Weekend MatchUPs
October 7, 2022 | 6:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (5-12; 2-2 Big South) at Charleston Southern (9-9; 2-2 Big South)
Buccaneer Fieldhouse | Charleston, S.C.
 
October 8, 2022 | 2:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (5-12; 2-2 Big South) at Winthrop (6-9; 2-2 Big South)
Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, S.C.
 
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Series History
vs. Charleston Southern: Following a sweep of the Buccaneers last season at the G.B. Hodge Center, Upstate travels to Charleston for the sixth meeting in the series with Charleston Southern in the Spartans' Division I era (2007-pres.) Friday night. Including last season's sweep, the Spartans lead the series 4-1 and have taken four straight matches, including all three meetings during Big South competition.
 
vs. Winthrop: Last season, Upstate and Winthrop split a pair of matches with each team winning on its home court as the teams prepare for the 11^th meeting between the two teams in the Spartans' Division I era (2007-pres.) Saturday. The Eagles lead the series 8-2, but Upstate's victory at the Hodge last season snapped a six-game Winthrop winning streak in the series.
 
Last Time Out
October 3, 2022: USC Upstate 3; South Carolina State 0
 
Players to Watch
Upstate: Since stepping into the libero spot ahead of the Spartans' match versus UNC Asheville, sophomore Sami Allen has been a steadying force for the team's floor defense, posting back-to-back double-figure dig matches. The matches mark the first starts and the first double-digit dig matches of her career as she's scooped up 25 balls (4.17 per set) while wearing the libero jersey.
 
Charleston Southern: Leading the Big South in the big-four statistical categories for an attacker—kills, kills per set, points, and points per set—graduate student right-side hitter Peyton Thompson enters the weekend as the conference's top attacker. She's totaled 275 kills (3.93 per set) and 317.0 points (4.53 per set) this year to lead Charleston Southern, ranking eighth in the NCAA in both kills and points this season.
 
Winthrop: Totaling 59 blocks while averaging 1.07 blocks per set this season, graduate middle blocker Alicia Roberts has made her presence felt at the net for the Eagles following a transfer from The Citadel. She ranks second in the Big South in blocks per set and third in the league in total blocks as she's also posted 1.53 kills per set this year.
 
UP Next for the Spartans
Following the team's first two-match Big South road swing of the season, Upstate returns home to Spartanburg for another pair of home matches next week. Upstate welcomes Campbell and Radford to the G.B. Hodge Center next weekend, facing the Camels next Friday (6 p.m. ET) and the Highlanders next Saturday (2 p.m.).
 
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