Hickory, N.C.----The seventh-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs advanced to the second round of the 2022 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament on penalty kicks Saturday night over Converse University. The Bulldogs move on to Monday's second round and move to 10-4-6 overall, while the Valkyries' season ends at 13-1-5.
KEY STATS
- Converse out-shot Wingate 17-15
- The Bulldogs held a 6-5 advantage in shots on goal
- CU had six of 10 corner kicks on the night
- Wingate was called for 23 of the 43 fouls in the contest, including three of five yellow cards
KEY BULLDOGS
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Kahlil Khenayzir scored the lone goal for the Bulldogs
- Khenayzir's first career goal
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Aleksa Janjic made four saves in goal
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Owen Marshall made the penalty kick that advanced Wingate
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Fabio Rodrigues,
Florens van Honk and
Niclas Wittur also converted penalty kicks
- Janjic added a huge save in PKs
NOTES
- Wingate moves to 12-8-3 all-time in NCAA tourney play
- The Bulldogs have advanced in two of three penalty kick situations in NCAAs
- WU advances in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019, when they advanced to the national quarterfinals
- Wingate is making 11th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament and seventh in nine years
- The 'Dogs won the 2016 title for the first team national title in school and SAC history
FIRST HALF
- Wittur got the first shot on goal of the match in the 18th minute
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Pedro Santos' try for goal was saved in the 23rd minute
- Converse answered with back-to-back shots on frame, but were turned away by Janjic
- Khenayzir broke through in the 44th minute, as the 'Dogs took a 1-0 lead into the break
SECOND HALF
- Rodrigues' header was on frame just 30 seconds into the second half, but was saved
- Svenander's try for goal was saved in the 79th minute
- Converse was awarded a penalty kick with less than four minutes remaining in regulation
- Sergi Quixal converted for the Valkyries to tie the match at 1 in the 87th minute
OVERTIME
- Rodrigues' potential winner hit the post just over two minutes into the first overtime
- Neither team was able to record a shot in the first OT
SECOND OVERTIME
- Janjic made two saves in the final 10 minutes of overtime to send the teams into penalty kicks
PENALTY KICKS
- Converse's first PK taker made, while Wingate's missed, giving CU the early 1-0 advantage
- After a CU miss, Wittur drilled his try to even it at 1-1
- Quixal converted, while Wingate's was no good, giving Converse another 2-1 advantage
- Maximilian Seiwald and Rodrigues both made in the fourth round, putting Converse in a clinching scenario
- In a must-stop situation, Janjic made the season-clinching save to setup a final try for WU
- Needing to convert to extend it, van Honk made his PK to make it 3-3 through 5 PKs
- Converse was unsuccessful on their sixth attempt
- Marshall's successful PK sent the Bulldogs to the second round in thrilling fashion
UP NEXT
- The 'Dogs advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, where they will meet two-seed Lenoir-Rhyne for the third time this season
- Wingate and LR is set for Monday at 6 p.m. in Hickory
- The Bulldogs won 2-1 at LR in the regular season; the Bears prevailed 1-0 in the SAC semis
