HIGH POINT, N.C. – Barrett Herring and Quadijah Moore both scored 12-points to lead the Spartans in scoring on Saturday afternoon, but it was not enough as High Point came away with an 85-46 victory over USC Upstate.
 
USC Upstate (6-6, 1-2 BSC) came out firing in the opening moments of the game as Riley Popplewell and Barrett Herring scorched the nets to give the Spartans a 9-1 lead over High Point (3-9, 1-2 BSC) just three-minutes into the contest. The Panthers countered with an 7-2 run of their own but the Spartans held an 11-8 advantage going into the first media timeout of the contest. High Point ended the quarter on a 16-4 run and the Spartans trailed 24-15 going into the second quarter despite shooting 58 percent from the field.
 
The second quarter could be compared to a heavy weight prize fight as High Point came out of the quarter break swinging. An 11-5 run in the first five minutes of the quarter gave the Panthers a 35-20 lead but Quadijah Moore and the Spartans fought back. Moore scored eight points in the second quarter all in the final four minutes of action to spark a 9-4 Spartans run. Going into the halftime break USC Upstate trailed 39-29.
 
Moore led all scorers at the halftime intermission with 10-points and she recorded a team best three rebounds. Barrett Herring contributed eight points in the opening half and finished a perfect four-for-four from the field. Camryn Brown led High Point with nine points in the opening half.
 
In the third quarter of action the Spartans went on a bit of dry spell as High Point went on a 12-4 run to open up the quarter. USC Upstate was forced to call a timeout trailing 51-33 with 3:56 remaining in the period. High Point took a 63-40 lead into the final period of action.
 
The Spartans scored just six points in the final period of play as High Point won 85-46.
 
Notes

Upstate – Herring and Moore each had 12-points in the contest to lead the Spartans offense. Jada Logan had a team high six rebounds and Brianna Lewis recorded five assists in the loss.

High Point – Four Panthers finished the game in double-figures, Skyler Curran (17 pts), Camryn Brown (16 pts), Callie Scheier (12 pts) and Zaria Wright (11 pts).

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The Spartans next game will be against UNC Asheville on Monday, January 6, 2020. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. inside the G.B. Hodge Center.

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