WILSON, N.C. - The Barton field hockey team (1-12, 0-10) fell to Converse (5-7, 5-4), 4-0, Sunday afternoon in a South Atlantic Conference match on Senior Day at Electric Supply Company Field and Truist Stadium.
The Valkyries' Vania Toranzo (Lima, PERU) scored a pair of goals in the fourth stanza while Carmen Heisterkamp (Brasschaat, BELGIUM) tallied the match-winner on a penalty stroke just 4:51 into the contest sweep the season series.
Converse held a 26-1 edge in shots taken while goalkeeper Camille Hordies (Virginial, BELGIUM) earned the victory. Â
For Barton, senior goalkeeper
Gracyn Arruda (Henrico, Va.) made 10 saves despite the loss. Â Proir to the contest, the Bulldogs honored their four seniors: Â Arruda, defender
Arianna Ward (Chesapeake, Va.), midfielder
Kiyomi Nettles (Oceanside, Calif.) and defender
Madelyn Lowery (Prospect, Ky.)
Barton looks to bounce back on Saturday, October 31, when the Bulldogs travel to Greenwood, S.C. against league-foe Lander beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Converse, meanwhile, plays on the road against Lander as well on Tuesday night starting at 7:00 p.m.