ROCK HILL, S.C. — The Big South Conference has announced its women’s basketball conference schedule; the conference released on Wednesday morning.
Winthrop will face each of its eight Big South opponents twice during conference play, once at home and once on the road. The Eagles will compete on a Wednesday-Saturday schedule, with byes following the Jan. 16 and Feb. 17 games.
The Eagles open league play at home on Dec. 30, welcoming reigning Big South champion High Point to Winthrop Coliseum to close out 2026. Winthrop then rings in the new year on the road with back-to-back trips, visiting USC Upstate on Jan. 2 and Radford on Jan. 6.
Returning home, the Eagles host Gardner-Webb on Jan. 9 before traveling to Presbyterian on Jan. 13. Winthrop comes back to Rock Hill to face Longwood on Jan. 16, then gets its first break of the conference slate.
Coming out of the bye, the Eagles head out for two straight road games, taking on Charleston Southern on Jan. 23 and UNC Asheville on Jan. 27. Winthrop closes out January at home against USC Upstate on Jan. 30.
February opens with a home matchup against Radford on Feb. 3, followed by a trip to Longwood on Feb. 6. The Eagles then host Charleston Southern on Feb. 10 and visit Gardner-Webb on Feb. 13 before welcoming UNC Asheville on Feb. 17 ahead of their second bye.
Winthrop finishes the regular season with a rematch at High Point on Feb. 24 before wrapping up conference play at home against Presbyterian on Feb. 27.
The season culminates with the 2027 Big South Women’s Basketball Championship at Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, from March 3-7. The first round will be Wednesday, March 3, followed by four quarterfinal contests on Thursday, March 4. The semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, March 6, with the championship game on Sunday, March 7.
Story courtesy of Winthrop Athletics.
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