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Spartanburg, S.C. – The USC Upstate women's soccer team closed out non-conference play on Tuesday evening in convincing fashion scoring a season-high six goals en route to a 6-1 win over the South Carolina State Bulldogs at County University Soccer Stadium.

USC Upstate improves to 8-6 on the season while South Carolina State falls to 0-9-1 overall.

STATS OF THE MATCH

• The Spartans held a 23-4 advantage over the Bulldogs in shots including 16-2 in attempts on goal.
• USC Upstate also led 11-2 in corner kicks.
• Abbie Ellis registered her fourth multi-goal game of the season, and third in the last four games, leading the Spartans offensively with two goals on four shots.
• Ellis scored her team-leading 11^th and 12^th goals of the season and is now six away from tying Thea Moen's record of 18 set in 2001.
• Jada Kinlaw scored her sixth goal of the season while Isabella Burns contributed her fifth goal and third assist.
• Burns tied Ellis with four shots and three attempts on goal.
• Kate Winegarner and Madison Pollard each scored their first goals of the season. For Pollard, it was the first of her collegiate career.
• Montanna Hill added her team-leading fourth assist of the year while Megan Hines collected her first.
• Jamey Thomas scored once for South Carolina State while Brandy Vaca added one assist.
• Justine Zepeda led the team with two shots.
• Logan Pace earned her first collegiate win in goal after finishing with one save.
• Bulldog goalie Taylor Brittingham grabbed 10 saves.

USC UPSTATE GOALS

• Ellis scored her first goal of the game in the 10^th minute off the assist from Hill, scoring from outside the 18-yard box right side. (S.C. State 0, USC Upstate 1)
• Kinlaw made it 2-0 in favor of USC Upstate in the 31^st minute off the assist from Burns. (S.C. State 0, USC Upstate 2)
• Burns scored unassisted in the 47^th minute from the left side of the field inside near post. (S.C. State 1, USC Upstate 3)
• Ellis added her second goal of the contest in the 54^th minute with her blast from the center of the 18-yard box to the left of Brittingham. (S.C. State 1, USC Upstate 4)
• Winegarner added to the Spartans lead in the 64^th minute scoring unassisted. (S.C. State 1, USC Upstate 5)
• Pollard capped the scoring for USC Upstate in the 84^th minute as Hines was credited with the assist. (S.C. State 1, USC Upstate 6)

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GOALS

• Thomas trimmed the Spartans lead down to one goal in the 43^rd minute scoring off a corner kick from Vaca. (S.C. State 1, USC Upstate 2)

UP NEXT

• USC Upstate travels to Radford on Saturday evening for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

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