The Matchup
Saturday:
Converse (10-14, 9-9 CC) vs Erskine (10-16, 6-12 CC)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Weisiger Center
Time: 4:30 p.m.
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The Series:
This is the fifth all-time meeting between Converse and Erskine dating back to the 2021-2022 season. The Valkyries are 4-0 all-time against the Flying Fleet and most recently defeated Erskine 67-55 last season.  
 
Converse Notes:

• Converse is 10-14 overall this season and 9-9 in Conference Carolinas action this season. The Valkyries are coming off a 73-64 win over Belmont Abbey on Thursday afternoon.  
• The Valkyries are averaging 77.3 points per game, shooting 44 percent from the field, 36 percent from three-point range, and 71 percent from the free throw line.
• Converse is averaging 34.0 rebounds per game, 18.2 assists per game, 6.0 steals per game, and 2.3 blocks per game.
• Jay Mitchell leads the team with 12.8 points per game, Kyle Monk is and Joel Pullen are both second on the team with 8.6 points per game this season.   
• Earl Burgess III leads the team with 5.2 rebounds per game this season, Leo Da Campo is second on the team with 4.4 rebounds, and Mitchell is third on the team with 3.7 rebounds per game.
• Caleb Reams leads the team with 2.4 assists per game, Edoardo Buffo is second on the team with 2.3 assists, and Pullen is third on the team with 2.2 assists.
• Isac Ahnstrand leads the team with 1.0 steals per game this season, while Kyle Monk leads the team with 0.7 blocks per game.  

 
Erskine Notes:

• Erskine is 10-16 overall this season and 6-12 in Conference Carolinas play. The Flying Fleet have lost three straight matchups, most recently falling to Southern Wesleyan 89-86.
• Erskine is averaging 75.0 points per game this season, shooting 42 percent from the field, 31 percent from three-point range and 67 percent from the free throw line.
• The Flying Fleet are averaging 30.5 rebounds per game this season, 14.8 assists per game, 8.7 steals per game and 1.8 blocks per game.
• Christian Monroe and Grant Lovette are both averaging a team best 13.4 points per game this season. Moses Cheek is third on the team with 9.9 points per game.
• Lovette leads the team with 5.9 rebounds per game, Monroe is second on the team with 3.5 rebounds per game, and Ja'Hiem Handy is third on the team with 3.4 rebounds per game.
• Handy leads the tea with 4.0 assists per game, Corey Gaines is second on the team with 2.2 assists per game, William Bush-Jackson is third on the team with 1.6 assists per game.
• Lovette leads the team with 1.5 steals per game, Handy is second on the team with 1.3 steals per game, and Cheek is third on the team 1.1 steals per game. Zion Brown leads the team with 0.6 blocks per game.

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