The Matchup
Wednesday:
Converse (1-1) at #4/#11 North Georgia (5-1)
Location: Dahlonega, Ga./Lynn Conttrell Arena at the UNG Convocation Center
Time: 7:00 p.m.
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The Series:
This is the first ever meeting between Converse and Georgia College & State University. This will also be the Valkyries second ever matchup against a school from the Peach Belt Conference.
Converse Notes:
- Converse is 1-1 this season and is coming off a 91-83 loss to Georgia College on Saturday afternoon.
- The Valkyries are averaging 93.5 points per game, shooting 52 percent from the field, 38 percent from beyond the arch, and 72 percent from the free throw line.
- Converse is also averaging 40.5 rebounds per game, 22.0 assists per game, 8.5 steals per game, and 2.5 blocks per game.
- Caleb Reams leads the team with 14.0 points per game this season, Kervens Yacinthe is second on the team with 13 points per game, Sigurd Lorange is third on the team with 11.5 points per game, and Davion McAdam is fourth on the team with 11.0 points per game.
- Leo Da Campo leads the team with 6.5 rebounds per game, and Caleb Reams is second on the team with 4.5 rebounds per game.
- Myson Lowe and Reams both lead the team with 3.0 assists per game. Jaylen Golston earned Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Week honors and is currently averaging 2.5 steals per game and 1.5 blocks per game this season.
North Georgia Notes:
- North Georgia is 5-1 overall this season and is currently nationally ranked in both the coaches poll and the media poll.
- The Nighthawks are coming off a 76-67 loss to UVA Wise on Saturday afternoon inside the UNG Convocation Center. North Georgia is currently 1-0 against Conference Carolinas schools with an 84-81 win over Young Harris on November 9th.
- North Georgia is averaging 78.5 points per game this season, shooting 50 percent from the field, 37 percent from beyond the arch, and 72 percent from the free throw line.
- The Nighthawks are averaging 35.3 rebounds per game, 15.3 assists per game, 7.2 steals per game, and 2.3 blocks per game.
- Cayden Charles leads the team with 18.2 points per game this season, AJ White is second on the team with 16.8 points per game, and Colin Turner is third on the team with 14.2 points per game.
- Zack Hawkinson leads the team with 8.2 rebounds per game and Charles is second on the team with 6.8 rebounds. White leads the team with 4.0 assists per game, and Sutton Smith is second on the team with 3.0 assists per game. Charles also leads the team with 1.8 steals per game and 0.7 blocks per game this season.
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