The Matchup
Saturday:
Converse (3-3) vs Dominican (CA) (6-1)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Weisiger Stadium
Time: 1:00 p.m.
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The Series
This will be the first ever meeting between Converse and Dominican University of California.
 
Converse Notes

• Converse is 3-3 overall this season and 2-0 in Conference Carolinas action this season.
• The Valkyries are 1-0 at home this season with a 15-14 win over Colorado State Pueblo a few weeks ago.
• Most recently the Valkyries are coming off a 19-6 win over Shorter on March 3^rd. Hailey Obenchain scored a season high eight goals in the win for the Valkyries.
• As a team the Valkyries have scored 66 goals this season, tallied 30 assists, on 148 total shots and 97 shots on goal.
• Converse has tallied 84 ground balls this season, forced 59 turnovers and won 66 draw controls.
• Becky Reinhard leads the team with 29 goals on the season, Obenchain is second on the team with 18 goals and Kaitlyn Oliver is third on the team with six goals.
• Zoey Jacobs leads the team with 11 assists on the year, Obenchain is second on the team with seven assists and Karter Lauer is third on the team with three assists.
• Samantha Sparks leads the team with 14 ground balls on the year and Alyssa Corder is second on the team with eight ground balls.
• Sparks and Ainsley Cua are tied for the team lead with nine caused turnovers on the season and Corder is third on the team with seven caused turnovers.
• Cua leads the team with 21 draw control wins, followed by Obenchain with 15 draw control wins and Megan Holleran is third on the team with 13 draw control wins.
• Abigail Skee has started all six games in goal for the Valkyries this season. The sophomore has recorded 51 saves and has a 41.1 percent save percentage on the season.

Dominican Notes

• Dominican is 6-1 overall on the season and is trekking across the country for just their second road game of the season.
• Most recently, Dominican is coming off a 14-2 win over Catawba College on Wednesday afternoon.
• Dominican has scored 102 goals this season, tallied 46 assists, attempted 227 total shots and 151 shots on goal.
• The Penguins have recorded 156 ground balls, forced 79 turnovers and won 111 draw controls this season.
• Ryan Bionda leads the team with 22 goals scored this season, Morgan Newkirk is second on the team with 13 goals and Kyra Evans is third on the team with 12 goals.
• Newkirk and Olivia Johnson are both tied for the team lead with seven assists each, while Stella Artukovich is third on the team with six assists.
• Kyra Evans leads the team with 17 ground balls on the year, Elke Moerkeseth is second on the team with 16 groundballs and Olivia Johnson is third on the team with 14 ground balls.
• Moerkeseth leads the team with 14 caused turnovers, Johnson is second on the team with 12 caused turnovers and Evans is third on the team with 11 caused turnovers.
• Johnson also leads the team with 42 draw controls, followed by Piper Mott with 20 draw control wins.
• Four different goalies have seen playing time for Dominican this season. Kate Baell and Natalie Oyler have split the starts with three each on the season. Statistically, Katherine Chavez is the top option with a team high 20 saves and a .690 save percentage.

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