Women’s Soccer Opens 2024 Season with Pair of Regional Matchups

The Matchups:
Converse at Allen
Location: SE Freight Lines Soccer Complex | Columbia, S.C.
Series: Converse leads 1-0
Last time: Converse won 8-0

Converse vs Flagler
Location: Hayden Abney Fulp Field at Weisiger Stadium | Converse University
Series: First Meeting
Last time: First Meeting

Converse Notes:

For the second year, Converse enters the season under the direction of head coach Rob Miller. He led the team to a 5-7-4 record in his first year at the helm of the women's program.
After one staff departure, Miller added a trio of new assistants to his soccer staff: Asher Quave-Robinson, Converse alumnae Cimone Francis, and Ben Erkens. Assistant coach and former Converse men's soccer standout David Windmiller remains on staff from the 2023 season.
With his team on the cusp of making the Conference Carolinas tournament, Miller added 12 players to his roster for the 2024. The team also boasts a quintet of seniors.
Senior Ellie Gore, one of the team's three Players to Watch, is the team's leading returning point earner with seven points, split between three goals and an assist.

Allen Notes:

The Yellow Jackets, a third year program in 2024, posted a 6-11-1 record in 2023, an improvement from the 0-16 record they posted in 2022.
For the third year, Allen is led by Machi Provost.
Now-sophomore Tatyana Machado led the team in scoring in 2023 with 14 goals.
Allen allowed an average of 3.38 goals per game in 2023.

Flagler Notes:

Flagler enters the 2024 season after posting an 11-5-3 record in 2023. They reached the Peach Belt Tournament semifinals before being eliminated by eventual-champion Columbus State 2-1. They were then eliminated from the NCAA Tournament again by Columbus State, again by a 2-1 score.
The Saints were tabbed third in the Peach Belt Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Senior Andrea Fernandez and sophomore Paige Churchill were selected to the preseason all-conference team.
Fernandez is the team's leading returning scorer with 39 points, 15 goals and nine assists. Churchill is the second-leading returner with 32 points, 14 goals and four assists in 2023.