The Matchup
Wednesday:
Converse (11-6, 4-4 CC) at Lees-McRae (12-5, 6-2 CC)
Location: Banner Elk, N.C. | Williams Gymnasium
Time: 7:00 p.m.
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The Series:
This will be the fifth all-time meeting between Converse and Lees-McRae dating back to the 2021-22 season. The Bobcats are 3-1 in the all-time series and 2-0 at home against the Valkyries. Last time out, Converse lost to Lees-McRae in Banner Elk, 76-48.  
 
Converse Notes:

• Converse is 11-6 overall and 4-4 in Conference Carolinas action. The Valkyries are coming off a 77-71 loss to Mount Olive on Saturday afternoon.
• Kervens Yacinthe led the team with 15-points off the bench against the Trojans, while CJ Jamison and Uzziah Dawkins added 14 and 13-points respectively. Earl Burgess III also contributed 10-points and a team high 7 rebounds in the loss.
• Converse is averaging 82.5 points per game this season, while shooting 48 percent from the field, 38 percent from three-point range and 72 percent from the free throw line.
• The Valkyries are averaging 35.9 rebounds per game, 16.6 assists per game, 7.1 steals per game and 1.5 blocks per game.
• Dawkins leads the team with 19.6 points per game, Jamison is second on the team with 15.5 points per game and Burgess III is third on the team with 8.6 points per game.
• Jamison leads the team with 103 rebounds on the season and 26 steals on the year. Joel Pullen has a team best 57 assists so far this season for the Valkyries.

 
Lees-McRae Notes:

• Lees-McRae is 12-5 overall and 6-2 in Conference Carolinas play this season. The Bobcats have won two straight and are coming off a 77-73 win over UNC Pembroke on Saturday afternoon.
• Timon Jones led the team with 21-points while Ja'Quavian Florence added 18-points in the win over the Braves.
• Lees-McRae is averaging 86.5 points per game this season, shooting 46 percent from the field, 34 percent from three-point range and 68 percent from the free throw line.
• The Bobcats are averaging 33.9 rebounds per game, 15.9 assists per game, 12.8 steals per game and 4.4 blocks per game.
• Florence leads the team with 12.6 points per game this season, Timon Jones is second on the team with 11.8 points per game and Jaylin Stewart is third on the team with 10.7 points per game this season.
• Sidney Dollar leads the team with 110 rebounds and leads the nation with 49 steals this season. Rodney Smith leads the team with 46 assists and Nico Ashley ranks fifth nationally with 42 blocked shots on the season.  

 
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