Spartanburg, SC – Southern Wesleyan fell to the Converse Valkyries on Thursday evening in a 76-50 final.
 
The Warriors shot 32.7% from the field in the loss with Amy Soumare leading the team with 12 points.  Brooke Henricks (11) and Lonesha Lee (10) followed Soumare.  Henricks picked up four of the 10 assists during the game.  Southern Wesleyan collected 31 rebounds with Lee leading the team with seven.  Both Halee Morrison and Soumare recorded blocks during the game.  The Warriors stole the ball nine times.
 
 
Game Vitals
 
Final: Converse 76, Southern Wesleyan 50
 
Records: Southern Wesleyan (1-13 / CC 1-12) Converse (6-12 / CC 5-9)
 
 
How It Happened
 
The Warriors attacked the court early as Lonesha Lee laid the ball up into the basket.  Southern Wesleyan continued to push ahead on back-to-back layups by Brooke Henricks.  Converse countered with a three pointer by Lindsey Hardin and then took the lead on a layup by Keyshuna Fair.  A 3-point shot by Alliee Patillo allowed the Valkyries to take a five point lead at the end of the first quarter.
 
Halee Morrison kicked off the second quarter with a jump shot.  A layup by Lee allowed the Warriors to come within one point of the Valkryies.  Tristen Berry sunk a three pointer off a pass from Henricks to put Southern Wesleyan on top 17-15.  Converse continued to counter all the Warriors attacks, regaining the lead on a 3-point basket by Hardin and then pushing ahead to lead 29-26 at halftime.
 
Hardin made a layup for the Valkryies to start the third quarter of play, however the Warriors countered with a jump shot by Sasha Schoenborn to put the Warriors down 28-31 with just over nine minutes left.  Southern Wesleyan maintained the pressure with a jump shot by Amy Soumare to put the Warriors on top.  Converse fought back though, taking a five point lead on a jump shot by Fair.
 
Converse pushed ahead by ten points on a 3-pointer by Hardin off a pass from Patillo.  The Valkyries continued to distance themselves, pushing their lead to 63-40 before Schoenborn sunk a three pointer with just over five minutes left to play in the game.  Despite a jump shot by Morrison, Converse won the game in a 76-50 final score.
 
 
What's Next
 
Southern Wesleyan will return home on February 20 as they welcome the Barton College Bulldogs to Historic Tysinger Gymnasium at 2 p.m.  They will then host the Emmanuel Lions on February 23 and the Erskine Flying Fleet on February 25.