Wingate, N.C.----The fifth-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs played their first home game and first league contest Saturday afternoon, prevailing 2-1 over Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action at Pride Park. The Bulldogs improve to 3-0-1 overall and 1-0 in the SAC, while the Pioneers fall to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Each team took 10 shots
- Each team had five shots on goal
- Each team took three corner kicks
- The Bulldogs were called 15 of the 27 fouls
KEY BULLDOGS
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Leroy Best scored his first goal as a Bulldog
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Petar Roganovic also netted his first WU goal
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Fabio Rodrigues and
Pablo Pozos each notched an assist
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Moritz Conrad collected four saves to preserve the win
FIRST HALF
- Wingate got on the board in the 20th minute
- Best put the 'Dogs on top, scoring off a Pozos feed to make it 1-0
SECOND HALF
- The Bulldogs struck again less than five minutes into the second half
- Roganovic found the back of the net in the 50th minute off a Rodrigues assist to make it 2-0
- Mason Clark got Tusculum on the board just five minutes later
- He scored off a Clarenns Sainrimat assist to make it 2-1
UP NEXT
- The Bulldogs are back in action next Saturday, traveling to Limestone for a SAC showdown at 7:30 p.m.
- The Saints were the preseason SAC favorites, with the 'Dogs picked second
