Wingate, N.C.-----The Wingate University Bulldogs scored five goals in a 21-minute span of play to cruise to a 7-0 victory against Francis Marion University in NCAA Division II women's soccer action at Pride Park Wednesday evening. The Bulldogs improve to 4-4 on the season, while the Patriots fall to 2-8 overall.
KEY STATS
- Wingate outshot Francis Marion 35-1
- WU held a 19-0 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs took all four corner kicks of the afternoon
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McKenna DeLong and
Sophia Husted each scored a pair of goals
- DeLong added an assist in the second half
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Jess LaFrancis scored her first goal of the season
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Alicia Rubio Garcia scored and assisted in the match
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Yasmin Cowley also found the back of the net in the win
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Brianna Ditillo,
Abby Pollari and
Pauline Vincent recorded assists for WU
- The 'Dogs held the Patriots to just one shot attempted, which was off frame
NOTES
- Wingate improves to 3-5 all-time versus the Patriots
- First win for WU over FMU since 2003
- The seven-goal output is more than double the previous high in the series
- Wingate's highest margin of victory since their 8-0 win over Coker on March 25, 2021
- Bulldogs' fourth clean sheet of the season
FIRST HALF
- DeLong got Wingate on the board in the 19th minute off a Rubio Garcia assist
- LaFrancis added another goal less than a minute later
- Rubio Garcia got in on the scoring action in the 30th minute
- Husted fired a 40-yard shot over the keeper's outstretched arms in the 38th minute off a Ditillo assist
- Cowley added the fifth goal of the first half less than two minutes later off the pass from Pollari
SECOND HALF
- DeLong notched her second goal of the game less than five minutes into the second half off Vincent's assist
- Husted joined DeLong as a multi-goal scorer in the 58th minute, with DeLong notching the assist
UP NEXT
- Wingate returns to SAC play, traveling to Harrogate, Tenn. to take on Lincoln Memorial at 1 p.m.
- The 'Dogs return to Pride Park on Wednesday, Oct. 13, as they host the Coker Cobras at 4 p.m.
