WINGATE, N.C. – The Coker men's soccer season came to an end on Tuesday (Nov. 4) evening with a 3-1 loss to the No. 20 Wingate Bulldogs in the quarterfinals of the South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Championship.

It was a tightly contested and physical match from start to finish with 38 total fouls called and 20 shots taken by both teams. Wingate held a narrow 1-0 lead heading into halftime.

After the break the Bulldogs came out on the attack and quickly scored two goals to take the 3-0 lead. The score remained unchanged until Matt Taylor scored Coker's lone goal in the 85^th minute. Taylor found the back of the net with a shot just outside the 18-yard box on a free kick, for a 3-1 final.

Kyndle Cobb and Michael Ritterbeck combined for five saves in the net and as a team Coker fired eight shots.