Jefferson City, Tenn.----The Carson-Newman University Eagles scored two goals in each half Sunday afternoon en route to a 4-1 victory over Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action. The Eagles improve to 7-4-2 overall and 5-2-1 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 5-6-2 overall and 1-5-2 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Carson-Newman out-shot Wingate 18-10
- The Eagles held a 10-1 edge in shots on goal
- C-N took four of the five corner kicks
- The Bulldogs were called for 11 of the 18 fouls
KEY BULLDOGS
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Bailey Rhodes scored the Wingate goal
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Luca De Torres handed out the assist
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Cole Freeman collected six saves on the day
FIRST HALF
- The Eagles started the scoring in the 13th minute
- Antoine Torrent scored off a Matheus Ulrich Da Silva assist to make it 1-0
- C-N added to its lead just two minutes later
- Artem Kuchkov scored off an Antoine Torrent assist to push the lead to two
- The 'Dogs cut the lead in half in the 25th minute
- Rhodes scored off the De Torres assist to make it 2-1
SECOND HALF
- Carson-Newman regained its two-goal lead 25 minutes into the second half
- Kuchkov struck again off a Jonas Friedl assist to make it 3-1
- The Eagles capped the scoring in the 81st minute
- Niklas Lohrer scored off an Oscar Davey assist to make the final margin 4-1
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Emory & Henry at 7:30 p.m.
