Central, SC – Southern Wesleyan took down the North Greenville Trailblazers on Senior Day on Saturday in a 1-0 final.
The Warriors totaled 11 shots with seven being on target against the Trailblazers. Lucia Fernandez led the team with two shots on goal. Madison Stanley picked up the lone goal of the game for the Warriors with an assist coming off the foot of Ashley Caballero. Ester Carabano played all ninety minutes in the goal and had seven saves.
Game Vitals
Final: Southern Wesleyan 1, North Greenville 0
Records: Southern Wesleyan (6-8-1 / CC 4-6-1) North Greenville (3-8-3 / CC 3-5-3)
How It Happened
The Trailblazers went on the offensive early as Samanta Garcia and Finley Lloyd each put up shots. The Warriors answered as Breena Duffy and Ella Beasley put up shots, but each of their shots were knocked away by Cadie Pendergrass. With the goalie pulled out of the net, Lucia Fernandez put up a shot of her own. However, the Trailblazers back line were able to prevent her shot from finding the net. After thirty-seven minutes had elapsed, Ashley Caballero took a corner kick and sent the ball into the box. The ball hit off a player to Madison Stanley who sent it into the net to give the Warriors a 1-0 goal lead.
Southern Wesleyan continued their attacks in the second half as Ashley Caballero sent the ball in to the net. However, once again, Cadie Pendergrass was there to knock the ball away. The Trailblazers continued to look to tie the game up as Kendyll Donnellon and Jaycee Watkins got shots in, but they each went wide. Brookelynn Vanderkallen sent the ball in, but Ester Carabano collect the attack to prevent North Greenville from gaining the equalizer. The Warriors went on to win the game in a 1-0 final.
What's Next
Southern Wesleyan will travel to Franklin Springs, GA on October 21 to take on the Emmanuel Lions. They will then travel to Rome, GA on October 24 to take on the Shorter Hawks in the final regular season game of the year.
