and five questionable for Saturday

Michigan State players for the game at Michigan, as of Wed. night

✕13 Out

  • Cam Edwards
  • Jaziun Patterson
  • Marvis Parrish
  • Jordan Hall
  • Ben Roberts
  • Jayden Savoury
  • Cam Fancher
  • Jay Coyne
  • Joe Caudill
  • Tristan Comer
  • Tre Bell
  • Charles Brantley
  • Brayden Thomas

•5 Questionable

  • Alessio Milivojevic
  • Devin Vaught
  • Charles Taplin
  • Tyran Chappell
  • Keshawn Williams

Sources: The State News, Sportsbook Wire, Chargers Wire

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NameStatus
Cam EdwardsOut
Jaziun PattersonOut
Marvis ParrishOut
Jordan HallOut
Ben RobertsOut
Jayden SavouryOut
Cam FancherOut
Jay CoyneOut
Joe CaudillOut
Tristan ComerOut
Tre BellOut
Charles BrantleyOut
Brayden ThomasOut
Alessio MilivojevicQuestionable
Devin VaughtQuestionable
Charles TaplinQuestionable
Tyran ChappellQuestionable
Keshawn WilliamsQuestionable

Quarterback Alessio Milivojevic and safety Devin Vaught, the team's leading tackler, are questionable. With Edwards, Patterson and Parrish out, MSU is down to its fourth-string running back.

  • Updates: Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., then two hours before kickoff
  • Spartans' skid: six straight losses, four straight to Michigan
  • Michigan's report: six out, six questionable, one probable

Michigan State's offense has little to lean on

13½ points
Spartans' underdog line against Michigan
156 yards
season-low offense in the Oct. 24 loss at UCLA
29
catches by tight end Jayden Savoury, out Saturday

Source: Chargers Wire

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Fans can donate urine at a tailgate on Sat., Nov. 7 to be recycled into agricultural fertilizer, a pilot from U-M's that organizers call the country's first stadium-scale effort. Stations with waterless urinals open at 1 p.m. at the Ann Arbor Golf Club, across from Gates 2 and 4, and stay open through the final whistle. WILX

The tailgate urine-recycling stations open at 1 p.m. Saturday

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DateSat., Nov. 7
Opens1 p.m.
WhereAnn Arbor Golf Club, across from Gates 2 and 4
ClosesFinal whistle of the 7:30 p.m. game

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Ballots

Voters in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and other Washtenaw County communities approved most local city and township ballot proposals in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election. mlive

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Michigan women host No. 2 UConn tonight at Crisler Center

Plus, Michigan State lists 13 players out ahead of Saturday's rivalry game at the Big House.

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  1. Michigan women open against No. 2 UConn at 6:30 p.m.
  2. Michigan State lists 13 players out for Saturday
  3. Nation's top 2028 kicker is reclassifying to 2027
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