The Matchup
Friday:
Converse (8-8, 4-4 CC) at (RV) Mount Olive (9-6, 6-1 CC)
Location: Mount Olive, N.C. | Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex
Time: 6:00 p.m.
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The Series
This will be the 11
th all-time meeting between Converse and Mount Olive. The Trojans are 9-1 all-time against the Valkyries, with their lone loss coming back in 2013. Mount Olive has won 9 straight matchups, including last season against Converse.
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Converse Notes
- Converse is 8-8 overall this season and 4-4 in Conference Carolinas action. The Valkyries are coming off a 24-3 loss to Belmont Abbey on Tuesday night. Â
- Ryleigh Schaeffer led the offense with a pair of goals while Brenna Everette recorded the 100th point of her Converse career against the Crusaders.
- Converse is averaging 12.8 goals per game this season, 7.0 assists per game, 28.6 shots per game and 22.43 shots on goal per game this year.
- The Valkyries have scored 33 free position goals this season, have recorded 287 ground balls, forced 171 turnovers, won 253 draw controls and have posted a .761 clear percentage.
- Everette currently leads the team in goals scored (46), total shots (110) and shots on goal (93). Schaeffer is second on the team with 38 goals and Obenchain is third on the team with 28 goals. Â
- Obenchain is currently ranked fifth nationally and leads both the conference and the team with 49 assists on the season. The freshman also leads the team with 77 points on the year.
- Schaeffer currently leads the team with 36 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers. Karter Lauer leads the team with 64 draw controls on the season.
- Reagan Collins has started 15 straight games for the Valkyries in net. The sophomore is currently 8-7 on the season and has made 136 total saves.
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Mount Olive Notes
- Mount Olive is 11-5 overall and 8-0 in Conference Carolinas play this season. The Trojans are currently receiving votes in the national poll and they are 6-4 on their home field.
- The Trojans have won two straight matchups with their last win coming via forfeit from Erskine on Tuesday evening. The last time Mount Olive stepped on the field, they defeated North Greenville 25-5 on senior day.
- Mount Olive is averaging 16.0 goals per game, 6.8 assists per game, 32.5 shots per game and 25.4 shots on goal per game. The Trojans have made 50 free position goals this season, recorded 290 ground balls, forced 150 turnovers, won 231 draw controls and have a .800 clear percentage.
- Ali Davis leads the team in goals scored (56), points (69), total shots (96), shots on goal (77), game-winning goals (4) and free position goals (15). Bria Hamilton is second on the team with 41 goals scored this season and Morgan Paige is third on the team with 24 goals.
- Alexis Stanley leads the team with 47 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers, while Claire Hagen leads the team with 27 groundballs. Hagen also leads the team with 91 saves on the season and a .487 save percentage.
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