CENTRAL — Southern Wesleyan picked up their first Conference Carolinas victory of the season as they took down the Shorter Hawks in a 4-1 final score.

The Warriors took 13 shots with six being on target during the match up. Tipton Wright took the most shots in the match for the Warriors with four. Behind him both Brody Schroeder and Leonardo Flores had three shots. Schroeder, Flores, Gabriel Melendez and Dillon Bennett each scored. Tipton Wright led the team with two of the three assists. The other assist came off a pass by Alberto Esquivel.

Southern Wesleyan collected five corner kicks in the match compared to the Hawks three. Luke Bramblett played all ninety minutes in goal for the Warriors and picked up two saves.

Coach Fernandez says…

“I am happy that we obtained our first conference win as a team. It was a difficult game given the heat as well as the rival. There is a lot more work to be done. Today’s result is something we will look to build upon.”

How It Happened

Southern Wesleyan went on the attack early as Brody Schroeder and Leonardo Flores each took shots on the goal, but the Hawks prevented each of the attacks from being successful. The Warriors would not back down as senior captain Tipton Wright crossed the ball over to Brody Schroeder. Schroeder drilled the ball into the net to give the Warriors the 1-0 goal advantage. The Hawks countered with a couple shots of their own off the feet of Leo Barajas and Charles Garcia, but Luke Bramblett and Southern Wesleyan’s defensive line stood strong to thwart their attacks. With just under twenty left in the half, Alberto Esquivel sent the ball up to Dillon Bennett who got the ball past the Hawks’ goalkeeper to extend the Warriors lead to 2-0 at halftime.

A foul in the box early in the second half allowed Leonardo Flores to come up to the penalty mark. Flores got the ball past the Hawks goalkeeper to push the Warriors lead to three. However, minutes later, a foul in the box on the other end of the field allowed Shorter to counter with a penalty goal of their own off the foot of Charles Garcia to cut the Warriors lead back down to two. Southern Wesleyan pushed on as Tipton Wright took several shots on the goal, but Rasmus Berg saved each attack to prevent the Warriors from extending on their lead. With just under thirteen on the clock, Wright crossed the ball over to Gabriel Melendez. Melendez sent the ball into the goal to give the Warriors a 4-1 goal victory over the Hawks.

What’s Next

Southern Wesley will travel to Tigerville, SC to take on the North Greenville Crusaders on September 27 at 7:30 p.m. The Warriors will return home on October 2 to host the Emmanuel Lions at 7:30 p.m.