Upstate Entertains Jacksonville Saturday in First ASUN Home Match
9/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Spartanburg, S.C. – After spending the last two games on the road, the USC Upstate men's soccer team returns home Saturday evening to host the Jacksonville Dolphins in ASUN play at 7 p.m. from County University Soccer Stadium.
Upstate will hold a special pregame ceremony on Saturday. At 5:45 p.m., the Spartans are honoring James Campbell with a bench dedication ceremony that will be held on the concourse of County University Soccer Stadium.
Upstate (2-5, 0-1) dropped its ASUN opener on the road last Saturday with a 2-1 defeat at Stetson. Morten Timm scored his second goal of the season against Stetson while Rinaldi Alphonse dished out his second assist. Santiago Restrepo tied his career-high of four saves. Cam Philpot led the Spartans offensively with seven shots including five going on-goal.
Jacksonville (4-5, 1-1) has split its first two conference games of the season with a loss to NJIT followed by a 2-1 win over Lipscomb on Sept. 24. The Dolphins are under the direction of third-year head coach Mauricio B Ruiz. Kai Bennett leads Jacksonville with nine points this season on four goals. Patrick Harding has allowed 10 goals in seven games, and grabbed 17 saves for a 1.40 GAA.
Upstate is facing the Dolphins for the 13th time in program history with JU holding an 8-4 lead in the all-time series. The Spartans have won the last three meetings including a 3-2 overtime victory last season in the ASUN Tournament, sending them to their first semifinals in school history.
Fans can follow the action on www.upstatespartans.com via live stats. The game is being streamed on ASUN.TV. Updates will also be posted on the Upstate men's soccer Twitter page (@UpstateMSoccer).
The Spartans close out non-conference play on Tuesday, Oct. 4 when they host Georgia State at 6 p.m.
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