Friday's Matchup
November 14, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (14-12; 7-6 Big South) vs. UNC Asheville (9-17; 6-7 Big South)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
TV: ESPN+ | WYCW-TV (Ingles NEXSTAR Game of the Week)
 
How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (14-12; 7-6 Big South) vs. UNC Asheville (9-17; 6-7 Big South)
Series: UNC Asheville leads 12-11
Last Five Meetings: Sep. 26, 2025 (AVL 3; UPST 2); Nov. 16, 2024 (UPST 3; AVL 1); Nov. 12, 2024 (UPST 3; AVL 2); Nov. 11, 2023 (AVL 3; UPST 1); Sep. 23, 2023 (UPST 3; AVL 0)
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: Helping Upstate sweep the Big South weekly awards for the first time since joining the league, freshman libero Sophia Overholt brought home the league's Libero and Freshman of the Week accolades. She led all league players in total digs and digs per set, scooping up 54 digs at an average of 6.75 per set. She dug up a career-best 36 digs versus Gardner-Webb, the best total in a single match by a Big South player this season. Overholt enters the weekend ranked fourth in the Big South in total digs with 440, an Upstate record for single-season digs by a freshman.
 
UNC Asheville: Sitting just ahead of Overholt on the Big South's total digs leaderboard, fifth-year senior Michelle Thao collects 469 digs on the year, ranking 21^st in the NCAA in the category. She's collected double-digit digs in 24 matches this season, entering Friday's match with double-digit digs in four straight matches. Thrice she's dug up 30 or more balls in a single match, all three matches surrounding the Spartans' and Bulldogs' first bout this season.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
With the regular season completed, USC Upstate turns its attention to postseason play and the 2025 Big South Volleyball Championship to be played from Nov. 21-23 at the Millis Center in High Point, N.C. Dependent on seeding, the Spartans begin play at the event at either 3 p.m. or 6 p.m. ET on Nov. 21.
 
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