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Spartanburg, S.C. – Victor Borba Labi's goal in the 89th minute broke a scoreless tie as the USC Upstate men's soccer team won its ASUN home opener over the Jacksonville Dolphins 1-0 on Saturday evening at County University Soccer Stadium.
Upstate improves to 3-5 overall and 1-1 in the league, while Jacksonville falls to 4-6 on the season and 1-2 in conference play.
STATS OF THE MATCH
- The Spartans outshot Jacksonville 19-4, including a 10-2 advantage in the first half, and held a 9-3 edge in shots on-goal.
- Joel Bunting took a match-high six shots, followed by Cam Philpot with five.
- Jacksonville had four players take one shot each in Mitchell Hopkins, Allan Morgan, Kai Bennett and Ekiroghene Mrabure.
- Davis Smith made three saves to earn his career first win, and first shutout, at Upstate.
- Patrick Harding made eight saves for the Dolphins.
- The Spartans held a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks.
UPSTATE GOALS
- A cross from Matt Capozzoli at midfield bounced through traffic and found its way to Borba Labi, who finished at the edge of the six-yard box for his first goal of the season in the 89th minute of play. (USC Upstate 1, Jacksonville 0)
UP NEXT
- Upstate hosts Georgia State in its final non-conference match of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m.
