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Women's Soccer

Valkyries Win Battle Against Belmont Abbey

Box Score

SPARTANBURG, S.C.- Regionally ranked Converse nets two second half goals upend Belmont Abbey and keeps title hopes alive. Valkyries defeated Crusaders 2-0 on Breast Cancer Awareness night, Saturday evening.

Converse (12-2-1, 7-1-1 CC) cashed in on its counter attack in the 77'.  Sydnie Hickey (Baltimore, Md.) cleared the ball out of the Valkyrie box up to midfield.  Alex Marquez (West Hill, Calif.) received the clear, dribbled past a defender and ripped a shot passed the Belmont Abbey (8-6-2, 7-3 CC) keeper outside the 18 yard box to put the Valkyries up 1-0.

Converse's attack did not stop there.  Ten minutes later, Georgia Jones (Solihull, England) rips a shot from the middle of the box after receiving a pass from Bethany Spivey (Greensboro, N.C.) and Ella Ritchie (Wirksworth, England).  Jones scored her sixth goal of the season.

Both team's defensive units kept the attacks at bay sending the match into the second half scoreless.

Belmont Abbey outshot Converse 21-10.  Savannah Humphries (Spartanburg, S.C.) picked up the win in goal for the Valkyries keeping the ball out of the back of the net and racked up seven saves.

Converse continues its home stand to end the regular season, taking on Southern Wesleyan, Oct. 28 at 6pm.

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Players Mentioned

Alex Marquez

#7 Alex Marquez

F
Freshman
Sydnie Hickey

#4 Sydnie Hickey

F
5' 5"
Senior
Townson H.S.
Savannah Humphries

#21 Savannah Humphries

GK
5' 7"
Freshman
Boiling Springs H.S.
Georgia Jones

#10 Georgia Jones

M
5' 3"
Junior
Solihull College
Ella Ritchie

#9 Ella Ritchie

F
5' 7"
Freshman
Anthony Gell School
Bethany Spivey

#20 Bethany Spivey

D
5' 7"
Junior
Caldwell Academy

Players Mentioned

Alex Marquez

#7 Alex Marquez

Freshman
F
Sydnie Hickey

#4 Sydnie Hickey

5' 5"
Senior
Townson H.S.
F
Savannah Humphries

#21 Savannah Humphries

5' 7"
Freshman
Boiling Springs H.S.
GK
Georgia Jones

#10 Georgia Jones

5' 3"
Junior
Solihull College
M
Ella Ritchie

#9 Ella Ritchie

5' 7"
Freshman
Anthony Gell School
F
Bethany Spivey

#20 Bethany Spivey

5' 7"
Junior
Caldwell Academy
D