Hickory, N.C.----Wingate University freshman goalkeeper
Cole Freeman had 15 saves Sunday afternoon as the Bulldogs played to a 1-1 draw at Lenoir-Rhyne University in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action. The 'Dogs move to 3-2-1 overall and 0-1-1 in the SAC, while the Bears go to 0-4-3 overall and 0-1-2 in league play.
KEY STATS
- LR out-shot Wingate 41-10
- The Bears had a 16-5 edge in shots on goal
- Lenoir-Rhyne took 12 of the 15 corner kicks
- The Bulldogs were called for 14 of the 22 fouls
- Wingate had five yellow cards and a red card; LR had four yellow cards
- The Bulldogs played a man-down for the final 72 minutes
KEY BULLDOGS
- Freeman had a career-best 15 saves
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David Jonsson scored the Wingate goal
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Noah Yalu notched an assist
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David Serdynski had a pair of shots on goal
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Bailey Rhodes and
David Morales each added a shot on goal
FIRST HALF
- LR took 20 of the 23 shots, but the 'Dogs scored the lone goal
- Jonsson headed home a Yalu free kick to give Wingate a 1-0 lead in the 39th minute
- Freeman had seven saves in the opening half
SECOND HALF
- The Bears tied it in the 59th minute
- Hector Taboada scored off a Maxime Wester assist to make it 1-1
- Freeman made four more saves over the final 30 minutes to keep LR from striking again
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Wednesday night, hosting Mars Hill at 7:30 p.m.
