The Matchup
Friday:
#8 Converse (15-2, 11-1 SAC) vs Lander (9-7, 6-6 SAC)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Weisiger Stadium
Time: 5:00 p.m.
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The Series
This will be the third meeting this season between Converse and Lander. The Valkyries are 2-0 against the Bearcats this year and won the first meeting 5-1. In the last meeting against Lander the Valkyries were pushed to the edge as the Bearcats took Converse to overtime. Catalina Pistaccio scored the game-winning goal to lift the Valkyries past Lander during overtime.   
 
Converse Notes:

• Converse is 15-2 overall and 11-1 in South Atlantic Conference action this season. The Valkyries are coming off a 12-0 win over Lincoln Memorial on senior day.   
• Lotte Kanters and Teana Maloney each scored a hat trick, Emily Whitlow scored a pair of goals, while Luisa Fasold, Kilee Bradeen, Samantha Sparks and Aubree Dorsey each scored a goal in the win.
• Lotte Kanters was named the South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, while Josephine Jense was named the South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Catalina Pistaccio and Luis Fasold joined Jense and Kanters on the All-Conference First Team, while Julia Matthijssen earned a spot on the All-Conference Second Team.
• Sophomore Forward Lotte Kanters currently leads the nation in the points per game (3.65) and goals per game (1.59). Luisa Fasold is second in the nation in assists per game (0.71).
• As a team the Valkyries are averaging 3.94 goals per game, 20.5 total shots per game, 13.5 shots on goal per game, and 3.05 assists per game.
• Kanters leads the team in goals (27), points (62), total shots (107), shots on goal (67) and game-winning goals (7).
• Pistaccio is second on the team in goals (11), points (32), total shots (76), shots on goal (46) and game-winning goals (4). Kilee Bradeen is third on the team with eight goals this season.
• Fasold leads the team with 12 assists on the year, while Pistaccio is second on the team with 10 assists. 
• All four goalies have gotten to play for the Valkyries this year, with sophomore Anita Planella leading the team with 14 saves and three shutouts.

 
Lander Notes:

• Lander is 9-7 overall and 6-6 in South Atlantic Conference action. The Bearcats have won two straight matches and they are coming off a 1-0 quarterfinals win over Belmont Abbey on Tuesday afternoon.
• Lieke Toma found Emma Allon for the lone goal of the match in the second quarter. Lander outshot Belmont Abeey 11-3 and had double-digit penalty corners with 10 in the match.
• The Bearcats had four players named to the SAC All-Conference team (Sophie Schmitz and Kelsey Gibbons first team, Lieke Toma and Frederique Van Der Houwen second team).
• Lander is currently averaging 2.25 goals per game this season, 14.1 shots per game, 142 shots on goal and 29 assists on the season.
• Schmitz leads the team with 16 goals, 5 assists, 37 points, 74 total shots, 52 shots on goal and 5 game-winning goals.
• Van Der Houwen, Justina Bossa and Lauren Punt are all second on the team with 4 goals each. Van Der Houwen and Puck Boschma are second on the team with 4 assists each.
• Kelsey Gibbons has made 13 starts in goal for the Bearcats this season and leads the team with 53 saves on the year.

 
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