Hartsville, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs poured on three second-half goals on Wednesday afternoon, wrapping up their regular season with a 4-1 victory at Coker University in South Atlantic Conference women's soccer action. The Bulldogs improve to 9-3-4 overall and 4-3-4 in the SAC, while the Cobras finish their season at 4-8-3 overall and 2-8-1 in the SAC.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-shot Coker 24-4
- The Bulldogs held an 11-2 advantage in shots on goal
- WU took seven of eight corner kicks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Caroline Peters led the 'Dogs with a goal and two assists
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Brianna Ditillo added a goal, while
Sophia Husted netted the game-winner
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Sascha Larsen added an insurance score in the second half
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Yasmin Cowley dished out an assist
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Angelina Musilli tallied two shots on goal
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Katrine Thisgaard made a save in her ninth win of the season
NOTES
- The win gives the Bulldogs the sixth seed in this weekend's SAC Tournament
- Wingate will travel to three-seed Carson-Newman on Saturday
- The 'Dogs fell to the Eagles in last year's quarterfinal on the road
- Peters' third goal and seventh and eighth assists of the year
- The grad student ranks second in the conference in assists and 12th in points
- Larsen's team-leading sixth goal of the season, good for seventh in the SAC
- Wingate improves to 18-0 all-time against the Cobras, outscoring Coker 78-4
FIRST HALF
- Coker scored the match's first goal in the ninth minute
- Liz Crowe scored off assists from Chloe Grein and Chloe Mullen
- The Bulldogs scored the equalizer in the 32nd minute
- Peters won the ball out of a scrum and found Ditillo to tie the score at 1
SECOND HALF
- Husted scored the eventual game-winner in the 72nd minute
- Cowley recorded the assist
- Peters' corner kick found the head of Larsen for another goal exactly two minutes later
- Peters' goal from deep in the 90th minute finalized the 4-1 winning margin for the 'Dogs
UP NEXT
- Sixth-seeded Wingate will travel to three-seed Carson-Newman on Saturday for the quarterfinal round of the SAC Tournament
- The contest kicks off at 5 p.m.
- The winner advances to the SAC semifinals Friday, Oct. 4 in Charlotte.
