SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The No. 6 Converse University field hockey team was left stunned on Saturday afternoon at Weisiger Stadium following a 2-1 loss to Mount Olive.

The loss snaps the longest overall winning streak and the longest home winning streak in the country. Mount Olive was the last team to defeat Converse a season ago and it's been almost two years since the Valkyries last lost at home. It was the Valkyries first home loss since moving to the on-campus facility a season ago.

In the opening moments of the first quarter the Valkyries had the first opportunity to score as Larissa Stanjeck forced a corner just 53 seconds into the game. Despite a pair of Lotte Kanters shots, the Valkyries were unable to capitalize on the early momentum. A few moments later the Trojans scored the first goal of the match off a corner opportunity.

The lead did not last long, however, as the Valkyries offense fought back and 90 seconds later Josephine Jense found Stanjeck for the equalizer. For the next few minutes of game time the two squads went back-and-forth with neither team yielding an inch to the other. Then with three minutes to go in the opening period Mount Olive scored the opening goal.

It was a full-on slugfest between the two teams the remainder of the game as neither side put up another score the rest of the match. In fact, there were only three total shots between the two teams in the entire second half.   

Game Leaders:
Goals Scored – Larissa Stanjeck (1)
 
Assists – Josephine Jense (1)
 
Saves – Anita Planella (4)
 
Next Up:
The Valkyries will travel to Coker tomorrow afternoon for a non-conference matchup against the Cobras. For all the latest information on the Converse Field Hockey team log onto govalkyries.com.
 
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