Boca Raton, Fla.----The second-ranked Lynn University Knights stifled one of the nation's most potent offenses Saturday night, prevailing 3-0 in the championship match of the NCAA Super Region 2 men's soccer tournament. Lynn improves to 16-1-2, advancing to the national semifinals, while Wingate ends its season at 15-3-3.
THOUGHTS FROM GARY HAMILL
"I'm very proud of the team and what we have accomplished this year. We've had a good year and the experience we've gained is priceless."
KEY STATS
- Lynn outshot Wingate 10-9
- LU registered seven shots on goal compared to two for the Bulldogs
- Each team notched took four corner kicks
- The 'Dogs committed 13 of the 23 fouls
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Paul Ngongo had two shots on the evening with one on goal
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Devin Scully notched a shot on goal for Wingate
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Victor Spaggiari had four saves
NOTES
- Wingate is 0-5 all-time against Lynn
- The Bulldogs are 0-3 when facing the Knights in Florida
- The last time the two teams met was in the 2012 national quarterfinals, with Lynn prevailing 2-0 en route to a national title.
- This the first time the 'Dogs have been shut out since September 28, 2019
- Only the second time Wingate has been held scoreless this season
- The Bulldogs were playing in the national quarterfinals for the third time in program history
- The 'Dogs won prevailed in the 2016 quarterfinals en route to the national title
- Wingate was unbeaten in its last 10 games (9-0-1)
- The Bulldogs were 7-0-1 in their last eight NCAA Tournament matches
- WU was facing its third straight top-10 opponents
- The Bulldogs knocked off #9 Young Harris and #7 Palm Beach Atlantic
FIRST HALF
- Wingate outshot Lynn 4-3 in the first frame
- WU had a chance in the 22nd minute with Scully putting a header on target but Konstantin Fuhry was there for the save
- 31 minutes into play Lynn got on the board with a Lukas Osterman goal
SECOND HALF
- The action got started in the first minute of the second half
- Levin Sandmann netted the second goal of the evening for Lynn
- Wingate would have a chance in the 81st minute with Ngongo sending one towards the bottom left corner, but Fuhry again was there for the save
- The Knights would cap the scoring just a minute later with another Sandmann goal
