Weekend Matchups
October 17, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (11-7; 4-1 Big South) vs. Radford (7-12; 3-2 Big South)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
October 18, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (11-7; 4-1 Big South) vs. High Point (7-8; 4-1 Big South)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
TV: ESPN+ (Friday only) | Via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN App
 
How They Stack Up
vs. Radford
Records: USC Upstate (11-7; 4-1 Big South); Radford (7-12; 3-2 Big South)
Series: Radford leads 10-4
Last Five Meetings: Oct. 25, 2024 (UPST 3; RAD 1); Oct. 12, 2024 (RAD 3; UPST 2); Oct. 20, 2023 (UPST 3; RAD 0); Oct. 7, 2023 (RAD 3; UPST 1); Nov. 11, 2022 (RAD 3; UPST 0)
 
vs. High Point
Records: USC Upstate (11-7; 4-1 Big South); High Point (7-8; 4-1 Big South)
Series: High Point leads 8-0
Last Five Meetings: Oct. 26, 2024 (HPU 3; UPST 0); Oct. 11, 2024 (HPU 3; UPST 2); Oct. 21, 2023 (HPU 3; UPST 0); Oct. 6, 2023 (HPU 3; UPST 0); Oct. 20, 2022 (HPU 3; UPST 0; win vacated by NCAA COI)
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: The reigning Big South Player of the Week, senior middle blocker Ady O'Grady begins the weekend as the conference's highest scorer and most efficient attack, leading the league in points per set (4.20) and hitting percentage (.389). She leads the Big South in total kills, posting 244 on the season as she continues her chase for 1,000 career kills—she enters the weekend with 919. O'Grady complements her attack totals with 57 total blocks, an average of 0.83 blocks per set.
 
Radford: The lone weekly award winner for the Highlanders this season, freshman right-side hitter Olivia Ryno—brought home a Freshman of the Week nod on Oct. 6—paces her team in kills, entering the weekend. She posts 143 kills on the year, averaging 2.55 kills per set behind a .147 hitting efficiency. She's recorded double-digit kills on eight occasions, including in each of her last four Big South contests, topping out at a career-best 22 terminations versus Winthrop on Oct. 4.
 
High Point: Freshman middle blocker Maya Bukovcan enters the weekend as one of two, sharing the honor with Upstate's freshman outside hitter Summer Kohler, Big South Freshman of the Week selections this week. She ranks second in the Big South in total blocks and blocks per set, posting 73 total blocks at an average of 1.26 blocks per set this season. She contributes 133 kills offensively behind a .383 hitting efficiency, placing second in the league in the latter category.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Returning to the road, USC Upstate begins the rematch portion of the team's Big South Conference slate next week with trip to Charleston Southern and Presbyterian. The Spartans and Buccaneers meet at 6 p.m. ET Friday before the Spartans and Blue Hose engage at 2 p.m. ET Saturday.
 
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