SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Converse University men's soccer team battled to a 1-1 draw with Ferrum on Saturday afternoon at Weisiger Stadium.
With today's result the Valkyries are now 2-1-3 overall on the season and 1-0-2 in Conference Carolinas action. Meanwhile, Ferrum is now 2-0-2 overall and 1-0-1 in Conference play this season.
In the opening half of action, it was a back-and-forth offensive match between the two schools. Ferrum attempted four total shots and Converse attempted three shots in the half. However, it was Ferrum who struck first late in the half as Joshua Harrigan found Christian Ott for the first goal of the game.
Trailing 1-0 at halftime, the Valkyries became more offensive and pushed deeper into Ferrum territory. The pace of play seemed to work in the Valkyries favor as
Jesper Schierholz found
Amro Shibeika for the equalizing goal in the 54
th minute of action. The two squads then played through a monsoon in the final 20 minutes of the contest to draw at 1-1.
Next up for the Valkyries:
Converse will travel to Emmanuel for a midweek matchup on Wednesday evening. The game is currently slated for a 7:00 p.m. start.
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