The Matchup
Saturday:
Converse (1-2, 0-0 CC) at Francis Marion (2-3, 0-0 CC)
Location: Florence, S.C. | Smith University Center
Time: 4:00 p.m.
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The Series:
This will be the sixth all-time meeting between Converse and Francis Marion dating back to the 2021-2022 basketball season. The Valkyries are 3-2 all-time against the Patriots and have won the last three matchups in the series, including a 97-87 win in Florence last season.
 
Converse Notes:

• Converse is 1-2 overall this season and is coming off a loss to nationally ranked North Georgia on Wednesday evening.
• Redshirt Freshman guard Jaylen Golston is the reigning Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Week, following his performance on the court last week.
• The Valkyries are averaging 82.0 points per game this season, shooting 46 percent from the field, 35 percent from three-point range, and 69 percent from the free throw line.
• Converse is averaging 35.7 rebounds per game this season, 19.7 assists per game, 8.3 steals per game and 2.3 blocks per game.
• Caleb Reams leads the team with 10.3 points per game this season, Kervens Yacinthe is second on the team with 9.7 points per game, and Sigurd Lorange is third on the team with 9.3 points per game.
• Leo Da Campo leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per game, Reams is second with 4.3 rebounds per game, and Golston is third on the team with 3.7 rebounds per game.
• Reams, Myson Lowe and Chucks Uzoka are all averaging a team best 3.0 assists per game this season. Golston is averaging a team best 1.7 steals per game and 1.3 blocks per game this year.  

Francis Marion Notes:

• Francis Marion is 2-3 overall this season and is coming off a 96-85 loss to Lander on Wednesday evening.
• The Patriots are averaging 82.2 points per game this season, shooting 46 percent from the field, 26 percent from three-point range, and 58 percent from the free throw line.
• Francis Marion is averaging 38.8 rebounds per game this season, 16.4 assists per game, 8.4 steals per game, and 4.2 blocks per game.
• Jordan Simpson leads the team with 16.6 points per game this season, Horaces Jacques Jr., is second on the team with 12.0 points per game, and Adonis Cole is also second on the team with 12.0 points per game.
• Cole also leads the team in rebounds per game (13.0), assists per game (5.0), and steals per game (4.0). Alex Atkinson leads the team with 1.6 blocks per game this season.

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