Charlotte, N.C.----The 17th-ranked Queens University Royals scored the last six goals of the game Wednesday night, rallying for a 13-12 overtime victory against #6 Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action. Queens improves to 2-2 overall and 2-0 in the SAC, while the 'Dogs fall to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Queens 49-32
- The 'Dogs held a 34-18 advantage in shots on goal
- The Royals committed 13 of the 21 turnovers in the contest
- The Bulldogs collected 34 of the 54 ground balls
- Wingate won 17 of the 29 face-offs

KEY BULLDOGS

- Danny Riley and Collin Fleming had three goals each to lead the WU offense
- Bobby Padden had two goals and three assists
- Willie Grieco added a goal and three assists
- Adam Vodovnik contributed two goals, an assist and four ground balls
- Dominic Piazza added a goal and a ground ball on the night
- James Kotcamp won nine-of-12 face-offs and picked up five ground balls
- Edward Erickson registered five saves

FIRST PERIOD

- Riley, Vodovnik and Grieco scored to give WU a 3-0 lead seven minutes in
- A Callin Harris goal pulled QU within one, but a Fleming goal put the 'Dogs on top 4-2

SECOND PERIOD

- A pair of Riley goals, along with goals from Vodovnik and Padden made it 8-3 with 5:21 left
- Quinn Tallant scored twice in the final two minutes for the Royals to cut the WU lead to three

THIRD PERIOD

- Two Fleming goals along with a Piazza goal in a four-minute span stretched the lead to 11-6
- Austin Leonard scored with 3:10 remaining to make it 11-7 heading to the final frame

FOURTH PERIOD

- Padden scored three minutes in off a Grieco assist to put the Bulldogs on top 12-7
- That was Wingate's final goal of the night
- Queens struck twice in 14 seconds to make it 12-9
- Leonard scored with 5:50 left to make it 12-10
- Tallant scored with 42 seconds remaining in regulation to tie it at 12 and send it to overtime

OVERTIME

- The Royals scored in the opening minute, with Leonard netting the winner 57 seconds in

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Anderson at 12 p.m.