SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Upstate hosted its second home game of the season against Appalachian State on Sunday afternoon which resulted in a 0-0 tie. The Spartans' record shifts to 0-0-2 overall as does the Mountaineers'.
The Mountaineers got the first shot of the game within the first 30 seconds of the match, but the Spartans were quick to start getting shots of their own just a few plays later. Captain Cora Brendle earned her first shutout of the season with an exceptional six saves on the day. Six different Spartans were hungry and took shots today including transfers Nya Baccelli (3) and Emily Sanders (2).
Game Information
Score: Upstate 0, App State 0
Records: USC Upstate 0-0-2; 0-0-0 Big South); App State (0-0-2; 0-0-0 Sun Belt)
Location: County University Soccer Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C.
How It Happened
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1' – Breckyn Monteith (APP) was able to get the first shot of the game, but Junior goalkeeper Cora Brendle (UPST) was able to save the shot to deny App State an early lead.
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1'- Nya Baccelli (UPST) wasted little time getting the ball into scoring position to claim Upstate's first shot of the game for herself.
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9"- Freshman Dara Russo (UPST) was hungry for her first career goal but was just left of the post.
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App State led Upstate in shots 9-3 after the first 45 minutes but the Spartans shifted to the next gear and led 6-4 in shots in the second half.
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45'- Stephanie Barbosa (APP) stole the first shot in the second half looking to give App State a leg up for the remainder of the game, but the Mountaineer was once again denied by Brendle (UPST).
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51'- Emily Sanders quickly looked to do the same for Upstate but just missed the mark.
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Upstate held the Mountaineers without a shot attempt for the last 33 minutes of the match, while the Spartans were able to still fire another five shots.
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Upstate led the game in saves (6-3)
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App State led the game in shots by a small margin (12-9) and shots on goal (6-3)
Coach's Comments
"I saw a lot of growth today. Appalachian State is very well coached, and very well organized. They're a physical team. We saw a lot of freshmen and girls that didn't quite get the minutes in the last game come in and play a lot of minutes today. We passed the ball very well. We still have to work on the final third but overall I'm really, really happy with our growth again" -Head coach Sharif Saber
Notable
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20 Spartans saw action today out of Saber's 29 rostered
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Cora Brendle earned her first shutout of the season. This was the fifth individual shutout of her career while she also has a combined shutout from the 2021 season.
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This was the first time in this match series the Spartans denied App State a goal and a victory
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Five freshmen have been able to work their way into the starting lineup; overall 10 freshmen saw time in tonight's match
UP Next for the Spartans
Upstate remains at home to play Hampton, Tues. August 23 and ETSU, Sun. August 28. Following the home series, Upstate will hit the road to play The Citadel in Charleston on Friday, Sept. 2.
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