This Weekend's MatchUP 

October 5, 2024 | 3:30 p.m. ET   

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

Live Stats | Live Stream  
 

How They Stack Up  

Record: USC Upstate (3-3-3; 0-0-1 Big South) vs. Longwood (2-8-3; 1-1-1 Big South) 

Series: Upstate trails the series 2-4-1 overall 

Last Five Meetings: Oct. 14, 2023 (UPST 0; LWU 2); Oct. 8, 2022 (UPST 3; LWU 1); Oct. 16, 2021 (UPST 0; LWU 5); Feb. 21, 2021 (UPST 1; LWU 1 2OT); Oct. 12, 2019 (UPTST 0; LWU 3)  

 

Players to Watch  

USC Upstate: Dara Russo continues to lead the Spartans stats this season with five goals, four assists, 14 points, 30 shots, 16 shots on goal, and two game winning goals. Emily Rangel most recently scored her first goal of the season against Presbyterian on Wednesday night while Paige Armstrong scored her third of the season against the Blue Hose as well. Caitlyn Davis made her first start of the season in goal for Upstate on Wednesday night and has three saves so far this season. Meghan Groah has been Upstate primary goalkeeper with five game starts, 30 saves, a 1.18 goals against average, and a .833 save percentage.  

 

Longwood: Meghan Piazza leads the Lancers' stats on offense with two goals, one assist, five points, 23 shots, 13 shots on goal, and one game-winning goal. Sydney Robertson, Coryn Silberstein, and Remi Siner all sit with two goals each as well. Sara Curtis leads Longwood's goal keeping staff with 11 game starts, 39 saves, a 1.18 goals against average, and a .672 save percentage in a combined 945 minutes played.  

 

Recent Schedule Changes:  

Upstate vs. S.C. State: Oct. 9, Cancelled 

Upstate vs. Radford: Moved to Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 6:00 p.m. at Radford (Originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28th at Radford) 

 

Big South Standings:  

High Point (4-4-3; 1-0-1 Big South) 

Longwood (2-8-3; 1-1-1 Big South)\ 

Charleston Southern (4-3-2; 1-0 Big South) 

Gardner-Webb (2-8-3; 0-1-2 Big South) 

Radford (5-2-3; 0-0-1 Big South) 

Presbyterian (5-3-2; 0-0-1 Big South) 

USC Upstate (3-3-3; 0-0-1 Big South) 

Winthrop (3-5-1; 0-1-1 Big South) 

UNC Asheville (2-7-1; 0-0 Big South) 

 
  
UP Next for the Spartans   
Upstate packs the bus for the trip up north to take on the Highlanders of Radford University Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 6:00 p.m. 


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