Wingate, N.C. ---- The Wingate University Bulldogs scored five second-half goals Wednesday afternoon, prevailing 7-0 over Coker University in South Atlantic Conference women's soccer action at Pride Park. Wingate improves to 6-4 overall and 3-4 in SAC play, while the Cobras fall to 1-6-2 overall and 1-6 in league play. The 'Dogs have won four straight, piling up 20 goals in the streak.
KEY STATS
- Wingate outshot Coker 38-3
- The Bulldogs held a 23-1 advantage on shots on goal
- WU took all 10 corner kicks in the match
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Alicia Rubio Garcia recorded a goal and an assist
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Morgan Zanardi recorded a goal and an assist
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Nicole Cristy found the back of the net for her first goal of the season
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Caroline Peters scored
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Taylor Hayes scored her first career goal
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Yasmin Cowley added the final goal
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Sascha Larsen scored the game-winner in the 16th minute
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McKenna DeLong, Jessica Capes,
Lydia Radonavitch and
Courtney Schuck recorded assists in the match
NOTES
- Wingate moves to 17-0 all-time versus the Cobras
- The 'Dogs improve to 8-0 at Pride Park against CU
- WU extends their win streak to four games
- The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 20-2 in October
- Wingate stands at seventh in the SAC standings
- The 'Dogs improve to 4-1 at Pride Park, outscoring their opponents 18-1
FIRST HALF
- Coker hit the crossbar with a shot from long range in the 15th minute
- Larsen headed in a corner kick from Zanardi to put the 'Dogs on the scoreboard in the 16th minute
- Peters scored off the crossbar from outside the box in the 31st minute
SECOND HALF
- Zanardi scored off a rebound in the 48th minute
- Cristy ripped a shot over the keeper's mitts in the 51st minute
- Rubio Garcia found the back of the net off a lead pass from DeLong in the box in the 59th minute
- Hayes lofted a bender over the substitute keeper in the 81st minute
- Cowley capitalized on a breakaway opportunity from Schuck in the 84th minute
UP NEXT
- Wingate travels to Anderson on Saturday for a game at 5 p.m.
- The 'Dogs return to Pride Park on Oct. 23 to face Tusculum