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Men's Soccer

Valkyries Return to Pitch After Long Break to Face Bobcats

The Matchup:
Converse (5-1-1, 2-0 Conference Carolinas) at Lees-McRae (2-2-3, 2-1-1 Conference Carolinas)
Location: Lefko-Mills Field | Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer, N.C.
Series: Converse leads 4-1
Last time: Converse won 3-2 (OT), Nov. 1, 2023, Conference Carolinas Championship Opening Round
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Converse Notes:
  • The Valkyries extended their new win streak with a 1-0 victory over the regional foe Tusculum 1-0 Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Weisiger Stadium.
  • Junior Guilherme Fontes leads the Valkyries in scoring with 13 points, coming from six goals and one assist.
  • Converse moved up to fifth in the latest United Soccer Coaches Southeast Region poll released on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
  • Sophomore Mateo Sanchez and redshirt junior Harry O'Brien posted their first combined shutout of the season in the win over Tusculum. It is the team's third clean sheet of the season.
Lees-McRae Notes:
  • The Bobcats enter the game on a one-game winning streak after downing divisional foe King 1-0 at home on Sept. 24.
  • Freshman forward Jonas Bartelt and senior forward Harrison Watts lead the Bobcats in scoring with six points each. Bartelt has netted three goals while Watts has netted a pair of goals and two assists.
  • Sophomore Jonathan Kienle has appeared in goal in all 630 minutes so far this season for Lees-McRae. He has a trio of shutouts.
  • Due to the lasting impacts of Hurricane Helene, Thursday's game, originally scheduled for Wednesday, was moved to Misenheimer, North Carolina and is being hosted by Division III Pfeiffer University.

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Players Mentioned

Guilherme Fontes

#7 Guilherme Fontes

F/MF
5' 7"
Junior
Mateo Sanchez

#1 Mateo Sanchez

GK
5' 9"
Sophomore
Harry O

#77 Harry O'Brien

GK
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Guilherme Fontes

#7 Guilherme Fontes

5' 7"
Junior
F/MF
Mateo Sanchez

#1 Mateo Sanchez

5' 9"
Sophomore
GK
Harry O

#77 Harry O'Brien

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
GK