SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Beginning a three-game road trip west of the Mississippi, USC Upstate women's basketball opens its expedition with a pair of matchups against ranked opponents—the first time in the program's Division I era (2007-pres.) with consecutive games against ranked foes—travelling to No. 20 Iowa State and No. 13 Kansas State, Tuesday and Thursday, respectively.
 
The Week's Matchups
December 3, 2024 | 7:30 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (2-7; 0-0 Big South) at No. 20 Iowa State (6-2; 0-0 Big 12)
Hilton Coliseum | Ames, Iowa
 
December 5, 2024 | 7:30 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (2-7; 0-0 Big South) at No. 13 Kansas State (7-1; 0-0 Big 12)
Bramlage Coliseum | Manhattan, Kan.
 
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Weekly Coaches Interview: Catch head coach Jason Williams weekly on Fox Sports Spartanburg every Monday at 8:30 a.m. ET.
 
How They Stack Up
vs. Iowa State
Records: USC Upstate (2-7; 0-0 Big South); Iowa State (6-2; 0-0 Big 12)
Series: Iowa State leads 1-0
Last Five Meetings: Nov. 16, 2014 (ISU 98; UPST 76)
 
vs. Kansas State
Records: USC Upstate (2-7; 0-0 Big South); Kansas State (7-1; 0-0 Big 12)
Series: First Meeting
Last Five Meetings: First Meeting
 
Last Times Out
November 30, 2024: Bellarmine 72; USC Upstate 64
November 30, 2024: Iowa State 75; MTSU 59
December 1, 2024: Kansas State 86; Central Arkansas 39
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: The lone Spartan to score in double-figures in all three contests last week, redshirt freshman guard Cassie Gallagher captured her second career Big South Freshman of the Week honors after averaging 13.0 points per game. She twice offered career-high scoring totals, culminating in a career-best 14 points versus Bellarmine Saturday. On the season, she averages 9.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while knocking down a team-high 16 three-pointers.
 
Iowa State: Ranked 18^th in the NCAA in scoring, sophomore forward Audi Crooks enters the new week averaging 20.5 points per game. In 41 career games, she's scored in double-figures in 40 consecutive games, including all eight games in 2024-25. She's scored 20-plus points in four of the past five games, including a season-high 33 points versus Drake on Nov. 24.
 
Kansas State: Heading the nation's second-best offense in regards to assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio, the Wildcats feature a pair of guards passing out 40-plus assists. Senior guard Serena Sundell totals 45 assists and sophomore guard Zyanna Walker tallies 43 helpers as the guards rank eighth and ninth, respectively, in the Big 12 in the category. Walker sports an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.07 and Sundell an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.81 on the year.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Concluding the team's three-game slate west of the Mississippi River, USC Upstate heads back to Iowa following a week-and-a-half break from competition. The Spartans head to Drake on Dec. 16 for the team's first-ever meeting with the Bulldogs.
 
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