Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University freshman Tim Martins picked a good time to score his first career goal, finding the back of the net with less than three minutes remaining in the second half as the Bulldogs earned a 1-1 draw against Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action at Pride Park. Wingate moves to 2-3-4 overall and 1-1-3 in the SAC, while the Wolves go to 3-4-1 overall and 1-1-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Newberry 14-6
- The Bulldogs held a 4-3 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs out-shot the Wolves 9-4 in the second half
- Wingate took seven of the eight corner kicks on the night
- The Bulldogs were called for 23 of the 35 fouls
- Newberry had three of the four yellow cards in the match

KEY BULLDOGS

- Martins found the back of the net for the Bulldogs
- Pedro Santos had a match-high five shots, including two shots on goal
- Aleksa Janjic registered a pair of saves

NOTES

- Wingate moves to 25-4-1 all-time against Newberry
- The 'Dogs are 16-1-1 against the Wolves at Pride Park
- First career goal or point for Martins
- Second time this season WU has scored in the last three minutes to earn a 1-1 tie

FIRST HALF

- Santos put the first shot on goal 11 minutes in, but it was turned away by the Newberry keeper
- A foul in the box in the 13th minute gave the Wolves a penalty kick
- Harry McDonnell converted to give Newberry the 1-0 lead

SECOND HALF

- A shot from William Persson was turned away nine minutes into the second half
- Janjic's first save of the night came in the 59th minute
- Santos had a chance 30 seconds later, but that was also denied
- Another Janjic save with five minutes left kept Wingate within one
- Martins got Wingate on the board with just over two minutes to go
- He lined a left-footer from outside of the box, beating the keeper on the near post

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Lenoir-Rhyne for a 5 p.m. start