The Matchup
Saturday:
Converse (2-5, 1-1 CC) vs Mount Olive (2-6, 0-1 CC)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Weisiger Center
Time: 4:00 p.m.
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The Series:
This will be the third meeting between Converse and Mount Olive. Last season, the Trojans swept the season series against the Valkyries and won 81-75 inside the Weisiger Center a season ago.  
 
 
Converse Notes:

• Converse is 2-5 overall and 1-1 in Conference Carolinas action this season. The Valkyries are coming off an 81-78 win over North Greenville on Wednesday night inside the Weisiger Center.
• Four Valkyries ended the night in double-figures with Sigurd Lorange leading the way with 19-points. Jay Mitchell finished second on the team 15-points, Jordan Warlick finished third on the team with 13-points and Uzziah Dawkins rounded out the Valkyries scoring with 12-points.
• Converse is averaging 69.4 points per game this season and is shooting .475 from the field. The Valkyries are also shooting .343 from beyond the arch and .653 from the free throw line.
• The Valkyries are averaging 31.9 rebounds per game, 13.9 assists per game, 3.6 steals per game and 1.9 blocks per game.
• Uzziah Dawkins leads the team with 12.1 points per game, while Sigurd Lorange is second on the team with 11.1 points per game and Mitchell is third on the team with 9.9 points per game.
• Bosko Bojovic leads the team in offensive rebounds (20), defensive rebounds (32), total rebounds (52) and rebounds per game (8.7). Jordan Warlick leads the team with 18 assists this season, while Dawkins leads the team with 4 blocks on the year.

 
Mount Olive Notes:

• Mount Olive is 2-6 overall and 0-1 in Conference Carolinas action, the Trojans have lost two straight matches to Claflin and Chowan.
• Last time out, Michael Brown led the team with 21-points, Trayvon Ferrell finished second on the team with 16-points, Shane Peterson and Kaleb Carter each had 15-points and Cole Johnson rounded out the Trojans scoring with 13-points in the loss.
• Mount Olive is averaging 78.1 points per game this season, while shooting .450 from the field. The Trojans are also shooting .347 from three-point range and .797 from the free-throw line.
• As a team the Trojans are averaging 31.9 rebounds per game, 14.4 assists per game, 5.3 steals per game and 2.5 blocks per game.
• Three Trojans are currently averaging double-figures in the scoring column this season. Brown leads the team with 19.0 points per game, Ferrell is second on the team with 16.4 points per game and Peterson is third on the team with 11.0 points per game.
• Ferrell also leads the team in rebounds per game (5.1), while Brown leads the team in total assists (58) and steals (11). Derreco Miller has a team best 9 blocks this season.

 
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