Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University freshman forward Paul Ngongo netted his 10th goal of the season Saturday night, leading the Bulldogs to an important 1-0 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne University on a rainy night at Pride Park in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action. The Bulldogs moves to 8-2-2 on the season and 5-2-1 in conference play, while the Bears fall to 7-6-1 overall and 4-3-1 in the league.
 
THOUGHTS FROM SOREN NYGAARD
"We knew it was going to be a difficult game, it was great to be back out there, these conditions are not easy but we love it. Playing in the rain is brilliant. Just to win like this, fighting until the last second is just unreal. It's been a tough time having a lot of small injuries coming back and going right out again but once you're in there you just don't think about it, I felt good tonight. I think there is no question about the quality of our team and the talent, today we just showed that that attitude and that fighting spirit we all have for each other that really is the difference for us."

KEY STATS

- Wingate outshot Lenoir-Rhyne 10-7
- The Bulldogs held a 5-1 edge in shots on goal
- LR took three corner kicks, while WU took two
- Paul Ngongo netted the lone goal of the evening
- Soren Nygaard notched the assist
- Jens Bergendorff collected a save and earned the shutout

NOTES

- Wingate moves to 25-12-1 all-time against Lenoir-Rhyne
- The 'Dogs are 12-6-1 when facing the Bears at Pride Park
- WU collects its sixth shutout of the season
- Ngongo leads the Bulldogs with 10 goals this season
- Ngongo nets his fifth game winner
- Nygaard notches his first assist
- Wingate is 11-0-3 at Pride Park over the last two seasons
 
FIRST HALF

- Ngongo finished with a header in the 40th minute off an assist from Nygaard
- First assist on the season for Nygaard
- Wingate held an 8-4 edge in shots
- WU notched five shots on goal

SECOND HALF

- Wingate took two shots in the second half, one was on target
- LR had three attempts in the final 45 minutes, none of them were on goal
- The Bears had a 2-1 advantage on corner kicks in the second half

Up Next

- The Bulldogs rounds out the three-game home stand against Salem International Oct. 30
- The 'Dogs travel to Carson-Newman Nov. 2 for a 7:30 p.m. start
- Wingate finishes the regular season at home against Catawba Nov. 6