Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan took down the Erskine Flying Fleet on Tuesday evening in a 3-0 final score.

The Warriors out shot the Flying Fleet 23 to three on Tuesday.  Both Jessie Parrott and Bailey Meyer had three shots on goal.  Southern Wesleyan had three different goal scorers in the game as Ashley Cerqueira, Camila Blanco and Maya Drew each scored.  Blanco and Drew picked up their career first goals.  Jessie Parrott, Meyer, and Ella McCowen all had assists.  Katelyn O'Neill played all ninety minutes in the goal and had three saves.

Game Vitals

Final: Southern Wesleyan 3, Erskine 0

Records: Southern Wesleyan (4-7-2 / CC 4-4-2) Erskine (3-7-2 / CC 2-7-1)

How It Happened

The Warriors came out strong in the first half as Bailey Meyer picked up the first shot of the game.  They would not relent as Ella McCowen and Vitallia Benforte each attempted to get the Warriors on the board.  However, each of their attacks were stopped by Valentina Santana.  Meyer crossed the ball into the box to the feet of Camila Blanco.  Blanco got the ball past Braeden Johnson in the goal to allow Southern Wesleyan to take the lead twenty-seven minutes into the first half.  Southern Wesleyan would not relent their attacks as Ella McCowen sent a corner kick into the box.  Maya Drew was there to knock the ball in to extend the Warriors lead to 2-0 at halftime.

Southern Wesleyan carried the intensity into the second half as Fianna Steves put up a shot.  Steves' shot was blocked, but Brianna Gonzalez attempted to follow the rebound and head it into the goal.  However, Braeden Johnson jumped up to knock the ball away from the net.  Jessie Parrott wove around the defense and fired off several more attacks on the net, but none of the attacks would land.  With just twenty minutes left in the half, Parrott was able to pass the ball up to Ashley Cerqueira.  Cerqueira got the ball past the defense and into the net to give the Warriors a 3-0 goal lead.  Erskine countered as Calleigh Hucksam and Rebekah Wiles each put up shots, but each attack was saved by Katelyn O'Neill.  The Warriors walked away with a 3-0 shut out victory over the Flying Fleet.

What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will host the Lees-McRae Bobcats on October 25 at 1 pm.  They will then hit the road to Rome, GA on October 28 to take on the Shorter Hawks at 5:30 pm.  The Warriors will wrap up the regular season on November 1 as they welcome the Emmanuel Lions to Childs Field for a 1pm kickoff.