Thursday's MatchUP
 
August 22, 2024 | 7:00 pm EST
Upstate vs. UNC Greensboro
UNCG Soccer Stadium | Greensboro, N.C.
 
How They Stack Up

Record ( USC Upstate (0-0; 0-0 Big South) vs. UNC Greensboro (0-0; 0-0 SoCon)
 
Players to Watch
Upstate: The Spartans began the season with an exhibition game against USC Lancaster and will open the regular season against UNC Greensboro. Upstate returns 25 players, three of which were key scorers. Both Adrian Panaite and Dzenan Cerimagic each come off a freshman season with three goals and two assists. Ezra Hoffman was another key scorer for the Spartans, totaling two goals and two assists. Cooper Jennings returns in goal for Upstate after racking up 79 saves last season. Preseason All-Conference defender Elijah Jackson returns to the backline for the Spartans, alongside Carson Hickok and Anthony Cox. Jackson and Hickok each played over 1,000 minutes last season.
 
UNCG: UNC Greensboro began the 2024 season with three exhibition games. The game against Upstate will also be their season opener. UNCG went 2-10-5 overall and 1-2-2 in conference play in the 2023 season. Returning for UNCG is leading goal scorer Arnaud Tattevin, who scored 7 goals last season. UNCG has brought in three new goalkeepers for the 2024 season.
 
UP Next for the Spartans
The Spartans will play their home opener vs. East Tennessee State on Sunday, August 25th at 6:00 pm.