The Matchup
Wednesday:
Converse (6-8, 4-2 CC) at #13 UNC Pembroke (12-1, 4-1 CC)
Location: Pembroke, N.C. | Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court
Time: 7:00 p.m.
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The Series:
This will be the third meeting between Converse and UNC Pembroke. The Bulldogs have won both matchups in the series, including a 78-64 win over the Valkyries at home last season.
 
Converse Notes:

• Converse is 6-8 overall and 4-2 in Conference Carolinas action this season. The Valkyries are coming off a 78-67 loss to Limestone on Saturday afternoon in Gaffney.     
• Trey Smith scored a career high 24-points to lead the Valkyries in scoring against the Saints, while Bosko Bojovic produced a 14-point, 14-rebound double-double in the loss.
• Converse is averaging 72.6 points per game this season and they are shooting .473 from the field. The Valkyries are also shooting .375 from beyond the arch and .679 from the free throw line.
• The Valkyries are averaging 33.4 rebounds per game, 14.1 assists per game, 5.0 steals per game and 1.9 blocks per game.
• Uzziah Dawkins leads the team with 13.4 points per game, Bojovic is second on the team with 11.5 points per game and Sigurd Lorange is third on the team with 10.9 points per game.  
• Bojovic leads the team in offensive rebounds (35), defensive rebounds (58), total rebounds (93) and rebounds per game (7.8). Dawkins leads the team with 54 assists and 8 blocks, while Jordan Warlick leads the team with 14 steals on the season.   

 
UNC Pembroke Notes:

• UNC Pembroke is 12-1 overall and 4-1 in Conference Carolinas play this season. The Braves are coming off a 73-65 win over Columbus State on Saturday afternoon.
• Four Braves players finished the day with at least 10-points in the contest, Bradlee Haskell (14 points), Elijah Cobb (13 points), Nygell Verdier (11 points) and Cortez Marion-Holmes (11 points).
• UNC Pembroke is averaging 72.7 points per game this season and they are shooting .450 from the field. The Braves are shooting .323 from three-point range and .685 from the free throw line this season.
• The Braves are averaging 39.3 rebounds per game, 12.3 assists per game, 6.9 steals per game and 3.3 blocks per game.
• Haskell leads the team with 14.2 points per game, JaJuan Carr is second on the team with 9.6 points per game and Elijah Cobb is third on the team with 9.1 points per game.
• Cobb and Marion-Holmes are tied for the team lead in total rebounds (88) and rebounds per game (6.8). Cobb leads the team with 12 blocks on the season, while Javonte Waverly leads the team with 20 steals and 33 assists.

 
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