Sparks, Md.----The seventh-ranked Rollins College Tars scored the final five goals of the game Wednesday afternoon, pulling away for a 16-6 victory over Wingate University in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse action. The Tars improve to 7-0 overall, while Wingate falls to 2-5 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Rollins out-shot Wingate 40-22, with a 26-13 edge in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs had 18 turnovers; the Tars turned it over 15 times
- Rollins won 14 draw controls; Wingate won 10
- The Tars were one-for-eight on free-position shots; The 'Dogs were zero-for-five
- Rollins held a 21-13 advantage in ground balls

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kendall Wells scored two goals to lead the Bulldogs
- Paige Kamer added a goal and two assists
- Morgan Akers contributed a goal and an assist
- Bella Pellet and Casey Roux also scored
- Arion Pierre registered 10 saves
- Pierre and Caroline Heffner led the 'Dogs with three ground balls each
- Sierra Street and Becca Ruiz each had two caused turnovers

FIRST HALF

- Rollins raced out to a 5-0 lead, getting two Paige Brock goals in the first 18 minutes
- Wells scored off a Kamer assist at the 9:37 mark to get Wingate on the board
- Brock scored in the final minute to give the Tars a 6-1 halftime lead

SECOND HALF

- Pellet and Roux scored in the first 70 seconds to get Wingate within three
- Brock sparked a 3-0 Rollins run to make it 9-3 with 20 minutes left
- Wells got the 'Dogs back within five, but Hannah Ashton's goal put RC on top 11-4
- Akers scored off a Kamer assist at the 14:18 mark, while Kamer's goal 30 seconds later made it 11-6
- Rollins scored the final five goals over the last 11 minutes, getting a pair of Ashton goals in the spurt

UP NEXT

- Wingate opens SAC play Saturday, hosting Mars Hill at 4 p.m.