EMORY, Va. – The Emory & Henry University Men's Soccer Team (7-3-4, 6-1-2 SAC) kept its unbeaten streak alive Saturday night as the Wasps defended home turf against the visiting Bulldogs of Wingate University (2-8-3, 2-4-3 SAC). E&H scored the lone goal of the contest in the first half to extend their streak to 11 games without a loss. The Wasps also honored the senior class of Matheus Ulrich Da Silva (Balneario Camboriu, BRAZIL), Jeffrey Romero (Thomasville, N.C.), Luke Alexander (Altamonte Springs, Fla.), Ricardo Gallego Curto (Salamanca, SPAIN), Stephen Smith (Chesapeake, Va.) and Jackson Hughes (Dandridge, Tenn.) prior to the game. With the victory, Emory & Henry now sits in a tie for first place in the SAC.
The Basics
FINAL SCORE – Emory & Henry 1, Wingate 0
LOCATION – Emory, Virginia
VENUE – Food City Sports Complex
RECORDS – Emory & Henry (6-3-4, 5-1-2 SAC); Wingate (2-8-3, 2-4-3 SAC)
How It Happened
- Ulrich Da Silva wasted no time as he fired the first shot of the game just 26 seconds after kickoff, but it went begging wide right. E&H continued to push as they fired two more shots, but could not break through on the scoreboard. The Wasps took the lead in the 34th minute as they worked a perfect set piece routine that saw freshman midfielder Noah Serwy (Liege, BELGIUM) find freshman defender Adrian Colon (Maunabo, PUERTO RICO) who rifled a shot past the Wingate keeper to make it 1-0. The Bulldogs managed just two shots in the opening half and the Wasps held the 1-0 advantage at the break.
- Emory & Henry remained the aggressors to begin the second stanza as they outshot Wingate 4-0 over the first 15 minutes of action. Wingate looked as if they would finally get on the scoreboard in the 66th minute when they were awarded a penalty kick after a foul was called inside the 18-yard box. Junior goalkeeper Baptiste Berthozat (Saint-Martin-de-Crau, FRANCE) came up huge as he dove to his right and parried the shot attempt to preserve his clean sheet and the 1-0 lead. Both teams had chances to score over the remainder of the half, but the Wasps defense locked down to keep the Bulldogs at bay and clinch the one-goal victory.
Emory & Henry Individual Leaders
- Serwy finished with three shot attempts and his sixth assist of the season to place him atop the SAC leaders. Colon scored his goal on a pair of shots.
- Berthozat finished with three saves in goal to earn his seventh win of the year.
Wingate Individual Leaders
- Joakim Gunnar, David Serdynski and Olle Nordenhall all registered a pair of shots for the Bulldogs.
- Quincy Gibbs made one stop in net for Wingate.
Up Next
- The Wasps wrap up the 2025 regular season schedule on Wednesday, November 5 when they host the Railsplitters of Lincoln Memorial University. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. from the Food City Sports Complex.
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