SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Converse University lacrosse team fell 23-12 to Wilmington on Saturday afternoon at Weisiger Stadium.
 
With today's setback the Valkyries fall to 1-6 overall on the season, while Wilmington improves to 2-2 overall on the season. Hailey Obenchain led the team with six goals, three assists, nine points, five ground balls and eight draw control wins. Gencie Coan finished second on the team with three goals and Becky Reinhard finished third on the team with two goals.
 
Wilmington struck first in the opening quarter and scored the first goal of the contest. Obenchain then tied the game with a goal at the 12:15 mark of the first period. The Wildcats then scored back-to-back goals to take a 3-1 advantage over the Valkyries. Reinhard scored her first goal of the game to stop the Wilmington offensive attack. The two teams traded goals the rest of the way, as Karter Lauer, Obenchain and Reinhard all scored before the quarter ended. The Valkyries trailed 6-5 going into the second period of action.
 
Wilmington's offense came alive in the second and third quarter's as they outscored Converse 17-2. The Valkyries made a late rally in the fourth quarter, outscoring Wilmington 5-0. Obenchain finished the fourth period with three goals and Coan scored a pair of goals in the quarter.  

Scoring Breakdown
1^st Quarter:

• 13:49, Tristan Holdsworth, assisted by Michaella Cook, Wilmington 1-0
• 12:15, Hailey Obenchain (Woman Down), unassisted, Tied 1-1
• 9:57, Mia Schultz (Woman Up), unassisted, Wilmington 2-1
• 8:17, Ella Royer, assisted by Eden Ward, Wilmington 3-1
• 7:11, Becky Reinhard, assisted by Zoey Jacobs, Wilmington 3-2
• 6:25, Ella Royer, unassisted, Wilmington 4-2
• 5:06, Karter Lauer, unassisted, Wilmington 4-3
• 3:31, Anastasia Giannoulis, unassisted, Wilmington 5-3
• 3:17, Hailey Obenchain, unassisted, Wilmington 5-4
• 2:59, Alea Javorowsky, assisted by Michaella Cook, Wilmington 6-4
• 0:13, Becky Reinhard, assisted by Hailey Obenchain, Wilmington 6-5

2^nd Quarter:

• 14:46, Ella Royer, unassisted, Wilmington 7-5
• 14:28, Tristan Holdsworth, assisted by Alea Javorowsky, Wilmington 8-5
• 11:46, Gia Boccio, assisted by Alea Javorowsky, Wilmington 9-5
• 11:02, Ella Royer, unassisted, Wilmington 10-5
• 10:15, Mia Schultz, unassisted, Wilmington 11-5
• 10:04, Gencie Coan, assisted by Hailey Obenchain, Wilmington 11-6
• 9:36, Ella Royer, assisted by Alea Javorowsky, Wilmington 12-6
• 8:42, Mia Schultz (Woman Up), unassisted, Wilmington 13-6
• 7:10, Anastasia Giannoulis, assisted by Michaella Cook, Wilmington 14-6
• 4:47, Hailey Obenchain, unassisted, Wilmington 14-7
• 3:38, Tristan Holdsworth, assisted by Alea Javorowsky, Wilmington 15-7
• 1:14, Gia Boccio, unassisted, Wilmington 16-7
• 0:29, Eden Ward, unassisted, Wilmington 17-7
   

3^rd Quarter:

• 14:24, Ella Royer, assisted by Michaella Cook, Wilmington 18-7
• 12:18, Ella Royer, unassisted, Wilmington 19-7
• 10:57, Ella Royer, assisted by Alea Javorowsky, Wilmington 20-7
• 6:23, Anastasia Giannoulis, unassisted, Wilmington 21-7
• 4:15, Ella Royer, assisted by Gia Boccio, Wilmington 22-7
• 1:38, Tristan Holdsworth, unassisted, Wilmington 23-7

4^th Quarter:

• 12:43, Hailey Obenchain, unassisted, Wilmington 23-8
• 11:28, Hailey Obenchain, unassisted, Wilmington 23-9
• 9:23, Gencie Coan, assisted by Zoey Jacobs, Wilmington 23-10
• 4:10, Hailey Obenchain, unassisted, Wilmington 23-11
• 2:39, Gencie Coan, assisted by Hailey Obenchain, Wilmington 23-12

Notables:
 
Points – Obenchain (9), Coan (3), Reinhard (2), Jacobs (2), Lauer (1)
 
Goals – Obenchain (6), Coan (3), Reinhard (2), Lauer (1)
 
Assists – Obenchain (3), Jacobs (2)
 
Saves – Skee (7), Collins (6)
 
Next Up:

• Converse will be back home next Saturday afternoon against Southern Wesleyan University.  

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