SoCon announces women’s basketball league schedule

SPARTANBURG, S.C.– The Southern Conference officially released its 2025–26 women’s basketball league schedule Wednesday morning. Ingles serves as the presenting sponsor for this year’s schedule announcement, continuing its support of collegiate athletics across the region. 

The SoCon’s eight women’s basketball teams will all play double-round-robin, 14-game intraleague schedules, totaling 56 league contests. Conference play begins on Thursday, Jan. 8, with all eight squads in action. 

In total, 28 conference games take place in January and 26 contests in February. All conference matchups are set for Thursday and Saturday, with exception on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1. The regular season concludes with four conference showdowns on Saturday, Feb. 28.   

SoCon Commissioner Michael Cross notes that the conference schedule format reaffirms the leagues commitment to caliber competition.  

"The Southern Conference continues to prove that championship-level basketball truly is all here,” said Cross.  “With our comprehensive double-round-robin format ensuring every team faces the ultimate test, extensive broadcast coverage bringing our games to fans across multiple platforms, and venues from the mountains to the coast showcasing the depth and talent of our member institutions, the SoCon remains where basketball excellence meets accessibility. Our programs elevate each other, creating compelling storylines and competitive balance that make every game matter and every night unforgettable." 

One team welcomes a new coach this season as Matt Wise was named head coach for Samford back in April. Wise previously served as associate head coach and will be entering his fourth season with the Bulldogs program. Prior to his arrival in Birmingham, Wise spent time at Alabama, ETSU, Wyoming, and Florida. 

The Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championship will be held March 5-8 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina.  

UNCG won the regular-season title in 2024-25, its best SoCon finish in the history of the program. The Spartans followed that with a SoCon Tournament crown, winning the championship game, 64-57, in overtime over Chattanooga.  

Full broadcast schedules will be announced later, but all eight schools’ home games will air on ESPN+ if not selected for national or regional broadcast.  

The 43rd season of Southern Conference women’s basketball opens Monday, Nov. 3.   

For the composite league schedule, visit SoConSports.com . The full composite schedule will be posted when it has been completed. 

January 8 (Thursday)  

Furman at ETSU  

Mercer at Western Carolina 

Samford at UNCG  

Wofford at Chattanooga  

January 10 (Saturday)  

Furman at Chattanooga  

Mercer at UNCG  

Samford at Western Carolina 

Wofford at ETSU  

January 15 (Thursday)  

UNCG at Furman  

Western Carolina at Wofford  

January 17 (Saturday)  

UNCG at Wofford  

Samford at Mercer 

Chattanooga at ETSU  

Western Carolina at Furman  

January 22 (Thursday) 

ETSU at Western Carolina 

Furman at Mercer 

Chattanooga at UNCG 

Wofford at Samford  

January 24 (Saturday)  

ETSU at UNCG  

Furman at Samford  

Chattanooga at Western Carolina 

Wofford at Mercer  

January 30 (Friday)  

Mercer at Chattanooga 

Samford at ETSU  

February 1 (Sunday)  

Furman at Wofford  

Mercer at ETSU  

Samford at Chattanooga 

Western Carolina at UNCG  

February 5 (Thursday)  

ETSU at Wofford  

UNCG at Mercer  

Chattanooga at Furman  

Western Carolina at Samford  

February 7 (Saturday)  

ETSU at Furman  

UNCG at Samford  

Chattanooga at Wofford  

Western Carolina at Mercer  

February 12 (Thursday) 

Furman at Western Carolina  

Wofford at UNCG  

February 14 (Saturday) 

ETSU at Chattanooga  

Furman at UNCG  

Mercer at Samford  

Wofford at Western Carolina 

February 19 (Thursday) 

Mercer at Wofford  

UNCG at ETSU  

Samford at Furman  

Western Carolina at Chattanooga  

February 21 (Saturday)  

Mercer at Furman  

UNCG at Chattanooga 

Samford at Wofford  

Western Carolina at ETSU 

February 26 (Thursday)  

ETSU at Mercer 

Chattanooga at Samford  

February 28 (Saturday)  

ETSU at Samford  

UNCG at Western Carolina 

Chattanooga at Mercer  

Wofford at Furman