Hartsville, S.C.---- The 25th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs trailed 2-0 with less than 20 minutes remaining in regulation Wednesday night, but scored twice in a seven-minute span, then got the game-winner in the 101st minute to take a thrilling 3-2 victory over Coker University in the league opener in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action at Coker Athletic Field. Wingate improves to 3-0-1 on the season and 1-0 in conference, while the Cobras fall to 2-2 overall, and 0-1 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate held a 26-7 advantage in shots
- The Bulldogs had 14 shots on goal, the Cobras had just five
- WU held a 7-2 edge on corner kicks
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Niclas Wittur scored the game-winning goal for the 'Dogs
- SAC Player of the Week
Paul Ngongo scored his third goal of the year
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Elliot Cutts found the back of the net for the second time this season
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Mattia Ditommaso and
Mikkel Fahlen Bruun each registered an assist
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Jens Bergendorff collected three saves
NOTES
- Wingate is 13-1-1 all time against Coker
- WU is 6-1 when facing the CU in Hartsville
- The 'Dogs have outscored the Cobras 46-13 all time
- Due to a second yellow card on a Cobra, WU had a man advantage the last 17 minutes of regulation
- Wittur game-winner was the first goal of his Wingate career
FIRST HALF
- The Cobras lone shot of the first frame found the back of the net in the eighth minute of play
- WU had 10 shots in the first frame, four on goal
SECOND HALF
- In the 56th minute the Cobras would take the 2-0 lead when Jacques Fokam-Sandeu scored his second goal of the night on a penalty kick
- With 17 minutes remaining Ditommaso pass into the box was headed home by Ngongo to put Wingate on the board
- The 'Dogs would tie it in the 79th minute when Cutts converted a penalty kick
FIRST OVERTIME
- WU took four shots in the first OT, with Joshua Ochsenbein and Falhen Bruun registering shots on goal
SECOND OVERTIME
- In the 101st minute of play, Wittur scored the golden goal off a Falhen Bruun assist
Up Next
- The Bulldogs are back in action Saturday hosting Anderson at 7:30 p.m.
- WU then hosts Lincoln Memorial at Pride Park the following Saturday, Sept. 28
