Wingate, N.C.---- The fourth-ranked Mercyhurst University Lakers outscored #11 Wingate University 7-1 in the second half en route to a 10-6 victory in NCAA Division II men's lacrosse action at Graham Gill Field Saturday afternoon. The Lakers start the season 1-0, while Bulldogs fall to 1-1 overall.
 
THOUGHTS FROM TIM BOYLE
 
"Too many mistake, two quarters with zero goals. We beat them on face-offs, so we had plenty of possessions, but some didn't turn into positive offensive possessions for us. But if you aren't scoring goals in two of four quarters, you are going to have a rough time winning. We hope that the lessons we learned today will prepare us for future games. No one likes to lose, but you learn a lot more from a four-goal loss to the #4 team in the country, than you do from a 10-goal win over an unranked team. We are hoping to take what we did today, learn from it and get prepared for Westminister next weekend."

KEY STATS
 
- Wingate outshot Mercyhurst 42-32
- 'Dogs held a 19-17 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs had 30 ground balls, compared to 29 for the Lakers
- WU won 15 face-offs, MU won four
- Wingate was two-for-six with an extra man opportunities, while Mercyhurst went zero-for-two

KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Bobby Padden had two goals and three groundballs
- Adam Vodonik notched two goals
- Danny Riley contributed one goal and two assists
- Noah Ehinger won 15-of-19 face-offs; adding his first collegiate goal
- Willie Grieco handed out two assists
- Edward Erickson collect seven saves for the 'Dogs
 
NOTES
 
- Wingate falls to 4-11 all time against Mercyhurst
- WU moves to 1-8 when facing the Lakers at home
- Ehinger registers his first collegiate goal
- Grieco collect two assists in his first collegiate outing

FIRST PERIOD
 
- Mercyhurst started the scoring with a goal from Devin Pipher at the 11:09 mark
- MU added a goal three minutes later when Caleb Kueber found the back of the net
-The final goal of the frame was a Kueber unassisted goal with 2:34 remaining

SECOND PERIOD
 
- Wingate dominated the second, outscoring the Lakers 5-0 to take the lead
- Vodovnik's man-up goal with 6:49 on the clock started the run
- Ehinger would get the 'Dogs within one just 10 seconds later, winning the face-off and sending it into the back of the net
- WU tied it at three when Grieco found Riley at the 3:37 mark
- 30 seconds later the Bulldogs took the lead on a Padden goal
- The rally was capped by a Vodovnik goal with 1:13 to go to put the 'Dogs up by two at halftime
 
THIRD PERIOD
 
- MU dominated the second half; holding WU scoreless for nearly 26 minutes of action
- The Lakers tied it at five with Dan Kritkausky finding Kueber for his third goal of the afternoon
- MU took the lead with 1:13 remaining when Kritkausky assisted on a Jacob Emerson goal

FOURTH PERIOD
 
- Mercyhurst got the scoring started in the final frame with a Benjamin Smith-Wilcox goal with 13:17 to go
- Three minutes later the Lakers extended their lead with a James Wittmeyer goal
- At the eight-minute mark Kueber netted his game-high fourth goal for MU
- The Lakers scored their final goal of the afternoon from Emerson with 6:17 remaining
- WU got the final goal of the game at the 4:09 mark when Riley found Padden cutting toward the goal
- The Bulldogs would take six shots in the final four minutes but were unable to find the back of the net

UP NEXT
 
- Wingate opens the season on a four-game home stand
- The Bulldogs host Westminster next Sunday at 1 p.m.
- WU rounds out the home stand with eighth-ranked UIndy on Feb. 22