Weekend Matchups
November 3, 2023 | 6:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (12-11; 5-6 Big South) vs. Gardner-Webb (12-11; 6-5 Big South)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
November 4, 2023 | 4:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (12-11; 5-6 Big South) vs. Winthrop (10-12; 9-2 Big South)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
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Promotions: Green Game & Happy Hour (vs. Gardner-Webb) | Senior Day (vs. Winthrop)
 
How They Stack Up
vs. Gardner-Webb
Records: USC Upstate (12-11; 5-6 Big South); Gardner-Webb (12-11; 6-5 Big South)
Series: Upstate leads 11-9
Last Five Meetings: Oct. 14, 2023 (UPST 3; GWU 1); Oct. 29, 2022 (GWU 3; UPST 0); Sep. 29, 2022 (GWU 3; UPST 2); Oct. 29, 2021 (UPST 3; GWU 0); Oct. 9, 2021 (UPST 3; GWU 0)
 
vs. Winthrop
Records: USC Upstate (12-11; 5-6 Big South); Winthrop (10-12; 9-2 Big South)
Series: Winthrop leads 11-2
Last Five Meetings: Oct. 13, 2023 (WIN 3; UPST 0); Nov. 4, 2022 (WIN 3; UPST 0); Oct. 8, 2022 (WIN 3; UPST 0); Oct. 30, 2021 (WIN 3; UPST 0); Oct. 8, 2021 (UPST 3; WIN 1)
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: Averaging 9.12 assists per set and passing out 748 helpers on the season, junior setter Kayla Spangler leads the Big South in both assists per set and total assists entering the final homestand of the season. North of 9.00 assists per set, she seeks to become just the third Spartan setter in the Division I era (2007-pres.) to finish a season averaging 9.0 or more assists per set and the first since 2018. She also enters the weekend with 990 career assists and looks to become the sixth Spartan in the D1 era to surpass 1,000 career assists.
 
Gardner-Webb: Averaging 4.97 digs per set and scooping up 427 total digs this season, sophomore libero Sophia Kotsovolos leads the Big South and ranks 23^rd and 29^th in the country in digs per set and total digs, respectively. She's recorded double-digit digs in 14 straight matches with a pair of 30-plus dig matches during the stretch, including a league-high 37 digs in a five-set match at Presbyterian on Oct. 21.
 
Winthrop: Collecting 209 kills and 80 total blocks this season, senior middle blocker Brookelynn Thomas ranks third in the Big South this season in points per set, averaging 3.63 points per set. She also enters the weekend ranked third in the conference in blocks per set (1.05), fourth in hitting percentage (.293), and ninth in kills per set (2.75).
 
Last Times Out
October 27, 2023: Presbyterian 3; USC Upstate 1
October 28, 2023: USC Upstate 3; Charleston Southern 1
 
UP Next for the Spartans
As the final homestand comes to a close on Saturday, Upstate hits the road for the final time in the regular season, renewing the Ingles I-26 Rivalry with UNC Asheville. The Spartans and Bulldogs meet on Nov. 11 in the regular season finale with first serve set for 4 p.m. ET.
 
Join Us for Happy Hour
From the time doors open to first serve (one hour), fans will save 30% off a combination of a nacho and Pepsi product of your choice! The savings make the concession package just $5.00, but it's only good for the hour preceding the start of the match and only good for weekday home events this season! Volleyball Happy Hour Dates: September 29, October 20, and November 3.
 
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