Wingate, N.C.----The second-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs scored a pair of second-half goals Saturday afternoon, prevailing 2-0 over seventh-seeded Anderson University in the quarterfinals of the 2019 South Atlantic Conference women's soccer tournament at Pride Park. Wingate advances to the semifinals next Friday, improving to 12-2-3 overall. The Trojans end their season at 7-9 overall.
 
THOUGHTS FROM COACH JACK VUNDUM

"That was a really difficult game and it just shows you how competitive this league is. We really came out on top in the biggest moments. Abbey made a fantastic save early and then Chandler handled the pressure so well to put us up 1-0 from the spot. We can manage the last 15 minutes much better than what we did and will work on this moving forward, but a fantastic result and on to the semis."
 
KEY STATS

- Anderson outshot Wingate 13-11
- WU held a slight 6-5 advantage in shots on goal
- The Trojans took nine corners on the afternoon, while the 'Dogs took four
- Chandler Hendrix converted a penalty kick for the game-winning goal
- Samantha Olson netted one goal
- Abbey Frail collected five saves and registered the shutout
 
NOTES

- Wingate moves to 14-2 all-time against Anderson
- The 'Dogs are 8-0 against the Trojans at Pride Park
- The two teams also met in the 2017 SAC Tourney semifinals, with WU winning 2-1
- The Bulldogs outscored the Trojans 5-0 in two wins this season
- Wingate is looking to make its ninth SAC Tourney title game in 10 years
- WU moves to 6-2-2- at Pride Park this year

FIRST HALF

- Wingate took seven shots in the first half, four on frame
- Anderson took four shots, two on net
- AU held the 5-2 edge on corners attempted in the first half
- In the first minute of Play Brianna Ditillo, rolled one toward the cage before the keeper pined it
- The Trojans would get a shot on frame seven minutes later, Frail extended and punched it away

SECOND HALF

- In the 67th minute of action, an AU handball in the box resulted in a WU penalty kick
- Hendrix took the PK for Wingate and converted
- Fourth goal of the season for Hendrix, who has converted all three of her PKs 
- Five minutes later, the 'Dogs would get insurance off a Zanardi corner
- Olson, who had just checked into the game, settled the ball front center of the goal and finished it home
- Fifth goal of the year for the freshman

UP NEXT

- Wingate moves on the SAC Semifinals at the Matthews Sportsplex
- WU plays the winner of the Queens vs. Carson-Newman match
- The semifinals will kick-off Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.
- The SAC title match is Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. in Matthews