Weekend MatchUPs
November 5, 2021 | 6:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (12-13; 8-4 Big South) vs. Campbell (16-8; 11-1 Big South)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
November 6, 2021 | 2:00 p.m.
USC Upstate (12-13; 8-4 Big South) vs. Hampton (2-17; 1-11 Big South)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
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Series History
vs. Campbell: Having met each season since joining the Division I ranks in 2007 until 2010 and each season since 2018, former ASUN members and current Big South competitors USC Upstate and Campbell meet for the 14th time in the Spartans' D1 era Friday night. The Camels lead the all-time series 11-2, capturing the two programs' lone meeting this season in four sets on October 2.
 
vs. Hampton: Meeting for the second time this season after not meeting since 2019, Upstate and Hampton renew the series of teams connected in Big South membership with the eighth all-time match versus the Pirates in the Spartans' D1 era Saturday. The Spartans lead the all-time series 6-1, sweeping the Pirates in the teams' lone meeting this season on October 1.
 
Last Time Out
October 29, 2021: USC Upstate 3, Gardner-Webb 0
October 30, 2021: Winthrop 3, USC Upstate 0
 
Players to Watch
Upstate: Behind 10 kills, 13 assists, and 12 digs against Winthrop, senior setter/right-side hitter Allie Hamsher recorded the 15^th triple-double in program history and the first since Madison Haake on November 5, 2017. Her 10 kills against the Eagles were a career-high, coming on a career-best 24 attack attempts as she hit .292 in the match. Over her past three matches, Hamsher has hit .429 with 22 kills on 42 swings in the stretch.
Campbell: Outside hitter Sarah Colla enters the weekend as the reigning Big South Conference Player of the Week after leading Campbell to an undefeated weekend, including a sweep of High Point—snapping High Point's 27-match Big South winning streak. Colla recorded 27 kills and 10 blocks across two matches last weekend, posting double-digit kills and five blocks in each match.
 
Hampton: Hampton features a pair of standout defensive players as both libero Jessica Pugh and middle blocker Margaret Daramola each enter the weekend ranked seventh in the Big South in their respective position's statistical category. Pugh ranks seventh in the league in total digs (292), ranking fifth in the league in digs per set (4.29) while Daramola ranks seventh in blocks per set, averaging 0.94 per set.
 
UP Next for the Spartans
After closing the home portion of the team's regular-season slate this weekend, Upstate hits the road for the final time in the regular season. The Spartans travel to North Carolina A&T on November 12 before wrapping the season at High Point on November 13.
 
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