Men’s Soccer Squares Off With Crusaders on Wednesday Night

The Matchup:
Converse (7-1-1, 4-0 Conference Carolinas) vs Belmont Abbey (3-6-2, 2-5-1 Conference Carolinas)
Location: Hayden Abney Fulp Field at Weisiger Stadium | Converse University | Spartanburg, S.C.
Series: Converse leads 3-0-2
Last time: Converse won 1-0, Sept. 21, 2024
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Converse Notes:

The Valkyries upped their win streak to four with their 4-0 road victory over Erskine on Saturday, Oct. 12.
Junior Guilherme Fontes picked up his second offensive player of the week honor behind an eight-point week as announced by Conference Carolinas today, Oct. 15. Fontes is seventh nationally in points per game and tied for 10th in total points. He leads Conference Carolinas in both categories.
Senior Gabriel Verona earned defensive player of the week honors with 157 minutes played across two games. Converse held opponents to 11 combined shots during their two games, only allowing one against Erskine.
The Valkyries were ranked No. 7 in the week six United Soccer Coaches Southeast Region poll which was released today, Oct. 15.

Belmont Abbey Notes:

Belmont Abbey enters the matchup after dropping two consecutive matches by a final score of 3-1. They first dropped their Oct. 9 matchup with North Greenville and then fell to Lees-McRae on Oct. 12.
Graduate student Alex Ljusberg leads the Crusaders in scoring with five points this season.
Belmont Abbey were ranked No. 11 in the first Conference Carolinas KPI rankings of the season. Converse topped the rankings.
Despite the sub-par record, Belmont Abbey averages 1.00 goals per game and only allows an average of 1.09.

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Players Mentioned

#7 Guilherme Fontes: F/MF; 5' 7"; Junior

#8 Gabriel Verona: D; 5' 9"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#7 Guilherme Fontes
: 5' 7"; Junior
: F/MF

#8 Gabriel Verona
: 5' 9"; Senior
: D

Players Mentioned

#7 Guilherme Fontes

#8 Gabriel Verona

Players Mentioned

#7 Guilherme Fontes

#8 Gabriel Verona