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Tim Baerwalde stands in goal against Limestone

Men's Soccer

Men’s Soccer Welcomes Lees-McRae to Weisiger Stadium on Saturday

The Matchup:
Converse (5-3-1, 3-2-1 Conference Carolinas) vs Lees-McRae (3-3-3, 3-1-1 Conference Carolinas)
Location: Hayden Abney Fulp Field at Weisiger Stadium | Converse University
Series: Tied 1-1
Last time: Converse won 2-1, Oct. 2, 2022
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Converse Notes:
  • The Valkyries enter the game after dropping their last contest to the Young Harris Mountain Lions 2-0. 
  • Converse currently sits fifth in the latest Conference Carolinas KPI rankings. KPI is the metric by which the conference will determine seeding for the conference postseason tournament.
  • Sophomore goalkeeper Tim Baerwalde continues to lead the conference in goals allowed average with 0.875 goals per game.
  • Junior defender Gabriel Verona was named the Converse University male athlete of the month for the month of September.
  • The Valkyries score an average of 2.12 goals per game and are keeping opponents under one goal per game, 0.88.

Lees-McRae Notes:
  • The Bobcats enter Saturday's match after a week off following their Saturday, Sept. 30 1-1 draw with Young Harris. That game followed a 1-0 road victory over King.
  • Freshman midfielder Nils Schulze leads the team in scoring with five points. He has scored two goals and an assist. Redshirt senior forward Ryan Aliam and freshman forward Noah Daragmeh are tied for second in scoring with four points each. ALiam has scored two goals while Daragmeh has one goal and two assists.
  • Freshman goalkeeper Sean Green has started in goal the last two matches for the Bobcats. He has allowed six goals in four games for a goals allowed average of 1.50. He has a save percentage of 0.739 and a record of 1-1-2.
  • The Bobcats score an average of 1.00 goal per game while allowing 1.33 goals per game. They allow opponents to take about just one more shot than them.

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Players Mentioned

Tim Baerwalde

#77 Tim Baerwalde

GK
6' 3"
Sophomore
Gabriel Verona

#8 Gabriel Verona

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5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Tim Baerwalde

#77 Tim Baerwalde

6' 3"
Sophomore
GK
Gabriel Verona

#8 Gabriel Verona

5' 9"
Junior
D