BROWNS SUMMIT, N.C. – For the fourth time in program history the Converse University men's soccer team competed in the Conference Carolinas Tournament Semifinals, the Valkyries fell 3-0 to Lees-McRae at Bryan Park on Friday evening.
With the loss the Valkyries drop to 11-4-5 on the season, while Lees-McRae improves to 15-1-3 on the year.
The first half was a very competitive game between the Valkyries and the Bobcats. Converse outshot Lees-McRae 5-4 in the opening half, however, the Bobcats made a trio of saves to keep the Valkyries off the board. The entire opening half was a stalemate between the two squads until the 40
th minute when Lees-McRae got on the board first with a goal by Conor O'Gorman.
In the second half the Valkyries were the more aggressive team as they attempted to equalize the score. The Valkyries aggression came at a cost, however, as they collected a total of six yellow cards, two of which were on starting goalkeeper
Thiago Ausland. The Valkyries continued to fight playing down a man and with backup goalkeeper
Paul Legai.
Converse was outshot 7-6 in the second half and the Bobcats saved a quartet of shots from the Valkyries offense. Disaster struck late for the Valkyries as Lees-McRae scored goals in the 85
th and 89
th minutes of game time. This was the first time in program history the Valkyries had conceded at least three goals to Lees-McRae.
Next Up:
The Valkyries will have to wait for the final region rankings to be announced to see if they will make the NCAA Tournament for the third time in program history.
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