LAKE WALES, Fla. – Warner Lady Royals Soccer is geared up and ready to face the NAIA #2 Southeastern Fire. The game will be played tomorrow at 7 PM at Royals field. Expect great weather for the match and high intensity on the field from the players in what is building up to be a Clash of the Titans.
 
Southeastern comes into the game ranked 2nd in the NAIA, has an overall record of 14-1-1 and a conference record of 7-0-1. They are ranked number 1 in 4 different NAIA DI categories: total assists, total goals, assists per game and goals per game.
 
The Lady Fire rank 5^th in total shutouts with 11, rank 6^th in shots on goal per game, and are ranked 9^th in shots per game.

Team Stat	Southeastern Fire
Goals	82
Assists	73
Goals Per Game	5
Assists Per Game	4.5
Total Points	237
Total Shots	381
Shots on Goal	205
Saves	61
Goals Allowed	8

 
Southeastern's leading scorer is #30 Uchenna Kanu; she has notched an unrivaled 40 goals on the year with 10 assists and accumulated 90 total points. She is ranked in 10 different categories:

Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Total Goals (40)

Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Total Game Winning Goals (8)

Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Goals per Game (2.500)

Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Total Points (90.000)

Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Points per Game (5.630)

Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Shots per Game (9.380)

Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Shots on Goal per Game (5.000)

Ranks Number 4 in Division I in Game Winning Goals per Game (0.500)

Ranks Number 17 in Division I in Total Assists (10)

Ranks Number 24 in Division I in Assists per Game (0.630)

 
 
The Warner Lady Royals come into the game having their best season ever in the modern era and has an overall record of 10-5-1 and a conference record of 6-3. The team is receiving votes (RV) from the NCCAA.
 
The team is 4-4-1 at home this year and is 6-1 on the road. The girls are currently on a 3 game skid but are eager to bounce back with a big win tomorrow night. Playoff hopes are still within reach for the Lady Royals as the team even with a loss to the Fire.
 
The Lady Royals offense is led by #10 Samanntha Warren who leads the team with 9 goals, 4 assists, and 22 total points. #24 Brooke Blommel is tied with Warren for most assists with 4. Samanntha and the Royals offense are have a remarkable season and the statistics back this up:
The Lady Royals have scored 5 goals in 2 different games this year.
They have had 6 games with at least 10 shots on goal.
They have 5 games with at least 20 total shots.
 

Team Stat	Warner Lady Royals
Goals	30
Assists	19
Total Shots	250
Shots on Goal	135
Goals Per Game	1.8
Assists Per Game	1.2
Total Points	79
Saves	76
Goals Allowed	18

 
 
Goalie Sarah Bergkvist, sophmore Emma Marshall and Captain Cristina Clements all help contribute to the Lady Royals success on the defensive side of the ball. 
 
The Lady Royal defense has held opponents to under 10 total shots in 8 different games this year.
5 of the teams 10 wins are shutouts due in large part to the defense.
 
Head Coach Payton Chitwood has stated multiple times throughout the year, that the success the girls stems from "the intensity in the field matched with the intensity on the bench" and the coach says when they have that combination working just right that the team can compete with anybody.
 
Look for the match to fast-paced but note, Warner must be able to control the tempo and play at their speed in order to fight and battle with the heavyweight caliber offense that the Fire have.