Women’s Basketball Hosts Chowan Hawks in Saturday Conference Carolinas Action

The Matchup:
Converse (5-8, 2-4 Conference Carolinas) vs Chowan (4-6, 4-2 Conference Carolinas)
Location: Tom and Tracy Hannah Gym at the Weisiger Center
Series: Chowan leads 12-5
Last Meeting: Chowan won, 68-41
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Converse Notes:

Converse enters the game after falling 65-60 at home against Southern Wesleyan on Wednesday.
Redshirt senior center Sydney Wilson passed 1,000 career points in the third quarter against Southern Wesleyan. She leads the team in average scoring with 13.4 points per game.
Three Valkyries have made their season debut in the team's last three conference games: junior guard Colbie Perry (at UNC Pembroke), freshman center Olivia Martin (at UNC Pembroke) and junior center Mary-Grace Durham (at Francis Marion). Perry recorded a pair of three-point shots late in the game against Southern Wesleyan.
Despite a 2-4 conference record heading into Wednesday, the Valkyries' two Conference Carolinas wins were against divisional opponents, putting Converse in first place in the northwest division.

Chowan Notes:

Chowan enters the game after a seven-point, 78-71, loss to the east division's top team and preseason favorite UNC Pembroke Braves. Three of the team's six losses have come against nationally-ranked teams.
The Hawks were selected to finish fifth in the Conference Carolinas preseason poll and currently sit at fourth in the east division.
Junior guard Tynasia Bunting leads the team in scoring with 11.7 points per game although she has only appeared in seven games. Sophomore forward Imani Hickman has started all 10 games and leads the team in total scoring with 102 points (10.2 points/game).
Chowan averages 63.7 points per game, the sixth-highest average in Conference Carolinas.

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Players Mentioned

#33 Mary-Grace Durham: C; 5' 11"; Junior

#3 Colbie Perry: G; 5' 11"; Junior

#42 Sydney Wilson: C; 6' 1"; Redshirt Senior

#30 Olivia Martin: C; 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#33 Mary-Grace Durham
: 5' 11"; Junior
: C

#3 Colbie Perry
: 5' 11"; Junior
: G

#42 Sydney Wilson
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Senior
: C

#30 Olivia Martin
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: C