SPARTANBURG, S.C. – On a bright and sunny day in Spartanburg the Mount Olive Trojans ruined a pair of special moments for the Converse University seniors as they won 2-0 at newly renovated Fulp Field on Saturday afternoon.
It did not take long for Mount Olive (12-0-2, 9-0-1 CC) to get on the scoreboard with a goal in the fifth minute of the contest. Ashley Kerekes found Olivia Womack for the Trojans first goal of the contest. For the majority of the half the Valkyries defense was able to hold off the Mount Olive offense as they limited the Trojans to just five total shots in the period.
Following a straight red card to Ashley Lindsey the Trojans regrouped and began to play a man down for the remainder of the game. Then in the 39
th minute of the contest the Trojans offense broke through a second time with a goal by Nya Baccelli.
Coming out of the halftime break the Valkyries faced an up hill climb to try and get back in the contest.
Hanna Chappell picked up a yellow card in the 69
th minute of the contest, while
Shelby McCutchen earned a card in the 86
th minute of the game. The Valkyries stood strong and shutout the Trojans offense in the second half, despite being outshot 12-1 in the second half.
Next Up:
Converse will host their final home match of the season on Wednesday evening against Emmanuel College. Kickoff is slated for 5:00 p.m. at Hayden Abney Fulp Field.
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