Wingate University Athletics

2016: Jon Ander was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player at the NCAA Final Four in 2016…Earned first team All-SAC honors…Led the Bulldogs with 10 goals and 11 assists, ranking third in the SAC in goals, second in assists and third in points…Had five game-winners including the NCAA National quarterfinals and the national title match…Netted the overtime game-winner in the 2-1 victory over Lander…Scored in the 3-0 Mars Hill win, while contributing a goal and an assist in the Newberry victory…Had a goal and three assists in the 8-1 Coker win…Scored the game-winner at Brevard while collecting two assists each in wins at Clayton State and Catawba…Scored five NCAA Tournament goals, starting with two goals in the regional semifinal win over Limestone…Assisted on the lone goal in the regional title win over defending national champion Pfeiffer…Scored the lone goal against Tampa in the NCAA national quarterfinals…Scored both goals in the NCAA national championship game against Charleston.

2015: Ander piled up the awards during his first season at Wingate…Named SAC Player of the Year, earning first team All-SAC and All-Region honors…NSCAA second team All-American…Led the SAC with 11 goals, adding four assists to rank third in the league with 26 points…Had a goal and an assist in the 5-0 win against UNC Pembroke…Netted game-winner in 2-1 win against Anderson…Registered a hat trick in 5-0 victory against Queens…Had the game-winner in the 3-1 victory at ninth-ranked Limestone…Collected a goal and an assist in 2-0 win at Coker…Scored a goal in three straight games, starting at Carson-Newman while also finding the back of the net in wins against Catawba and Lenoir-Rhyne…Scored against Queens in the 2-0 SAC Tournament championship game victory.