Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University freshman forward Paul Ngongo scored a pair of goals Wednesday night, leading the Bulldogs to a 3-0 victory over the Queens University Royals in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action at Pride Park. The Bulldogs move to 7-2-2 on the season and 4-2-1 in conference play, while the Royals fall to 6-5 overall and 3-3 in the SAC.
 
THOUGHTS FROM PAUL NGONGO
"We are just having fun. We lost the last game to Tusculum, had a good team meeting and had two good practices. We got the energy back this game, we could really see it. We feel confident going into Saturday."

KEY STATS

- Wingate outshot Queens 18-12
- The Bulldogs held a 6-3 edge in shots on goal
- WU took six corner kicks, while QU took five
- Ngongo found the back of the net twice
- Elliot Cutts added a goal and an assist
- Daniel Kuper registered one assist
- Mikkel Fahlen Bruun handed out one assist for Wingate
- Jens Bergendorff collected three saves and earned the shutout
 
NOTES

- Wingate moves to 12-5-1 all-time against the Royals
- The 'Dogs are 7-0-1 when facing Queens at Pride Park
- WU collects their fifth shutout of the season
- Ngongo leads the Bulldogs with nine goals this season
- Cutts netted his eighth goal for Wingate in his senior campaign
- Kuper notched his first assist while Fahlen Bruun collects his third
 
FIRST HALF

- 36 minutes into play Falhen Bruun connected with Ngongo
- Ngongo slotted it past the keeper into the left corner of the net for his eighth goal of the season
- Third assist of the year for Fahlen Bruun
- Four minutes later Ngongo found the back of the net again
- Owen Marshall found the streaking Cutts who laid the ball off to the crashing Ngongo
- Ngongo finished to notch his third career multi-goal game

SECOND HALF

- Four minutes into the second half Kuper sent a long cross to the far post
- Cutts would settle the ball and lift it into the back of the net
- Kuper's first assist of the season and Cutts eighth goal

Up Next

- The Bulldogs host the next two games at Pride Park
- The 'Dogs face Lenoir-Rhyne on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
- Wingate rounds out the three-game home stand against Salem International Oct. 30