First-place ETSU returns from its Thursday bye facing one of the most difficult remaining assignments on its schedule, a trip to Greensboro to face a UNCG side with little room left for error in the regular-season title race. The Buccaneers lead the conference with 15 points and have won five of six league matches, with Reagan Fitzgerald providing seven goals this season and Jada Cooper coming off a two-goal performance against VMI. UNCG, meanwhile, suffered a costly 2–1 defeat at Furman on Thursday, despite earning a late penalty that could have rescued a point. The Spartans remain on 10 points with four matches left, making a victory over the leaders particularly important if they hope to rejoin the championship conversation. Freshman goalkeeper Blythe Clark's late red card against Furman also leaves UNCG facing a potential change in goal. An ETSU victory would move the Buccaneers to 18 points and strengthen their position ahead of next week's meeting with Furman.

Few matches this season have carried greater implications for the Southern Conference standings than Sunday's meeting in Greenville. Furman enters unbeaten in league play at 4-0-2, having survived a late penalty against UNCG on Thursday to move within a point of first-place ETSU. Chattanooga arrives looking to recover from its first conference defeat, a 1–0 loss to Samford that ended a 10-match unbeaten run and left the Mocs on 13 points. Furman has scored 15 goals in its last four matches, while Chattanooga's attack, led by Paige Thomas, had been among the conference's most productive before Thursday's shutout. A Furman victory would lift the Paladins to 17 points, potentially enough for first place depending on ETSU's result, while Chattanooga can reach 16 with a win and put itself back in the thick of the title race. With Furman still to visit ETSU next Friday, Sunday's result could establish the terms of the championship race heading into the final two weeks.

Samford returns to Birmingham having delivered perhaps the most significant result of Thursday's slate, ending Chattanooga's 10-match unbeaten streak with a 1–0 road victory. The Bulldogs remain unbeaten in conference play at 4-0-2, just one point behind ETSU, with goalkeeper Peyton Hull recording her seventh shutout of the season. But Tennessee Tech arrives as one of the conference's hottest teams, having won three consecutive matches without conceding a goal after opening league play 0-2-2. The Golden Eagles' latest victory, a 1–0 decision over The Citadel, moved them to 10 points and strengthened their position in the middle of the standings. Samford can reach 17 points with a victory and potentially take over first place, but Tennessee Tech has already earned draws against Chattanooga and Furman this season. The Bulldogs will need another disciplined performance against a visiting side that has become considerably harder to break down.

Mercer returns home with something it had been chasing since conference play began: a victory and a pair of goals. Payton Nutzman's brace against Wofford on Thursday ended a five-match conference scoring drought and finally rewarded a Bears attack that had consistently generated chances without finding the net. Mercer dominated that contest with 19 shots, 12 on target and eight corners, moving to four points in league play. VMI remains winless following Thursday's 2–0 defeat to Western Carolina, and the Keydets have struggled defensively throughout the conference schedule. With Mercer facing Western Carolina, Furman and Chattanooga in its final three matches, Sunday's home fixture offers an opportunity to build on Thursday's breakthrough before the schedule becomes considerably more demanding.

Two teams looking to recover from Thursday defeats meet in Charleston, with The Citadel seeking to consolidate its place in the middle of the conference table. The Bulldogs were unable to build on Sunday's four-goal comeback at Western Carolina, falling 1–0 at Tennessee Tech in a match where they failed to register a second-half shot. Wofford, meanwhile, remains without a conference victory after a 2–0 home defeat to Mercer, despite having shown signs of improvement in earlier draws against Western Carolina and Samford. The Citadel sits on eight points, with a victory potentially carrying the Bulldogs back toward the upper half of the standings, while Wofford has just two points and needs results from its remaining matches to improve its tournament positioning. With Samford visiting Charleston next Friday, the Bulldogs will recognize the value of collecting three points at home.