ORANGEBURG, SC—The South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs will host USC-Upstate in a non-conference matchup Monday (Dec. 12) at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Tipoff is 6 p.m.

In their last outing, South Carolina State (3-3) suffered a tough 67-62 defeat to Charleston Southern on the road. Graduate guard Bryeasha Blair and junior forward Jahmia Bradley led the Lady Bulldogs with 24 points each in the loss. Bradley also recording the games only double-double with 12 rebounds.

Meanwhile, USC-Upstate (4-6) dropped a ,91-33, decision to No.13 West Virginia on Saturday. Raven Jefferson leads the way for the Spartans with 12.7 ppg, 4.3 rebounds per game. Vanessa Agrusa and Riley Popplewell adds a little over 8.1 each.

Blair leads the Lady Bulldogs with an average of 22.3 points per game. Jahmia Bradley is the leading rebounder with 7.3 rebounds per game. Upstate leads the all-time series 3-2 following a 60-50 loss in Orangeburg on Nov. 25, 2014. Doug Robertson, Jr. is in his ninth season behind the bench at South Carolina State with a 104-135 record at the school.

Up next for South Carolina State will face Coastal Carolina on Friday (Dec. 16) in a non-conference matchup in Myrtle Beach, SC.

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