WILSON, N.C. – The Barton women's soccer team (1-1) suffered its first loss of the year, 3-0 to Wingate (1-0) Saturday afternoon at the Bulldogs Athletic Complex.
Wingate was led by Alicia Rubio Garcia (Llanera, SPAIN) with a goal and an assist as the visitors held a 16-5 advantage in shots taken in the victory.
Wingate's Brianna Ditillo (Mastic, N.Y.) opened the scoring with the match-winner at the 14:08 mark of the first half and the visitors never looked back.
Wingate's Katrine Thisgaard (Engesvang, DENMARK) earned the win in goal after making three saves while Barton senior goalkeeper
Kristin Davis (Willow Springs, N.C.) suffered the loss despite making five stops.
Barton next travels to Hartsville, S.C., to take on Coker on Wednesday, September 8, at 4:30 p.m., while Wingate next hosts Shaw on Saturday, September 11, starting at 4:00 p.m.