Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University sophomore Niclas Wittur scored a pair of goals Thursday night, leading the third-ranked Bulldogs to a 3-0 victory over Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action at Pride Park. Wingate improves to 2-0-1 overall and 2-0-1 in the SAC, while the Indians fall to 0-2-1 overall and 0-2-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Catawba 20-5
- The 'Dogs held a 8-2 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs took nine of the 10 corner kicks on the night
- Wingate committed 15 fouls compared to Catawba's 10

KEY BULLDOGS

- Wittur scored a goal in each half to lead the WU offense
- Nick Bennett also scored for the Bulldogs
- Owen Marshall, Soren Nygaard and Devin Scully each notched an assist
- Jens Bergendorff registered a save to preserve the shutout

FIRST HALF

- Wingate got on the board in the 33rd minute
- Marshall got it started, sending one from deep in the WU zone to Wittur on the far sideline past midfield
- Wittur got behind the defense and beat the keeper into the opposite corner to make it 1-0
- The 'Dogs struck again less than two minutes later
- Nygaard sent a perfect cross into the box that was headed into the upper left corner by Bennett

SECOND HALF

- Wingate took a three-goal lead with just over a minute left in regulation
- Scully's pass from midfield found Wittur outside the box
- He ripped one from the left side of the box off a Catawba defender and into the net to make it 3-0

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action next Thursday, hosting Coker at 7:30 p.m.