Melbourne, Fla. —- The 10th-ranked and seven-seed Wingate University men's soccer team
fell in the regional semifinal on Friday afternoon to 23rd-ranked and three-seed Barry University
in NCAA Division II men's soccer championship action. The Buccaneers improve to 12-3-3
overall and advance to Sunday's national quarterfinal, while the Bulldogs end their season at
10-5-7 overall.

KEY STATS
- Barry out-shot Wingate 27-8
- The Buccaneers held a 10-4 advantage in shots on goal
- BU had 11 of 13 corner kicks in the match
- The 'Dogs were called for 17 of 27 fouls and received two of three yellow cards

KEY BULLDOGS
- Mattia Ditommaso scored the lone goal in the match for Wingate
- Gui Fontes delivered the assist
- Pedro Santos and David Sahakyan got shots on goal for the 'Dogs
- Aleksa Janjic made eight saves in goal

NOTES
- Wingate moves to 12-8-5 all-time in the NCAA Tournament
- The 'Dogs edged Converse and Lenoir-Rhyne via PKs to reach the second weekend of the
NCAA Tournament
- WU drops to 1-1 all-time against Barry
- The Bulldogs took down the then-defending champion Bucs at Pride Park in 2019
- Wingate has made 11 all-time appearances in the NCAA Tournament and and seven in nine
years

FIRST HALF
- Ditommaso put the 'Dogs up early with a 14th-minute goal off a Fontes assist
- Wingate's defense allowed its first shot on goal in the 45th minute
- Barry took five of six corner kicks in the opening half

SECOND HALF
- Barry held a 15-3 shot advantage in the second half
- Jordi Ramon scored the equalizer for the Bucs in the 56th minute off a Lucas Silva assist
- Daniel Schaal delivered the assist to Nicholas Villalobos for the game-winner in the 70th
minute
- Ditommaso delivered another shot on goal in the 81st minute, but it was saved by the Barry
keeper