The Matchup
Wednesday:
Converse (14-7, 7-5 CC) vs Johnson & Wales (8-11)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Weisiger Center
Time: 7:00 p.m.
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The Series:
This will be the first ever meeting between Converse and Johnson & Wales in program history.
 
Converse Notes:

• Converse is 14-7 overall and 7-5 in Conference Carolinas action. The Valkyries are coming off a thrilling 68-67 win over Barton on Saturday afternoon.   
• Uzziah Dawkins had a team high 22-points, C.J. Jamison and Earl Burgess III each had 13-points and Jay Mitchell had 9-points off the bench. Jamison was the hero on Saturday afternoon as he tipped in the basketball as time expired.
• Converse is averaging 81.0 points per game this season, while shooting 48 percent from the field, 38 percent from three-point range and 72 percent from the free throw line.
• The Valkyries are averaging 34.9 rebounds per game, 16.2 assists per game, 7.4 steals per game and 1.8 blocks per game.
• Dawkins leads the team with 20.2 points per game, Jamison is second on the team with 16.3 points per game and Burgess III is third on the team with 8.7 points per game.
• Jamison leads the team with 120 rebounds on the season and 32 steals on the year. Joel Pullen has a team best 75 assists so far this season for the Valkyries.

 
Johnson & Wales Notes:

• Johnson & Wales is 8-11 overall on the season and has lost three straight games dating back to January 27^th.
• The Wildcats are coming off a 60-58 loss to Erskine on Monday afternoon, Isaiah Escobar led the team with 14-points off the bench and Cameron Lawson finished second on the team with 13-points.
• Johnson & Wales is averaging 78.4 points per game this season, shooting 47 percent from the field, 38 percent from three-point range and 71 percent from the free throw line.
• The Wildcats are averaging 38.8 rebounds per game, 12.4 assists per game, 5.4 steals per game and 2.7 blocks per game.
• Kendall Wooldridge leads the team with 12.8 points per game, Nathan Meshida is tied for second on the team with 12.7 points, Jaden Scriven is also second on the team with 12.7 points, Jaylen Benson-Hollinhead is third on the team with 11.7 points and Lawson is fourth on the team with 11.5 points per game.
• Benson-Hollinhead leads the team with 169 rebounds and 24 blocked shots. Meanwhile, Meshida leads the team with 56 assists and 17 steals.  

 
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