SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Converse University Field Hockey team defeated Barton 1-0 at Weisiger Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
With the victory Converse improves to 4-6 overall and 4-3 in South Atlantic Conference action. Meanwhile, Barton drops to 1-10 overall and 0-8 in conference play this season.
The Valkyries dominated the offensive stat sheet on Saturday as they outshot Barton 38-0 and 19-0 in shots on goal. Converse also attempted 20 corners, including 10 in the fourth period alone.
Despite the one-sided dominance by the Valkyries, the two teams still went into the halftime break scoreless. In fact, the Valkyries lone goal came 10 minutes into the third period of action.
Cameran Huyett scored her third goal of the season on a penalty stroke goal, this is the second straight game the Valkyries have recorded a penalty stroke goal.
Ashley Shoffner and
Edith Swaan both took a team high six shots,
Zelda Pretorius and Sol Garcia Berro were tied for second on the team with four shots each and
Autumn Kern was third on the team with four shots. Senior goalie,
Alina Puentes recorded a shutout in cage for the Valkyries on Saturday.
Next Up:
The Valkyries will host nationally ranked Newberry on Tuesday night at Weisiger Stadium. The game is set to start at 7:00 p.m.
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