Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan fell to the King Tornado on a rainy Saturday in a 2-0 final score.
The Tornado out shot the Warriors 18 to 11 on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors has seven shots on goal with Brianna Gonzalez leading the team with two. Hannah Weidner played all ninety minutes in the goal and had seven saves.
Game Vitals
Final: King 2, Southern Wesleyan 0
Records: Southern Wesleyan (4-8-1 / CC 2-6-1) King (3-7-2 / CC 2-5-2)
How It Happened
The Tornado stormed ahead as ten seconds into the game Vodi Mangal scored. They continued their attacks as Mangal and Mia Van Groningen Dack put up shots, but Hannah Weidner was able to defend the goal to prevent King from extending their lead further. Southern Wesleyan fought back as both Madison Stanley and Ella Akerberg attacked the goal, but Susan Schaaf would not let the Warriors shots get through. With just over fifteen minutes left in the half, Paige Thompson netted the second goal of the game for the Tornado.
The Warriors came out quickly in the second half as both Ashley Caballero and Brianna Gonzalez looked to get Southern Wesleyan on the board. However, Susan Schaaf and the Tornado defense continued to defend the goal from every attack the Warriors threw at them. Once more Gonzalez drove to the net, but again Schaaf was there. King looked to capitalize on their attacks as Ella Froehlich and Sadie Carroll put up shots, but Hannah Weidner thwarted their attacks. King went on to win the game in a 2-0 final.
What's Next
The Warriors will host the Erskine Flying Fleet on October 14 at 4:30 pm. They will then host their final game of the 2026 season on October 17 as they welcome the North Greenville Trailblazers to Childs Field. Prior to the game, the Warriors will celebrate their three seniors. Southern Wesleyan will wrap up the regular season on the road as they travel to Franklin Springs, GA on October 21 to take on the Emmanuel Lions before traveling to Rome, GA on October 24 to take on the Shorter Hawks.
