SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Continuing its string of games against regional Big South Conference rivals, USC Upstate women's basketball returns to the G.B. Hodge Center Wednesday, hosting Presbyterian for a 7 p.m. ET tip. Upstate seeks to snap a three-game Blue Hose winning streak, looking to tighten an 11-8 Presbyterian lead in the series.
 
Wednesday's Matchup
January 14, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (5-13; 0-4 Big South) vs. Presbyterian (2-14; 0-3 Big South)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
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How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (5-13; 0-4 Big South); Presbyterian (2-14; 0-3 Big South)
Series: Presbyterian leads 11-8
Last Five Meetings: Feb. 5, 2025 (PC 68; UPST 51); Jan. 8, 2025 (PC 59; UPST 58); Feb. 28, 2024 (PC 47; UPST 43); Jan. 31, 2024 (UPST 62; PC 58); Feb. 22, 2023 (UPST 61; PC 56)
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: Claiming the program's 21^st Big South Conference Freshman of the Week nod, freshman guard Kinley Paterson captured her first career honor after averaging 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.5 steals per game while shooting 46.2 percent from the field. As the calendar has turned to January, Paterson averages 7.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.7 steals per game, posting a 52.6 percent field goal percentage. Against Winthrop on Jan. 7, Paterson notched her second career double-figure scoring contest, dropping 10 points to pair with five assists, four rebounds, and a career-high four steals—the most in a single game by a Spartan since Dec. 2024.
 
Presbyterian: Averaging just shy of double-figures on the season, senior guard Ja'Cia Cunningham enters Wednesday's game as the Blue Hose's leading scorer, averaging 9.2 points per contest. She's notched two of her seven double-figure scoring games during Big South play, coming off a 13-point performance versus High Point on Jan. 7. She complements her scoring with 55 rebounds, 15 assists, 14 steals, and four blocks.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Following the team's first bye of the 2025-26 Big South Conference schedule, USC Upstate returns to action a week from Wednesday against UNC Asheville on Feb. 21. The first meeting of the Ingles I-26 Rivalry Series between the Spartans and Bulldogs features a 6:30 p.m. ET tip.
 
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