SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Hitting the road for the first time during Big South Conference play, USC Upstate women's basketball makes a short trek, continuing league play with a matchup against Presbyterian. The Spartans enter the meeting off the team's first conference bye, entering Wednesday's contest seeking a mark on the positive side of their league ledger.
 
Wednesday's Matchup
January 8, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (3-11; 0-1 Big South) at Presbyterian (2-13; 0-2 Big South)
Templeton Center | Clinton, S.C.
 
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How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (3-11; 0-1 Big South); Presbyterian (2-13; 0-2 Big South)
Series: Presbyterian leads 9-8
Last Five Meetings: Feb. 28, 2024 (PC 47; UPST 43); Jan. 31, 2024 (UPST 62; PC 58); Feb. 22, 2023 (UPST 61; PC 56); Jan. 18, 2023 (PC 82; UPST 53); Feb. 16, 2022 (UPST 80; PC 67)
 
Last Times Out
January 2, 2025: Winthrop 63; USC Upstate 54
January 4, 2025: Gardner-Webb 62; Presbyterian 58
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: For the third time in seven instances of the honor being handed out this season, redshirt freshman guard Cassie Gallagher captured Big South Freshman of the Week honors, the most of any league player in 2024-25. She poured in a career-high scoring total for the second straight contest with 18 points against Winthrop, leading all league freshmen in scoring during conference play.
 
Presbyterian: Posting a pair of games pulling in double-digit rebounds to push her streak of such games to five, senior guard Paige Kindseth ranks second in the Big South in rebounding during conference play, averaging 13.0 boards per contest. Saturday against Gardner-Webb, she notched her fourth double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Continuing its two-game road stint in the opening weeks of Big South play, USC Upstate hits the road Saturday for a venture to the Commonwealth of Virginia, meeting Radford. The Spartans and Highlanders tip at 2 p.m. ET.
 
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