11/9/2026 3:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C.– USC Upstate guard Grace Booth has been named the Big South Women's Basketball Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.
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Booth averaged 12.3 points and 11.7 rebounds across three games, highlighted by a career-high 18 rebounds in USC Upstate's season opener at Wake Forest. The junior scored in double figures in all three contests while adding five steals and three assists.
In her first game as a Spartan, Booth recorded 12 points and 18 rebounds, including 15 on the defensive glass, to help Upstate nearly upset the Demon Deacons. She followed with 11 points and nine rebounds, including four offensive boards, in an 82-51 win over Johnson before posting 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals in a 68-33 victory over Southern Wesleyan. For the week, Booth shot 36.1 percent from the field (13-of-36) and 78.6 percent from the free-throw line (11-of-14).
The Spartans return to action on Tuesday, November 10, traveling to Orangeburg, S.C. to face the Bulldogs of South Carolina State.
