CONWAY, S.C. – Better a bit late than never.
 
A bit of bad weather delayed the regular season opener for USC Upstate, but the Spartans did face off with the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers as planned on a drizzly Friday night.
 
Play ended with a score lopsided 4-1 in the Chanticleers favor but transfer junior Andrin Zumbuhl scored the Spartan's first goal at the 76^th minute of the contest.
 
The Spartans are now 0-1-0 on the year and have fallen to 1-3-0 in the Division-I era series with the Chanticleers.
 
Game Information
Score: USC Upstate 1, Coastal Carolina 4
Records: USC Upstate (0-1-0, Big South 0-0-0); Coastal Carolina (1-0-0, Sun Belt 0-0-0)
Location: Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field | Conway, S.C.
 
How It Happened
1' – The Chanticleers stuck fast and first with a goal in the first minute of play to take an early lead
 
8' – The Spartans had the next two opportunities to score, the first being a shot from Alvaro Martin…
 
16' - … with the second being a shot from Jeremy Montero that went just wide
 
20' – Coastal found the back of the net and made it 2 – 0
 
30' – Elijah Jackson nearly notches a goal with a header, but it goes just high
 
34' – Jackson has another good look, but the Chanticleers take an opportunity make it 3-0
 
72' – After a slow start to the second half, Coastal makes it 4-0

76' – After a long pass from Felipe Marty, Upstate's Andrin Zumbuhl evades a defender and slips a shot by the goalkeeper for his first goal in green and Upstate's first goal of the young season.
 
 
Notable
-Upstate's starting lineup consisted of 5 players new to the program
 
-Ten players new to the program saw action in tonight's match
 
-Transfer Andrin Zumbuhl scored the first goal of his Upstate career
 
-Coastal Carolina had a 15 – 11 advantage in shots faced
 
-The Chanticleers also finished with 17 fouls to Upstate's seven
 
UP Next for the Spartans
Another road trip is looming as the Spartans travel to Clemson to take on the defending national champions Monday night
 

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