Wingate, N.C.----The top-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs outshot eighth-seeded Newberry College 16-3 in the second half and 22-9 for the match Tuesday night en route to a 3-0 victory in quarterfinal action of the 2017 South Atlantic Conference men's soccer tournament. Wingate improves to 12-4-1 overall, advancing to Friday's SAC Tournament semifinals to take on Lincoln Memorial. Newberry ends its season at 5-9-3 overall.

Wingate wasted no time getting on the board, with sophomore Elliot Cutts (London, England) striking in the seventh minute. A pass from around midfield from All-American defender Damian Gaona (Santiago, Chile) was controlled at the top of the box by Cutts, who then sent in his team-best 12th goal of the year to give the 'Dogs the early lead.

The Bulldogs struck again in the 34th minute. Senior All-American Jon Ander (Bilbao, Spain) beat a series of defenders in the box, then ripped a shot that was stopped by Newberry goalkeeper Brad Dixon. The rebound was controlled by freshman Mattia Ditommaso (Milan, Italy) who sent one towards the right post, where a diving Ander found the back of the net for the fifth time this year.

Wingate took complete control in the second half, piling up 16 shots, including five shots on goal. Dixon kept Newberry in it, making a series of tough saves to spoil great Wingate chances. Ander just missed his second goal of the night when his free kick from the top of the box hit the post.

The Bulldogs finally scored their third goal in the 88th minute, when Ander found sophomore Oscar Perez (Alcaaiz, Spain) at the top of the box. He curled one into the upper right corner from just outside the box, netting his second goal of the season to make the final margin 3-0.

All-American goalkeeper Pablo Jara (Santiago, Chile) had a pair of saves to secure the shutout, while Dixon had five saves for the Wolves. Ander took a match-high six shots, including three shots on goal and one shot off the post. Till Neumann led Newberry with three shots, including two shots on goal.

Wingate is back in action Friday, facing fourth-seeded Lincoln Memorial at 11 a.m. in the SAC Tournament semifinals at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C.