SPARTANBURG, S.C. –South Carolina State women's basketball team returns to action Monday (Nov.17) versus USC Upstate inside the G.B. Hodge Center for a 7 p.m. ET start. 

Monday's Matchup
November 17, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (1-3; 0-0 Big South) vs. South Carolina State (2-1; 0-0 MEAC)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
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 How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (1-3; 0-0 Big South); South Carolina State (2-1; 0-0 MEAC)
Series: USC Upstate leads 9-2
Last Five Meetings: Nov. 13, 2024 (UPST 60; SCST 52); Nov. 20, 2023 (UPST 58; SCST 53); Nov. 16, 2021 (UPST 70; SCST 51); Dec. 14, 2019 (UPST 58; SCST 47); Nov. 28, 2018 (SCST 71; UPST 66)
 
Players to Watch
South Carolina State: One of four Bulldogs averaging double-figures in the scoring column this season, senior guard Mya Byrd heads the quartet at 14.7 points per game in 2025-26. She was one of three players scoring in double-figures against Georgia, dropping 12 points for her third straight double-figure scoring game. Byrd enters Monday's contest shooting 53.3 percent (16-of-30) from the floor, a total leading the MEAC, while shooting 41.2 percent (7-of-17) from beyond the arc.
 
USC Upstate: Leading the Spartans in rebounding for the third time through four games, redshirt junior forward Vera Söderblom corralled five rebounds versus No. 20 Kentucky last Wednesday. She paces Upstate on the glass, averaging 5.3 rebounds per contest, including a season-high nine versus Erskine on Nov. 6. Offensively, Söderblom shoots a team-best 44.4 percent (8-of-18) from the field, averaging 4.8 points per game on the young season.
 
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