HIGH POINT, N.C. – Breaking up a string of home-and-home doubleheaders and putting its Division I era (2007-pres.) record seven-game winning streak on the line, USC Upstate women's basketball succumbed to a hot-shooting High Point team in a 75-59 setback.
 
Three Spartans tallied double-figures as Upstate extended its streak of games with multiple double-figure scorers to 28 games with freshman guard Rachael Rose, redshirt sophomore guard Chellia Watson, and junior guard Jada Logan reaching double-figures.
 
Rose and Watson each dropped a team-high 15 points, combining to shoot 44.8 percent (13-of-29) from the field. Joining the duo in double-figures, Logan nearly tallied a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing a team-high nine boards while also passing out a team-high five assists.
 
Game Information
Score: High Point 75; USC Upstate 59
Records: USC Upstate (18-6; 10-3 Big South); High Point (12-11; 9-3 Big South)
Location: Qubein Center | High Point, N.C.
 
How It Happened
First Quarter

• Jumping out to an early advantage, Upstate's Molly Coleman, Racheal Rose, and Chellia Watson each notched a field goal to propel a 6-2 scoring advantage. With Watson and Rose going back-to-back to close the scoring run, the Spartans tallied consecutive baskets for the lone time in the quarter.
• Fighting back to regain the lead, High Point used a 6-0 scoring run to push ahead for the first time. The run marked the longest for either team in the quarter.
• Keeping pace with one another and seeing the score tied a 10 with just over four minutes remaining in the quarter, the Panthers reclaimed the lead with a 4-0 scoring run. Upstate answered as a Denijsha Wilson three-pointer cut High Point lead to one heading into the quarter break.

Second Quarter

• Trading baskets and 4-0 scoring runs over the first four-and-a-half minutes of the quarter, Upstate and High Point found themselves deadlocked at 22 with 5:16 left in the half. The Spartans split the scoring evenly between Logan, Rose, and Terah Harness.
• After seeing the game tied at 22, the Panthers outpaced the Spartans 15-2 to take a 13-point advantage into the locker room. High Point closed the half on an 11-0 scoring run.

Third Quarter

• Building its lead up to 20-points for the lone time in the game, High Point opened the half outscoring Upstate 11-4, capping the stretch with a 9-0 run.
• Snapping the 9-0 Panther run, Watson's jumper secured her Upstate's first six points of the second half, reaching double-figures for the game.
• Watson's jumper kicked off a 12-1 scoring advantage to pull the High Point lead back into single digits, posting 5-0 and 7-0 scoring runs around a High Point free throw. The Panthers closed the quarter on an 8-2 run, pushing the advantage to 15 points.

Fourth Quarter

• Opening the fourth quarter, Wilson and Watson drained a pair of threes to open the quarter's scoring for the Spartans.
• Seeing its lead extended back to 19 points, High Point used its longest run of the quarter, 6-0, to take a 69-50 lead. Upstate's Harness and Logan countered with a 5-0 run of the Spartans' own before the Panthers put together another 6-0 run.
• Closing the game, Harness and Rose scored the final four points for the Spartans behind a pair of driving layups.

 
Notable

• Seeing three Spartans scoring in double-figures Saturday, Upstate extended its streak of games with multiple double-figure scorers to 28 games, including all 24 games this season.
• Adding nine rebounds to her 11 points, Jada Logan neared her fourth double-double of the season Saturday at High Point. Her nine boards secured her a 12^th game, of 13, in Big South play with five or more rebounds.
• Tallying 15 points apiece Saturday night, Rachael Rose secured her 10^th double-figure scoring game during Big South play while Chellia Watson tallied her ninth double-figure scoring game in conference play, her eighth scoring 15 or more points.

 
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