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WBB Team 2022
50
Emmanuel (GA) Emm 9-16,9-13 Conference Carolinas
56
Winner Converse Conv 5-22,4-20 Conference Carolinas
Emmanuel (GA) Emm
9-16,9-13 Conference Carolinas
50
Final
56
Converse Conv
5-22,4-20 Conference Carolinas
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Emmanuel (GA) Emm 13 11 15 11 50
Converse Conv 18 8 10 20 56

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Valkyrie Seniors Pick Up Last Win of Their Converse Basketball Career

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Converse women's basketball picked up their final win of the season at home on Thursday night, defeating Emmanuel 56-50 on senior night.
 
Converse (5-22, 4-19 Conference Carolinas) finished the season strong and gave the seniors one last win as Emmanuel (9-16, 9-13 Conference Carolinas) fell short on the road.
 
First Quarter:
  • The Valkyries would win the opening tip off, and Amaia Parkins put the first points on the board.
  • Emmanuel would go on a 5-0 run before Converse answered with a pair of free throws and a layup.
  • The last three minutes of the quarter would be all Valkyries as they scored seven unanswered points to lead 18-13 going into the second quarter.
Second Quarter:
  • Starting out with the ball, Jordan Brown would open the quarter with a layup for the Valkyries.
  • A low scoring quarter would only result in eight Valkyrie points and 11 Lion points.
  • A hard-fought effort to regain the lead before heading to the locker-room would be unsuccessful for Emmanuel as Converse would have a 26-24 advantage going into halftime.
Third Quarter:
  • Converse would score the first points of the second from a layup by Brown to give the team a four-point lead.
  •  Lindsey Hardin's deep three would make it a 33-29 game with 7:05 remaining in the quarter.
  • Emmanuel would get the 37-35 lead after Sydney Wyatt drove a layup in. The Lions would hold their lead, but improve it to 39-36 going into the final quarter of play.
Fourth Quarter:
  • Continuing their streak of scoring first, Zahra Cross would put the first points up for Converse.
  • Wyatt would tie the game up at 43 with 5:14 left in the fourth quarter.
  • Free-throws would allow Converse to gain back the lead as they made seven points off of them.
  • Cross's final free-throw would give the Valkyries their fifth and final win of the 2021-22 season.
 
Brown led Converse with 13 points, two assists, one block and two steals. Hardin followed her with seven points, nine rebounds and one steal.
 
Jeanetta Elder led Emmanuel with 19 points, 14 rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Jazmin Allen followed her with 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks.
 
Next Up:
This concludes the 2021-22 women's basketball season.
 
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