Wingate, N.C.---Wingate University freshman forward Samantha Olson poured in four goals Wednesday afternoon as the Bulldogs out-shot visiting Salem University 58-1 in a dominant 10-1 victory in NCAA Division II women's soccer action at Pride Park. Wingate improves to 10-3-1 overall, while the Tigers falls to 1-13 on the season.
THOUGHTS FROM COACH JACK VUNDUM
"It was a strange one because they only came out with 10 players and the fact that we knew they struggled this season, we knew we were going to be strong and have possession of the ball. The main challenge was to play/maintain at the standards that we have been playing regardless of the opponent. They sat deep initially so that was good exercise to play against a team that would setup in a low block. We got a majority of the bench and team in so that was good experience and time for them and a plus for me."
KEY STATS
- Wingate had a dominant 58-1 advantage in shots
- WU held a 30-1 edge in shots on goal
- Wingate took all 14 corners on the day
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Samantha Olson netted four goals, taking eight shots
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Kat Stockford registered two goals and two assists
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Chandler Hendrix scored the game winner
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Nicolette Phillips converted a penalty kick for a goal
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Kaitlyn Cox and
Carley Olson each had a goal for the Bulldogs
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Katarina Ostrowski handed out two assists
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Makenzy Morgan and Samantha Olson each had an assist
NOTES
- Wingate is 2-0 all-time against Salem
- This is the first meeting at Pride Park
- Samantha Olson nets her first career goals
- She registered a season-high eight points for the Bulldogs
- Wingate has had back-to-back games with a Bulldogs notching a hat trick
- Stockford had a career-high six points
- Hendrix notched her first game winner of her career
- First career goal for Carley Olson
FIRST HALF
- Wingate got on the board five minutes into play
- Cox lifted it over the keeper who had drifted off the line
- Cox's fifth goal of the season and fourth the last two games
- Seven minutes later Hendrix would find the back of the net
- Krakower sent the ball in from the corner and Hendrix finished with a header
- In the 36th minute, Ostrowski settled just outside of the box
- She sent it in to Samantha Olson, who lined it into the left corner of the net
-Two minutes later a penalty in the box from Salem led to a Stockford PK goal
- In the 39th minute, Ostrowski placed the cross right in front of the goal
- Stockford would connect and tap it into the back of the net
- Stockford would share the wealth in the 43rd minute of action, finding Samantha Olson
- She finished with the header into the upper left corner for her second goal of the season
SECOND HALF
- In the 62nd minute Morgan sent a through ball forward to Samantha Olson
- She beat her defender and slotted it past the keeper
- Eight minutes later, Wingate would convert on a penalty kick from Phillips
- Salem would get on the board in the 73rd minute of action
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Sophia Worthman in transition for the Tigers found
Chrislyn Browne, who finished it into the right side of the goal
- Wingate would answer when Stockford again found Samantha Olson
- Stockford crossed in from the left and Olson slotted it to the left of the outstretched keeper
- The scoring would conclude in the 88th minute of play when Carley Olson blasted one from well outside of the box
UP NEXT
- Wingate hits the road to Carson-Newman on Saturday for a 5 p.m. start
- The Bulldogs have their Senior Day celebration against Catawba next Wednesday
