Wingate, N.C.---- The eighth-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne Bear utilized a dominant performance from Hannah Van Erden in a 3-1 victory over the Wingate University Bulldogs in South Atlantic Conference women's soccer action Saturday afternoon at Pride Park. The Bears improve to 11-2 overall and 6-2 in conference play, while the Bulldogs fall to 8-3-1 on the season, and 6-2 in the SAC.

KEY STATS

- Lenoir-Rhyne had a 13-10 advantage in shots
- The Bears held a slight 7-6 edge in shots on goal
- LR took four corners and WU took three
- Hannah Van Erden notched two goals for the Bears
- Allie Zueger collected a goal for LR
- Jess LaFrancis registered the lone goal for WU
- Neve Duston handed out an assist for Lenoir-Rhyne
 
NOTES

- Wingate is 12-20-4 all-time against Lenoir-Rhyne
- The Bulldogs are 7-6-3 when facing the Royals at Pride Park
- LaFrancis nets her first career goal

FIRST HALF

- LR got on the board 15 minutes into play when Van Erden won an attempted clear and slotted the ball to the left of the keeper.
- The Bears would get the two-goal advantage 12 minutes later
- Van Erden finished a set piece sent on by Duston from 30 yards out
- WU took five shots in the first frame, three on goal
- LR registered five shots, two on target in the first half
- The Bears took all three corners in the first half

SECOND HALF

- Wingate got on the board first in the second frame, finding the back of the net in the 87th minute
- LaFrancis collected the ball off the corner and finished into the upper 90
- The Bears finished the scoring in the 88th minute
- Zueger chipped it in to the back of the net
- The Bears took eight shots in the final 45 minutes, with five shots on goal
- The Bulldogs had five shots, with all five on frame
- Wingate held a 3-1 advantage in corners

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs are on a four-game home stand
- WU faces Barton on Wednesday for a 5 p.m. kick off
- Wingate then host Salem International to round out the home stand