Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs posted the first shutout in program history Saturday afternoon, cruising to a 22-0 victory over visiting Coker University in South Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action. The Bulldogs improve to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 1-4 overall and 0-3 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Coker 42-2
- The 'Dogs had a 28-2 edge in shots on goal
- Coker had 14 turnovers compared to Wingate's eight
- The Bulldogs were 13-for-14 on clears; Coker went six-for-11
- The 'Dogs had 13 of the 18 ground balls
- Wingate won 20 of the 22 draw controls
- 13 different Bulldogs scored a goal

KEY BULLDOGS

- Annie Plotts had four goals in five shots, adding four draw controls
- Kendall Wells added three goals and an assist
- Morgan Akers had three goals and six draw controls
- Becca Ruiz contributed two goals and two assists
- Bella Pellet also had a pair of goals
- Nina Cifolilli, Leah Knowles, Paige Kamer and Blake Clouser had a goal and assist each
- Kayleigh Hiles handed out three assists

NOTES

- Wingate moves to 5-2 all-time against Coker
- The 'Dogs are 4-0 against the Cobras at Graham Gill Field
- The 22 goals are the most scored by either team in the series
- The 22-goal win is the largest margin of victory in WU history
- The 35 points are the most in program history
- Second-most goals, assists and shots in program history
- 11th time the 'Dogs have scored 20 goals in a game
- The previous mark for lowest goals allowed was in 2019, when Wingate beat Converse 15-2
- Plotts has piled up 16 points and 23 draw controls her last three games
- Fourth three-goal game of the season for Wells
- Second career three-goal game for Akers
- Season-high four points for Ruiz; third game with at least three points this year
- Sixth career multi-goal game for Pellet
- Fourth game with at least three points this season for Hiles
- First career goals for Julia Piazza and Madi Caldwell

FIRST HALF

- Wingate raced out to a 10-0 lead less than 12 minutes in
- Wells had two goals in the first five minutes, with Knowles and Plotts also scoring
- The 'Dogs scored four times in less than three minutes, getting two Ruiz goals to make it 8-0
- Goals from Wells and Plotts put the 'Dogs on top by 10 with 18:34 left
- Clouser found the back of the net two minutes later, while Akers and Cifolilli followed to make it 13-0
- Plotts scored in the final second to give the 'Dogs a 14-0 halftime lead

SECOND HALF

- Pellet scored the first two goals of the half to make it 16-0 with 18 minutes left
- Piazza scored two minutes later to put the Bulldogs on top by 17
- Jess Abrams scored with 10:29 remaining to make it 20-0
- Caldwell scored with 2:19 to go to push the lead to 21
- Camryn Gallagher scored in the last minute to make the final margin 22-0

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs are back in action next Saturday, hosting Mars Hill at 1 p.m.