Wingate, N.C.----After an 11th-minute goal from sophomore all-conference defender Sascha Larsen, the Wingate University Bulldogs held off Barton College for the final 79 minutes, securing the 1-0 victory in Division II women's soccer action at Pride Park. Wingate improves to 4-0 on the season, while Barton drops to 0-2.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Barton 11-5
- WU held a 5-2 advantage in shots on goal
- Each team attempted two corner kicks
- Barton held a slight edge in the foul count 10-9

KEY BULLDOGS

- Larsen scored the game-winner, her second of the season
- Caroline Peters delivered the assist via the corner
- The grad student has recorded an assist in each of Wingate's four matches this season
- Katrine Thisgaard made two saves in her third clean sheet of the season
- Ali Rubio Garcia and Sophie Husted also put shots on frame for the 'Dogs

NOTES

- Wingate improves to 8-4 in the all-time series versus Barton
- WU has won seven straight in the series
- Peters is tied for a SAC-high with four assists already this season
- Less than a quarter of the way through the season, Peters is one assist away from matching her career-high mark for a single season

FIRST HALF

- Wingate earned a corner kick in the 11th minute
- Larsen's header off the Peters assist proved to be the difference
- Rubio Garcia put a shot on goal in the 24th minute that was saved
SECOND HALF
- Larsen's second shot on goal was saved in the 70th minute
- Barton had a free kick in the Wingate end in the final two minute, but the host 'Dogs held on for their fourth straight win to open the season
UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs continue their homestand on Wednesday
- WU hosts Anderson at 5 p.m. in the SAC opener