ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Fans in Annapolis will have one, new exciting chance to see women's college basketball this season as the 2025 Peraton Armed Forces Classic was just moved to the United States Naval Academy. Originally scheduled to be held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the matchup between the No. 1 UConn Huskies and No. 20 Louisville Cardinals will be hosted at Navy's Alumni Hall on Tuesday, November 4.

As the first-ever women's basketball matchup in the Armed Forces Classic series, the Huskies and Cardinals will tip-off at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

This will be the 10th edition of the Armed Forces Classic. Owned and operated by ESPN Events, the Armed Forces Classic was created in 2012 as part of ESPN's annual America's Heroes: Salute to Veteran's initiative, which dedicates a week of multiplatform programming for Veterans Day.

From Clint Overby, VP, ESPN Events ...
"We've made the decision to move the 2025 Peraton Armed Forces Classic to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. 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."

About the Armed Forces Classic
The annual Armed Forces Classic brings premier college basketball games to our nation's troops wherever they are stationed around the world. Through its history the U.S. Department of Defense and ESPN has presented the Armed Forces Classic in a rotation among bases of the various military branches.

Information concerning tickets and potential media credentials will be released in the coming days.