Newberry, S.C.----Wingate University bolted to a 10-1 halftime lead and never looked back, taking a 17-6 South Atlantic Conference road triumph over Newberry College in men's lacrosse action Saturday night at Setzler Field. The Bulldogs' 17 goals are a season-high.
 
For Wingate, sophomore midfielder Joe Cooper (Raleigh, N.C.) had four goals. Freshman attack Bobby Padden (Cary, N.C.) had three goals and two assists to lead both teams with five points. For Newberry, junior attack Kobie Jordan (Leonardtown, Md.) had two goals.
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
Score: Wingate 17, Newberry 6
Records: Wingate 6-5 overall (4-1 SAC), Newberry 4-8 overall (0-5 SAC)
Location: Setzler Field, Newberry, S.C.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
-Wingate freshman attack Liam Johnson (Appleton, Wis.) had one goal and a game-high three assists, while sophomore attack Josh Ferentinos (Gaithersburg, Md.) had two goals and one assist.
-The Bulldogs outshot the Wolves 49-17 with a 28-13 advantage in shots on goal.
-Wingate graduate student goalie Jacob Ormerod (Lake Mary, Fla.) played 52 minutes in goal with six saves and five goals allowed. Redshirt freshman goalie James Marino (Waxhaw, N.C.) played the final eight minutes with one save and one goal allowed.
-Newberry redshirt sophomore goalie Erick Szurley (Holbrook, N.Y.) took the loss. In 45 minutes, he gave up 14 goals and recorded eight saves.
-The Bulldogs won 18-of-25 face-offs. Junior midfielders Wyatt Weiseman (Jensen Beach, Fla.) and Christian Hall (Darlington, Md.) won nine and seven face-offs, respectively.

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
First Quarter
 
Padden scored twice in the first frame. He put Wingate on the board first at the 13:23 mark and the Bulldogs would never trail.
 
Second Quarter
 
Wingate pitched a shutout in the second stanza, outscoring Newberry 6-0. Ferentinos had two goals to lead the Bulldogs. Johnson finished the first half scoring on an unassisted goal with three seconds to play.
 
Third Quarter
 
Padden and Cooper scored once each for the Bulldogs in the third quarter. Jordan was one of three Wolves to score a goal in the same stretch.
 
Fourth Quarter
 
Cooper scored twice in the fourth quarter.
 
TURNING POINT
 
Wingate's 6-0 second quarter put the game out of reach.
 
QUOTABLES
 
Wingate head coach Tim Boyle: "Tonight was a good team win for us. We had great energy all game. It's exciting to have Newberry in the conference. I expect great things from Coach Cotter and his team in the future. We have a short turn around to a big road conference game at Coker on Wednesday, so we have to get back to work."

NEXT ON THE HORIZON

Wingate continues a three-game road swing with a 7 p.m. SAC contest at Coker Wednesday night. Newberry visits Queens the same day for a 4 p.m. league encounter.