Wednesday's MatchUP
October 13, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (3-5-3; 1-1-2 Big South) vs. Winthrop (5-4-0; 2-1-0 Big South)
County University Soccer Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C.
TV: ESPN+ | Via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN App
Series History
In what has been a high-scoring series –each of the previous meetings has had three or more combined goals scored—Upstate and Winthrop renew their series with the 10th meeting in Upstate's Division I era Wednesday. The Eagles lead the series 5-3, the two programs have traded victories over the last six meetings. The Spartans captured last season's match, winning 4-1 in Rock Hill with goals from
Mario Arrocha,
Pascal Corvino,
Pol Monells, and
Jeremy Montero.
Last Time Out
October 9, 2021:
USC Upstate 6, Radford 0
October 9, 2021:
Winthrop 4, Presbyterian 0
Players to Watch
Upstate: Scoring the third hat trick in Upstate's D1 era, redshirt junior
Mario Arrocha earned Big South Offensive Player of the Week honors, becoming the first player in program history to win multiple Big South weekly awards. He scored in the 25', 27', and 52' minutes against Radford, leading the Spartans to a 6-0 win while adding an assist on Upstate's lone goal against Radford to tally seven points for the week.
Winthrop: Scoring goals in back-to-back matches last week, Brigham Larsen enters as the Big South Freshman of the Week. He leads the Eagles in goals in 2021, scoring five, including scoring in three of Winthrop's last three matches. He's added an assist to his total, tallying 11 points on the season.
Next UP for the Spartans
Following Wednesday's match, Upstate hits the road for its final non-conference match, travelling to Greensboro, N.C. for a meeting with UNCG. The match on October 19 sees kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET.
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