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2023 Lacrosse Team

Women's Lacrosse

Valkyries Return Home To Host Erskine

The Matchup
Tuesday:
Converse (5-5, 1-1 CC) vs Erskine (2-3, 0-2 CC)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Weisiger Stadium
Time: 6:00 p.m.
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The Series
This will be the 15th meeting between Converse and Erskine dating back to the 2009 season. The Valkyries are 10-4 against the Flying Fleet, but Erskine got the better of the Valkyries last season with a 15-10 win. Converse is 6-1 at home against Erskine and average 13.43 goals a game against the Flying Fleet.  
 
Converse Notes
  • Converse is 5-5 overall this season and 1-1 in Conference Carolinas action. The Valkyries are coming off a 16-11 loss to North Greenville on Tuesday evening.   
  • Gencie Coan and Ryleigh Schaeffer both led the Valkyrie offense with a hat trick against the Crusaders. Rhianna Warner scored a pair of goals, while Brenna Everette, Hailey Obenchain and Cassidy O'Neill each added a goal in the loss.
  • Converse is averaging 12.1 goals per game this season, 6.1 assists per game, 27.0 shots per game and 21.6 shots on goal per game this year.
  • The Valkyries have scored 22 free position goals this season, have recorded 157 ground balls, forced 99 turnovers, won 165 draw controls and have posted a .750 clear percentage.
  • Everette currently leads the team in goals scored (28), total shots (64) and shots on goal (55). Schaeffer is second on the team with 18 goals and O'Neill is third on the team with 17 goals.   
  • Obenchain is currently ranked sixth nationally and leads both the conference and the team with 28 assists on the season. Obenchain's 28 assists set a new program record for assists in a single season. The freshman also leads the team with 44 points on the year.
  • Gencie Coan and Schaeffer are tied for the team lead in ground balls with 23 each, while Schaeffer leads the team with 20 caused turnovers. Coan and Karter Lauer are tied for the team lead with 40 draw control wins each.
  • Reagan Collins has started nine straight games for the Valkyries in net. The sophomore is currently 5-4 on the season and has made 81 total saves.
 
Erskine Notes
  • Erskine is 2-3 overall and 0-2 in Conference Carolinas play. The Flying Fleet have lost two in a row and they are coming off a 20-9 loss to Lees-McRae on Saturday afternoon.
  • Anna Ferrebee, Jenna Varner, Korenza Heath and Kristie Fisher all had two goal games against Lees-McRae on Saturday afternoon.
  • Erskine has scored 55 total goals this season and accumulated 18 assists in the first five games of the season. The Flying Fleet are averaging 19.6 shots per game and they have taken 15 shots on goal so far.
  • Erskine has scored nine free position goals, collected 82 ground balls, forced 23 turnovers, won 70 draw controls and have a .892 clear percentage.
  • Korenza Heath leads the team with 13 goals, 6 assists, 19 points and 2 free position goals. Kristie Fisher is second on the team 11 goals and Anna Ferrebee is third on the team with 10 goals.
  • Fisher leads the team with 19 ground balls and 37 draw control wins, while Aleiza Manns leads the team with 6 caused turnovers. Madelyn Rogers has started all five games for Erskine this season and has accumulated 25 total saves.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Reagan Collins

#0 Reagan Collins

GK
5' 7"
Sophomore
Brenna Everette

#10 Brenna Everette

MF/A
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Rhianna Warner

#6 Rhianna Warner

MF/D
5' 5"
Junior
Hailey Obenchain

#1 Hailey Obenchain

A
5' 5"
Freshman
Gencie Coan

#12 Gencie Coan

MF/A
5' 7"
Freshman
Karter Lauer

#14 Karter Lauer

MF
5' 7"
Freshman
Ryleigh  Schaeffer

#17 Ryleigh Schaeffer

MF
5' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Reagan Collins

#0 Reagan Collins

5' 7"
Sophomore
GK
Brenna Everette

#10 Brenna Everette

5' 10"
Graduate Student
MF/A
Rhianna Warner

#6 Rhianna Warner

5' 5"
Junior
MF/D
Hailey Obenchain

#1 Hailey Obenchain

5' 5"
Freshman
A
Gencie Coan

#12 Gencie Coan

5' 7"
Freshman
MF/A
Karter Lauer

#14 Karter Lauer

5' 7"
Freshman
MF
Ryleigh  Schaeffer

#17 Ryleigh Schaeffer

5' 2"
Freshman
MF