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0
Winthrop WIN (2-4-1, 0-2-0)
4
Winner USC Upstate UPST (5-1-4, 2-0-0)
Winthrop WIN
(2-4-1, 0-2-0)
0
Final
4
USC Upstate UPST
(5-1-4, 2-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Winthrop WIN 0 0 0
USC Upstate UPST 0 4 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Career-High 12 Saves For Giarrizzi In Midweek Loss At Upstate

Spartanburg, S.C. – The Winthrop women's soccer team ended its three-game losing streak with a 4-0 loss at league-leading USC Upstate, Wednesday evening.
 
Winthrop (3-4-1, 0-2-0 Big South) 0, USC Upstate (5-1-4, 2-0-0 Big South) 4
Sept. 27, 2023 | County University Stadium
Scoring Summary
49' – UPSTATE – Russo (Armstrong)
49' – UPSTATE – Russo (unassisted)
61' – UPSTATE – Finn (Armstrong, Russo)
71' – UPSTATE – Russo (Baccelli, Armstrong)
Game Recap
  • The Eagles gave the ball away in the midfield in the 20th minute as Upstate countered quickly with a through ball to Dara Russo who had a one-on-one with the keeper inside the box but Izzy Giarrizzi came up with a big save to keep it scoreless
  • In the 23rd minute Russo dribbled past a defender in the box and fired a low shot toward the right corner but Giarrizzi was down for the diving save, not allowing a rebound
  • Giarrizzi finished with eight saves in the first half, but just the two she had to leave her feet for as she was well positioned on the others
  • A defensive giveaway from their own box proved costly for the Eagles as Paige Armstrong stole the ball and played a pass to Russo in the box
  • Russo then took a touch and placed a shot around a Winthrop defender into the left corner of the goal for the 1-0 lead in the 49th minute
  • Russo made it 2-0 less than a minute later when she fired a ball on frame from wide and outside the box that sailed over the head of Giarrizzi and fell into the back of the net
  • In the 54th minute Annabel Thomas ran onto a pass that split the Upstate defense as she crossed into the box with a free look at goal but her shot was turned away by the keeper and cleared
  • Spartans got their 3rd goal in the 61st minute as a long ball into the box fell at the feet of Armstrong as she fired a shot from just outside the six as Giarrizzi made a diving save but the rebound came right to Ashley Finn who placed a shot into the open net
Notables
  • This was just the second game this season the Eagles and their opponent were scoreless at the half (other was at ETSU in 1-0 loss)
  • Giarrizzi finished with a career-high 12 saves, out-performing her 11 save performance vs. Wofford in 2022
Looking Ahead
After a month away from home, the Eagles return to Eagle Field on Wednesday, Oct. 4 as they host Charleston Southern in their Big South home opener at 6 p.m.
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