Wingate, N.C.---- 11 different Bulldogs score Saturday afternoon as 16th-ranked Wingate University defeated Mars Hill University 18-4 in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action at Graham Gill Field. The two-time defending South Atlantic Conference tournament champion Bulldogs are 6-1 overall and 2-0 in league play, while the Mars Hill Lions fall to 2-5 overall, and 0-3 in conference play.
 
THOUGHTS FROM TIM BOYLE
 
"It was a solid team win today. We had a chance to go into our bench and get some of the boys that work so hard every day some quality game experience. Mars Hill has a new coaching staff and they are doing a great job and will build a very solid program there. We have a short time until we have to battle against Catawba on Wednesday, so we have to move forward and get ready."
 
KEY STATS
 
- Wingate outshot Mars Hill 56-20
- 'Dogs held a 36-10 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs had 49 ground balls, compared to 34 for the Lions
- WU won 15-of-23 face-offs
- Neither team had any luck with extra-man opportunities, as MHU was zero-for-four and Wingate was zero-for-two
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Ryan Ormerod had a career high six points, netting three goals and handing out three assists
- Alex Llerandi added three goals on six shots
- Bobby Padden and Dylan Barry each collect two goals and an assist
- Dominic Piazza also notched two goals on the afternoon
- 11 Bulldogs scored at least one goal Saturday
- Eight WU players dished out at least one assist
- Wyatt Weiseman won six-of-seven faceoffs
- Alex Cordero and Anthony Picano each collect three saves for the 'Dogs
 
NOTES
 
- Wingate took a season-high 56 shots
- The Bulldogs notched 18 goals which is a season high
- Wingate's 12 assists and 30 points are also season highs
- Four goals allowed are the second fewest; the lowest was three against Palm Beach Atlantic
- Wingate is on a five-game win streak
- The Bulldogs are off to a 2-0 start in conference play

FIRST PERIOD
 
- Wingate scored all five goals in the first quarter
- Padden netted the first two goals of the game, giving WU the 2-0 lead at the 11:29 mark
- The Bulldogs were scoreless for five minutes until Llerandi found the back of the net with 6:28 to go
- WU would score another goal just two minutes later when Conor Gronbach found Ormerod, making it 4-0
- Joe Cooper would net the final goal of the quarter giving Wingate the five-goal advantage
 
SECOND PERIOD
 
- The first nine minutes of the quarter went scoreless, the Lions found the back of the net at the 6:17 mark
- Wingate would score four times before half, Piazza notched the first with 5:14 remaining
- Barry collected a goal in the flurry and Llerandi netted two goals in the final minute of the half
 
THIRD PERIOD
 
- Again Mars Hill found the back of net first in this frame
- WU answered with a 5-0 run
- Matt Calleri scored to make it 12-2 at the 8:26 mark
- Gary Pierpont assisted Ormerod's goal to cap the scoring in the frame with seven seconds remaining
 
FOURTH PERIOD
 
- Josh Ferentinos scored at the 9:04 mark to make it 15-3
- Wingate freshman Stefan Caray netted his first career goal with 7:41 remaining
- Adam Vodonik scored with 1:58 to go, making it 17-4
- Zach Calarco netted the final goal of the frame with 10 seconds to go
 
UP NEXT
 
- Wingate starts a three-game road trip, traveling to Catawba Wednesday
- The Bulldogs are at Mount Olive next Saturday
- WU ends the road trip at Lincoln Memorial before returning home to host Newberry