This Weekend's MatchUP 

 
October 12, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. ET   

USC Upstate vs. High Point 
County University Soccer Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C. 

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How They Stack Up  

Record: USC Upstate (4-4-3; 1-1-1 Big South) vs. High Point (5-4-3; 2-0-1 Big South) 

Series: Upstate trails the series 3-5-0 overall; trailing 2-3 in conference play 

Last Five Meetings: Nov. 2, 2023 (UPST 2; HPU 0); Oct. 4, 2023 (UPST 1; HPU 0); Sept. 21, 2022 (UPST 1; HPU 0); Oct. 6, 2021 (UPST 2; HPU 5); Sept. 28, 2019 (UPST 0; HPU 3) 

Players to Watch  

USC Upstate: Nya Baccelli leads the Spartans offense after an exceptional performance against Longwood last weekend where she had five shots, four on target, and not only scored the equalizer, but also the game winning goal. Baccelli now leads the Spartans in goals with six, while Dara Russo has five, and Paige Armstrong has three. Russo and Baccelli lead the team in shots (33). Caitlyn Davis made her third start of the season against Radford earlier this week, bringing her to five game appearances. After starting the overall series against High Point with five losses, Upstate has claimed the last three consecutive victories including the most recent 2-0 win at the Big South Women's Soccer Semifinals in the 2023 season.  

High Point: The Panthers are coming off a recent Big South road win after a 1-0 finish against Winthrop. Sabba Haghgoo scored the lone goal for High Point in the 60th minute of play to secure the Panthers' second conference win of the season. Haghoo helps lead the Panthers' stats with three goals, six points, 17 shots, eight shots on goal, and one game winning goal. Four other Panthers have tallied multiple goals on the season while three players also have multiple assists. Aubrey McKessy has been High Points primary goalkeeper with 10 game starts, a 0.80 goals against average, and a .771 save percentage. 

Recent Schedule Changes:  

USC Upstate vs. UNC Asheville: Originally scheduled for October 19, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. (AWAY), rescheduled for October 19, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (HOME) 

Big South Standings:  

High Point (5-4-3; 2-0-1 Big South)  

Charleston Southern (5-3-2; 2-0 Big South)  

Presbyterian (6-3-2; 1-0-1 Big South) 

Radford (6-3-3; 1-1-1 Big South) 

USC Upstate (4-4-3; 1-1-1 Big South) 

Longwood (2-9-3; 1-2-1 Big South) 

Gardner-Webb (2-9-3; 0-2-2 Big South) 

Winthrop (3-6-1; 0-2-1 Big South) 

UNC Asheville (2-7-1; 0-0 Big South) 

 
 
UP Next for the Spartans   
Upstate will take the quick trip to Rock Hill to play Winthrop on Wednesday at 6:00 P.M. before finishing the week at home hosting the UNC Asheville Bulldogs at 7:00 P.M. 

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