Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University junior
Soren Nygaard piled up four goals and an assist Monday night, leading the fourth-seeded Bulldogs to a convincing 7-1 victory over fifth-seeded Limestone in the opening round of the 2021 spring men's soccer South Atlantic Conference tournament. Wingate improves to 5-1-1 overall, advancing to the SAC Tournament semifinals Thursday night. Limestone ends its season at 4-2-1.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-shot Limestone 11-4
- The Bulldogs held an 8-2 advantage in shots on goal
- The Saints took eight of the 11 corner kicks
- The 'Dogs were called for 19 fouls compared to Limestone's 15
- Wingate outscored Limestone 6-0 in the second half
KEY BULLDOGS
- Nygaard led the way with his four-goal, one-assist effort
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Nick Bennett scored a pair of goals
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Jean Ngandu Tshibanda also scored for the Bulldogs
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Niclas Wittur and
Mikkel Fahlen Bruun had two assists each
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Devin Scully and
Owen Marshall had one assist apiece
FIRST HALF
- Alex Pais Caamano scored on a PK in the 30th minute to give Limestone a 1-0 lead
- Nygaard scored the equalizer eight minutes later
- A long lead pass from Scully found Nygaard one-on-one; he beat his defender and buried his first goal of the night
SECOND HALF
- Nygaard struck again 12 minutes after halftime to put the 'Dogs on top
- Wittur found a streaking Nygaard up the left side and he beat the keeper into the opposite corner
- Nygaard struck again four minutes later, lining a cross from Fahlen Bruun home to make it 3-1
- Bennett found the back of the net less than two minutes later off a Nygaard pass to put WU on top by three
- Nygaard's third goal of the half and fourth of the night came in the 68th minute off a long feed from Marshall
- Bennett's second goal of the night came off a Fahlen Bruun assist in the 71st minute, making it 6-1
- Tshibanda scored in the 90th minute off a Wittur feed to give Wingate a six-goal win
UP NEXT
- Wingate is on to the SAC Tournament semifinals
- The 'Dogs will travel to Tennessee to face top-seeded Carson-Newman Thursday
