Francis Marion 1, Wingate 0: Dave supplied the late difference
WOMEN’S SOCCER · SEPTEMBER 12, 2026 · RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
Executive brief
Francis Marion broke a scoreless match in the final quarter-hour and held Wingate without a goal. Tehya Dave provided the deciding finish in a contest whose modest statistical gaps fit the narrow score. [1]
Official data — match profile
| Metric | Francis Marion | Wingate |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Halftime | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 12 | 8 |
| Shots on goal | 4 | 3 |
| Corners | 3 | 4 |
| Saves | 3 | 3 |
Official match statistics. [1]
Decisive moment
Dave scored at 74:30, with no assist recorded. The goal left 15:30 in regulation and required Wingate to find a successful finish after more than an hour of level play. [1]
Neither team had scored before halftime. Francis Marion produced six shots in each half, while Wingate increased from three before the interval to five afterward. That extra second-half volume did not become an equalizer.
Player impact
Charley Kerr played 83:44 and made three saves for Francis Marion after Erin Grabeel’s opening 6:16. Noemie Tartrou played the full match for Wingate and also recorded three saves. Dave supplied the only goal. [1]
Francis Marion’s clean sheet was therefore a shared goalkeeping result, with Kerr making the recorded stops. Tartrou’s work kept the Bulldogs within one goal; the result should not obscure that contribution simply because she was the goalkeeper who conceded.
Mayberry’s take
Francis Marion held advantages in shots and shots on goal, but neither was overwhelming. Wingate had one more corner. The winning explanation is a converted late attack backed by a shutout, rather than a claim that the Patriots dominated every phase.
In a scoreless match, defending can keep a team close without solving the need for a goal. Once Dave scored, Wingate’s task became more urgent, and its remaining attacking work did not produce the finish that would have changed the result.
For the Bulldogs, the useful review is the transition from attempts to a scoring outcome. For Francis Marion, it is retaining the combination of patience and defensive reliability that allowed a late goal to be sufficient. One narrow result establishes those match-level lessons without proving a wider season trend.
Conference context
Wingate stood 2–2–2 overall and remained 0–0 in SAC play. Francis Marion moved to 3–2 overall. This nonconference result did not change Wingate’s league record. [1]