Matthews, N.C.----The fifth-seeded Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters scored in the 24th minute Sunday afternoon, then held off the second-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs in the championship game of the 2019 South Atlantic Conference women's soccer tournament at the Sportsplex in Matthews. The Railsplitters improve to 16-4 on the season, while the Bulldogs fall to 13-4-2 overall.
KEY STATS
- Wingate outshot Lincoln Memorial 9-8
- Each team registered two shots on goal
- The Railsplitters took all five corners
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McKenna DeLong registered three shots on the afternoon, one on frame
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Brianna Ditillo had one shot on goal, and three shots total
NOTES
- Wingate is 13-5 all-time against Lincoln Memorial
- The Bulldogs are 1-1 when taking on the Railsplitters at a neutral site
- The 'Dogs have played in nine of the last 10 SAC Championship games
- LMU collects back-to-back SAC tournament titles
- The Railsplitters won their first-ever SAC championship in 2018
- WU has three SAC tournament titles all-time
- The Bulldogs won in 2011, 2013, 2014
- DeLong, Ditillo and
Chandler Hendrix earned All-Tournament honors
FIRST HALF
- Lincoln Memorial out shot Wingate 4-3 in the first frame
- The Railsplitters goal was the only shot on target for either team
- A 24th-minute set piece from
Thenia Zervas curved into the far corner of the net for LMU
SECOND HALF
- WU outshot LMU 6-4 in the final 45 minutes of action
- The Bulldogs would have two shots on goal, and the Railsplitters notched one on frame
UP NEXT
- LMU earns the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament
- Wingate will learn its postseason future Monday evening
- The NCAA Division II Tournament field will be announced on NCAA.com
- The 'Dogs were sixth in the NCAA Southeast Region poll this week