Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan fell to the Francis Marion Patriots on Saturday evening in an 8-0 final score.

The Warriors had six shots and two shots on goal in the Saturday evening loss to the Patriots.  Feren Nunez led the Warriors with two shots, while both Hykeem Martin and Austin Snow had the lone shots on goal.  Both Southern Wesleyan and Francis Marion had two corner kicks in the game.  Bryson Dodd started the game in goal for Southern Wesleyan, collecting six saves.  Will Hughes played the final thirty-eight minutes, collecting four saves in the final minutes of the game.


 
Game Vitals

Final: Francis Marion 8, Southern Wesleyan 0

Records: Southern Wesleyan (0-4 / CC 0-2) Francis Marion (2-3-1 / CC 2-0)


 
How It Happened

Southern Wesleyan took the first shot of the game off the foot of Jose Rangel, but Francis Marion countered as Sam Pollard put the ball into the back of the net after seven minutes of play to give the Patriots a 1-0 lead.  The Patriots maintained the intensity with several more shots, but the Warriors thwarted their attempts at extending their lead.  Austin Snow and Hykeem Martin sent in back-to-back shots on goal, but Felipe de Moraes put himself between the ball and the net every time to keep the Warriors from tying the game up.  The Patriots would not let up their attacks as Javier Bello took a pass from Oliver Peters to give Francis Marion a 2-0 lead at half.

The Warriors maintained their intensity in the second half as Tipton Wright sent the ball to the net, but the Patriots defense blocked Southern Wesleyan's attacks.  Francis Marion countered minutes later as Kimo Lemke and Javier Bello scored back-to-back goals seconds apart to give the Patriots a 4-0 goal advantage.  Southern Wesleyan continued to challenge with attacks by Feren Nunez, Pedro Fonseca, Hykeem Martin and Diego Hernandez, but Francis Marion's defense continued to divert every attack to keep Southern Wesleyan off the board.  The Patriots maintained their attack, winning the game in an 8-0 final score.


 
What's Next

The Warriors will travel to Due West, SC on September 21 to take on the Erskine Flying Fleet at 7:30 p.m.  They will then return to Childs Field on September 25 to welcome the Barton Bulldogs to Central, SC for a 2:30 p.m. kick-off.  On September 30, Southern Wesleyan will travel to Winston-Salem, NC to take on the Carolina University Bruins in non-conference action at 6 p.m.  They will then return home to face the King Tornado and the Converse Valkyries the following week.