Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan took down the Truett-McConnell Bears on Tuesday evening in a 19-3 final score.
 
The Warriors took 35 shots and had 29 shots on goal in their first victory of the season.  Tabitha Beecher led the team with 10 shots and eight shots on goal.  Behind Beecher, Jocelyn Cosgrove had seven shots with six being on goal.  Beecher led the team with six goals.  She was followed by Cosgrove and Haylee Cureton with four goals each.  Southern Wesleyan had eight assists with Madison Brugger leading the team with four.
 
Southern Wesleyan had 30 ground balls during the game.  Jairy Sandoval led the team with seven ground balls while Ansley Burroughs followed with six.  The Warriors caused 16 turnovers.  Kaeleigh McDaniel played all sixty minutes in goal for the Warriors and had seven saves.
 
 
 
 
Game Vitals
 
Final: Southern Wesleyan 19, Truett-McConnell 3
 
Records: Southern Wesleyan (1-3) Truett-McConnell (0-1)
 
 
 
 
How It Happened
 
The Warriors took the first goal of the game as Tabitha Beecher drove the ball into the back of the cage to put them ahead.  The Bears countered with a shot by Hope Frady, but Kaeleigh McDaniel saved the attack.  Southern Wesleyan continued to attack the net as Madison Brugger passed the ball over to Haylee Cureton who shot the ball into the cage to extend the Warriors lead to 2-0.  Back-to-back goals by Jocelyn Cosgrove and Beecher gave the Warriors a 4-0.  Brugger gave the ball over to Kelsey Hawkins who put it into the cage to put the Warriors ahead by five with just over seven minutes left.  Hope Frady scored her first goal for the Bears with just under three minutes in the quarter, but Southern Wesleyan was not deterred as Haylee Cureton and Jocelyn Cosgrove put them up 8-1 at the end of the first quarter.
 
Southern Wesleyan continued to challenge Truett-McConnell in the second quarter as Tabitha Beecher attacked the net, but Madison Franklin saved the ball to prevent the Warriors from extending their lead further.  The Bears fought back with a shot by Holly Foster, but Kaeleigh McDaniel and the Warriors defense saved the attack.  Beecher scored again for the Warriors to extend their lead.  Kelsey Hawkins and Haylee Cureton scored once against to put the Warriors ahead by ten.  Truett-McConnell scored their second goal of the game as Hope Frady put the ball into the cage.
 
The Warriors regained their ten goal advantage five minutes into the third quarter as Tabitha Beecher collected a pass from Haylee Cureton and put it into the cage.  Beecher scored once again to give the Warriors a 13-2 goal advantage.  It was short lived however as Hope Frady scored her third goal of the game for the Bears to put them back within ten goals.  Back-to-back goals by Jocelyn Cosgrove allowed Southern Wesleyan to take their lead to 15-3.
 
Southern Wesleyan continued to challenge as Asnley Burroughs took a shot on the goal, but Madison Franklin protected the cage from the attack.  Truett-McConnell went on the attack as Kaitlyn Morgenroth and Sophie Beach took shots, but Kaeleigh McDaniel would not let their attacks pay off.  Ansley Burroughs collected the ball and put it into the back of the cage to give the Warriors a 16-3 goal lead.  Madison Brugger and Tricia Sands put the ball into the goal to give the Warriors a 19-3 goal victory over the Truett-McConnell Bears.
 
 
 
What's Next
 
Southern Wesleyan will travel to Newberry, SC on February 25 to take on the Newberry Wolves at 4 p.m.  They will then welcome the Wilmington University Wildcats to Childs Field on February 28 at 6 p.m.  The Warriors will open up Conference Carolinas action on March 5 as they host the Lees-McRae Bobcats at 1 p.m.