Belmont, NC – Southern Wesleyan fell to the Belmont Abbey Crusaders on Saturday afternoon in a 5-2 final.

The Warriors recorded 10 shots and seven shots on goal.  Ashley Romanowski and Rachel Curtis led the field with three shots and two shots on goal each.  Romanowski and Joy Namyst had the lone goals for the Warriors and senior Helen Schweiger recorded the only assist in the loss.  Jen Golio played all ninety minutes in goal for the Warriors and recorded 13 saves.

Game Vitals

Final: Belmont Abbey 5, Southern Wesleyan 2

Records: Southern Wesleyan (3-5 / CC 2-3) Belmont Abbey (7-1 / CC 3-1)

Coach Morrell says…

"Great effort today, a lot of things we did really well, had some great moments, but had too many little mistakes and moments where we switched off.  Proud of the effort, we were in this game until late when it got away from us, but happy for how we battled."

How It Happened

The Belmont Abbey Crusaders challenged the Warriors early on with several shots on goal, but Jen Golio kept the Crusaders back.  However, the Crusaders continued to threaten and Allyson Elliott took a pass from Tallee Zamiela to score the first goal of the game and put Belmont Abbey on top 1-0.  Southern Wesleyan would not be stopped though as Halen Schweiger passed the ball up to Ashley Romanowski to get it in the net and tie the game 1-1.  Just two minutes later, Joy Namyst broke away and took a shot from the far right side to give the Warriors a 2-1 lead.  The Crusaders continued to take multiple shots on goal and finally one got through to tie the game 2-2.  Belmont Abbey went on to score one more goal before the end of the first period of play and lead 3-2.

Southern Wesleyan continued to fight as Sarah Baldwin and Rachel Curtis each received corner kicks from Ashley Romanowski to challenge Belmont Abbey.  However, the Crusaders goalkeeper Lauryn Harding kept the ball out of the net to maintain the lead.  Belmont Abbey continued to pressure Jen Golio and the Warriors defense, scoring two more goaols to give them a 5-2 lead.  The Warriors tried to fight back with shots on goal by Ashley Romanowski and Makala Latsch, but they could not pass the Crusaders.

What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will return to Childs Field on October 1 as they take on the Toccoa Falls Screaming Eagles at 6 p.m.  They will then continue Conference Carolinas action on October 3 as they travel to Franklin Springs, GA to take on the Emmanuel Lions at 5 p.m.