The Matchup
Saturday:
Converse (6-0, 0-0 CC) vs Emmanuel (5-2, 0-0 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 Emmanuel dating back to the 2021-2022 season. Emmanuel is 3-0 all-time against the Valkyries and 1-0 inside the Weisiger Center. This will be the first meeting outside the month of February for the two programs and it will also be the first time both teams enter regionally ranked.  
 
Converse Notes:

• Converse is 6-0 for the first time in program history and is coming off an 86-48 win over Morris on Wednesday night.  
• Edoardo Buffo led the team with 17-points, Malcolm Morgan finished second on the team with 15-points, Earl Burgess III came off the bench to finish third on the team with 12-points, CJ Jamison contributed 11-points and Leo Da Campo added 10-points in the contest.
• The Valkyries moved up to #9 in the latest D2 CSC Southeast Region Poll.  
• Converse is averaging 87.7 points per game, shooting 52 percent from the field, 39 percent from beyond the arch and 74 percent from the free throw line.
• The Valkyries are averaging 41.0 rebounds per game, 19.3 assists per game, 7.5 steals per game and 1.7 blocks per game.
• Dawkins leads the team with 18.2 points per game, Jamison is second on the team with 15.7 points per game and Edoardo Buffo is third on the team with 11.8 points per game.
• Jamison leads the team with 38 rebounds and 12 steals on the season, while Dawkins leads the team with 25 assists.

Emmanuel Notes:

• Emmanuel is 5-2 overall this season with wins over #21 Northern State University and #1 Northwest Missouri State. However, the Lions are coming off a 67-65 loss to USC Aiken on Wednesday evening.
• KJ Jones II led the Lions with 16-points against the Pacers, while Tavarus "Spud" Webb finished second on the team with 15-points and Chris Dees added 14-points for the Lions.
• Emmanuel is currently ranked #4 in the latest D2 CSC Southeast Region Polls.
• The Lions are averaging 75.0 points per game this season, shooting 47 percent from the field, 40 percent from beyond the arch and 76 percent from the free throw line.
• Emmanuel is averaging 32.0 rebounds per game, 12.0 assists per game, 6.4 steals per game and 3.0 blocks per game.
• Former National Offensive Player of the Week KJ Jones II leads the team with 24.7 points per game, Dees is second on the team with 16.1 points per game and Webb is third on the team with 9.6 points per game.
• Webb leads the team with 39 total rebounds, Jones is the team leader in assists with 18 on the season and Dees has a team best 13 steals. Former Converse men's basketball player Nate Gordon leads the team with 7 blocked shots on the year.

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