Saturday's MatchUP
October 26, 2024 | 7:00 pm
Upstate vs. Gardner-Webb
County University Soccer Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C.
Live Stream | Live Stats

**Senior Night **
Meghan Groah, Palina Jordan, Adrianna Pepe, Nya Baccelli, Payton Porter, and Alexa Martinos will all be honored before the match.

How They Stack Up
Record ( USC Upstate (7-4-4; 4-1-2 Big South) vs. Gardner-Webb (4-10-4; 1-3-3 Big South)
Series: Upstate trails in the series, 3-13-2.
Last Five Meetings: Sept. 30, 2023 (W, 2-1); Oct. 26, 2022 (T, 0-0); Oct. 20, 2021 (L, 3-0); Apr. 8, 2021 (W, 2-1 [2OT]); Oct. 19, 2019 (L, 3-2)
 
Players to Watch

Upstate: Nya Baccelli leads Upstate in goals with eight. Dara Russo sits just behind Baccelli in goals with 7. Russo leads the team in assists with five, points (19), shots (46), and shots on goal (21). Margret Edda Bjarnadottir earned her first career brace against Charleston Southern, helping the Spartans past the Buccaneers.  Paige Armstrong also found the back of the net against Charleston-Southern, netting her fourth goal of the season. Goalkeeper Meghan Groah now has 35 saves. Upstate will be playing for a chance to be named Big South Regular Season Champions.

Gardner-Webb: Anya Tribune, Abby Clark, and Livi Tanzer all lead the way for the Bulldogs with three goals. Tribune leads in shots (27) and shots on goal (17). Defender Lea Gossett has played 1,607 minutes on the backline this season. Starting goalkeeper Stephania Liu has 112 saves on the season.

Big South Standings:
USC Upstate (7-4-4; 4-1-2 Big South)
High Point (7-6-3; 4-2-1 Big South)
Radford (7-3-5; 2-1-3 Big South)
Presbyterian (7-4-4; 2-1-3 Big South)
Charleston Southern (5-5-3; 2-2-1 Big South)
Longwood (3-9-5; 2-2-3 Big South)
Gardner-Webb (4-10-4; 1-3-3 Big South)
UNC Asheville (3-10-1; 1-3 Big South)
Winthrop (3-7-4; 0-3-4 Big South)


UP Next for the Spartans
The Spartans will have all eyes ahead on the Big South Women's Soccer Tournament, starting on November 2^nd.

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