HIGH POINT, N.C.— After Hurricane Florence washed out its road matchup with Penn State, High Point University men's soccer gets back to work this Tuesday at USC Upstate at 7 p.m. The Panthers' contest with the Spartans opens conference-play for the Purple & White, as HPU looks to repeat as Big South regular season champions.

HPU suffered their first loss of the season last week, falling 2-1 to an Elon side that received votes in the most recent United Soccer Coaches top-25 poll. The Panthers look to continue their running success against the Spartans, going undefeated against Upstate since joining Division I men's soccer in 1999.

The Spartans enter their midweek contest on a two-game losing streak, with their lone win coming in a conference matchup with UNC Asheville. USC Upstate is the only team in the Big South to have already played three conference matches, opening 2018 with a loss to NC State.
 
High Point (4-1-0) at USC Upstate (1-3-0)
When: Tuesday, September 18, at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Spartanburg, S.C. | County University Soccer Stadium
All-Time Series: USC Upstate leads 5-3-1 | Match Notes
Last Meeting: Draw 1-1, on Sept. 16, 2017 in High Point, N.C.
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Live Stats: Presto Sports

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On the Panthers
• The Panthers have received Big South honors every week for the first month of the regular season; Siggi Benonysson - Attacking Player of the Week (Aug. 27), Ilias Kosmidis - Attacking Player of the Week (Sept. 4), Tony Pineda - Freshman of the Week (Sept. 4) and Bana Ganidekam - Attacking Player of the Week (Sept. 10)
• Ganidekam earned Big South Attacking Player of the Week after scoring the second brace of his career against UNCG (9/4) on the road, as the Panthers overcame a two-goal halftime deficit
• Benonysson is on a three-match point streak, collecting four assists during that span of time. No other player in the Big South have more helpers in 2018 (5)
• Senior defender Johnny Fenwick has played every minute for HPU in 2018, as the Panther defense has held opponents to an average of 1.40 goals scored per game
• High Point has reached the Big South tournament every year since they've joined Division I, winning its second regular season conference title in 2017
• HPU's 6.20 points per game currently rank 24th in all of Division I men's soccer, while its 1.37 goals against average is the top mark in the conference
 
On the Spartans
• USC Upstate has scored just four goals on the season, with four different scorers responsible for each tally
• The Spartans are the only team in the Big South to have played three conference games already, they've been outscored 10-1 in their last two losses to Campbell and Gardner-Webb
• Senior midfielder Cam Philpot currently leads the Big South with an average of two shots on goal per game, he owns one of USC Upstate's four goals in 2018 
 
Series Notes:
• The Panthers hold a 3-5-1 record against the Spartans all-time, but are 2-0-1 against Upstate since moving to Division I
• Last season's matchup ended in a 1-1 draw after 110 minutes of play, Fenwick earned an assist on a game-tying goal in the 74th minute
• HPU has outshot Upstate 31-18 over their last two meetings in 2017 and 2016
 
Coming Up Next:
• The Panthers continue Big South play at home this Saturday, hosting Gardner-Webb at 7 p.m. on September 22nd
• HPU has lost to the Bulldogs just once in program history, holding a 10-1-4 record against GWU all-time

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