Wingate, N.C.----The 2016 national champion Florida Southern College Mocs outshot the Bulldogs 44-13 on the afternoon en route to a 20-7 victory over Wingate University in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse action at Graham Gill Field. Florida Southern improves to 4-1, while the 'Dogs fall to 2-3 on the season.
 
KEY STATS

- Florida Sothern out-shot Wingate 44-13
- The Mocs notched 30 shots on goal; the Bulldogs had 11
- FSC won 16 draw controls, WU had 12
- Florida Southern had nine free position shots, while Wingate had two

KEY BULLDOGS

- Casey Roux collected two goals, adding an assist and a ground ball
- Morgan Akers scored two goals and caused two turnovers
- Sierra Street added one goal, collecting two ground balls and winning two draw controls
- Becca Ruiz registered one goal, a ground ball, a draw control and caused a turnover
- Kendall Wells had a goal on the afternoon
- Arion Pierre collected nine saves

KEY MOCS

- Grace Glinecki had four goals and three assists
- Marina Jozokos had three goals and four ground balls
- Julie Couch had two goals on two shots
- Brenna Smith, Gracie Maganzini and Riley Bannatyne each netted two

NOTES

- This was the first meeting between Wingate and Florida Southern
- Street nets her first goal of the season
- FSC won the national title in 2016, then finished as the runner-up in 2017 and 2018

FIRST HALF

- Florida Southern got on the board first
- Wells found the back of the net off a Roux assist to make it 1-1
- The Mocs would go on 6-1 run, with Glinecki finding the back of the net twice in the flurry
- Roux and Akers each netted goals to cut the lead to three
- FSC scored three quick goals, with Smith registering a pair and Couch finding the back of the net at the 12:09 mark
- The Bulldogs made it a five-goal game when Ruiz scored with 10;29 remaining
- Florida Southern ended the half on a 4-1 run
- Maliah Benedetto found the back for the Mocs during the run

SECOND HALF

- The Mocs started the second half with three consecutive goals
- Glinecki netted the man-up goal for FSC with 22:50 to go
- The Bulldogs got their lone goal of the second half when Nina Cifolilli found Street at the 16:13 mark to make it 17-7
- Florida Southern finished the game on a 3-0 run

UP NEXT

- Wingate host IUP Sunday March 10 for a 1 p.m. start
-The Bulldogs hit the road to take on Rollins March 13 in Sparks, Md.