Wingate, N.C.---- The 12th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs jumped out to a 7-0 lead Saturday afternoon, rolling to an emphatic 13-7 victory over #10 University of Indianapolis in Division II men's lacrosse action at Graham Gill Field. The Bulldogs improve to 3-1, while the UIndy Greyhounds fall to 2-1 on the season.
 
THOUGHTS FROM TIM BOYLE
 
"We had a good first half and took a nice lead. We had a few glitches in the second half, but we withstood a couple runs and we were able to finish it out. So, we are real excited. I have nothing but a ton of respect for the UIndy program. We knew they were going to have a couple runs and we are happy we could withstand them. I'm happy with the way the team grinded, I'm happy with the way our goalie played and our defense played and I'm excited that our offense is starting to gain some chemistry and confidence."

KEY STATS
 
- Wingate outshot UIndy 43-38
- The 'Dogs held a slight 23-22 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs dominated the ball collection, registering 41 ground balls compared to UIndy's 22
- WU won 15 face-offs, the Greyhounds won nine
- Wingate was one-for-two with and extra man opportunities, while UIndy went zero-for-one
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Joe Cooper had four goals on five shots
- Adam Vodovnik notched three goals and two ground balls
- Bobby Padden added two goals, two assists and six ground balls
- Danny Riley collected two goals and two ground balls
- AJ Lohmuller and Reese Orman added one goal apiece
- Noah Ehinger won 15-of-24 face-offs, collecting a game-high 10 ground balls
- Edward Erickson collected 15 saves for the 'Dogs
 
NOTES
 
- Wingate moves to 1-1 all-time against UIndy
- Both matchups between the Bulldogs and the Greyhounds have been at Graham Gill Field
- Cooper ties a career high with four goals
- His fourth time with three or more goals as a Bulldog
- Vodovnik nets his first career hat trick
- Lohmuller and Orman have each notched a goal in the last two games
- Erickson's 15 saves is a career high

FIRST PERIOD
 
- Wingate raced out to a 7-0 lead, finding the back of the net five times in the first frame
- The first goal of the day was Lohmuller from Willie Grieco with 10:29 on the clock
- WU got a goal from Cooper four minutes later making it 2-0
- With 5:13 left in the frame Daniel Godwin found Vodovnik for a man-up goal
- One minute later Cooper would get his second goal of the afternoon
- At the 2:26 mark Padden found the back of the net to cap the scoring in the frame
 
SECOND PERIOD
 
- Wingate didn't let off the gas to start the second
- Padden netted his second goal of the game with 13:33 on the clock
- Less than a minute later Cooper netted his third goal, putting the 'Dogs up 7-0
- At the 12-minute mark UIndy found the back of the net for the first time
- After six scoreless minutes of action the Greyhounds got a Drew Billig goal to make it 7-2
- With three minutes left in the frame Cooper answered to give Wingate the six-goal advantage
- In the final seconds of the frame Padden found Riley to extend the Bulldogs lead to 8-2 at half
 
THIRD PERIOD
 
- The Greyhounds outscored Wingate 3-1 in the third frame
- UIndy got on the board first with Kansai Garey's second goal of the day with 12:20 to go
- At the 10-minute mark the Greyhounds got a goal from Ben Foster making it 9-3
- The Wingate lead was cut to four when UIndy got a goal with 4:46 remaining
- WU answered with a Vodovnik goal at the 1:50 mark to go into the final frame leading 10-5

FOURTH PERIOD
 
- Garey's third goal of the afternoon got the Greyhound within four
- At the 10:21 mark another UIndy goal made it 10-7
- Wingate got a goal from Orman with eight minutes left to play
- Riley's second goal of the game made it 12-7 with just under five minutes remaining
- The Bulldogs' scoring was capped by a Vodovnik goal with 3:40 to go
- The Greyhounds didn't take a shot in the finale five minutes of play

 
UP NEXT
 
- The 'Dogs hits the road for their first road trip of the season next week
- Wingate is at Rollins next Saturday
- Wingate returns home to open league play against LMU March 7