SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Converse University women's lacrosse team dropped their home finale against North Greenville 21-2 on Tuesday night at Weisiger Stadium.

North Greenville (7-9, 5-3 Conference Carolinas) scored the opening three goals of the contest. Taylor Goldfuss (Simpsonville, S.C.) scored the Valkyries first goal of the night off a free possession shot with 7:17 to play in the opening period. The Crusaders ended the first quarter with an 8-1 advantage over Converse (1-14, 0-8 Conference Carolinas).

Following a nine goal second quarter by the Crusaders offense, North Greenville entered the halftime break with a 17-1 lead over the Valkyries. The Converse defense buckled down in the second half and held North Greenville to just four goals. Haleigh McSwain (Spartanburg, S.C.) scored the Valkyries final goal of the night with 10:57 to play in the game.  

Scoring Breakdown
1^st Quarter:

• 14:12, Dani O'Meara, assisted by Emma Mayew, 1-0 North Greenville
• 12:31, Emma Mayew, assisted by Kaitlin O'Brien, 2-0 North Greenville
• 8:52, Ashley Thatcher, assisted by Kylie Keen, 3-0 North Greenville
• 7:17, Taylor Goldfuss, unassisted, 3-1 North Greenville
• 6:15, Kendall Rivers, unassisted, 4-1 North Greenville
• 5:08, Kendall Rivers, unassisted, 5-1 North Greenville
• 3:21, Dani O'Meara, assisted by Kylie Keen, 6-1 North Greenville
• 2:41, Dani O'Meara, assisted by Ashley Thatcher, 7-1 North Greenville
• 00:29, Kylie Keen, unassisted, 8-1 North Greenville

2^nd Quarter:

• 14:08, Kayla Harris, unassisted, 9-1 North Greenville
• 13:04, Kylie Keen, unassisted, 10-1 North Greenville
• 12:15, Emma Mayew, unassisted, 11-1 North Greenville
• 11:01, Ainsley Woodham, assisted by Meagan Brannen, 12-1 North Greenville
• 8:35, Dani O'Meara, assisted by Ashley Thatcher, 13-1 North Greenville
• 7:13, Kylie Keen, unassisted, 14-1 North Greenville
• 6:19, McCayla Richard, unassisted, 15-1 North Greenville
• 4:22, Ainsley Woodham, assisted by Emma Mayew, 16-1 North Greenville
• 00:08, Ainsley Woodham, unassisted, 17-1 North Greenville

3^rd Quarter:

• 12:08, Erin Wheaton, assisted by Kylie Nelson, 18-1 North Greenville
• 5:32, Kayla Harris, unassisted, 19-1 North Greenville
• 00:25, Emma Mayew (Woman Up), unassisted, 20-1 North Greenville

4^th Quarter:

• 10:57, Haleigh McSwain, assisted by Kailee Reel, 20-2 North Greenville
• 9:19, Dani O'Meara, assisted by Kaitlin O'Brien, 21-2 North Greenville

Notables:

• Goldfuss and McSwain each led the team with a goal, while Reel led the team with one assist on the night. Reagan Collins had 14 saves in goal for the Valkyries.

Next Up:

• The Valkyries will hit the road this weekend as they travel to Emmanuel on Saturday afternoon. The game is set to start at 4:00 p.m. in Franklin Springs, Ga.    

 
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