Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs won their fourth straight game Wednesday night, taking down Shaw University 3-1 in NCAA Division II men's soccer action at Pride Park. Wingate improves to 6-3-4 overall, while the Bears fall to 4-6-1 on the season.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-shot Shaw 25-2 on the night
- The Bulldogs held a 9-2 advantage in shots on goal
- Wingate took nine of the 12 corner kicks
- The 'Dogs were called for 23 of the 35 fouls
KEY BULLDOGS
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Niclas Wittur scored his fourth goal of the season
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Pedro Santo netted his second goal of the year
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Mattia Ditommaso scored his first goal of the season
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Aleksa Janjic notched a save and an assist on the night
NOTES
- Wingate improves to 2-0 all-time against Shaw
- The 'Dogs have outscored the Bears 7-1 in the two meetings
- WU remains unbeaten at Pride Park this year (3-0-3)
- The Bulldogs have outscored opponents 8-3 in the winning streak
FIRST HALF
- Wittur got the scoring started in the 31st minute
- His free kick from just outside the box, but he got the rebound and beat the keeper to put WU on top
- The 'Dogs took a 1-0 lead into halftime
SECOND HALF
- A foul in the box led to a Wingate penalty kick in the 79th minute
- Santos converted the PK to make it 2-0
- The Bulldogs struck again just over two minute later
- A goal kick from Janjic was handled by Ditommaso, who ripped one past the keeper to make it 3-0
- Shady Hamman got Shaw on the board in the 88th minute
UP NEXT
- Wingate returns to SAC play Saturday at LMU at 3:30 p.m.