Jeni Levine vs SC State
Jeni Levine versus S.C. State
53
South Carolina St. SCSt 0-4,0-0 MEAC
58
Winner USC Upstate USCU 2-4,0-0 Big South
South Carolina St. SCSt
0-4,0-0 MEAC
53
Final
58
USC Upstate USCU
2-4,0-0 Big South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
South Carolina St. SCSt 6 17 12 18 53
USC Upstate USCU 17 11 16 14 58

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Spartans Continue Success at Home with 58-53 Win Over S.C. State on Monday Night

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The USC Upstate women's basketball program continued its success at home in the 2023-24 season as the Spartans beat the Lady Bulldogs of S.C. State 58-53 on Monday night.  

After another road trip on Friday, the Spartans were excited to be back home in the G.B. Hodge Center to take on the Lady Bulldogs. S.C. State came out quick to get on the board and establish a small lead over the Spartans. That lead was short lived as Upstate took the lead roughly two minutes into the first quarter and maintained it through the remainder of the game. After the first quarter, the Spartans led 17-6. Dakota Reeves led the Spartans on offense through the first quarter with six points while Jeni Levine contributed five points and Rebekah Gordon gave four. Trinity Johnson got off to a solid start with three assists, as did AC Markham who was credited with two.  

Despite the Lady Bulldogs constant effort to chip away at the Spartans' lead with 17 points in the second quarter, the Spartans were able to hold on to their lead with an additional 11 points to make the game 28-23 at half time. Gordon led Upstate in the second quarter with four points while Reeves also posted another three. Johnson continued to be a key factor in Upstate's offense as she racked up another four assists. Upstate saw success at the free throw line in the first half as the Spartans held a 71.4% free throw percentage going into the halftime break.  

Coming out of halftime, the Spartans once again found their rhythm as they outscored the Lady Bulldogs 16-12 in the third quarter. J. Levine was able to find success as she scored five points to lead Upstate's offense. Maggie Brown came off the bench to help keep the Spartans offense dangerous and did just that with her success found in the paint. Markham proved to be essential in offense and defense, as she scored two points, had two assists, and three rebounds in the third quarter.  

In the final quarter, Upstate finished strong scoring 11 points to solidify its win. As a team, Upstate went 8-12 for free throws with Johnson leading with six made free throw attempts. Markham scored another four points, bringing her total points to seven, while adding another three rebounds to finish the game with a season-high nine rebounds. Gordon finished the game tying her season-high for rebounds with eight.  

  
Game Information 
Score: USC Upstate 58; S.C. State 53 
Records: USC Upstate (2-4; 0-0 Big South); S.C. State (0-5; 0-0 MEAC) 

Location: G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.   

How It Happened: 

First Quarter: Upstate 17; S.C. State 6 

  • The game started slow with three points for S.C. State and four points for USC Upstate in the first four minutes.  

  • Upstate was able to establish a four-point lead with under five minutes left in the quarter (10-6) while also holding S.C. State scoreless for the remainder of the quarter. 

  • The Spartans scored another four points to finish the first quarter with an 11-point lead.  

Second Quarter: Upstate 28; S.C. State 23 

  • S.C. State went on a seven-point run to start the second quarter, bringing the Spartans lead down to four points. 

  • Upstate got its first points of the second quarter with 5:04 left thanks to a layup by Rebekah Gordon.  

  • The Spartans were able to carry a three-point lead through to the final three minutes of the half (22-19). 

  • Upstate outscored S.C. State 6-4 to make the game 28-23 at halftime.  

Third Quarter: Upstate 44; S.C. State 35 

  • Despite the Lady Bulldogs scoring first coming out of the break the Spartans went on a seven-point scoring run to earn a 10-point lead (35-25). 

  • The next three minutes saw seven points for Upstate as well as six points for S.C. State (42-31). 

  • In the final minute and a half, the Lady Bulldogs outscored the Spartans 4-2 but continued to trail by nine points.  

Fourth Quarter: Upstate 58; S.C. State 53 

  • S.C. State was able to start the final quarter with a six-point scoring run in the first two minutes before AC Markham scored for Upstate.  

  • The next three and a half minutes saw six points for both the Lady Bulldogs and the Spartans before an over three-minute drought commenced.  

  • With under two minutes left, the game came down to accuracy with free throws as Upstate outscored S.C. State 8-5 to finish the game 58-53. 

    

Notable 

  • Upstate is 2-2 so far this season at home in the G.B. Hodge Center. 

  • With the win tonight, Upstate is riding a three-game winning streak against S.C. State. 

  • Upstate had a season-high 17 made free throws and tied its season-high for free throws attempted (25). 

Up Next for the Spartans 

USC Upstate will enjoy the holiday before taking on Detroit Mercy on Friday and the University of North Florida Saturday at the Georgia Southern MTE Thanksgiving Tournament.  

 
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