Rock Hill, S.C. – After coming back to win consecutive road matches in five sets with Charleston Southern last Friday and Presbyterian the next day, Winthrop Volleyball (5-11, 4-1 Big South) returns home for a season-high four straight matches.
 

Winthrop Volleyball Game Information
vs. USC Upstate	Friday, Oct. 13 | 6 p.m. (EST) | Watch | Live Stats
vs. UNC Asheville	Saturday, Oct. 14 | 2 p.m. (EST) | Watch | Live Stats
Location	Rock Hill, SC | Winthrop Coliseum
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Promotions	T-Shirt Giveaway (USC Upstate) | Breast Cancer Awareness Match (UNC Asheville)
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SERIES HISTORY VERSUS USC UPSTATE
This will be the 42^nd meeting between the programs, with Winthrop leading the series 36-5 and have won the last three matchups. The first meeting was in 1975 with Winthrop winning 2-0 on the way to capturing the first 19 matchups. Last season Winthrop won both encounters with the Spartans, with each match being a 3-0 sweep. USC Upstate went 6-23 (3-13 Big South Conference) in 2022.
 
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS UNC ASHEVILLE
This will be the 81^st meeting between the programs, with the series deadlocked at 40. Winthrop has won the previous four and 11 of the last 14 meetings between the two schools. The first meeting was in 1980 with the Eagles winning 2-0 on the way to taking the first eight and 19 of the first 27 meetings. The Eagles won both matches from the Bulldogs last season by scores of 3-0. UNC Asheville went 4-22 (1-15 Big South Conference) in 2022.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Eagles traveled to Charleston Southern on Friday and Presbyterian the next day.
• Down to their last play at Charleston Southern for the second straight year, the Eagles scored the final three points, captured a miraculous 3-2 victory over the Buccaneers, then rallied on the road for the second consecutive match, and handed Presbyterian their first conference loss by a final score of 3-2.
• The Eagles have won a season-high three matches in a row and are currently 3-3 in true road matches.
• With the victory over Presbyterian, Winthrop moves into sole possession of second place in the conference.
• Brookelynn Thomas won the Big South Conference Player of the Week award for matches played Oct. 2-8, announced by the league office Monday afternoon.
• Thomas led the Eagles in the two road matches this past weekend with 29 kills (2.90 per set), nine digs (0.90), seven blocks (0.70), 35.5 points (3.55 per set), and an overall hitting percentage of .386.
• She recorded 15 kills and a .290 clip, plus five blocks, four digs, and two service aces in a 3-2 victory at Charleston Southern on Friday.
• Thomas then hit .500 on 14 kills against one error, in addition to five digs and two blocks in another 3-2 match victory, this time at previously undefeated Presbyterian College.
• She turned in season highs for kills, aces and digs during the weekend.
• Thomas is Winthrop's 67th all-time Big South Player of the Week recipient and is the second time this season an Eagle has taken home the Player of the Week honor, with the most recent winner being Karli Shepherd on Sept. 18.

 BIG SOUTH WEEKLY HONORS

• Brookelynn Thomas-Big South Player of the Week (Oct. 9)

• Recorded 15 kills and a .290 clip, plus five blocks, four digs, and two service aces in a 3-2 victory at Charleston Southern
• Hit .500 on 14 kills against one error, in addition to five digs and two blocks in another 3-2 match victory at Presbyterian
• Overall hitting percentage of .386
• Had season highs for kills, aces and digs during the weekend

PROMOTIONAL NIGHT
The Eagles' matches this weekend will feature a T-Shirt Giveaway vs. USC Upstate while the UNC Asheville match will be the Breast Cancer Awareness Match.
 
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All but one of the home games during the 2023 season will air live on ESPN+. You can also catch select road games in Big South Conference play on ESPN+. To watch Big South games on ESPN+ you must have a subscription to ESPN+. For more information on how to subscribe, click here.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
The Eagles welcome Presbyterian and Charleston Southern next weekend to conclude Winthrop's season-high four-match home stand. Both matches will be on ESPN+.
 
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