SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Closing the non-conference portion of the team's 2025-26 slate, USC Upstate women's basketball returns to the road following the conclusion of its three-game homestand, making a trip to the Queen City for a meeting with Queens. The Spartans and Royals meet for the fourth straight season, dating back to the 2022-23 campaign, while wrapping Upstate's non-conference schedule for the second time.
 
Saturday's Matchup
December 20, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (5-8; 0-0 Big South) vs. Queens (5-5; 0-0 ASUN)
Curry Arena | Charlotte, N.C.
 
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How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (5-8; 0-0 Big South); Queens (5-5; 0-0 ASUN)
Series: Queens leads 3-0
Last Five Meetings: Nov. 22, 2024 (QUC 65; UPST 58); Nov. 17, 2023 (QUC 61; UPST 51); Dec. 20, 2022 (QUC 69; UPST 48)
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: One of five double-figure scorers and one of three recording their first career double-figure scoring game Wednesday versus Agnes Scott, freshman guard Kinley Paterson dropped a career-high 12 points against the Scotties. The game marked the third consecutive to see Paterson post a career-best scoring mark and saw her dish out a career-high nine assists, against zero turnovers. Paterson enters Saturday's game averaging 3.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.
 
Queens: Entering play carrying a streak of six straight double-figure scoring games, sophomore forward Brenae Jones-Grant represents the Royals' leading scorer, ranking second in the ASUN in scoring at 15.1 points per game. The Cleveland State transfer also paces the ASUN on the glass, averaging a league-best 8.7 rebounds per game. Jones-Grant also ranks 13^th in the NCAA and tops in the ASUN in field goal percentage, shooting 60.8 percent (59-of-97) from the field.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
On the road to begin Big South play for the second time since joining the league ahead of the 2018-19 season, USC Upstate travels to the Lowcountry for a meeting with Charleston Southern on Dec. 31. The Spartans' and Buccaneers' third meeting to open league play features a 3 p.m. ET tip-off.
 
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