Spartanburg, S.C. – The Spartans pulled out a late 1-0 win in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Canisius for the second time and progress their win streak to 9-0.  

USC Upstate came into its second game with Canisius following an 8-0, fifth-inning win on Sunday afternoon. The game held a steady zero-zero score for six straight innings until Casey Goguts hit a double in the bottom of the seventh, allowing Madison Lanoux to score the single run of the game. Alyssa Kelly started on the mound for Upstate, pitching five innings until Hannah Houge stepped in the finish the remaining two.  

   
Game Information      
Score: USC Upstate 1; Canisius 0    
Records: USC Upstate (9-0); Canisius (3-3)      
Location: Cyrill Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C.      
      
How It Happened      

• B7: Madison Lanoux hit a double through the left side to put herself on second base. Casey Goguts stepped up to the plate and hit a double down the left field line sending Mady home and securing the 1-0 win for the Spartans. 

Notable      

• Head coach Chris Hawkins went into the weekend with 987 wins; today's win puts him at 991 career wins as a head coach.  

• Mady Lanoux leads the Spartans with 10 runs and 16 hits. 

• Today's win was the second straight walk-off hit  

• Coming in in relief of Alyssa Kelly, Hannah Houge limited Canisius to zero hits while striking out four of the six batters she faced over two innings of work.  

       
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