Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs and the Catawba College Indians played 110 scoreless minutes Wednesday night, closing out the regular season with a 0-0 draw in South Atlantic Conference women's soccer action at Pride Park. Wingate moves to 11-3-2 overall and 7-2-1 in league play, while the Indians move to 11-2-3 on the season and 6-1-3 in the SAC.
THOUGHTS FROM ABBEY FRAIL
"They are good team, it's always competitive match, it's never an easy match. They are very direct and we knew that going in. Coach Vundum said it best 'we did everything we could, we created a lot of chances.' I'm really happy with a clean sheet at the end of the day. Obviously we wanted to win, but it puts us in second now and in good standing going into Saturday. We came in and we proved people wrong and we are happy about that."
KEY STATS
- Wingate outshot Catawba 22-17
- WU held a 11-6 edge in shots on goal
- The Indians had dominant edge in corners taking 12, while the 'Dogs took one
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Morgan Zanardi had five shots including four shots on goal
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Taylor Krakower took a team-high seven shots
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Abbey Frail collected six saves
NOTES
- Wingate is 12-27-1 all-time against Catawba
- The Bulldogs are 7-10-1 when taking on the Indians at Pride Park
- This was the first ever tie between WU and Catawba
- The 'Dogs end the regular season in a tie for second in the league standings
- Wingate was picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll
- The Bulldogs will be the two seed in the SAC Tournament
- Wingate is ranked seventh in the NCAA Southeast Region poll
FIRST HALF
- Catawba took three shots in the first half, one on frame
- Wingate took six shots in the first 45 minutes, having two on target
- The Indians had five corners, the 'Dogs took one
SECOND HALF
- WU held a slight 11-9 advantage in shots in the second half
- The 'Dogs had five shots on frame compared to three from the Indians
- Catawba took six corners in the second frame
FIRST OVERTIME
- Wingate took all four shots in the first overtime
- Three shots were on target for the Bulldogs
SECOND OVERTIME
- The Indians outshot the Bulldogs 5-1 in the final 10 minutes of play
- Catawba registered two shots on goal and had a shot off the crossbar
- Wingate's only shot was on target
UP NEXT
- Wingate will be at home in the SAC Tournament quarterfinals Saturday
- The 'Dogs will host seventh seeded Anderson at 1 p.m. at Pride Park
- The winner advances to the SAC Tournament semifinals next Friday in Matthews
- The winner will face the winner of the Carson-Newman vs. Queens match
- The SAC championship match will be Sunday, Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. in Matthews
