SPARTANBURG, S.C. – It will be a night that goes down in the books as the Converse University men's soccer program was crowned the Conference Carolinas Regular Season Champions, their first in program history, after defeating Erskine 4-1 on Tuesday night. The Valkyries improve to 10-1-2 overall and 8-0-1 in conference play while the Flying Fleet falls to 1-11-1 overall and 1-7-1 in conference action.
 
Converse was on fire tonight, out shooting Erskine 23-1. The shooting clinic was headlined by Hayden Gensler as he had five shots, three shots on goal, one goal and one assist during the win. Gensler was followed by Sinan Kilincarslan who took four shots.
 
Johannes Haden, Kyle Lewis and Joel Houston each got their chance to shine as they all scored a goal while Maximilian Seiwald, Haden, Gensler and Jonathan Schrader each had assists.
 
First Half Notes:

• 3^rd minute – Shot by Gensler, saved by Evan Zizek.
• 8^th minute – Goal by Gensler, assisted by Haden.
• 11^th minute – Goal by Haden, assisted by Gensler.
• 13^th minute – Shot by Felix Frenz.
• 14^th minute – Shot by Sergi Quixal.
• 17^th minute – Shot by Lewis, saved by Zizek.
• 17^th minute – Shot by Kilincarslan, out left.
• 20^th minute – Shot by Gensler, out top.
• 32^nd minute – Shot by Quixal, saved by Zizek.
• 38^th minute – Shot by Tobias Bruecher, saved by Zizek.
• 40^th minute – Goal by Houston, assisted by Schrader.
• 43^rd minute – Shot by Frenz, out top.

Second Half Notes:

• 53^rd minute – Shot by Kilincarslan, out top.
• 58^th minute – Shot by Bruecher, saved by Zizek.
• 60^th minute – Shot by Jaxon Keene, saved by Zizek.
• 63^rd minute – Shot by Maurice Niklos, saved by Zizek.
• 63^rd minute – Shot by Keene, out right.
• 65^th minute – Shot by Kilincarslan, out left.
• 65^th minute – Shot by Kilincarslan, out top.
• 70^th minute – Goal by Lewis, assisted by Seiwald.
• 72^nd minute – Goal by Roman De Leon.
• 79^th minute – Shot by Gensler, out top right.
• 80^th minute – Shot by Owen Collins, out top.

 
Next Up:
Converse will have their last road game of the regular season at Mount Olive on Saturday, October 15.
 
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