WILSON, N.C. – The Converse University women's lacrosse team lost 24-11 to Barton on Saturday evening at Truist Stadium.

With the loss the Valkyries snap a three game winning streak and fall to 5-3 overall and 1-2 in Conference Carolinas action. Meanwhile, Barton ends a six game losing streak and improves to 3-6 overall and 0-2 in Conference Carolinas play.

Barton struck first in the opening quarter off an Avery Woodcock goal just two minutes into the game. Moments later, Izzy Eby tied the match at one and gave the Valkyries their first goal of the game.

Barton regained the lead in few minutes later in the opening quarter, but less than a minute later Eby had tied the game once more for the Valkyries. Barton ended the quarter on a 6-0 run and went into the quarter break with an 8-2 advantage.

The Bulldogs opened the second quarter with a pair of goals in the opening stages of the period. Converse stopped the 8-0 Bulldog run with a Karter Lauer goal at the 6:56 mark of the second quarter. The remainder of the period stayed tightly contested with goals by each team, Barton went into the halftime break with a 13-6 advantage over the Valkyries.

The Valkyries struck first in the third quarter with a Gencie Coan goal at the 12:45 mark. Converse outscored Barton 4-1 and the Valkyries trailed 14-10 with 7:23 to play in the period. The Barton offense came alive at the end of the period and outscored Converse 5-1 to take a 19-11 lead into the final quarter of play. It was all Barton in the final quarter of action as the Valkyries were unable to get on the scoreboard.

Scoring Breakdown
1^st Quarter:

• 13:57, Avery Woodcock, unassisted, Barton 1-1
• 11:57, Izzy Eby, unassisted, Tied 1-1
• 7:46, Kaya Bartlett, unassisted, Barton 2-1
• 7:03, Izzy Eby, unassisted, Tied 2-2
• 6:23, Tamia Marshall, unassisted, Barton 3-2
• 5:33, Taryn Ugliono, assisted by Avery Woodcock, Barton 4-2
• 3:39, Kate Matuza (Woman Down), assisted by Avery Woodcock, Barton 5-2
• 1:10, Kate Matuza, assisted by Avery Woodcock, Barton 6-2
• 00:44, Danielle Lester, assisted by Sydney Quinn, Barton 7-2
• 00:18, Kloe Martin, assisted by Kaya Bartlett, Barton 8-2
   

2^nd Quarter:

• 10:59, Kate Matuza (Woman Down), unassisted, Barton 9-2
• 9:36, Kloe Martin, assisted by Kate Matuza, Barton 10-2
• 6:56, Karter Lauer (Woman Up), assisted by Gencie Coan, Barton 10-3
• 5:37, Megan Holleran, assisted by Becky Reinhard, Barton 10-4
• 4:50, Kloe Martin, assisted by Avery Woodcock, Barton 11-4
• 4:10, Kate Matuza, assisted by Danielle Lester, Barton 12-4
• 2:01, Hailey Obenchain (Woman Up), unassisted, Barton 12-5
• 00:39, Sydney Quinn, assisted by Kloe Martin, Barton 13-5
• 00:23, Gencie Coan, assisted by Hailey Obenchain, Barton 13-6
   

3^rd Quarter:

• 12:45, Gencie Coan, assisted by Megan Holleran, Barton 13-7
• 11:15, Kloe Martin, assisted by Mackenzie Camp, Barton 14-7
• 9:14, Karter Lauer, unassisted, Barton 14-8
• 8:19, Corynn Psychoghios, assisted by Hailey Obenchain, Barton 14-9
• 7:23, Hailey Obenchain, assisted by Izzy Eby, Barton 14-10
• 5:51, Sydney Quinn, assisted by Tamia Marshall, Barton 15-10
• 3:18, Gencie Coan, assisted by Hailey Obenchain, Barton 15-11
• 3:02, Taryn Ugliono, assisted by Samantha Serio, Barton 16-11
• 1:53, Kate Matuza, unassisted, Barton 17-11
• 1:05, Tamia Marshall, assisted by Sydney Quinn, Barton 18-11
• 00:26, Sydney Quinn, assisted by Samantha Serio, Barton 19-11
   

4^th Quarter:

• 13:42, Danielle Lester, unassisted, Barton 20-11
• 10:02, Tamia Marshall, assisted by Kloe Martin, Barton 21-11
• 4:32, Macie Coley, unassisted, Barton 22-11
• 2:33, Andrea Davila, assisted by Danielle Lester, Barton 23-11
• 00:18, Taryn Ugliono, assisted by Julia Erickson, Barton 24-11
   

Notables:
 
Points – Obenchain (5), Coan (4), Eby (3), Holleran (2), Lauer (2)
 
Goals – Coan (3), Obenchain (2), Eby (2), Lauer (2)
 
Assists – Obenchain (3)
 
Saves – Collins (8)
 
Next Up:

• Converse will be back at home this Tuesday evening as they take on the Lander Bearcats. The game is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. at Weisiger Stadium   

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