Thursday's MatchUp
September 4, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Upstate vs. Furman
Spartanburg, S.C.  | County University Soccer Stadium
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How They Stack Up
Record: (USC Upstate (2-3-0; 0-0-0 Big South) vs. Furman (4-1-0; 0-0-0 SoCon)
Series: This is the 13th meeting between the teams. Upstate trails the series 1-10-1 overall.
Last five matchups:  Sept. 1, 2016 (FUR 2; UPST 0), Aug. 18, 2017 (FUR 6; UPST 0); Sept. 8, 2022 (UPST 2; FUR 1), Aug. 27, 2023 (FUR 1; UPST 1), Sept. 8, 2024 (FUR 2; UPST 0)

Players to Watch

Upstate: Forward Dara Russo netted her second goal of the season against Queens on Sunday. She leads the team in shots (11) and shots on goal (8), followed by Paige Armstrong and Caroline Simpkins with six shots, two being on target.

Furman: Emma Sexton and Jaleah Simmons both lead the Paladins in goals (3) and assists (1). Goalkeeper Reese DeJong has collected 17 saves on the season so far, including two shutouts.
 
UP Next for the Spartans
The Spartans travel to Virginia, playing VMI on Sunday, September 7^th at 1:00 pm.
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