The Matchup
Wednesday:
Converse (2-2, 0-1 CC) vs Wilmington (Del.) (2-0)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Hayden Abney Fulp Field at Weisiger Stadium
Time: 6:00 p.m.
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The Series
This will be the second all-time meeting between Converse and Wilmington, with the only other meeting occurring during the 2018 season. Wilmington won the last match in Spartanburg by a final score of 13-12.    
 
Converse Notes

• Converse is 2-2 overall this season and 0-1 in Conference Carolinas action. The Valkyries are coming off a 19-5 win against Mars Hill on Saturday afternoon.
• Hailey Obenchain led the Valkyries with a 5 goal and 3 assist performance against the Lions. Genice Coan, Izzy Eby, Becky Reinhard and Corynn Psychoghios all recorded hat tricks in the win for the Valkyries.
• Obenchain was named Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts on the field last week. The sophomore attackman finished with 9 goals, 5 assists, 14 points and 6 ground balls against Belmont Abbey and Mars Hill.
• The Valkyries are averaging 15.25 goals per game this season, averaging 7.5 assists per game, 36.3 shots per game and 27.0 shots on goal per game this season.
• Converse has tallied 72 ground balls on the year, forced 42 turnovers, won 63 draw controls and boast a 76 percent clear percentage.
• Izzy Eby leads the team with 16 goals this season, Obenchain is second on the team with 13 and Reinhard is third with 11 goals this season.
• Obenchain leads the team with 8 assists on the year, followed by Coan and Megan Holleran with 6 assists each. Eby and Obenchain are currently tied with 21 points each, while Coan is third on the team with 14 points and Reinahrd is close behind with 13 points on the season.
• Coan, Reinhard and Samantha Sparks are all tied for the team lead with 8 groundballs on the year. Sparks leads the team with 11 caused turnovers on the year, followed by Holleran and Kailee Reel who each have 6 caused turnovers on the year.
• Coan and Holleran both lead the team with 20 draw control wins and Karer Lauer is third on the team with 10 draw control wins on the season.
• Collins has started every game in goal this season for the Valkyries and has made 34 saves on the year.

Wilmington Notes

• Wilmington is 2-0 this season with wins over St. Thomas Aquinas and Pfeiffer. On Sunday afternoon, the Wildcats defeated Pfeiffer 24-2.
• Ella Royer led team with five goals and five assists against Pfeiffer. Anastasia Giannoulis, Amelie Gamache and Makenzie Stritzinger each finished second on the team with three goals each.
• Wilmington is averaging 23.5 goals per game this season, 16.0 assists per game, 38.5 shots per game and 30.0 shots on goal this season.
• Wilmington has tallied 33 ground balls, forced 25 turnovers, won 37 draw controls this season and has a 92 percent clear percentage on the year.
• Royer leads the team with 11 goals, Gamache is second on the team with 9 goals and Stritzinger is third on the team with 8 goals. Gamache, Royer and Alea Javorowsky are all tied for the team lead with seven assists each.
• Royer leads the team with 18-points this season, Gamache is second on the team with 16-points and Stritzinger is third on the team with 10-points. Royer leads the team with 7 ground balls, Taylor Culver is second on the team with 5 ground balls and Gamache is third on the team with 4 ground balls.
• Gamache and Stritzinger both lead the team with five caused turnovers each, Gamache leads the team with 14 draw control wins and Stritzinger is second on the team with 10 draw control wins.
• Katie Vindigni has started both games in goal this season for Wilmington and has made 8 saves on 10 shots faced.

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