Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan claimed their first victory of the season on Wednesday evening as they took down the Bruins of Bob Jones in a 4-0 final score.
The Warriors out shot the Bruins 28 to 10 in their first win of the young season. Fifteen of the Warriors shots were on target. Madison Stanley led the team with six shots on goal. Stanley, Karina Pashkovets, Ella Akerberg and Addison Mack each scored in the game. The assists came form Ashley Caballero, Brianna Gonzalez, Akerberg and Maya Drew.
Hannah Weidner and Ester Carabano shared time in the goal. Weidner picked up the start and had three saves. Carabano played the final twenty minutes of the game and had one save.
Game Vitals
Final: Southern Wesleyan 4, Bob Jones 0
Records: Southern Wesleyan (1-3 / CC 0-1) Bob Jones (0-3-1)
How It Happened
The Warriors charged out of the gate as just four minutes into the game Ella Akerberg passed the ball over to Madison Stanley. Stanley sent the ball past the diving Bruins goal keeper to claim her first collegiate goal. Southern Wesleyan would not relent their attacks as Emily Lorenzo put up a shot of her own, but Margaret Provenzano knocked it away. After twenty-eight minutes of play, Maya Drew passed the ball over to Addison Mack who drilled it into the lower corner of the goal to claim her first collegiate goal. Bob Jones challenged as Estrella Cruz and Madison Avelino put up attacks, but Hannah Weidner and the Warriors backline would not let them get on the board.
Southern Wesleyan picked up from where they left off in the second half as Madison Stanley put up several more shots on the goal, but Margaret Provenzano was there each time. Lydia Howell got past the Warriors defensive wall and sent the ball toward the goal, but Hannah Weidner batted the ball away. With just over twenty-five minutes left in the half, Ashley Caballero took a corner kick. Caballero crossed the ball in front of the net to Karina Pashkovets who tapped the ball into the back of the net to extend the Warriors lead to 3-0. In the final two minutes of the game, Brianna Gonzalez collected the ball as it rebounded off the Bruins goalkeeper and passed it up to Ella Akerberg. Akerberg got the ball past the goalkeeper to give the Warriors a 4-0 goal victory.
What's Next
Southern Wesleyan will return to Central, SC on September 12 as they host the Barton Bulldogs on Childs Field at 1 pm. They will then travel to Due West, SC on September 16 to take on the Erskine Flying Fleet. On September 19, the Warriors will travel up to Ferrum, VA to take on the Ferrum Panthers.
