Tuesday's MatchUP
October 19, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (3-6-3; 1-2-2 Big South) at No. 16 UNC Greensboro (9-3-1; 3-1-0 SoCon)
UNCG Soccer Stadium | Greensboro, N.C.
 
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Series History
Tuesday's final non-conference match for Upstate marks the program's first meeting with UNC Greensboro in the Spartans' Division I era. The meeting however is the fifth all-time in the series that extends to Upstate's days as USC Spartanburg. Overall, UNCG leads the all-time series 3-1-0, but the Spartans captured the series' previous meeting, winning 1-0 in 1995.
 
Last Time Out
October 13, 2021: Winthrop 3, USC Upstate 2 [OT]
October 16, 2021: Belmont 2, No. 16 UNCG 1
 
Players to Watch
Upstate: With 10 saves against Winthrop last Wednesday, junior goalkeeper Luca Bulfon secured his second career double-digit save match. He enters Tuesday's match at UNC Greensboro ranked first in the Big South in save percentage (.740) while ranking second in total saves (54) and saves per game (4.91).
 
UNCG: Ranking fourth in the NCAA in goals scored, sophomore forward Theo Collomb enters Tuesday's match as the leading scorer on the nation's top scoring offense. Despite not scoring over his team's last four matches, he ranks fifth in the country in points per game (2.08) while ranking 11^th in the country in shots per game (3.92) and 12^th in shots on goal per game (1.92).
 
UP Next for the Spartans
After wrapping up non-conference play Tuesday night, Upstate begins the stretch run of the regular season. In the team's penultimate road contest of the year, the Spartans travel to Campbell Saturday for a 7 p.m. tilt.
 
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