Matthews, N.C.---- The 15th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs got a ninth-minute goal from SAC Player of the Year Paul Ngongo Friday afternoon, prevailing 1-0 over Queens University in the semifinals of the 2019 South Atlantic Conference men's soccer tournament. Wingate improves to 12-2-3 overall, advancing to Sunday's title match, while the Royals fall to 11-6 overall.

KEY STATS

- Wingate outshot Queens 13-8, with a 6-3 edge in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs took 10 of the 11 corner kicks on the day
- The contest featured six cars and 24 fouls
- Ngongo scored the game's only goal
- Stuart Hendry had the assist
- Jens Bergendorff had three saves for the shutout
- Elliot Cutts led all players with four shots
 
NOTES

- Wingate moves to 13-5-1 all time against Queens
- The 'Dogs are 3-1 when facing the Royals at a neutral site
- Ngongo leads the Bulldogs with 18 goals this season
- The freshman nets his nation's-best eighth game-winner
- He ranks in the top five nationally in goals and points as well
- Bergendorff leads the SAC in goals against average
- Bergendorff has a league-best nine shutouts
- The Wingate defense has a SAC-high 10 shutouts
- The Bulldogs are first in the league in goals, assists and points
 
FIRST HALF

- Ngongo took care of the scoring nine minutes into the opening half
- Hendry's lead pass from around midfield hit Ngongo down the left side of the field
- The SAC Player of the Year beat the keeper in the opposite corner to make it 1-0
- Ngongo has 13 goals and an assist the last eight games
- Wingate took seven of the 11 shots in the first half

SECOND HALF

-The Bulldogs controlled it most of the way, taking six shots
- Four of Wingate's shots were on target
- The Royals had one shot on frame in the final 45 minutes

UP NEXT

- Wingate moves on to Sunday's SAC title match
- The Bulldogs will face fifth-seeded Anderson Sunday at 1 p.m.
- The championship match will take place at the Matthews Sports Complex