SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Lees-McRae women's basketball dropped a tough 72-52 loss at Converse on Wednesday evening. Nadiya Hairston and Essence Sumner each had eight points for the Bobcats. THE BASICS FINAL SCORE: Converse – 72; Lees-McRae – 52 LOCATION: Tom & Tracy Hannah Gym – Spartanburg, South Carolina RECORDS: Converse (11-15/7-9), Lees-McRae (2-19/1-15) HOW IT HAPPENED: Converse jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter and led 22-12 after the first 10 minutes of play. The Valkyries increased their lead to 14 points at halftime after a layup from Jordan Brown. Converse tacked onto its lead in the...