Winter Park, Fla.---- The Rollins College Tars outscored the visiting Wingate University Bulldogs 6-2 after halftime Saturday afternoon, rallying for a 10-9 victory over the 10th-ranked 'Dogs in NCAA Division II men's lacrosse action at Barker Family Stadium. The Tars improve to 2-1 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 3-2 on the season.
KEY STATS
- Wingate outshot Rollins 43-36
- The Tars held a 22-14 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs registered 29 ground balls, and RC had 19
- WU won 20 face-offs, The Tars won three
- The 'Dogs were one-for-two on extra-man opportunities, while Rollins went zero-for-one
KEY BULLDOGS
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Bobby Padden had two goals on three shots
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Adam Vodovnik notched two goals on the afternoon
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Noah Ehinger won 20-of-23 face-offs, and added a goal and a game-high 14 ground balls
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Willie Grieco collected one goal and three assists
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Danny Riley, Joe Cooper and
Daniel Godwin added one goal a piece
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Edward Erickson collect 12 saves for the 'Dogs
NOTES
- Wingate moves to 6-4 all-time against Rollins
- The 'Dogs are 3-3 when facing the Tars in Florida
- Ehinger's 20 face-off wins ties a career high
FIRST PERIOD
- Wingate got on the board first with Grieco finding Vodovnik at the 13:49 mark
- Rollins answered with three goals, with Jackson Colling tied it at 1-1
- Drew Miller and Bailey Pringle scored at the 8:26 and 7:23 marks respectively
- Vodovnik capped the scoring in the frame with a man-up goal with 4:40 to go, pulling the 'Dogs within one
SECOND PERIOD
- Wingate started the second frame with a goal from Padden
- The Tars took the 4-3 lead at the 9:32 mark from Collin Hall
- Less than a 30 seconds later the Bulldogs tied it up with a Riley goal
- With 6:17 on the clock Grieco found the back of the net to give WU a 5-4 lead
- At the five-minute mark Grieco assisted Padden on his second goal of the game
- Godwin capped the scoring at the 4:28 mark, giving Wingate the 7-4 lead at half
THIRD PERIOD
- The Tars started the second half with a goal from Kyler Portera
- Rollins pulled within one when Colling netted his second of the afternoon at the 11:39 mark
- At the 11-minute mark Wingate got a goal from Cooper to make it 8-6
- With 9:39 to go Pringle netted his second goal of the second of the day for RC
- WU answered with an Ehinger goal from Grieco at the 8:20 mark
-The final goal of the frame was Colling with a 35 seconds remaining, pulling the Tars within one
FOURTH PERIOD
- Rollins netted the only goal in the final 15 minutes of regulation
- Wingate outshot the Tars 8-7 in the fourth quarter
- Rollins registered four shots on goal compared to the Bulldogs one
- The Tars tied the game at 9-9 with 6:39 to go with an Eric NeCamp goal
OVERTIME
- Ehinger won the face-off to start the overtime period, but a Wingate turnover led to a Colling goal
UP NEXT
- The Bulldogs return home to open conference play against Lincoln Memorial March 7
- Wingate then hits the road to Limestone for a 7 p.m. start on March 13