Wingate, N.C.----Catawba College got three goals from
Helen Summerell Thursday night, picking up a 3-1 victory at Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference women's soccer action at Pride Park. Catawba improves to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 1-2-2 overall and 1-2-1 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-shot Catawba 18-14
- The Indians held an 8-4 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs took six of the seven corner kicks
- Catawba piled up 12 shots in the second half, compared to Wingate's 10
KEY BULLDOGS
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Kaitlyn Cox scored a goal for the Bulldogs
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Alicia Rubio Garcia handed out an assist
- Cox took five shots;
McKenna DeLong and
Caroline Peters each had three shots and a shot on goal
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Allison Kite recorded four saves on the night
FIRST HALF
- Catawba got on the board 10 minutes in
- Summerell intercepted a kick from the WU keeper and scored from over 30 yards out with the keeper off her line
- Wingate had the answer in the 30th minute
- Rubio Garcia took it away from the Catawba defense, re-directing it towards Cox
- She ripped it home from the middle of the box to make it 1-1
- The teams were tied at halftime, which lasted nearly two hours due to weather delays
SECOND HALF
- Catawba took the lead just over five minutes in
- Summerell scored off a Katie Beck free kick from 35 yards out to make it 2-1
- Summerell struck again in the 68
th minute, beating her defender and lining one past the keeper
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action next Thursday, hosting Coker at 4 p.m.
