FARMVILLE, Va. – On the road for the final time in the regular season, USC Upstate women's soccer found itself in a battle in a match that featured numerous seeding implications as the 2021 Big South Conference slate winds down.
Entering the match seeking a victory for the third time in its last four conference matches, the Spartans fell on the wrong end of the decision, falling 5-0 at Longwood Saturday.
In net for Upstate, sophomore goalkeeper
Cora Brendle collected six saves in 68 minutes of action, securing five or more saves for the 10
th time in 11 matches this season.
Game Information
Score: Longwood 5, USC Upstate 0
Records: USC Upstate (5-7-1; 3-4-0 Big South); Longwood (7-5-4; 6-0-2 Big South)
Location: Longwood Athletic Complex | Farmville, Va.
How It Happened
- 3' – Taking a cross from Kaylee Unger inside the box, Longwood's Alex Dinger deflected the ball to teammate Alayna Palamar who finished for her first goal of the match.
- 10' – Off a long through ball from Dinger, Danielle Toone works the ball to the end line, passing back into the box to find Kiersten Yuhas on the other end of the pass for her first goal of the match.
- 15' – After tallying a pair of assists on each of Longwood's first two goals, Dinger added a goal as she slammed home the rebound of a saved Yuhas shot.
- 62' – Winning the ball back in her team's defensive third, Yuhas fired a shot from distance that found the back of the net to tally her second score of the match.
- 64' – Receiving a cross from Grace Taylor off the baseline, Palamar drove home her second goal of the match, finishing toward the back corner.
Notable
- Finishing the match with six saves in 68 minutes of action, Cora Brendle has collected five or more saves in 10 of her 11 matches this season.
UP Next for the Spartans
Following its final road match of the season Saturday, Upstate returns to County University Soccer Stadium for the first of three home matches to end the season on October 20. The Spartans host Gardner-Webb with kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET.
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