Wingate, N.C.---- The 13th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs had 12 different players score Sunday afternoon, outscoring Westminster College 14-4 in the first half en route to a 19-13 victory in Division II men's lacrosse action at Graham Gill Field. The Bulldogs improve to 2-1, while the Griffins fall to 0-4, with all four contests coming against ranked opponents.
 
THOUGHTS FROM TIM BOYLE
 
"Very clean first half and then a little sloppy in the third quarter and into the fourth. We need to clean some things up. We were happy to get some guys in that didn't get time in the first two games to see what they can do. To get them so valuable game experience. It doesn't matter who goes on the field we've got to do our part and clean it up moving forward for UIndy."

KEY STATS
 
- Wingate outshot Westminster 50-41
- 'Dogs held a 29-24 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs dominated the ball collection registering 51 ground balls, and WC had 20
- WU won 28 face-offs, The Griffins won seven
- Westminster was two-for-six with and extra man opportunities, while Wingate went zero-for-three

KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Willie Grieco had three goals and five assists for a game-high eight points
- Bobby Padden notched two goals and four assists
- Danny Riley and Daniel Godwin each had two goals and one assist
- Adam Vodonik and Joe Cooper added two goals apiece
- Noah Ehinger won 20-of-24 face-offs, while also scoring a goal for Wingate
- Edward Erickson collect 10 saves for the 'Dogs
 
NOTES
 
- Wingate wins the first-ever meeting between the two teams
- Grieco collects a career high in points
- Mike DiLegge and AJ Lohmuller each notched their first career goals
- Reese Orman netted his first goal of the season

FIRST PERIOD
 
- Westminster got on the board first with a goal at the 11:21 mark
- Wingate would hold the Griffins scoreless over the next 15 minutes of play
- WU ended the frame with six goals
- The Bulldogs tied it at 1-1 with a Grieco goal off a Riley assist
- Padden got the second goal, while another Grieco goal made it 3-1 with 1:55 to go
- 15 seconds later Orman would find the back of the net
- With 36 seconds remaining Godwin got on the board, while the final goal of the frame was from Ehinger to make it 6-1
 
SECOND PERIOD
 
- Wingate started the second frame with three quick goals
- Vodovnik started the rally for the Bulldogs
- DiLegge's first career goal gave the 'Dogs the 8-1 lead
- The Bulldog rally was capped by Cooper's goal at the 12:01 mark
- Westminster answered with two quick goal making it 9-3 with 10:31 to go
- WU rallied four goals in the next four minutes of action
- Padden netted the first, then Riley got on the board for the Bulldogs
- With eight minutes to play Lohmuller's first career goal made it 12-3
- Godwin capped the rally with 6:40 remaining
- The Griffins found the back of the net at the four-minute mark
- Wingate finished the frame with a Josh Ferentinos goal making it 14-4 at half
 
THIRD PERIOD
 
- Wingate got goals from Riley and Cooper to start the second frame
- The Griffins got a goal from Jake Auger at the 11-minute mark making it 16-5
- The Bulldogs answered thirty seconds later with a Vodovnik goal
- Westminster finished the frame on a 3-0 run, making it 17-8 with 15 minutes left to play

FOURTH PERIOD
 
- Westminster outscored Wingate 5-2 in the final frame
- Auger started the frame off for the Griffins making it 17-9 with 14:11 to go
- Wingate answered with a Daman Lingasin goal at the 11:22 mark
- WC found the back of the net with eight-minutes left to play, making it an eight-goal game
- The Bulldogs' scoring was capped by a Grieco goal with six minutes remaining
- The Griffins scored the final three goals of the day, making it 19-13 as time expired
 
UP NEXT
 
- Wingate has one game left in its four-game home stand to start the season
- The Bulldogs host eighth-ranked UIndy Saturday
- WU then hits the road to Winter Park, Fla. to face the Tars of Rollins Feb. 29