Box Score Mount Olive, N.C.----The Mount Olive College men’s lacrosse team survived a late Wingate University rally to take a 13-9 NCAA Division II victory Sunday afternoon at Amon Field. The host Trojans are 2-1 overall, while Wingate is 1-3 overall.
 
Wingate freshman attack Ryan Vogrig (Vancouver, B.C.) led the Bulldogs with three goals and one assist. Senior midfield Garrett Kendall (Greer, S.C.) scored two goals and dished out one assist. Senior midfield Chase Clifton (Lexington, N.C.) contributed one goal and two assists.
 
Ten different players scored goals for Mount Olive. MOC junior attack Daniel Shields (Mercer Island, Wash.) had three goals and two assists, leading the hosts in both categories. Junior attack Jake Duarte (Whiteford, Md.) had two goals. Sophomore midfield Nick Sanderson (Victoria, B.C.) and freshman attack Matt Shields (Mercer Island, Wash.) had one goal and two assists each.
 
Wingate scored first, with Vogrig finding the back of the nets at the 10:53 mark of the first quarter. Matt Shields and junior midfield Jake Hancock (Churchville, Md.) answered to give Mount Olive a 2-1 lead with 5:30 remaining in the first quarter. Wingate freshman attack Brendan Cullen (Charlotte, N.C.) tied the game at 2-2 two minutes later.
 
Duarte gave Mount Olive the lead for good with 35 seconds left in the first frame. Daniel Shields started the second quarter (10:02) with his first goal of the day to nudge the hosts’ lead to 4-2. Kendall responded for Wingate at the 7:29 mark, making the score 4-3 Mount Olive at intermission.
 
The Trojans outscored the Bulldogs 6-1 in the third quarter. Six different players scored a goal for Mount Olive. Wingate’s only third quarter tally was a Vogrig goal on a Chase Clifton assist at the 9:57 plateau. Mount Olive led 10-4 entering the fourth quarter.
 
Mount Olive started the fourth quarter by scoring three of the first four goals to take a 13-5 advantage on a Matt Shields-to-Daniel Shields scoring play with 10:15 remaining. The Bulldogs scored the final four goals of the game, with Vogrig, senior attack Taylor Womble (Cary, N.C.), Chase Clifton and Kendall finding the back of the nets.
 
Neither team could take advantage of extra-man opportunities. Wingate was zero-for-six, while Mount Olive was one-for-five. The Trojans outshot the Bulldogs 36-23. Mount Olive held a 43-26 edge in ground balls.

Both goalkeepers went the distance. Mount Olive freshman goalkeeper Rocky Bowman (New Westminster, B.C.) earned the victory. He had seven saves. Bulldog redshirt junior goalkeeper Patrick Cooney (Cazenovia, N.Y.) recorded 10 saves during his 60 minutes.
 
Wingate starts Deep South Conference play Thursday, hosting Florida Southern for a 3:30 p.m. contest. Mount Olive entertains Lake Erie (Ohio) Saturday at 12 noon.