Wingate, N.C.----The 17th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs had a trio of five-goal scorers Saturday afternoon, cruising to an 18-7 victory over visiting Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action at Graham Gill Field. The Bulldogs improve to 4-2 overall and 1-0 in league play, while the Railsplitters fall to 2-4 on the season, and 0-1 in the SAC.
 
THOUGHTS FROM TIM BOYLE
 
"I thought our first half was strong. I think we are still dealing with some issues coming out of halftime and we have to figure out a way to fix that. We played so hard in that second quarter and we've scored so many goal in the second quarter. That third quarter, if you look back at all the games I feel like we start off by giving up a goal in the third quarter. We struggled a bit at the X today, still were over 50 percent, but it was our first real struggle. It was probably a good thing in a game that we were in control of the scoring. So, we will get back to the drawing board on that."
 
THOUGHTS FROM ADAM VODOVNIK
 
"I just have to thank Willie Grieco and Bobby Padden. They do all the hard work I just sit around and find the open spots and finish them. They make me look good. They are good all-around players and they see the field really well."

KEY STATS
 
- Wingate outshot Lincoln Memorial 67-22
- The Bulldogs held a 36-18 advantage in shots on goal
- WU registered 44 ground balls; LMU had 36
- The 'Dogs won 15 face-offs; the Railsplitters won 13
- Lincoln Memorial was one-for-five with and extra man opportunities, while Wingate went zero-for-four

KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Bobby Padden had five goals, one assist and four ground balls
- Danny Riley registered five goals and an assist
- Adam Vodovnik notched five goals on five shots, adding a goal and a ground ball
- Joe Cooper collected two goals and two ground balls
- Daniel Godwin had a goal and a ground ball
- Willie Grieco handed out three assists
- Noah Ehinger won 15-of-25 face-offs, adding a game-high eight ground balls
- Edward Erickson collected nine saves for the 'Dogs
 
NOTES
 
- Wingate moves to 7-0 all time against Lincoln Memorial
- WU is 4-0 when facing the Railsplitters at Home
- The Bulldogs are outscoring LMU 96-55 all-time
- In last two meetings the 'Dogs have prevailed 18-7 both times
- Career-high five goals for Padden
- Riley collects a career-high six points and ties a career high with five goals
- Vodovnik registers a career high with five goals
- Grieco is tied for first in the conference with 17 assists on the season
- Grieco is fourth in the nation, averaging 3.5 assists per game
- Erickson leads the league with a 7.88 goals against average
- Reese Orman collected a career-high seven ground balls

FIRST PERIOD
 
- Wingate scored the first nine goals of the game, with five coming in the first frame
- Vodovnik netted the first goal of the game at the 13-minute mark off a Josh Ferentinos assist
- At the 11:23 mark Riley got on the board with an assist from Liam Johnson
- Just 15 seconds later Padden made it a 3-0 game with his first goal of the day
- Godwin found the back of the net with 8:16 on the clock
- With four minutes remaining in the first, Riley netted his second of the day to cap the scoring in the frame

SECOND PERIOD
 
- Wingate kept the rally going with a Cooper goal in the opening minute
- One minute later Padden would net his second goal of the afternoon
- At the 12-minute mark Riley secured his hat trick
- The flurry was capped by Padden finishing off his hat trick with 10:52 to go
- After 20:56 of scoreless play the Railsplitters got an Ian Cook goal, making it 9-1
- WU got a Vodovnik goal at the six-minute mark, with Riley adding a goal just 35 seconds later
- By the 2:36 mark Vodovnik had notched a hat trick, getting a Matt Griffin assist while pushing the 'Dogs lead to 11
- LMU got a Joe Conklin goal with 1:35 to go to make it 12-2
- The final goal of the half was a Grieco assist on the Vodovnik goal with 1:22 to go

THIRD PERIOD
 
- The Railsplitters started the second half with a man-up goal from Robert Tucker at the 13:52 mark
- Wingate would answer just 46 seconds later with a Cooper goal
- With 11:11 on the clock Grieco again found Vodovnik to put Wingate on top 15-3
- At the 5:39 mark Cook netted his second of the afternoon for LMU to cap the scoring in the frame

FOURTH PERIOD
 
- The 'Dogs started the last quarter with Riley's fifth goal of the day with 14:23 to go
- Lincoln Memorial would score the next three goals to make it 16-7
- Tucker found the back of the net first, followed by a pair of Sam Skousen goals
- Wingate's final two goals of the day came from Padden
- Riley found Padden with 9:14 to go, extending the Bulldog lead to 10
- Ronan Stenstrom found Padden for his fifth goal of the day to make it 18-7 with 6:58 remaining

UP NEXT
 
- The Bulldogs travel to face top-ranked Limestone College Friday at 7 p.m.
- Wingate is at Coker on March 18
- WU is back home March 21 to host Lenoir-Rhyne