The Matchup
Monday:
Converse (8-8, 4-5 CC) at Young Harris (10-7, 7-2 CC)
Location: Young Harris, Ga. | YHC Soccer and Lacrosse Field
Time: 6:00 p.m.
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The Series
This will be the sixth all-time meeting between Converse and Young Harris dating back to the 2018 season. Monday's game also marks the first postseason matchup between the two squads in program history. Young Harris leads the overall matchup 4-1 and won the first meeting this season 23-11 over the Valkyries.
Converse Notes
- Converse is 8-8 overall and finished the regular season with a 4-5 record in Conference Carolinas play. The Valkyries are coming off a 21-4 loss to Mount Olive on Wednesday afternoon.
- The Valkyries are averaging 15.3 goals per game, 9.0 assists per game, 31.3 shots per game, and 25.0 shots on goal per game this season.
- Converse has hauled in 270 ground balls this season, forced 163 turnovers, won 241 draw controls and posted a .742 clear percentage.
- Becky Reinhard leads the team with 56 goals this season, Izzy Eby is second on the team with 42 goals and Gencie Coan is third on the team with 39 goals. Hailey Obenchain leads the team with 50 assists and Megan Holleran is second on the team with 35 assists on the season.
- Obenchain leads the team and has tied the program record for points in a single season with 86 points. Eby is second on the team with 61 points, Reinhard is third with 60 points, Coan is fourth on the team with 58 points, and Holleran is fifth on the team with 50 points.
- Holleran leads the team with 44 groundballs on the year, and Samantha Sparks leads the team with 26 caused turnovers. Both Coan and Holleran are tied for the team lead with 58 draw controls each.
- Collins has started every game in goal this season and has made 150 saves.
Young Harris Notes
- Young Harris finished the regular season 10-7 overall and 7-2 in Conference Carolinas play. The Mountain Lions won five straight games to end the regular season, most recently they defeated Lees-McRae 26-2.
- The Mountain Lions are averaging 16.7 goals per game, 8.7 assists per game, 33.8 shots per game and 25 shots on goal per game.
- Young Harris has recorded 387 ground balls, forced 149 turnovers, won 298 draw controls and posted a .879 clear percentage.
- Ashlyn Fraley leads the team with 53 goals, Ella Hancock is second on the team with 49 goals and Belle Hardwick is third on the team with 44 goals. Ruthie Mandell leads the team with 34 assists, and Hancock is second on the team with 27 points.
- Hancock leads the team with 76 points, Hardwick is second on the team with 70 points, Mandell is third on the team with 58 points and Fraley is fourth on the team with 56 points.
- Mary Troyer leads the team with 41 groundballs and 19 caused turnovers. Hancock leads the team with 85 draw controls.
- Abby Gallagher has started 10 games in goal this season for Young Harris. Gallagher leads the team with 61 saves on the year.
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