Daytona Beach, Fla.----The Embry-Riddle Eagles jumped out to a 7-0 lead Sunday evening en route to a 15-3 victory over visiting Wingate University in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse action at ERAU Lacrosse Field. The Eagles move to 3-1, while the Bulldogs fall to 1-3.

KEY STATS

- Embry-Riddle out-shot Wingate 36-9
- The Eagles notched 27 shots on goal; the Bulldogs had six
- ERAU won 13 draw controls, WU won five
- Embry-Riddle went three-for-six on free position shots, while Wingate was one-for-two
- The Eagles picked up 25 ground balls, the Bulldogs collected 12

KEY BULLDOGS

- Abby Burke registered two goals
- Becca Ruiz netted one goal on two shots
- Paige Kamer notched the lone assist
- Megan Biase collected 12 saves

NOTES

- Wingate falls to 0-2 all time against Embry Riddle
- This was the first meeting between the Bulldogs and the Eagles in Florida

FIRST HALF

- The Eagles started the game with a 7-0 run
- ERAU got its first goal from Mya Watson with 25 minutes to go
- Tori Lammes netted a goal at a 23:39 mark, then assisted on an Erika Kimble goal at the 19-minute mark
- Lammes added two more assists with goals at the 16:19 and 14:41 mark, then netted her second at the 13:14 mark
- The Embry-Riddle run was capped by a Zariah Durham goal with 11:10 remaining
- Wingate got on the board 30 second later with Ruiz finding the back of the net

SECOND HALF

- The Eagles started the second half on a 5-0 run
- After being held off the board for 13 minutes an Elizabeth Ninesling goal made it 8-1
- Ninesling netted another, then an Ellie Daily goal made it 10-1 with 23:12 to go
- At the 18-minute mark a Paige Jones goal gave ERAU the 10-goal advantage
- Ninesling found the back of the net again with 15:23 remaining
- At the 8:30 mark Burke netted a free position goal for the Bulldogs
- Burke found the back of the net again with 7:11 left on the clock to make it a nine-goal game
- Embry-Riddle ended the game on a 3-0 run
- McKenzie Jackson netted a free-position goal to give the Eagles a 13-3 lead with 6:22 to go
- Kimble and Watson netted the final two goals of the day in the last four minutes of action

UP NEXT

- Wingate is in the middle of a three-game spring break trip to Florida
- WU is at Florida Southern March 4, then rounds out the trip with a neutral-site game against Saint Anselm March 5
- The Bulldogs return home to open conference play against Lincoln Memorial March 8