Wingate, N.C.----In an early season top-15 showdown, the seventh-ranked Rollins College Tars prevailed 3-2 over #14 Wingate University in NCAA Division II men's soccer action. Rollins moves to 1-0 on the year, while the 'Dogs fall to 0-1 overall.

KEY STATS

- Rollins out-shot Wingate 20-9
- The Tars held a 7-3 edge in shots on goal
- Rollins took eight of the 11 corner kicks
- The 'Dogs were called for 11 of the 20 fouls
- Each team had a pair of yellow cards

KEY BULLDOGS

- Tajay Grant scored a pair of goals in his Wingate debut
- Zach Panagiotou notched an assist in his first game as a Bulldog
- Pedro Santos handed out an assist
- Aleksa Janjic registered four saves
- Grant led the Bulldogs with four shots on the day

FIRST HALF

- Patrick Horan got Rollins on the board in the 28th minute
- He scored off a Nazar Tsaruk assist to make it 1-0
- Wingate got the equalizer 34 seconds later
- Grant found the back of the net to make it 1-1

SECOND HALF

- Rollins regained the lead 11 minutes into the second half
- It was Horan again that gave the Tars a 2-1 advantage
- Jorge Lameiras struck in the 66th minute to put Rollins on top by two
- Wingate cut the lead in half with just under two minutes remaining
- Grant scored the goal, off assists from Santos and Panagiotou

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday at 5 p.m.
- The 'Dogs host #11 Florida Tech at Pride Park Saturday evening