Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs extended their best-ever start in style Tuesday afternoon, knocking off #7 Mount Olive 1-0 in South Atlantic Conference field hockey action at Graham Gill Field. The Bulldogs move to 3-0 overall and 3-0 in the SAC, while the Trojans fall to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Mount Olive out-shot Wingate 14-13
- The Trojans held a 7-5 edge in shots on goal
- Each team took nine penalty corners

KEY BULLDOGS

- Coda Fisher scored the Wingate goal
- Audrey Proulx handed out the assist
- Rylie Cordrey led all players with six shots on the day
- Lauren Montgomery added three shots, including two shots on goal
- Audra Szymborski piled up seven saves to notch her first collegiate shutout

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate struck early in the opening quarter, getting in the board just four minutes in
- Proulx stated it with a corner, finding Fisher who put the 'Dogs on top
- Szymborski's first save of the day came in the final minute to keep WU ahead 1-0

SECOND QUARTER

- Szymborski piled up three more saves in the second frame to keep UMO off the board
- Montgomery put a shot on frame five minutes in, but was turned away

THIRD QUARTER

- The 'Dogs took the only three shots on frame in the third quarter
- Montgomery, Cordrey and Fisher each put a shot on goal in the frame

FOURTH QUARTER

- The Trojans had four corners in the final frame, but could not beat the WU defense
- Szymborski had three more saves, with two coming in the final four minutes

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Limestone for a 1 p.m. start