Hartsville, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs made history Thursday evening, prevailing 3-2 in a penalty shootout at Coker University in South Atlantic Conference field hockey action. Wingate improves to 1-12 overall and 1-7 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 4-6 overall and 3-4 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Coker out-shot Wingate 21-7
- The Cobras held a 14-4 advantage in shots on goal
- Coker took 20 of the 32 penalty corners
- The 'Dogs converted all three attempts in the penalty shootout
- The Cobras went zero-for-three in the shootout

KEY BULLDOGS

- Alex Muscillo had a goal and an assist on the night
- Camrynn Aiello also scored a goal
- Hannah Colavita-Jones piled up 12 saves on the night
- Riley Robinson, Emma George and Lauren Montgomery converted in the shootouts
- Colavita-Jones did not allow a goal on any of Coker's three attempts in the shootout

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate jumped out to an early lead less than three minutes in
- Aiello scored off a Muscillo assist to make it 1-0
- The Bulldogs led 1-0 at halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- Kelly Naude scored three minutes into the second half to tie it at one

FOURTH QUARTER

- Kelsey Sithole scored four minutes into the final frame to put Coker on top 2-1
- Muscillo tied it at two with a goal with under eight minutes left in regulation

OVERTIME

- Neither team found the back of the net in the two overtime periods
- Coker held a 3-2 edge in shots; each team had three penalty corners

SHOOTOUT

- Colavita-Jones saved the first Coker attempt from Sithole
- Robinson converted Wingate's first attempt to give the 'Dogs the edge
- Amba Brown's shot was offline on the second effort from the Cobras
- Wingate took a big lead on George's conversion
- Colavita-Jones notched another huge save against Coda Fisher
- Montgomery's goal put the finishing touches on the historic victory

UP NEXT

- The two teams meet again next week
- Wingate will host Coker Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m.