USC Upstate Wins Outright Women's Soccer Regular-Season Championship
USC Upstate won the Big South Conference regular-season championship on Wednesday, as the Spartans capped off their conference campaign with a 4-0 victory over Gardner-Webb at Greene-Harbison Field to secure the No. 1 seed in next week's conference championship tournament. In other action, UNC Asheville defeated Winthrop to secure the No. 2 seed, while High Point downed Charleston Southern.
USC UPSTATE 4, GARDNER-WEBB 0 | BOX SCORE | RECAP
The Spartans were led offensively by Jasmyn Mitchner, who recorded a brace, while Annabelle Wunderlich delivered a four-point performance with a goal and two assists. Liana Bryant also found the back of the net as Upstate overwhelmed the Runnin' Bulldogs with four unanswered goals.
UNC ASHEVILLE 2, WINTHROP 1 | BOX SCORE | RECAP
UNC Asheville Women's Soccer punched its ticket to the Big South Conference tournament with a 2-1 second half rally over Winthrop Wednesday night (Oct. 28) at Greenwood Field. The teams traded runs, possessions and chances throughout the first half, with Winthrop outshooting Asheville 7-4 and earning three corner kicks to Asheville's one in the opening half. Despite the back-and-forth action, the match went to the break scoreless. Along with the action on the pitch, the first half did feature a short bear delay as bears were spotted near the field in the final 15 minutes of the first half.
HIGH POINT 6, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 1 | BOX SCORE | RECAP
The High Point University women's soccer team dominated Vert Stadium on Wednesday night, defeating Charleston Southern 6-1 with help from Sabba Haghgoo's second hat trick of the season, all before halftime. Haghgoo has been a standout performer this season, becoming only the second individual in program history to record multiple hat tricks in a single season.