Spartanburg, S.C. – Winthrop women's soccer fell 1-0 at USC Upstate, Saturday evening in Big South Conference action.
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Winthrop (4-8-2, 1-6-1 Big South) 0, USC Upstate (9-4-3, 6-2-0 Big South) 1
Oct. 22, 2022 | County University Soccer Stadium
Scoring Summary
6' – USC UPSTATE – McKnight (Rangel, Sanders)
Game Recap
- The difference in the game came in the 6th minute when Alaina McKnight scored off a corner kick
- Izzy Giarrizzi was tested just 1:17 into the game but made the save on the shot to the lower left corner
- Giarrizzi made another save in the 26th minute on a shot to the upper right corner
- Winthrop's Lauren Kelly had a chance in the 32nd minute but her shot was saved by Cora Brendle
- Kelly had another chance in the 59th minute as her shot was low but right at Brendle who held on for the save
- Giarrizzi made four more shots over the final 30 minutes of the game to keep it a one goal match
Notables
- USC Upstate finished with a 16-6 advantage in shots and 7-3 in shots on goal
- Giarrizzi finished with six saves while Brendle finished with three
- This was the first one-goal match between the two teams since the Eagles won 2-1 at home in 2017 and just the third one-goal game in nine meetings all-time
Looking Ahead
Winthrop will conclude the regular season on Wednesday, Oct. 26 when it hosts Charleston Southern at 6 p.m.
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