Wingate, N.C.-----Wingate University senior forward Alicia Rubio Garcia scored two goals Saturday afternoon as the Bulldogs out-shot visiting Tusculum University 27-6, rolling to a 3-0 victory in South Atlantic Conference women's soccer action at Pride Park. Wingate improves to 8-5 overall and 5-4 in the SAC, while the Pioneers fall to 3-11 and 2-6 in league play.
 
KEY STATS
 
- Wingate held a 27-6 advantage in shots
-The Bulldogs held a 12-2 advantage in shots on goal
- WU took seven of eight corner kicks in the match
- Rubio Garcia netted two goals for her first career multi-goal game
- McKenna DeLong scored a goal and recorded an assist
- Morgan Zanardi added an assist
- Katrine Thisgaard registered two saves in the clean sheet
 
NOTES
 
- The 'Dogs improve to 13-13-3 all-time versus TU
- Wingate is 8-4-1 all-time over the Pioneers at Pride Park
- Rubio Garcia nets her 10th and 11th career goals
- Rubio Garcia's second career game-winner
- DeLong notched her 16th career goal
- Fifth straight SAC win for the Bulldogs
- They have outscored their opponents 20-2 over that stretch
- Wingate clinches a berth in the 2021 SAC Tournament
 
FIRST HALF
 
-The 'Dogs got on the board in the 23rd minute via a Rubio Garcia goal from Zanardi
- Rubio Garcia added a second goal two minutes later on an assist from DeLong
- WU out-shot Tusculum 15-0 in the period
 
SECOND HALF
 
- DeLong made a move along the goal line and fired in the third goal in the 59th minute
 
UP NEXT
 
- Wingate wraps up its non-conference slate on Wednesday, Oct. 27
- The Bulldogs host Chowan at Pride Park at 4 p.m. on Wednesday