Wingate, N.C.----The 15th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs scored three times in the first 10 minutes Saturday afternoon, rolling to a 6-0 victory over Lincoln Memorial University in the quarterfinals of the 2019 South Atlantic Conference men's soccer tournament at Pride Park. The Bulldogs move to 11-2-3 on the season, advancing to Friday's SAC Tournament semifinals. The Railsplitters finish the season 6-8-3 overall.
 
THOUGHTS FROM COACH GARY HAMILL

"The team was very good today and it's great to keep the late-season momentum going the past few games."

KEY STATS

- Wingate outshot Lincoln Memorial 22-6
- The Bulldogs had 12-3 advantage in shots on goal
- WU took four corner kicks, while the Railsplitters took three
- Elliot Cutts had two goals and an assist
- Paul Ngongo netted a pair of goals
- Stuart Hendry had a goal and an assist
- Mikkel Fahlem Bruun registered one goal for WU
- Soren Nygaard handed out three assists
- Devin Scully had his first collegiate assist
- Jens Bergendorff collected three saves and notched the shutout
 
NOTES

- Wingate moves to 12-3-2 all time against Lincoln Memorial
- The 'Dogs are 7-1-2 when facing the Railsplitters at Pride Park
- WU is outscoring Lincoln Memorial 30-11 in the all-time series
- The Bulldogs move to 8-0-2 at home this season
- Wingate is unbeaten at Pride Park the last two years
- Ngongo leads the SAC with 17 goals this season
- Cutts has 13 goals on the year
- Bergendorff is first in goals-against average in the conference
- Bergendorff has a league-best seven shutouts
- The Wingate defense has a SAC-best nine shutouts
- The Bulldogs are first in the league in goals, assists and points
- Scully notched  his first collegiate assist
 
FIRST HALF

- The Bulldogs started the scoring early
- In the fifth minute of action Cutts sent the ball into the box, finding Ngongo who chipped it over the keeper
- WU struck again two minutes later
- Hendry would find Cutts in top of the box
- Cutts tapped the ball toward the right corner and finished into the left side of the net
- The 'Dogs would net a third goal in ninth minute of play
- Scully sent in the ball from the Wingate defensive third past the Railsplitters back line
- Ngongo found the other end of the through ball and drilled the ball into right corner of the net

SECOND HALF

-The Bulldogs started the scoring in the second half in the 57th minute
- Nygaard played the ball from the center of the pitch out to Hendry on the left wing
- Hendry settled and slotted the ball to the far post
- Eight minutes later, Cutts would net another goal for Wingate
- Nygaard again facilitated for the Bulldog offense, finding Cutts in middle of the box
- Cutts drilled it home left foot to make it 5-0
- Fahlen Bruun capped the scoring for the afternoon in the 68th minute of action
- Nygaard sent the ball to the left post and Fahlen Bruun drove it into the back of the net between the keeper and the near post.

UP NEXT

- Wingate moves onto the SAC Semifinals at the Matthews Sportsplex
- WU plays second-seeded Queens
- The semifinals will kick-off Friday, Nov. 15 at 1:30 p.m.
- The SAC title match is Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. in Matthews