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Valkyries Fight, Falls To Belmont Abbey In Semis

Box Score

BELMONT, N.C.- Converse fell to the top seeded Belmont Abbey in the semi-finals for the second time in successive seasons with a 2-0 defeat on Thursday afternoon.  Converse ends the season with a 12-7-1 record while Belmont Abbey improved to 16-2-1.

Converse came out of the gate with a dangerous shot in the first minute of the match.  Alex Marquez (West Hills, Calif.) went on a break away but found the post and spun away.

Two minutes later Belmont Abbey's keeper took an errant pass and sent the ball up the right side of the pitch.  The Crusader's attack led to a goal in the 3'.  

Both teams battled back and forth the remaining minutes of the first stanza but Converse couldn't find the equalizer and kept Belmont Abbey out of the back of the net.

Once again Converse came out of the break with a dangerous shot but Darby Boyd's (Nags Head, N.C.) shot sailed to the right.

Belmont Abbey would add to the goal count in the 47'.  Abbey sent in a corner kick and found the head of the Crusader Shelton.  Shelton headed the ball over to Lang for the goal in the near post for a 2-0 advantage.

The Crusaders tried to make it 3-0 in the 52' but Savannah Humphries (Boiling Springs, S.C.) kept the Abbey 1v1 attack at bay with a great diving save coming off the line in the middle of the box.

Humphries made another great save in the 88' when C. Coutinho sent a curling ball into the far post but was snatched out of the air by Humphries.

Humphries had six saves on the match.  Josee Waitrovich (Waupaca, Wisc.) allowed one goal and had four saves.

The group of seniors: Darby Boyd, Cimone Francis, Georgia Jones, Natalie Johnson, Olivia Grose, Erika Hanson, Mikhaila Lisicki, and Bethany Spivey leave the program with the most wins in program history (42), most postseason victories (2), and the best winning percentage (54.5%)

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Players Mentioned

Darby Boyd

#2 Darby Boyd

F
5' 4"
Senior
First Flight H.S.
Cimone Francis

#3 Cimone Francis

D
5' 9"
Senior
Holy Trinity Catholic
Olivia Grose

#15 Olivia Grose

F
5' 5"
Senior
Milford H.S.
Erika Hanson

#16 Erika Hanson

F
5' 4"
Senior
Point Loma H.S.
Savannah Humphries

#1 Savannah Humphries

GK
5' 7"
Sophomore
Boiling Springs H.S.
Natalie Johnson

#12 Natalie Johnson

M
5' 3"
Senior
Beauchamp College
Georgia Jones

#10 Georgia Jones

M
5' 3"
Senior
Solihull College
Mikhaila Lisicki

#19 Mikhaila Lisicki

M
5' 9"
Senior
Gilbert H.S.
Alex Marquez

#7 Alex Marquez

F
5' 3"
Junior
El Camino Real Charter H.S.
Bethany Spivey

#20 Bethany Spivey

D
5' 7"
Senior
Caldwell Academy
Josee Waitrovich

#99 Josee Waitrovich

GK
5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Middle Tennessee

Players Mentioned

Darby Boyd

#2 Darby Boyd

5' 4"
Senior
First Flight H.S.
F
Cimone Francis

#3 Cimone Francis

5' 9"
Senior
Holy Trinity Catholic
D
Olivia Grose

#15 Olivia Grose

5' 5"
Senior
Milford H.S.
F
Erika Hanson

#16 Erika Hanson

5' 4"
Senior
Point Loma H.S.
F
Savannah Humphries

#1 Savannah Humphries

5' 7"
Sophomore
Boiling Springs H.S.
GK
Natalie Johnson

#12 Natalie Johnson

5' 3"
Senior
Beauchamp College
M
Georgia Jones

#10 Georgia Jones

5' 3"
Senior
Solihull College
M
Mikhaila Lisicki

#19 Mikhaila Lisicki

5' 9"
Senior
Gilbert H.S.
M
Alex Marquez

#7 Alex Marquez

5' 3"
Junior
El Camino Real Charter H.S.
F
Bethany Spivey

#20 Bethany Spivey

5' 7"
Senior
Caldwell Academy
D
Josee Waitrovich

#99 Josee Waitrovich

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Middle Tennessee
GK