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Amparo Figueroa
8
Winner Converse CONVERSE (1-0)
0
Barton BARTON (0-1)
Winner
Converse CONVERSE
(1-0)
8
Final
0
Barton BARTON
(0-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Converse CONVERSE 1 3 3 1 8
Barton BARTON 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Valkyries Bash Bulldogs

WILSON, N.C. – The Converse University field hockey team opened up the 2025 campaign with a bang, defeating Barton 8-0 inside Truist Stadium on Saturday morning.
 
Converse improves to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in South Atlantic Conference action. Meanwhile, Barton in their first ever Field Hockey game picks up the loss and drops to 0-1 overall and 0-1 in SAC play. The Valkyries eight goals are the most in a season opener since the 2022 season when they defeated Franklin Pierce 7-0.
 
Midway through the first period, Amparo Figueroa scored her first goal of season put the Valkyries up 1-0. The Bulldogs kept up with the Valkyries in the first period as Converse led 3-1 in total shots for the period.
 
However, the Valkyries offense came alive in the second quarter as they outshot Barton 10-3 in the period. In the 19th minute of action, Isabella Massafra scored her first career goal against the Bulldogs defense. Less than a minute later Figueroa scored her second goal of the afternoon to give the Valkyries a 3-0 advantage. Just two minutes later, Kilee Bradeen connected with Figueroa for the fourth goal of the afternoon.
 
Remington Lewis scored her first goal of the season midway through the third stanza of action. Three minutes later, Zelda Pretorius found Ava Chapman for the Valkyries sixth goal of the afternoon. For both players it was their first career points for the Converse Field Hockey team. In the final moments of the third quarter, Figueroa became just the second player ever and the first not named Catalina Pistaccio to score four goals in a single game.
 
In the final quarter of action, sophomore Sage Pilarski scored to give the Valkyries their eighth goal of the match.    
 
Match Stats:
Goals: Figueroa (4), Lewis (1), Pilarski (1), Massafra (1), Chapman (1)
Assists: Bradeen (1), Pretorius (1), Toranzo (1), Kern (1)
Saves: Puentes (3)
 
Next Up:
The Converse Field Hockey team will remain on the road and battle Coker tomorrow afternoon in Hartsville, S.C. 
 
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