Hartsville, S.C.----The fourth-ranked Coker University Cobras claimed a share of the regular season SAC title Wednesday night, prevailing 4-1 over visiting Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action. The Cobras improve to 13-1-1 overall and 9-1-1 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 6-7-1 overall and 4-7 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Coker out-shot Wingate 14-10
- The Cobras held a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs took all seven corner kicks
- Coker was called for 18 of the 34 fouls
- The Cobras received three of the five cards on the night
KEY BULLDOGS
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Pablo Pozos scored the Wingate goal
- He led the Bulldogs with four shots on the night
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Joakim Gunnar added two shots, including one shot on goal
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Moritz Conrad notched a pair of saves
FIRST HALF
- Oskar Kaufmann got Coker on the board in the 10th minute
- He scored off a Leo Souza assist to make it 1-0
- The Cobras added to their lead in the 23rd minute
- Vitalis Takawire scored off a Youri Keijser assist to extend the lead to two
SECOND HALF
- Kaufmann struck again in the 55th minute
- His goal off another Keijser assist made it 3-0
- Pozos got the 'Dogs on the board in the 61st minute
- He converted a penalty kick to make it 3-1
- Coker regained a three-goal lead just eight minutes later
- Nikola Sotra scored off a Frederic Benedix assist to make the final margin 4-1
UP NEXT
- Wingate is the number eight seed in the SAC Tournament
- The Bulldogs will travel to Limestone Saturday, Nov. 9 for quarterfinal action
- The winner advances to the semifinals Friday, Nov. 15 at 11 a.m.
- The championship match will take place Sunday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m.
- The semifinals and finals will take place at the Matthews Sportsplex