Wingate, N.C.----The third-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs exploded for three first-half goals Saturday afternoon, rolling to a 4-1 victory over sixth-seeded Lincoln Memorial University in the opening round of the South Atlantic Conference women's soccer tournament at Pride Park. The 'Dogs win their seventh straight, improving to 14-3-1 overall and advancing to the SAC Tourney semifinals Friday in Matthews, N.C. LMU falls to 8-7-3 on the year.
KEY STATS
- Each team took 12 shots on the day
- The Bulldogs held a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs took six of the eight corner kicks on the day
- Wingate was called for 11 of the 17 fouls
- The Railsplitters had the only two yellow cards
KEY BULLDOGS
- Caroline Peters had a goal and three assists to lead the Wingate attack
- Sascha Larsen added a goal
- Yasmin Cowley also found the back of the net
- Katherine Ensalaco contributed a goal for the Bulldogs
- Julia Boaventura notched an assist
- Katrine Thisgaard registered three saves on the day
FIRST HALF
- Wingate got on the board less than two minutes in
- Larsen finished off a Peters corner kick for her eighth goal of the season to make it 1-0
- LMU had the answer in the 11th minute
- Ellie Snyder scored off a Ryan Branson assist to make it 1-1
- The 'Dogs took the lead for good in the 25th minute
- Cowley ripped home a cross from Peters for her seventh goal of the season to make it 2-1
- The Bulldogs struck again six minutes later
- Ensalaco took a feed from Peters and finished from outside the box to push the lead to two
SECOND HALF
- The 'Dogs added an insurance goal in the 74th minute
- Peters scored her eighth goal of the year from well outside the box to make it 4-1
- Boaventura had the assist on the final goal of the day
UP NEXT
- Wingate is onto the SAC Tournament semifinals Friday, Nov. 10 at the Matthews Sportsplex
- The Bulldogs will face second-seeded and fourth-ranked Catawba Friday at 2 p.m.
- The winner of that semifinal contest is onto the SAC title game Sunday at 1 p.m. in Matthews
