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Winthrop WIN (3-9-1, 0-4-0)
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Winner USC Upstate UPST (8-2-3, 4-0-0)
Winthrop WIN
(3-9-1, 0-4-0)
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Final
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USC Upstate UPST
(8-2-3, 4-0-0)
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Team 1 2 F
Winthrop WIN 0 1 1
USC Upstate UPST 3 2 5

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Falls to USC Upstate in Spartanburg

Spartanburg, S.C. – Winthrop women's soccer fell on the road to conference leader USC Upstate on Saturday afternoon, 5-1.
 
USC Upstate (8-2-3, 4-0 Big South) 5 , Winthrop (3-9-1, 0-4 Big South) 1
 
Scoring Summary
9:27 – USC UPSTATE – Lily MacCausland 
20:25 – USC UPSTATE – Liana Bryant 
40:03 – USC UPSTATE – Jasmyn Mitchner (Cansu Kara) 
52:09 – USC UPSTATE – Lily MacCausland 
61:15 – USC UPSTATE – Liana Bryant 
67:03 – WINTHROP – Amalie Steen (Penalty Kick)
 
Game Recap
  • At 9:27, Zaria Winston's shot for Winthrop went wide, and USC Upstate quickly responded.
  • Mia Ruffalo saved two shots from Liana Bryant before Lily MacCausland scored at 13:55, giving USC Upstate a 1-0 lead.
  • Bryant extended the Spartans' lead to 2-0 with her goal at 20:25. Ruffalo made another save on Jasmyn Mitchner's attempt at 25:35 as USC Upstate continued its offensive pressure.
  • Winthrop held USC Upstate off the board during a stretch that featured two shots and two corner kicks from 33:27 to 39:56.
  • However, Mitchner scored from a Cansu Kara assist at 40:03, sending USC Upstate into halftime with a 3-0 advantage.
  • Ruffalo saved another shot from Bryant at 48:52, but USC Upstate's MacCausland scored again at 52:09, pushing the lead to 4-0.
  • The Eagles created opportunities, with shots from Ashley Ross, Sophia Balliet, and Kinsie Kulig, and a corner kick, but Bryant scored again for USC Upstate at 61:15 to extend the lead to 5-0.
  • A weather delay with 28 minutes remaining halted play for about an hour.
  • Winthrop resumed pressure with shots from Balliet and Ross and a corner, leading to Amalie Steen converting a penalty kick at 67:03, narrowing the deficit to 5-1.
  • USC Upstate continued to press, earning two late corner kicks and forcing a save from Ruffalo at 87:45, sealing the 5-1 victory.
Notables
  • Amelie Steen scored Winthrop's lone goal with a penalty kick, and Ruffalo recorded seven saves while playing the full 90 minutes.
  • Sophia Balliet and Ashley Ross each had two shots, leading the team.
Looking Ahead
The Eagles return to action on Wednesday, Oct. 14, hosting Presbyterian College at 6 p.m. at Eagle Field in Rock Hill, S.C.
 
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