Wingate, N.C.----The University of Findlay women's lacrosse team scored 11 of the first 12 goals on the way to a 13-4 NCAA Division II victory over Wingate University Wednesday afternoon at Graham Gill Field. Sophomore midfielder Ciara Burud (Red Hook, N.Y.) led the Oilers with four goals.
 
Findlay junior attack Brie Caruso (Salisbury, Md.) added three goals and one assist to match Burud in the point column. For Wingate, sophomore attack Kendall Wells (Elkridge, Md.) had three goals to give her 20 scores for the season.
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
Score: Findlay 13, Wingate 4
Records: Findlay 2-0 overall, Wingate 1-5 overall
Location: Graham Gill Field at the Irwin Belk Track Complex, Wingate, N.C.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

-Senior midfielder Allison Kelly (Milford, N.J.) had three goals for Findlay.
-Findlay outshot Wingate 29-24 with a 21-8 advantage in the first half.
-Wingate collected 18 ground balls, compared to 17 for Findlay.
-The Bulldogs edged the Oilers 10-9 in draw controls.
-Both teams made one free-position goal.
-Findlay had 27 turnovers, compared to 25 for Wingate.
-Findlay junior goalie Claire Ferrell (Avon Lake, Ohio) played 60 minutes. She allowed four goals while recording 10 saves.
-Wingate junior Arion Pierre (Haymarket, Va.) played 30 minutes in goal. She had eight saves with eight goals allowed. Bulldog freshman goalie Marley Blycher (Leesburg, Va.) had three saves with five goals permitted in 30 minutes of action.

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
First Half
 
Findlay took an early 2-0 lead with two goals in the first 2:13 of action. Oiler junior midfielder Emma Spellman (Milton, Del.) found the back of the nets at the 27:58 mark. Eleven seconds later, Burud scored her first goal on an assist from Caruso.
 
Wingate freshman midfielder Ellie Gottschalk (Bel Air, Md.) cut the deficit in half with a free position goal at the 21:53 mark. Findlay responded in a big way, scoring six unanswered goals to conclude the first half. Burud had four of her four goals in the first half.
 
Second Half

Caruso sandwiched two goals around a Kelly goal as Findlay opened the second half with three unanswered scores. Wells scored twice (17:37, 13:37) on assists from sophomore attack Joanna King (Lancaster, Pa.) and senior attack Madison LaBarbera (Colchester, Conn.) to pull the hosts within eight goals at 11-3. Wells tallied her final goal at the 4:36 mark on an assist from sophomore midfielder Casey Roux (Rochester, N.Y.).
 
TURNING POINT
 
Findlay's 9-0 run spanning both halves was too much for the hosts to overcome.
 
NOTABLES

-Findlay assistant coach Morgan Insel ('17) played four years for the Bulldogs. The All-SAC performer played in every single game in her four years, which were also the first four years of Wingate women's lacrosse.
 
NEXT ON THE AGENDA

Wingate hosts Lenoir-Rhyne to begin South Atlantic Conference play Saturday at 1 p.m. Findlay continues its tour of the SAC with a 12 noon contest at Coker Friday.