Gearing Up for Postseason, Women's Soccer Faces Longwood in Big South Championship Semifinal Match

Big South Women's Soccer Championship
Semifinal Game
November 6, 2025 | 7:00 pm
#2 Upstate vs. #3 Longwood
Matthews Sportsplex | Matthews, N.C.
Live Stream | Live Stats

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How They Stack Up
Record: (USC Upstate (10-6-1; 6-2-0 Big South) vs. Longwood (9-7-2 5-3-0 Big South)
Series: This will be the 10th meeting between each team.
Last Five Meetings: Feb. 21, 2021 (T,1-1 [2OT]), Oct. 16, 2021 (L, 5-0); Oct. 08, 2022 (W, 3-1); Oct. 5, 2024 (W, 2-1); Oct. 11, 2025 (W, 2-0)

Players to Watch
Upstate: The Spartans enter this match after earning seven all-conference awards. The Big South Forward of the Year Riley O'Bryan leads the team in points with 16 behind seven goals and two assists. Dara Russo and Paige Armstrong each have six goals and three assists. Savannah Noll and Catarina Dantas have been strong along the backline for the Spartans.

Longwood: Sam Fischer leads the Lancers with seven goals and two assists. Meghan Piazza adds five goals, including the game-winning goal in the tournament quarterfinal game. Goalkeeper Sara Curtis has 66 saves on the season.

UP Next for the Spartans
With a win, the Spartans will advance to the championship game on Sunday, November 9 at 1:00 pm. They will face the winner of the #1 Radford vs. #4 High Point semifinal game.

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Players Mentioned

Paige Armstrong

Catarina Dantas

Savannah Noll

Riley O'Bryan

Dara Russo

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