Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University redshirt junior midfielder Callum Ross (Newcastle, England) scored his team-best fifth goal of the season in the third minute, lifting the number 10 Bulldogs to a 1-0 South Atlantic Conference men's soccer victory over the Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters. Wingate sophomore goalkeeper Pablo Jara (Santiago, Chile) recorded his fourth shutout of the season.
 
Wingate is 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the SAC. LMU falls to 5-4 overall, 2-3 in the SAC. The Bulldogs conclude a four-match home stand Wednesday, hosting SAC foe Coker at 7:30 p.m. The Railsplitters host non-conference mountain rival Lees-McRae Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Ross converted a free kick 122 seconds into the contest. Defense was the name of the game, as the two teams combined for 11 shots with Lincoln Memorial holding a slight 6-5 edge. The Railsplitters and the Bulldogs had two shots on goal each.
 
LMU sophomore forward Victor Peres (Brasilia, Brazil) had two big opportunities in the first half. He had a shot blocked in the fifth minute and Jara made an excellent save on another Peres try in the sixth minute. Only three Railsplitters even attempted a shot, while five Bulldogs took one shot each.
 
Jara had two saves on the way to his SAC-best fourth clean slate of the season. LMU freshman goalkeeper August Ahlin (Stockholm, Sweden) took the loss. He surrendered the Ross goal and collected one save.