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Men's Soccer

Men’s Soccer Returns Home to Host Tusculum on Wednesday Night

The Matchup:
Converse (4-1-1, 2-0 Conference Carolinas) vs Tusculum (0-3-1, 0-1-1 SAC)
Location: Fulp Field at Weisiger Stadium | Converse University
Series: First Meeting
Last time: First Meeting

Converse Notes:
  • The Valkyries restarted their win streak with a 1-0 victory at Belmont Abbey on Saturday, Sept. 21. They have not lost a match since the first game of the season against Clayton State on Sept. 5.
  • Junior forward Guilherme Fontes leads the team in scoring with 11 points coming from five goals and one assist.
  • Sophomore goalkeeper Mateo Sanchez has played the full 90 minutes of five of the team's six games. He has a goals allowed average of 1.20 and has 18 saves on the season.
  • The game time has been pushed up to 7 P.M.
Tusculum Notes:
  • The winless Pioneers ended a three-game skid to open the season after a scoreless draw with conference foe Newberry on Sept. 22.
  • Freshmen Mason Clark and Clarenns Sainrimat have scored the team's only two goals of the season.
  • Tusculum was picked ninth out of 12 in the South Atlantic Conference's Preseason Poll.
  • Head coach Kyle Hughes leads the Pioneers in his first season at the helm of the program.

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Players Mentioned

Guilherme Fontes

#7 Guilherme Fontes

F/MF
5' 7"
Junior
Mateo Sanchez

#1 Mateo Sanchez

GK
5' 9"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Guilherme Fontes

#7 Guilherme Fontes

5' 7"
Junior
F/MF
Mateo Sanchez

#1 Mateo Sanchez

5' 9"
Sophomore
GK