Matthews, N.C.----For the ninth time in the last 10 years, the Wingate University Bulldogs will play in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament championship game. The second-seeded Bulldogs knocked off sixth-seeded Queens University 1-0 Saturday night in the semifinals of the 2019 SAC Tournament, improving to 13-2-3 overall and advancing to Sunday's title match. The Royals fall to 13-6-1 on the season.
  
KEY STATS

- Wingate outshot Queens 20-8
- WU held a dominant 15-5 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs took seven corners on the afternoon, while the Royals took three
- Brianna Ditillo scored the lone goal in the contest
- Morgan Zanardi registers the assist
- Abbey Frail collected five saves and registered the shut out
- McKenna DeLong led all players with six shots including five on frame
- Four of Ditillo's five shots were on goal
 
NOTES

- Wingate is 19-3-1 all-time against Queens
- The Bulldogs are 2-0 when taking on the Royals at a neutral site
- Ditillo nets her second career goal
- The freshman also had the game-winner in the regular season win over Queens
- Wingate has not lost a SAC Tournament semifinal match since 2008
- The 'Dogs have gone 8-0-1 in the SAC semis over the past decade
- WU will look for a fourth SAC Tournament title on Sunday

FIRST HALF

- Wingate took 12 shots in the first half, 10 on frame
- Queens took four shots, two on cage
- WU held the 3-2 edge on corners attempted in the first half

SECOND HALF

- In the 57th minute of action the 'Dogs earned a corner
- Zanardi took the set piece and found Ditillo
- The freshman headed it home to put the Bulldogs on top

UP NEXT

- Wingate will play in the SAC championship match Sunday afternoon
- The 'Dogs will face Lincoln Memorial at 4 p.m. at the Matthews Sportsplex
- LMU knocked off top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne 1-0 earlier Saturday
- The Bulldogs defeated LMU 2-0 in the regular season meeting at Pride Park