Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan picked up their first win of the season as they defeated the Chowan Hawks in a 17-4 final.

The Warriors took 42 shots during the game with Tabitha Beecher leading the team with 15 shots, including 10 shots on goal.  She was followed by Amy Pfefferkorn with eight shots.  Both Beecher and Jocelyn Cosgrove collected five goals during the game.  They were followed by Pfefferkorn with four.  Cosgrove and Kelsey Hawkins each had two assists to lead the team.

Southern Wesleyan collected 14 draw controls with senior Jairy Sandoval leading the team with 11.  The Warriors collected 27 ground balls.  Goalkeeper Kaeleigh McDaniel led the team with nine, with both Sandoval and Hawkins following with four apiece.  Sandoval caused four turnovers.  McDaniel recorded seven saves while only allowing four goals.

 
Game Vitals

Final: Southern Wesleyan 17, Chowan 4

Records: Southern Wesleyan (1-3 / CC 1-0) Chowan (0-1 / CC 0-1)

 
Coach Schneider says…

"Every game we have played has been a different line-up for various reasons.  But today, the entire team was able to play.  We have been working on all being on the same page offensively and defensively.  Today we were UNITED and worked well together.  Defense applied the concepts we had worked on all week.  Offense was able to space and see cuts.  It was great to see so many players score and get assists."


 
How It Happened

Southern Wesleyan struck early as Tabitha Beecher scored five minutes into the game to put the Warriors on top 1-0.  The Warriors continued to push ahead as Beecher and Jocelyn Cosgrove scored within seconds of each other to give them a 3-0 advantage.  Chowan countered with a free positon goal, but Southern Wesleyan would not be discouraged.  Jesse Soles put up her career first goal with just over twenty minutes remaining in the first half of play.  A foul in the eight meter allowed Amy Pfefferkorn to take a free positon shot and score her first goal of the afternoon to give the Warriors a 5-1 goal lead.  The Hawks attacked the net, but Kaeleigh McDaniel and the Warriors defense kept them from putting more goals on the board.  Leia Cabradillia allowed the Hawks to come within three, but the Warriors regained their four goal advantage shortly after as Beecher put in her third goal of the game.  Southern Wesleyan continued to attack the cage as Pfferkorn, Beecher and Cosgrove scored four more times to put the Warriors on top 10-2 at halftime.

Southern Wesleyan continued the attack in the second half as Beecher, Pfefferkorn and Kelsey Hawkins put up shots, but Mallory Dunker saved the ball from meeting the back of the cage.  However, the Warriors attempts paid off as Hawkins passed the ball to Cosgrove who put it into the net to extend Southern Wesleyan's lead to 11-2.  The Warriors maintained the attack as Betsy Bovee drilled the ball into the cage to give the Warriors a ten goal advantage and make it a running clock game.  Beecher struck again, scoring her fifth goal of the game with just over twenty-two minutes left in the second half.  With the clock running, Yael Echeverria scored her first career goal for the Warriors off a free position shot to put the score at 14-2.  Cosgrove followed seconds later with a goal of her own.  The Warriors continued the attack as Cosgrove passed the ball over to Pfefferkorn who flipped the ball behind her back into the game to put the Warriors up 16-2.  Chowan put two more goals into the cage, but a last second goal by Pfefferkorn allowed the Warriors to walk away with their first win of the season 17-4.

 
What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will next host the Barton College Bulldogs on March 6 at 1 p.m.  They will remain at home on March 10 as they welcome the North Greenville Crusaders to Childs Field for a 5:30 p.m. draw.  The Warriors will then travel to Due West, SC to take on the Erskine College Flying Fleet on March 13.