SLIPPERY ROCK, PA. – With just three minutes to go in the game, Catalina Pistaccio (Buenos Aires, Argentina) found Brooklyn Widdess (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada) for the game winning goal on Sunday afternoon to give Converse a 2-1 win over Slippery Rock.
 
Converse (2-1) has now won back-to-back games for the first time this season and concluded their Quaker State road trip with a 2-0 record with wins over Mercyhurst and Slippery Rock. Today's game was the first ever meeting between Converse and Slippery Rock and the matchup did not disappoint.
 
In the opening quarter of action, the Valkyries came out swinging as they outshot Slippery Rock 3-1. Despite coming close to an opening quarter score, The Rock kept the Valkyries off the scoreboard. However, in the second period of action Widdess found Emily Whitlow (Brighton, Mich.) for the first goal of the game. For Whitlow it was her first goal of the season and the second assist of the season for Widdess.
 
Through the remainder of the second stanza the Valkyries defense was challenged as Slippery Rock berated the Valkyries goal. With just 13 seconds left before the halftime intermission, Erin Roland found the back of the net for the equalizer.
 
Throughout the second half of action the Valkyries controlled the ball and continued to put constant pressure on the Slippery Rock defense. Converse outshot Slippery 10-3 in the second half, but it was not until the final moments of the game in which the Valkyries were able to find the back of the cage for the game winner.   
 
Converse outshot Slippery Rock 14-9 overall and 12-7 in shots on goal. Meanwhile, Slippery Rock finished 10 saves and Converse concluded the match with 6 saves. Converse attempted 6 penalty corners in the match and limited Slippery Rock to just 2 penalty corners all day.
 
Game Leaders:
Goal Scorers: Emily Whitlow (1), Brooklyn Widdess (1)
Assists: Widdess (1), Catalina Pistaccio (1)
Saves: Kat Daniels (6)
 
Next Up:
The Valkyries will be back in action this Tuesday night at home against Lander University. Links to the web stream, live stats and tickets can be found on govalkyries.com.
 
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