Wingate, N.C.----In two halves played five days apart due to a weather delay, the Wingate University Bulldogs defeated Emory & Henry 7-0 to earn their first league victory in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action Thursday afternoon at Pride Park. The Bulldogs improve to 2-2-2 overall and 1-0-1 in conference play, while the Wasps drop to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in league play. The first half of the contest was played Saturday night, with the 'Dogs taking a 4-0 lead until weather halted the game, which was resumed Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-shot Emory & Henry 34-3
- The Bulldogs held a 15-1 advantage in shots on goal
- WU attempted 11 corner kicks to E&H's one
- Wingate was whistled for 16 of 24 fouls in the contest
KEY BULLDOGS
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Fabio Rodrigues led the 'Dogs with two goals and an assist in the second half
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Mattis Westberg scored twice in the opening half on Saturday
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Gui Fontes recorded a goal and an assist in the second half
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Niclas Wittur and
Owen Marshall also found the back of the net in the opening half
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Emil Svenander,
David Sahakyan and
Mattia Ditommaso registered assists for the 'Dogs
- Aleksa Janjic recorded one save in his first-career clean sheet
NOTES
- First-ever meeting between the teams
- Matches largest margin of victory since defeating Catawba 7-0 in the regular season finale in 2019
- First career scores for Westberg and Fontes; first assists for Rodrigues, Fontes, Svenander and Sahakyan
FIRST HALF
- Westberg scored off a Svenander assist in the 10th minute
- Wittur followed up with a score off a rebound 19 seconds later
- Westburg's second goal came in the 26th minute
- Marshall headed in Ditommaso's corner in the 39th minute to cap the 'Dogs' 4-0 first half
SECOND HALF
- Fontes found Rodrigues for Thursday's opening goal less than five minutes into Thursday's action
- Rodrigues returned the favor with an assist to Fontes less than nine minutes later
- Sahakyan assisted to Rodrigues for the match's final score in the 68th minute
UP NEXT
- The 'Dogs take their two-game winning streak to Jefferson City, Tenn. on Saturday, taking on the Eagles of Carson-Newman at 7:30 p.m.
