Converse Women’s Basketball Preview: Conference Carolinas First and Second Rounds

The Matchups:
No. 10 Converse (9-18, 7-13 Conference Carolinas) vs No. 9 Barton (13-15, 9-11 Conference Carolinas)
Game One Winner at No. 4 UNC Pembroke (21-7, 15-5 Conference Carolinas)
Location: Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court | Pembroke, N.C. | UNC Pembroke
This Season: Converse def. Barton 81-52, UNC Pembroke def. Converse 64-59
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Converse Notes:

Converse enters the matchup after most recently dropping the regular season finale to King 70-59.
Senior guard Elisa Solé Sanchez leads the team in scoring with 11.1 points per game. She has appeared in all 27 games and made 21 starts.
Graduate guard Jordan Brown leads the team in rebounding with 6.7 rebounds per game.
Senior Amaia Parkins recorded 17 rebounds against Erskine on Feb. 22, the third-highest single-game total in program history.

Barton Notes:

Barton ended the regular season with a 60-54 victory over Chowan, extending their win streak to two games.
Junior guard Lauren Mingo leads the team in scoring with 15.1 points per game.
Graduate guard Lauren Walker is the team's second leading scorer with 15.0 points per game.
Barton finished fourth in the east division.

UNC Pembroke Notes:

UNC Pembroke ended the regular season on a two-game win streak, downing NGU 60-52 before wrapping up with a 67-39 victory over Mount Olive.
The Braves have four players averaging at or over 10.0 points per game.
The team's top two rebounders combine for 14.2 rebounds per game.
UNC Pembroke won the east division.

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Players Mentioned

#21 Jordan Brown: G/F; 5' 10"; Graduate Student

#15 Amaia Parkins: F; 6' 2"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#21 Jordan Brown
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student
: G/F

#15 Amaia Parkins
: 6' 2"; Senior
: F

Players Mentioned

#21 Jordan Brown

#15 Amaia Parkins

Players Mentioned

#21 Jordan Brown

#15 Amaia Parkins