SALISBURY, N.C. – The Converse University women's lacrosse team dropped their fourth game of the season on Wednesday night with a 21-6 loss to Catawba College.

Catawba scored the first goal of the match with 13:52 to play in the opening quarter. Brenna Everette found Libby Stevens for the equalizer with 7:43 to play in the period. The Catawba Indians then scored seven unanswered goals to end the first quarter. In the second quarter, Catawba scored the first two goals of the period before Rhianna Warner scored on a man-up opportunity with 5:45 to play.

In the second half of action the Valkyries remained competitive as they scored a pair of goals in the final two quarters of action. Stevens, Warner, Everette, Cassidy O'Neill and Ciriaca Petitto all ended the match with goals for the Valkyries.

Scoring Breakdown
1^st Quarter:

• 13:52, Gracie Hubbard, unassisted, 1-0 Catawba
• 7:43, Libby Stevens (Woman Up), assisted by Brenna Everette, 1-1
• 7:12, Mercedez Boucicaut, unassisted, 2-1 Catawba
• 5:10, Charlize Skepple, unassisted, 3-1 Catawba
• 3:53, Colleen Green, assisted by Mercedez Boucicaut, 4-1 Catawba
• 3:31, Michaela Lantz, unassisted, 5-1 Catawba
• 1:19, Ella McCusker, assisted by Mercedez Boucicaut, 6-1 Catawba
• 1:07, Ella McCusker (Woman Up), assisted by Mercedez Boucicaut, 7-1 Catawba
• 00:37, Mercedez Boucicaut, unassisted, 8-1 Catawba

2^nd Quarter:

• 6:42, Gracie Hubbard (Woman Up), assisted by Michaela Lantz, 9-1 Catawba
• 6:22, Caroline Falcone, unassisted, 10-1 Catawba
• 5:45, Rhianna Warner (Woman Up), assisted by Ciriaca Petitto, 10-2 Catawba
• 4:09, Ella McCusker, assisted by Mercedez Boucicaut, 11-2 Catawba
• 3:43, Jade Williams, unassisted, 12-2 Catawba
• 2:52, Isabella Lehr, unassisted, 13-2 Catawba
• 00:01, Madison Shaffer, unassisted, 14-2 Catawba

3^rd Quarter:

• 12:09, Gracie Hubbard, assisted by Jade Williams, 15-2 Catawba
• 9:57, Cassidy O'Neill, unassisted, 15-3 Catawba
• 7:14, Brenna Everette, unassisted, 15-4 Catawba
• 4:55, Jade Williams, unassisted, 16-4 Catawba
• 3:44, Michaela Lantz, assisted by Jade Williams, 17-4 Catawba
• 00:53, Isabella Lehr, unassisted, 18-4 Catawba

4^th Quarter:

• 13:16, Madison Shaffer, unassisted, 19-4 Catawba
• 10:22, Ciriaca Petitto, unassisted, 19-5 Catawba
• 7:50, Gracie Hubbard, unassisted, 20-5 Catawba
• 4:26, Colleen Green, unassisted, 21-5 Catawba
• 00:30, Brenna Everette, unassisted, 21-6 Catawba

Notables:

• Everette led the team in goals scored (2), points (3), total shots (8) and shots on goal (6). Everette tied for the team lead in assists with one in the contest. Petitto led the team in ground balls (4) and draw control wins (5).

Next Up:

• The Valkyries will have a few days off before opening up Conference Carolinas play at home against Southern Wesleyan. Saturday's game is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. at Weisiger Stadium.

 
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