SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Converse University women's basketball team dropped their nonconference matchup to the Claflin University Panthers 76-42 on Tuesday evening at the Weisiger Center.

With the loss Converse falls to 0-5 on the season. Claflin improves to 2-2 on the season.

Senior Tatiana Brown led all players in scoring with 20 points.
 
How It Happened
After freshman Madison Fileen stole the ball on the game's opening possession, senior Mazie Helpman recorded the game's first basket to put Converse up early. The Valkyries held that lead until a Claflin layup put them up 7-6 with 6:56 remaining in the opening quarter. Converse got the lead back less than a minute later as senior Andrea Gutierrez Ciordia drained a layup. When Claflin regained the lead with 4:29 remaining in the quarter, it was the final time the lead changed hands. They ended the quarter on an 11-0 run to go up 18-8 heading into the second quarter.

The Valkyries didn't score their first basket in the second quarter until there was 3:31 remaining in the first half, putting the score at 32-10. Converse ended the half on a 6-2 and Claflin led 34-14 at halftime.

The Panthers narrowly outpaced the Valkyries in the third quarter, adding just one point to their lead in a 10-minute, 19-18 run. Brown accounted for 11 of the Converse's points in the quarter and scored over half of her total in the game in the third quarter. Claflin led 53-32 heading into the final quarter.

The Panthers' lead grew by 13 points in the final quarter as they won 76-42.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Brown led all players in scoring with 20 points.
• Converse shot 15-56, 26.8 percent from the field and 3-22, 13.6 percent from beyond the arc. The Valkyries were 9-13, 69.2 percent, from the free throw line.
• The Valkyries recorded 28 rebounds.
• Converse posted 11 steals against the Panthers, five of which came from Gutierrez Ciordia.
• Brown and Gutierrez Ciordia led the Valkyries with eight rebounds each.

Up Next
The Valkyries head to Elizabeth City, North Carolina to take on the Elizabeth City State Vikings on Saturday, Nov. 29. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 P.M.

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