Newberry, S.C.---- The Newberry College Wolves upset the 12th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs 3-2 in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action at Smith Road Complex Saturday night. Newberry moves to 6-3 on the season and 3-2 in conference play, while the Bulldogs fall to 5-1-2 overall, and 3-1-1 in league play.
 
KEY STATS

- Wingate outshot Newberry 12-10
- The Wolves held a 6-4 edge in shots on goal
- WU took all nine corner kicks
- Ibrahim Nadir netted two goals, including the game winner for the Wolves
- Eric Brody converted a penalty kick for Newberry
- Elliot Cutts scored a goal for the Bulldogs  
- Mattia Ditommaso registered a goal off a free kick

 
NOTES

- Wingate is 24-4 all time against Newberry
- WU is 10-3 when facing the Wolves in Newberry
- The Bulldogs drop their first game to the Wolves since 2011

FIRST HALF

- In the first minute of action Wingate committed a foul in the box
- Newberry converted the penalty kick to gain the 1-0 advantage
- The Bulldogs would tie it in the 23rd minute of play
- Cutts converted a penalty kick for his sixth goal of the year

SECOND HALF

- A header from Nadir would put the Wolves up by one with 38 minutes remaining
- Nadir scored an insurance goal in the 70th minute of play
- Wingate would answer with a Ditommaso goal less than a minute later
- The Bulldogs would have three attempts in the final 20 minutes but were unable to get the equalizer

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs are in the midst of a four-game road trip
- Wingate is at Mount Olive Wednesday
- The last stop for the 'Dogs is at Tusculum next Sunday
- WU returns home to host Queens Oct. 16