SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — South Carolina Upstate defeated South Carolina State 78-69 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Monday night at the G.B. Hodge Center. The Spartans led by just two points at halftime but used a 20-point third quarter to pull away for the win. Aubrie Kierscht led all scorers with 26 points for Upstate. Shaunice Reed paced the Bulldogs with 22 points in the losing effort. South Carolina State fell to 2-2 on the season, while South Carolina Upstate improved to 2-3.