The Matchup
Saturday:
Converse (10-11, 8-5 CC) vs Belmont Abbey (13-7, 9-3 CC)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Weisiger Center
Time: 4:00 p.m.
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The Series:
This will be the fourth all-time meeting between Converse and Belmont Abbey, the Crusaders hold a 3-0 record in the overall series and won the first meeting of the season 89-68 back on November 22. Bosko Bojovic led the Valkyries in the first matchup with a 16-point performance, while Sigurd Lorange and Aaron Porcil added 12 and 14-points respectively in the loss.
 
Converse Notes:

• Converse is 10-11 overall, 8-5 in Conference Carolinas action and is 9-1 at home this season. The Valkyries are coming off an 82-67 win over King on Tuesday night.
• Bojovic and Uzziah Dawkins each had 25-points in the over the Tornado. For Dawkins it was a new career high, while Bojovic tied his career high for the second time this season. Bojovic now has four straight double-doubles and now has 12-straight games of scoring at least 10-points in the match.  
• Converse is averaging 73.2 points per game this season and is shooting .467 from the field. The Valkyries are shooting .363 from the three-point line and .690 from the free throw line this season.
• Converse is averaging 35.6 rebounds per game, 13.3 assists per game, 4.9 steals per game and 2.0 blocks per game.
• Bojovic currently leads the team in points per game (13.7), Dawkins is second on the team with 13.6 points per game and Lorange is third on the team with 10.9 points per game.
• Bojovic also leads the team in offensive rebounds (66), defensive rebounds (124) and total rebounds (190). Dawkins leads the team in assists (81), steals (20) and blocks (12).

 
Belmont Abbey Notes:

• Belmont Abbey is 13-7 overall this season and 9-3 in Conference Carolinas action. The Crusaders are 10-1 at home this season but just 3-5 in true road games.
• The Crusaders are coming off a 74-62 loss to Emmanuel on Wednesday evening. Mason Taylor and Mario Lacy Jr. each had 14-points in the loss to the Lions, while Charles Solomon had a team high in both rebounds (9) and blocked shots (4).
• Belmont Abbey is averaging 77.5 points per game this season and they are shooting .478 from the field. The Crusaders are also shooting .341 from three-point range and .579 from the free throw line.
• The Crusaders are averaging 38.7 rebounds per game, 14.9 assists per game, 6.1 steals per game and 3.9 blocks per game.
• Four players are averaging in double figures this season for Belmont Abbey, Wade Jackson (15.0 points per game), Taylor (13.9 ppg), Lacy Jr., (13.4 ppg) and KJ Garrett (11.3 ppg).
• Lacy Jr., leads the team in offensive rebounds (52), defensive rebounds (121), total rebounds (173) and rebounds per game (8.7). Solomon leads the team with 26 blocked shots and is tied for the team lead with 21 steals, while Garrett leads the team with 54 assists.

 
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