Weekend Matchups
October 18, 2024 | 6:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (6-11; 1-3 Big South) vs. Charleston Southern (4-14; 1-4 Big South)
Buccaneer Fieldhouse | Charleston, S.C.
 
October 20, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (6-11; 1-3 Big South) vs. Presbyterian (5-13; 1-4 Big South)
Templeton Center | Clinton, S.C.
 
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How They Stack Up
vs. Charleston Southern
Records: USC Upstate (6-11; 1-3 Big South); Charleston Southern (4-14; 1-4 Big South)
Series: USC Upstate leads 7-2
Last Five Meetings: Oct. 28, 2023 (UPST 3; CHSO 1); Sep. 29, 2023 (UPST 3; CHSO 2); Nov. 5, 2022 (CHSO 3; UPST 1); Oct. 7, 2022 (UPST 3; CHSO 1); Oct. 23, 2021 (UPST 3; CHSO 0)
 
vs. Presbyterian
Records: USC Upstate (6-11; 1-3 Big South) vs. Presbyterian (5-13; 1-4 Big South)
Series: Series tied 10-10
Last Five Meetings: Oct. 27, 2023 (PC 3; UPST 1); Sep. 30, 2023 (PC 3; UPST 1); Oct. 22, 2022 (PC 3; UPST 1); Sep. 22, 2022 (UPST 3; PC 1); Oct. 19, 2021 (UPST 3; PC 1)
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: After leading the Spartans offensively last weekend, junior right-side Savannah Page is coming off a career weekend, seeing both of her match kill totals surpassing her career high in the category entering the weekend. She totaled 31 kills in matches against High Point and Radford, putting forth a career effort against the Panthers with a career-high 18 kills and 18.5 points behind a career-best .364 hitting efficiency. On the season, she's collected 129 kills—an average of 2.11 per set—while hitting .203 and adding 26 total blocks.
 
Charleston Southern: Averaging 3.11 kills per set, junior outside hitter Skylar Yates leads the Buccaneers with 193 total kills, 40-plus more than the next Charleston Southern attacker. She also leads the Buccaneers with 156 digs (2.52 per set) and 19 service aces. Through 18 matches, she's recorded double-digit digs on nine occasions and double-figure digs in six matches while registering three double-doubles.
 
Presbyterian: Pacing the Blue Hose offense, junior setter Anna Baranski ranks second in the Big South in total assists—behind Upstate's Kamyla Vega David—passing out 533 helpers on the season, an average of 7.51 assists per set. She also leads the team's floor defense with 216 digs on the season, adding 58 kills, 17 total blocks, and seven service aces to her totals. Entering the weekend, Baranski leads the Big South with 13 double-doubles on the season.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Following its split weekend, Upstate returns to its normal weekend schedule as it remains on the road to continue Big South play. The Spartans head to Radford and High Point for a pair of matches as the conference slate hits the rematch portion of the season.
 
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