Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan took down the Erskine Flying Fleet in a 4-0 final on Saturday afternoon to pick up their first Conference Carolinas victory of the season
The Warriors took 14 shots and 10 shots on goal in their victory over the Flying Fleet.
Pedro Fonseca led the team with four shots on goal. He was followed by
Feren Nunez with three shots on goal. Fonseca scored two of the goals for the Warriors. Both Nunez and
Austin Snow scored solo goals. Fonseca,
Tipton Wright and
Gabriel Melendez all recorded assists.
Wesley Bigbee started in goal and collected four saves.
Will Hughes came in to play goal at half and recorded six saves during the game.
Game Vitals
Final: Southern Wesleyan 4, Erskine 0
Records: Southern Wesleyan (2-9-1 / CC 1-7-1) Erskine (1-10-1 / CC 1-6-1)
Senior Austin Snow says…
"Super proud of our guys tonight. We played out best in many aspects. Everybody that stepped on the field gave it their all, worked very hard and I couldn't be happier with the result on senior day. We will get back at it on Monday and prepare for the next showing. We know what we are capable of and are far from done with this season!"
How It Happened
The Warriors charged out of the gate as
Trey Greenwood drilled the ball toward the net, but it went out high to prevent Southern Wesleyan from getting on the board. However, the Warriors would not relent as
Tipton Wright passed the ball up to
Pedro Fonseca. Fonseca ran to the net and drilled the ball in to give the Warriors the early 1-0 lead. Southern Wesleyan maintained their intensity as Fonseca knocked the ball over to
Austin Snow who got the ball around the defense to put the Warriors ahead by two just eight minutes into the game. Erskine countered with shots by Alex Lopez and Andres Royas, but
Wesley Bigbee saved each attack to keep the Flying Fleet from scoring.
Feren Nunez took a corner kick and curved the ball into the net for the Warriors third goal of the afternoon. Southern Wesleyan increased the intensity with shots on goal by
Trey Greenwood and Nunez, but Evan Zizek saved the attacks to keep the Warriors from extending their lead further.
Erskine attacked early in the second half as Alex Lopez and Tyler Nichols took a shot on the goal, but
Will Hughes prevented the attack from paying off. Southern Wesleyan collected the ball as
Pedro Fonseca and
Austin Snow each took more shots on the net, but Even Zizek and the Flying Fleet back line thwarted the attacks.
Gabriel Melendez sent the ball up the field to the feet of
Pedro Fonseca. Fonseca collected the ball and put it into the net for his second goal of the afternoon. The Flying Fleet attacked again with shots by Benjamin Martinez and Roman De Leon, but their attacks did not pay off as the Warriors claimed a 4-0 victory.
What's Next
Southern Wesleyan will travel to Greenville, SC on October 11 to take on the Bob Jones Bruins in non-conference action at 7 p.m. They will then travel to Florence, SC on October 15 to take on the Francis Marion Patriots at 7:30 p.m. The Warriors will wrap up the regular season on October 19 to take on the Belmont Abbey Crusaders.
