Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan dropped the non-conference contest against the Shaw Bears on Wednesday evening in a 3-1 final score.

The Warriors took 14 shots, seven of which were on goal, in the loss to the Bears.  Joy Namyst led the team with four shots on goal.  She was followed by Cayla Hughes with two shots on goal.  Namyst had the lone goal of the evening, and Molly Wanning collected the lone assist.  Taylor Hanzel and Samantha Benner split time in the goal for Southern Wesleyan.  Benner had four of the seven saves.

 
Game Vitals

Final: Shaw 3, Southern Wesleyan 1

Records: Southern Wesleyan (1-5 / CC 1-3) Shaw (1-2-1)


 
How It Happened

Shaw charged out of the gate as Katherine Inhoof put the ball into the back of the net within the first minute of play to put the Bears on top 1-0.  The Warriors pushed ahead, but several offsides calls prevented from them from countering the Bears lead.  They would not let up as Molly Wanning passed the ball ahead of Joy Namyst.  Namyst spun around the defense and shot the ball into the goal to tie the game.  Despite several more shots by Natalie Thompson and Heily Hernandez, the game remained tied 1-1 at the half.

The Warriors maintained the offensive in the second half with shots by Wanning and Cayla Hughes, but the Bears blocked their attempts and countered with shots of their own.  However, Samantha Benner kept them from extending their lead.  Southern Wesleyan continued to attack the net with shots by Wanning and Namyst, but Shianne Duplantis got in the way from their attacks.  The Bears' attacks finally paid off as Jasa Curry scored the second goal for Shaw.  Shaw continued to push ahead, winning the game in a 3-1 final.

 
What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will next travel to Spartanburg, SC to take on the Converse Valkyries at 1 p.m.  The Warriors will return to Childs Field on March 31 as they host the North Greenville Crusaders at 5 p.m.  They will then close out the regular season in Belmont, NC against the Crusaders of Belmont Abbey.