The Matchup
Saturday:
Converse (4-6, 3-1 CC) vs Young Harris (7-3, 5-0 CC)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Weisiger Stadium
Time: 3:00 p.m.
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The Series
This will be the eighth all-time meeting between Converse and Young Harris dating back to the 2014 season. Young Harris holds a 6-1 edge in the overall series and has won the last six meetings against the Valkyries.
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Converse Notes
- Converse is 4-6 overall on the season and 3-1 in Conference Carolinas action. The Valkyries are coming off a 23-7 win over Lees-McRae on Wednesday evening.
- Against the Bobcats, Becky Reinhard led the Valkyries offense with six goals, followed by Hailey Obenchain with four goals, Kaitlyn Oliver with three goals, Zoey Jacobs with three goals, Maia Marquez and Karter Lauer each had two goals, while Ainsley Cua, Ally Benken and Megan Holleran all had a goal in the win.
- As a team the Valkyries have scored 112 goals, recorded 58 assists, taken 246 total shots and 169 shots on goal.
- Converse has registered 154 ground balls this season, forced 95 turnovers and won 110 draw controls.
- Reinhard leads the team in scoring this season with 40 goals, Obenchain is second on the team with 29 goals, followed by Jacobs with 11 goals and Oliver with 10 goals.
- Jacobs leads the team with 19 assists on the season, while Obenchain is second on the team with 18 assists. Obenchain leads the team with 47 points, followed by Reinhard with 41 points and Jacobs with 30 points.
- Samantha Sparks leads the team with 20 groundballs, Ainsley Cua is second on the team with 16 groundballs, and both Jacobs and Obenchain are third on the team with 14 groundballs.
- Cua leads the team with 15 caused turnovers on the season, Sparks is second on the team with 14 and Ava Andrews is third on the team with 13 caused turnovers. Cua also leads the Valkyries with 32 draw control wins followed by Obenchain with 31 draw control wins.
- Abigail Skee has started all 10 games in goal this season for the Valkyries. The sophomore has recorded 95 saves and has a .434 save percentage on the season.
Young Harris Notes
- Young Harris is 7-3 overall and 5-0 in Conference Carolinas play this season. The Mountain Lions are currently the winners of four straight games and they are 4-0 on the road this season.
- Most recently the Mountain Lions are coming off an 18-7 win over Shorter on Wednesday afternoon. Sydney Craig, Mary Troyer and Riley Parker all had four goals against the Hawks. Kailey Hanks added a hat trick, Addison Heiser had a multi-goal performance and Jordan Bartlett added one in the win.
- As a team the Mountain Lions have recorded 140 goals, 62 assists, taken 317 total shots and 194 shots on goal.
- Young Harris has registered 233 ground balls, forced 103 turnovers and won 125 draw controls this season.
- Riley Parker leads the team with 34 goals this season, Sydney Craig is second on the team with 25 goals and Addison Heiser is third on the team with 23 goals.
- Mary Troyer leads the team with 21 assists, Parker is second on the team with 10 assists, while both Heiser and Kayla Lynn are tied for third on the team with six assists each.
- Parker leads the team with 44 points, Troyer is second on the team with 39 points and both Heiser and Craig are third on the team with 29 points.
- Ella Clifford leads the team with 32 groundballs, Troyer is second on the team with 28 groundballs and Hayden Hennessy is third on the team with 25 groundballs.
- Clifford also leads the team with 18 caused turnovers, Troyer is second on the team with 14 caused turnovers and Hennessey is third on the team with 13 caused turnovers.
- Troyer leads the team with 43 draw control wins on the season, Parker is second on the team with 35 draw control wins and Hennessy is third on the team with 21 draw control wins.
- McKenna Graf has started nine of the Mountain Lions 10 games in goal this season. Graf has recorded 67 saves and posted a .459 save percentage.
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