Alaina McKnight
Olivia Hall
0
USC Upstate USCU (1-2-2, 0-0-0)
3
Winner The Citadel CIT (2-2-0, 0-0-0)
USC Upstate USCU
(1-2-2, 0-0-0)
0
Final
3
The Citadel CIT
(2-2-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
USC Upstate USCU 0 0 0
The Citadel CIT 1 2 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

USC Upstate Women's Soccer Falls to The Citadel Bulldogs in Friday Afternoon Match Up

CHARLESTON, S.C. – USC Upstate fell 3-0 to The Citadel in its first road game of the season on Friday afternoon. Upstate's record shifts to 1-2-2 overall on the season. The Spartans will once again depart from Spartanburg to head to Greenville, S.C. to play Furman on Thursday.  

The first 45 proved to be a battle for both the Spartans and the Bulldogs with the first shots of the game coming within the first six minutes of the match. Emily Sanders fired the first shot for the Spartans while Kristi Jones had the first shot for The Citadel. Despite the end-line to end-line competition, the Bulldogs found the net first in the 35th minute of play. Although the Bulldogs earned the first goal, the Spartans had four shots on goal compared to the Bulldogs' two.  

Upstate came out eager to retaliate from the Bulldogs' first-half goal and held The Citadel scoreless for 26 minutes of play. The Citadel was able to get a second goal off a Spartan defensive breakdown and eventually the third goal in the 73rd minute off a high shot.  
  
   
Game Information   
Score: Upstate 0, The Citadel 3 
Records: USC Upstate 1-2-2; 0-0-0 Big South); The Citadel (2-2; 0-0-0 SoCon)  
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium | Charleston, S.C.    
   
How It Happened  

  • 4'– Emily Sanders (UPST) claims the first shot of the game, but the ball soars over the cross board keeping the game at 0-0.  

  • 7'- Suzuka Yosue (CIT) hit a shot low and to the center of the goal but the shot was easily picked up by Cora Brendle (UPST) for her first save of the match.  

  • 16'- Emily Sanders (UPST) sends an in-swinging corner kick from left side of the field looking to get Upstate on the board but the cross was greeted with a cluster of players and cleared by the Bulldogs.  

  • 28'- Zoey Conrad (CIT) gets her head underneath a long ball but is unable to redirect it into the net and the ball returns to the Spartans. 

  • 35'- Maggie Melogy gives The Citadel the lead just before half as she found the far-right corner of the net off a through ball from Elisa Fuentes.  

  • 42'- Cora Brendle (UPST) sent a free kick to Campbell Gibson (UPST) with a breakaway run for an opportunity to tie the game before half, but the shot was blocked.  

  • 43'- A corner kick for Upstate provided one shot for Lauren Darbo and one shot for Alaina McKnight but both were saved by The Citadel.  

  • At halftime, Upstate trailed The Citadel 1-0 at the half.  Upstate took five shots compared to ETSU's six while having one save compared to ETSU's four.  

  • 60'- A breakdown in the Spartan defense allowed the Bulldogs to regain possession of the ball. In the final third of the field. Jimena Risoto had the pickoff, Suzuka Yosue had the pass and Kristi Jones had the goal (CIT) 2-0  

  • 73'- A free kick from Celeste Nadar (CIT) puts Suzuka Yosue (CIT) into the Spartans' final third. Yosue was able to get a high shot to make the game 3-0. 

  • Upstate led in shots on goal (6-5) but The Citadel had 11 shots to Upstate's seven. The Citadel had six saves while Upstate had two.  
     

Notable  

  • Emily Sanders had a season-high two shots in today's match 

  • Alaina McKnight had a season-high two shots on goal 

  • She also neared her season high of 90 minutes set against Davidson with the 89 minutes she played today.  

  • Five Spartans recorded shots against The Citadel  

  • Upstate had a season-high six corner kicks against The Citadel 

   
UP Next for the Spartans   
Upstate will rest, recover, and head back on the road to play Furman on Thursday, Sept. 8th, VMI Saturday, Sept. 17th, and High Point on Wednesday, Sept. 21st.  
   
   

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