USC Upstate women's basketball accepts invitation to WNIT, will host College of Charleston

USC Upstate women’s basketball has accepted an invitation to the WNIT as an automatic qualifier and will play host 7 p.m. Thursday to the College of Charleston.

USC Upstate (16-15) made it to the Big South Conference semifinals before losing to Radford, 61-45. Other teams that have accepted invitations to the WNIT are UNC Greensboro (21-11) of the Southern Conference and Southern Indiana (24-6) of the Ohio Valley Conference.

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The Spartans have been led in scoring this season by graduate transfers Trinity Johnson (10.5 points per game) and Isabell West (10.3 points and 6.8 rebounds). Jason WIlliams is in his second season as coach.

First-round WNIT games will be held Wednesday through Friday, second round March 23-26, third round March 27-29, quarterfinals March 30-April 1, semifinals on April 2-3 and the championship is 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6, on CBS Sports Network.