Melbourne, Fla.----The Rollins College Tars held off the Wingate University men's soccer team 1-0 in the 2022 season opener at Florida Tech in NCAA Division II men's soccer action on Thursday afternoon. Rollins improves to 1-0, while the Bulldogs fall to 0-1 on the season.
 
KEY STATS
 
- Rollins outshot Wingate 7-6
- Each team put four shots on goal
- The Tars recorded four saves to the 'Dogs three
- Wingate held the corner kick advantage 7-3
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Sverre Oland put both of his shot attempts on frame
- Aleksa Bogicevic and Devin Scully each fired a shot on goal
- Aleksa Janjic recorded three saves in his Bulldogs debut
 
NOTES
 
- Wingate drops to 1-6 all-time against the Tars
- Rollins defeated the Bulldogs by the same score in 2021 at Pride Park
- WU is winless in its last four season-openers
- 11 Bulldogs made their Wingate debut on Thursday afternoon
 
FIRST HALF
 
- Bogicevic's shot on goal in the seventh minute was saved by the Rollins keeper to keep the match scoreless
- The Tars' Michael Landau scored the lone goal of the afternoon in the 22nd minute
- Janjic made his first career save in the 33rd minute
 
SECOND HALF
 
- Janjic made saves in back-to-back possessions in the span of two minutes
- The 'Dogs put two shots on goal in the final seven minutes, but were kept out of the net
 
UP NEXT
 
- The Bulldogs will stick around in Melbourne to take on the host Florida Tech Panthers on Saturday
- The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.