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21
Winner Southern Wesleyan SWU 3-6, 2-1
19
Converse CONVERSE 0-5, 0-1
Winner
Southern Wesleyan SWU
3-6, 2-1
21
Final
19
Converse CONVERSE
0-5, 0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Wesleyan SWU 4 7 6 4 21
Converse CONVERSE 4 5 4 6 19

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Beecher Scores 100th Career Goal as Warriors Take Down Valkyries

Spartanburg, SC – Southern Wesleyan defeated the Converse Valkyries on Saturday afternoon in a 21-19 final score.
 
The Warriors took 42 shots and 31 shots on goal in their second Conference Carolinas victory of the season.  Tabitha Beecher led the team with 14 shots and 13 shots on goal.  Kelsey Hawkins was the next with six shots on goal.  Beecher set a new school record with ten goals scored in a game.  Hawkins led the team with three of the seven assists.
 
Jairy Sandoval set a new school record in draw controls as she collected 28.  Southern Wesleyan caused six turnovers with Kelsey Hawkins leading the team with three.  The Warriors had 12 ground balls.  Kaeleigh McDaniel played all sixty minutes in goal while making five saves.
 
 
 
Game Vitals
 
Final: Southern Wesleyan 21, Converse 19
 
Records: Southern Wesleyan (3-6 / CC 2-1) Converse (0-5 / CC 0-1)
 
 
 
How It Happened
 
The Valkyries attacked early as Cassidy O'Neill scored twice to put Converse on top 2-0.  Southern Wesleyan fought back as Jairy Sandoval passed the ball over to Jesse Soles who got around the defense to put the Warriors within one.  The Warriors continued to push ahead as Tabitha Beecher charged down the field and fired off a shot from beyond the eight meter line and scored to tie the game up at two goals apiece.  Beecher continued to challenge the Valkyries defense as she scored her second goal of the game with just over four minutes left in the quarter.  Converse challenged back as Libby Stevens scored, but a foul in the eight meter allowed Tabitha Beecher to score off a free position attempt to allow Southern Wesleyan to regain the lead.
 
Southern Wesleyan attacked early in the second quarter as Sasha Schoenborn took a shot on the goal, but Madalynn Brunner saved the attack.  Converse pressed back as Cassidy O'Neill scored to put the Valkyries on top by one goal.  The Warriors were not discouraged as Tabitha Beecher scored her fourth goal of the game to allow Southern Wesleyan to tie it back up.  Beecher rushed down the field once again and sent the ball into the back of the cage to put the Warriors ahead by one.  The Valkyries regained the lead, but Haylee Cureton scored her first goal of the afternoon to allow Southern Wesleyan to tie it up.  They continued to push ahead as Kelsey Hawkins drilled the ball into the back of the cage to put the Warriors back on top by one with just over six minutes left in the second quarter.  Haleigh McSwain scored for the Valkyries to allow them to tie the game back up at eight goals apiece.  Hawkins passed the ball over to Jesse Soles who put the ball into the cage to tie the game up, and then a goal by Jairy Sandoval pushed the Warriors ahead by one.  Kelsey Hawkins scored once again with six seconds on the clock to put the Warriors on top 11-9 at halftime.
 
The Warriors continued to attack the cage with Kelsey Hawkins and Haylee Cureton attacking the cage, but Madalynn Brunner saved the attacks.  However, the Warriors would not relent as Tabitha Beecher sent the ball into the back of the cage to extend the Warriors lead to three.  A foul in the eight meter allowed Kelsey Hawkins to take a free position shot.  Hawkins charged ahead on the whistle to score and give the Warriors a 13-9 goal advantage.  The Valkyries countered to get back within three, but back-to-back goals by Tabitha Beecher and Jesse Soles put the Warriors on top by five.  With just over nine minutes on the clock, Jocelyn Cosgrove sent the ball into the back of the cage.  Converse fought back, but Tabitha Beecher continued to pressure the Valkyries defense as she sent the ball back into the cage.
 
Southern Wesleyan maintained the pressure in the final quarter of the game as Jairy Sandoval passed the ball over Yael Echeverria who drilled the ball into the cage to give the Warriors an 18-13 goal victory.  The Valkyries got back within four on a free position goal by Libby Stevens, but the Warriors countered as Kelsey Hawkins scored once again to regain the Warriors five goal advantage.  Southern Wesleyan pushed further ahead on free position goals by both Hawkins and Tabitha Beecher.  The Valkyries challenged, but were unable to pass the Warriors as Southern Wesleyan walked away with a 21-19 goal victory.
 
 
 
 
What's Next
 
 The Warriors will remain on the road on March 19 as they travel to Murfreesboro, NC to take on the Chowan Hawks at 1 p.m.  They will then return to Childs Field on March 26 as they host the Erskine Flying Fleet at 1 p.m.  Southern Wesleyan will remain at home on March 30 as they host the Emmanuel Lions at 5 p.m.
 
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