RADFORD, Va. – Closing out a two-game road trip, Upstate Women's basketball traveled to Radford this afternoon for the third conference game of the season. The Spartans dropped this gritty contest 64-56.

For her third consecutive game, senior forward Rebekah Gordon reached double-digit scoring with 12 points. Gordon grabbed eight boards and finished the day at 75% from the charity stripe.

Sophomore guard Gracie Barnes finished the day with 11 markers and one steal, going a perfect 2-2 from the free throw line. Junior guard Jeni Levine had her fourth game of the season in double-digit scoring with 11 points, all while dishing out four assists. She earned a new season-high in made free-throw attempts with six.

Redshirt freshman Cassie Gallagher was the fourth Spartan in the double-digit scoring category, adding 10 points. She secured four boards and notched two assists.

Game Information
Score: Radford 64; USC Upstate 56
Records: USC Upstate (3-13; 0-3 Big South); Radford (4-12; 1-2 Big South)
Location: Dedmon Center | Radford, Va.

How It Happened
First Quarter

• Upstate controlled the opening tip and got their first points of the game from a layup made by Gwen Jenkins. Back-to-back three-pointers by Radford gave the Highlanders an 11-4 advantage at the quarter break

Second Quarter

• Cassie Gallagher made a three-pointer off an assist from Jeni Levine to get the offense going, and three other Spartans made three-pointers of their own. Gwen Jenkins made her second layup of the game.
• Battling back, the Spartans outscored the Highlanders 20-18, making the score at halftime 29-24.

Third Quarter

• Upstate wasted no time out of the halftime break, with AC Markham knocking a three off an assist from Gracie Barnes. A jumper by Rebekah Gordon followed by a Cassie Gallagher three-pointer cut the lead down to three.
• Radford went on an 11-6 run after the Spartans had cut it down to three. Layups from Ava Miller, Cassie Gallagher, and Rebekah Gordon kept cutting into the lead by the Highlanders, who found themselves up eight at the end of the quarter.

Fourth Quarter

• Gracie Barnes began the scoring with an and-one layup, cutting the deficit down to five. The Spartans went on a 5-3 run in the last two minutes of play but came up short of earning the win.

Notable

• This game is Jeni Levine's fourth in double-digit scoring
• This game marks Cassie Gallagher's tenth this season scoring in double figures. Having four consecutive games with 10 or more points marks the longest stretch of her career.
• Rebekah Gordon has reached double-digit scoring in seven out of 10 games this season.

Up Next for the Spartans
The Spartans return to the G.B. Hodge Center on Wednesday night for the I-26 rivalry matchup against UNC Asheville. Tip-off starts at  6:00 p.m. ET.  

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