WINGATE, N.C. -- The 10th-ranked Wingate Bulldogs scored in the third minute and made that stand up in a 1-0 shutout victory over the Railsplitters in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action on Saturday afternoon in Wingate, N.C.
 
Lincoln Memorial's (5-4, 2-3 SAC) tendency to relinquish early goals reared its head once again against Wingate (7-0, 5-0 SAC), who took the lead before fans could even settle into their seats to remain undefeated and power their fifth win over the Railsplitters in the last six meetings. The loss also marks Lincoln Memorial's third in its last four appearances on the pitch.
 
Wingate forward Callum Ross accounted for the lone goal of the match, knocking in his fifth goal of the 2016 campaign off of a free kick at the 2:02 mark.
 
All told, Lincoln Memorial and Wingate combined for just 11 shots in the match. The Railsplitters produced six shots with two shots on goal, but Wingate keeper Pablo Jara saved both of the Railsplitters' shots on goal to post his SAC-leading fourth shutout of the season.
 
Sophomore Victor Peres (Brasilia, Brazil) led LMU with four shots and two shots on goal, while Danilo da Silva (Campinas, Brazil) and Henrique Rezek (Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil) had a shot attempt apiece.
 
The Railsplitters also produced a 5-3 edge in corner-kick attempts, with four of those five tries coming over the final 45 minutes of action.
 
LMU freshman goalkeeper August Ahlin (Stockholm, Sweden) made one save and allowed one goal to fall to 5-4 on the season.
 
The Railsplitters will be back in action on Wednesday, October 5, when they host the Lees-McRae Bobcats in the final nonconference match of the season at 3 p.m. Live stats and video links will be available at www.LMURailsplitters.com.
 
Quick Hits
-The Railsplitters played without senior forward George Burne (Carlisle, England), who was forced to sit out Saturday's match after drawing two yellow cards last Saturday against Lenoir-Rhyne.
-With Wingate's third-minute goal, the Railsplitters have now surrendered five goals within the first 25 minutes of a match this season. Three of those have been scored in the first 10 minutes.
-The loss drops Lincoln Memorial to 2-9-1 all-time against Wingate, who has not lost a match in the series since 2011.