MURFREESBORO, N.C.- Darby Boyd posts the program's fourth ever hat-trick and first in over a decade as the Valkyries post its third shutout in a row with a 6-0 victory over non-conference foe Chowan on Saturday afternoon.

Converse (4-4) jumped on the board just a 1:43 into the match by Darby Boyd (Nags Head, N.C.) for her first goal of the match beating the keeper 1v1.  Mariah Elliott (Tolland, Conn.) was credited with the assist.

Elliott found Boyd again in the 35' to give the Valkyries a 2-0 advantage.  Boyd put it on the top shelf far post.  Anyah Preston (Marshall, Mich.) posted her first collegiate goal in the 36' to lead the Valkyries to a 3-0 lead into the intermission.

Nicole Doolittle (Orlando, Fla.) posted a goal in the second straight match after beating the Chowan keeper to push the lead to 4-0.

Darby Boyd registered her third goal of the match in the 58' beating the keeper down the middle of the cage off the assist from Georgia Jones (Solihull, England).

Converse had the lead pushed to 6-0 after Chowan conceded an own goal in the 59'.

The Valkyries defense was solid against the Hawks keeping them from recording a shot.  Converse outshot the Hawks 30-0 with 19 shots on target.

Josee Waitrovich (Waupaca, Wisc.) picked up her fourth win of the season as the netminder didn't see much action on the afternoon.

Converse returns to the pitch on Tuesday, September 29 at 7pm against NAIA opponent Columbia.

Notes:

Boyd's hat-trick the program's first since Nov. 2, 2004.  Scoreless Streak up to 313:12 (343:54 is the record -2014).

1st goal of the match was the fourth fastest in program history at 1:43.