Box Score Spartanburg, S.C. – Keeley Leising scored her first goal of the season with just over 10 minutes to go in the first half as the Winthrop Eagles spoiled the 2016 home opener for USC Upstate with a 1-0 win at County University Stadium on Tuesday night.
Winthrop improves to 1-1 while Upstate drops to 0-2.
Stats of the Match
- Upstate held a 13-10 edge in shots. The Spartans outshot Winthrop 6-5 in the first half and 7-5 in the second half.
- Autumn Gore led the Spartans with three shots, followed by Rachel Baylor with two shots. Olivia Costello and JoJo Taylor led Winthrop with two shots each.
- The Spartans had seven corner kicks compared to two for Winthrop.
- Brooke Bailey made five saves for Upstate while Karly Gustafson also made five saves.
- Baylor had Upstate's best chance of the second half in the 75th minute but Gustafson made a diving stop to preserve the Winthrop lead.
Winthrop Goals
- Leising took a pass from Briana Palmer, dribbled down the right side and fired a shot from 15 yards out into the left side of the net (Winthrop 1, Upstate 0).
Up Next
- Upstate travels to South Carolina State on Friday for a 7 p.m. match.
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