Murfreesboro, N.C.----Wingate University junior midfielder Paulena Dempsey (Jarrettsville, Md.) led the WU scoring attack with six total goals as the Bulldogs claimed their first road victory of the season with a 20-4 triumph over the Chowan University Hawks at Chowan Field Saturday. Wingate is 2-1 overall, while Chowan drops its season opener.
 
"Our team did a great job of executing our game plan," Wingate head women's lacrosse coach Caline McHenry Olmsted says. "It was great to see everyone contribute to our win today."
 
Junior midfielder Brittany Andrews (Bel Air, Md.) finished second in scoring for the Bulldogs with three goals. Freshman attack Madison Hobson (Dunkirk, Md.) netted the first goal of her collegiate career at the 23:18 mark in the second half and scored her second goal of the contest with 17:01 left in the second half.
 
Bulldog sophomore attack Jaclyn Chiesa (Canton, Ga.) also earned two goals on the afternoon. Chowan senior midfielder Adriea Herndon (Aurora, Colo.) led the Hawks, as she netted three of the team's four goals Saturday.
 
The 'Dogs started the scoring right out of the gate as Dempsey tallied the first goal of the contest with 28:27 to go in the first half of play. The Bulldogs led 3-0 until Herndon put the Hawks on the board with 24:58 left in the first to make it a 3-1 game. Wingate did not let up as they scored a grand total of 10 goals in the first half and then added 10 more in the second to claim the team's second consecutive win.
 
A pair of Wingate freshman scored the first goals of their college careers. WU attack Anna Harbacevich (Charlotte, N.C.) scored the Bulldog's 17th goal with 11:26 remaining in the second half. Freshman attack Jenna Will (Sykesville, Md.) helped the 'Dogs end the game on a strong note with back-to-back goals with 3:15 and 1:43 left in regulation. Will's first goal was from the help of Harbacevich who picked up her first career assist. Senior midfielder and team captain Emily Nosek (Bel Air, Md.) led Wingate with five total assists.
 
The Wingate University women's lacrosse team will be back in action on Saturday Feb. 27, as they hit the road to Young Harris, Ga. to take on the Mountain Lions of Young Harris College at 2 p.m. The Chowan University Hawks will play in Spartanburg, S.C. on Feb. 22 against the Converse College Valkyries at 4 p.m.
 
(Wingate University sports information/sports network student assistant Jackson Kaplan contributed this article. A freshman from Raleigh, Kaplan is a Communication Studies major at Wingate. The former Millbrook High School baseball player is the son of Harrison and Dona Kaplan.)