Box Score

Mars Hill, N.C.----The Wingate University men’s soccer team battled Mars Hill College to a 2-2 tie Friday night in the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium. Wingate is 9-3-1 overall and 5-1-1 in the SAC, while Mars Hill is 5-6-4 overall and 2-2-3 in the SAC.

Mars Hill’s Kenny Wallace (Glasgow, Scotland) scored the first goal in the match at the 3:45 mark. The goal was scored when Wallace put in a rebound from his own penalty kick attempt. Wingate’s Junior Nyemb (Douala, Camaroon) tied the contest at 1-all in the 18th minute off a deflection sent in by Rory Green (Nottingham, England).

Thomas Poole (Birmingham, England) gave the visitors a 2-1 advantage at the 35:20 mark when he also scored on a deflection. The goal was assisted by Paul Gallagher (Strabane, Northern Ireland). The Bulldogs carried that score into the locker room at halftime.

Brandon Tardioli (Ottawa, Canada) scored the final goal in the match at the 66:40 mark when he scored from a long breakaway pass delivered by Rury Caulfield (Glasgow, Scotland). The teams would play 43:20 additional minutes of scoreless soccer to end the contest with a 2-2 draw.

The match was extremely close. MHC edged the Bulldogs in shots 28-26, while Wingate had one more corner kick (6-5) than the Lions. Alex Huckabee (Kernersville, N.C.) played all 110 minutes in goal for MHC and made five saves. Joey Calandra (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) also played the entire match in goal for Wingate and recorded eight saves.

Mars Hill will host league leading Lincoln Memorial University on Tuesday. The match will begin at 7 p.m. Wingate entertains Queens University of Charlotte Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Bulldogs’ final non-conference match of the season.