Wingate, N.C.----Thirteen different Wingate University women's lacrosse players scored a goal as the Bulldogs posted 17 unanswered scores on the way to a 21-5 South Atlantic Conference victory over Mars Hill University Saturday at Graham Gill Field. Wingate is 3-5 overall and 1-0 in the SAC. Mars Hill falls to 3-5 overall and 0-1 in the SAC.
 
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH ABBY WILEY
 
"Today was a great way to start off SAC play. To have 13 goal scorers is very impressive…I was very happy to see everyone contribute to the victory. Megan Amrein was someone who really sparked the offense in the beginning of the game to get the team rolling."
 
KEY STATS

- Wingate doubled up Mars Hill 36-18 in shots
- The Bulldogs had 28 shots on goal to only 12 for the Lions
- Wingate won 18 draw controls, while MHU won nine
- Each team had seven goalie saves
- WU scored on four-of-five free-position shots
- Mars Hill had only one free-position score in three attempts
- The 'Dogs picked up 21 ground balls; the Lions collected 16

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kendall Wells and Morgan Akers had three goals each
- Megan Amrein and Becca Ruiz were the top point scorers with four each
- Both players had two goals and two assists
- Camryn Gallagher and Jess Abrams also had two goals each
- In 30 minutes, goalie Arion Pierre had four saves and three goals allowed
- Marley Blycher played the second half with three saves and two goals allowed

KEY LIONS

- Kiersten Foust had two goals to lead the MHU offense
- Victoria Eckard had one goal and one assist
- Gini Joy and Alexandria Holleran combined for seven goalie saves

NOTES

- Wingate has won both meetings between the two schools (2-0 overall)
- The Bulldogs scored 23 goals in the 2018 victory
- Gallagher and Kyra Bailey scored their first career goals for WU

FIRST HALF

- Foust scored the game's first goal on an Eckard assist
- Wells and Ruiz scored for Wingate to make the score 2-1
- Dallman scored for the visitors to tie the score at 2-2
- Emily Ketron converted a free-position goal to give the hosts the lead for good at 3-2 (20:58)
- The two teams traded goals to make the score 4-3 four minutes later
- Akers started the aforementioned 17-0 run at the 14:24 mark
- WU finished the half with a 10-0 flurry to take a 14-3 lead at intermission
 
SECOND HALF

- Wells had two of her three goals after halftime (21:06, 17:35) to lead the 'Dogs
- Gallagher finished the Wingate scoring at the 7:07 mark to make the score 21-3

UP NEXT

- Wingate starts a three-game road swing Wednesday, visiting Catawba at 4 p.m.
- The Bulldogs' next home game is April 3 versus Converse (4 p.m. start)