CLINTON, S.C. - The Presbyterian College women's soccer team (0-6-0) heads north on Interstate 26 to battle the USC Upstate Spartans (1-7-0) on Sunday afternoon at County University Stadium. The Blue Hose will look for their first win of the season as they wrap up the non-conference portion of their schedule.
USC Upstate enters Sunday with a 1-7-0 record after falling to Wofford on Friday night, 2-0. The Spartans opened their season with a 1-0 double-overtime victory over VMI and have lost their last seven, scoring their last goal three matches ago against UNC Asheville on August 30. Michelle Calmeyn leads the team with a goal and an assist.
PC holds a 5-0 edge in the series, never losing to USC Upstate since the first meeting in 2002. The Blue Hose have not allowed a goal to the Spartans in the last three contests, holding a total 8-1 scoring edge. PC edged Upstate last season at home for its first win of the season, 2-0, on goals from Sara Simpson and Kelly Kozera
PC dropped a home contest against Jacksonville on September 6, a match that came to a halt for two hours due to lightning in the area. Alice Blackwell tied the game at 1-1 with a penalty shot goal in the 65th minute, but two more scores from the Dolphins gave the visitors a 3-1 win.
PC will play its next four matches against Virginia teams and begins Big South Conference play on the road with a pair of matchups, beginning at Liberty on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Blue Hose then take on Longwood before hosting Radford and VMI.
