­­­CARROLLTON, Ga. – Steady rain couldn't slow down the West Georgia offense on Wednesday as the Wolves defeated Clayton State 4-0 in non-conference action at University Field.
 
Playing in front of their home crowd for the first time this season, the Wolves put up four goals and pitched a shutout to improve to 2-1 on the season. The Wolves dominated the game, keeping the Clayton State (0-3-1) offense at bay with only four shots while UWG rattled off 17.
 
Three seniors each scored goals in Janaisia Smith, Hillary Resendiz, and Sadie Prince, but the fourth came from freshman Jayden Boswell, and two other freshmen notched their first career assists on a soggy night in Carrollton.
 
"We've got some freshmen that came on and impacted the game today," said head coach Stacey Balaam. "I felt like they brought a different kind of energy, so when Jayden was able to score that goal, I felt it was well deserved."
 
West Georgia led 1-0 after the first half, and it was Smith who got the home team on the board, scoring her second goal of the season in the 29^th minute of Wednesday's affair. The Wolves earned a penalty kick with a handball in the box, and while Smith's initial PK try was saved, she buried the rebound to put the Wolves up, 1-0.
 
After the break, West Georgia came out and scored three goals, the first coming in the 61^st minute. Hillary Resendiz did the damage here for the Wolves as she successfully converted a penalty kick.
 
Senior Sadie Prince made it two straight games with a goal as she took a beautiful pass from freshman Janet Hartman and made it 3-0 in the 68^th minute. The goal was the 13^th of Prince's career and moved her into a tie for eighth all-time in career goals at UWG.
 
The final goal of the contest, coming in the 84^th minute, was the first collegiate goal for freshman Jayden Boswell, who finished the breakaway chance.
 
"I was running down the middle, and the defender slid over and left me alone. We were able to get the ball to me, and I ended up scoring it," said Boswell, a native of Rome. "It was probably one of the best feelings ever. It was really exciting."
 
The back line did a tremendous job keeping the pressure off of UWG's junior keeper, Chanceley Book as Book only had to make one save in the shutout win.
 
The Wolves now have a nine-day hiatus before opening Gulf South Conference play next Friday, and Coach Balaam knows the real gauntlet begins then.
 
"We can't take our foot off the gas because we know it only gets harder from here," said Balaam. "We know that the GSC is an unforgiving league and we know that every game is going to be tough, so we can't take the next opponent lightly."
 
That next opponent for the Wolves is Spring Hill, which visits Carrollton on Friday, September 24, for a 5 p.m. kickoff from University Field.