SPARTANBURG, S.C. – USC Upstate continued its regular season battles as it fell 57-31 to the Monarchs of Old Dominion at home on Saturday afternoon.  

Upstate trailed Old Dominion early in the game as the Monarch had an eight-point run in the first quarter. Nyla Walker got Upstate on the board with two made free throws. Rebekah Gordon helped cut ODU's lead down to five before the quarter ended with a three pointer with some assistance from Walker.  

A set of free throws from both sides and a Monarch field goal made the game 13-6 in favor of the opposition to begin the second quarter. Upstate then went on a five-point run to put the game within a one basket difference, as Isabella Geraci made a pair of free-throws and a three pointer off on ODU turnover. ODU extended the lead back to seven points until Rebekah Gordon sunk one in the paint. The Spartans went into halftime trailing ODU 23-13. At the break Isabella Geraci led the Spartans with five points, one steal, and two rebounds, along with Rebekah Gordon who scored five points, made one rebound, had one assist and one steal.  

Coming out of halftime, the Spartans got caught on their heels as the Monarchs went on a 14-point run to make the game 37-13. Trinity Johnson interrupted the Monarch's run and kick started a run for the Spartans. Johnson scored six points in a minute and a half to cut Old Dominion's lead back to 16 points. The Monarchs struggled to maintain their lead as the Spartans went on a seven-point run while denying ODU another point in the third quarter. Upstate had its most successful period in the form of the third quarter with 15 points, nine of which belonged to Trinity Johnson, and eight rebounds, four of which came from Rebekah Gordon.  

With ten minutes left, Upstate found themselves primarily on defense as Old Dominion extended its lead to 21 points before Geraci was able to make a free throw to interrupt the Monarch's run. The Spartans trailed by 27 just before Nyla Walker for the final field goal of the game for Upstate. At the buzzer, the Spartans walked away with a 57-31 loss to Old Dominion.  

 
 
Game Information 
Score: USC Upstate 31; Old Dominion 57 
Records: USC Upstate (1-6-0, 0-0-0 Big South); Old Dominion (5-3-0, 0-0-0 Sun Belt) 
Location: G.H. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.   
   

Notable 

• Trinity Johnson saw her first game since Southern Wesleyan (11/7/22) 

• Rebekah Gordon and Trinity Johnson led Upstate with nine points each.  

• Johnson set season-highs in minutes (19), free throws (1-1), assists (1), steals (1), and points (9). 

• Jeni Levine recorded a season-high 25 minutes of play.  

• Geraci also recorded a season-high 40 minutes of play. 

• Rebekah Gordon set a season-high six rebounds.   

UP Next for the Spartans 

The Spartans will rest and recoup as they will play again on Monday, December 12th at 3:00 p.m. in the G.B. Hodge Center against Morehead State. Tickets for this game are not available as the Hodge Center is sold out for the Ingles Education Day presented by BASF. 

  
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