Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs completed the first undefeated regular season home slate in program history, rolling to a 23-7 Senior Day victory over Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action at Graham Gill Field. Wingate improves to 10-2 overall and 7-2 in the SAC, while the Pioneers fall to 1-6 overall and 0-6 in league play.

KEY STATS
 
- Wingate out-shot Tusculum 47-20
- The Bulldogs held a 20-10 advantage in draw controls
- TU had 21 of the 36 turnovers on the day
- Tusculum and Wingate had 17 ground balls each
- The 'Dogs had 15 caused turnovers; the Pioneers had eight
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Kendall Wells led the Bulldogs with five goals
- Annie Plotts had four goals, three assists and 10 draw controls
- Nina Cifolilli had a goal and five assists
- Morgan Akers added four goals on seven shots to go along with two caused turnovers
- Paige Kamer contributed three goals
- Leah Knowles added a goal, three assists, and five draw controls 
- Abby Burke had two goals, one assist, two ground balls and three caused turnovers
- Madi Caldwell, Kayleigh Hiles and Kyra Bailey contributed a goal apiece
- Megan Biase had nine saves
- Sierra Street also had three caused turnovers
 
FIRST HALF
 
- Wingate scored the first four goals of the half
- Knowles scored the first goal two minutes in; Wells scored 15 seconds later
- Ruiz and Cifolilli added goals to make it 4-0 with 26 minutes left
- A Burke goal and two Kamer goals put the 'Dogs on top 9-2 at the midway point of the half
- Megan McKinney scored for Tusculum to pull the Pioneers with four at 9-4
- The Bulldogs scored the final four goals of the half
- Wells and Bailey started the spurt to make it 11-4
- Akers scored twice in the final 70 seconds to give the Bulldogs a 13-4 halftime lead

SECOND HALF
 
- Goals from Plotts and Akers gave Wingate a 15-5 lead three minutes into the second half
- Juliette Cusano's goal cut the deficit to eight for the Pioneers with 22:44 to go
- The Bulldogs scored the last eight goals of the game, blanking Tusculum for the final 22 minutes
- Kamer, Akers and Caldwell started the flurry to make it 18-7 with 15 minutes left
- Burke scored a minute later to put the 'Dogs on top by 12
- Goals from Wells and Plotts made it 21-7 with 11 minutes remaining
- Wells scored with 3:31 to go to make it 22-7
- Wells netted the final goal of the day with one second remaining

UP NEXT

- Wingate is the number three seed in the SAC Tournament
- The Bulldogs will host a quarterfinal game Tuesday at 4 p.m.