Pembroke, N.C.-----The UNC Pembroke Braves netted a first-half goal en route to a 1-0 victory over the Wingate University Bulldogs in Division II women's soccer action Wednesday afternoon. The Braves improve to 11-3, while the Bulldogs fall to 7-5.
 
KEY STATS
 
- UNC Pembroke outshot Wingate 16-10
- UNCP held a 5-3 advantage in shots on goal
- The Braves took 10 of the 14 corner kicks in the game
- Naomi Fountain scored the game-winner for UNC Pembroke
- McKenna DeLong led the way for WU with three shots, two of which were on goal
- Morgan Zanardi and Kristen DeBiase each recorded two shots
- Katrine Thisgaard made four saves, giving up just the one goal
 
NOTES
 
- Wingate falls to 7-5-2 all-time versus UNC Pembroke
- The 'Dogs are now 3-3-1 in Pembroke
- WU can clinch a spot in the SAC Tournament with a win on Saturday
- DeBiase made her 70th career start in this game, eclipsing 6,000 career minutes
- The loss snaps Wingate's five-game winning streak
 
FIRST HALF
 
- UNC Pembroke got on the board with the Fountain goal in the 16th minute
 
SECOND HALF
 
- The Braves' keeper made two saves in the span of a minute within the final five minutes
 
UP NEXT
 
- The 'Dogs return to Pride Park on Saturday, Oct. 23
- Wingate returns to SAC play to host Tusculum at 4 p.m.