Box Score MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Valkyries dominated the Hawks of Chowan University Sunday afternoon taking a 10-1 lead in the first period. The Hawks would fight back but it wouldn't be enough to stop the Valkyries, ultimately defeating Chowan 14-2. Chowan is now 2-5 overall while the Valkyries are now 3-5 overall.
The lone scorer for Chowan was Mackenzie Reid with two goals. Leading with ground balls was Charisse Wilcox with four. Splitting time in the goal was Haley Haggard who allowed ten goals and had seven saves and Rachel Cramer who allowed four goals with nine saves.
Chowan was 8 for 12 for clears while the Valkyries were 9 for 9 on the afternoon. Converse dominated draw controls with a total of 13 while Chowan only picked up 6.
For the Valkyries leading in offense was Chelsea Worrell with four goals, teammates Laura Starkes contributed three, Jordy Taylor and Rachel Halley with two, and Amelia Helm, Jennifer Barksdale, andDeena Kasmarik with one each. Worrell also picked up four ground balls, while teammate Emma Murphy dominated draw controls with four. The Valkyries also split time in the goal with Alex Gurecki giving up two goals with three saves and Sandra Ponce with three saves to finish up the game.
The Valkyries will travel to Newberry on Wednesday, March 12th the take on the Wolves at 5:00 PM.
