Baltimore, Md.----Playing their second top-five opponent in as many weeks, the second-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs trimmed a nine-goal deficit to three in the fourth period, but top-ranked and defending national champion LeMoyne held on for a 15-11 victory in NCAA Division II men's lacrosse action. The Dolphins move to 1-0 on the season, while the 'Dogs fall to 2-1 overall.

KEY STATS

- Wingate held a 42-41 advantage in shots
- LeMoyne had a 28-26 edge in shots on goal
- The Dolphins won 19-of-28 face-offs
- LeMoyne had 14 of the 21 turnovers; the 'Dogs had eight caused turnovers
- The Dolphins went one-for-13 on extra-man chances; the Bulldogs were one-for-eight

KEY BULLDOGS

- Adam Vodovnik had four goals, an assist and three ground balls
- Willie Grieco added three goals and four assists
- Bobby Padden scored a pair of goals for the 'Dogs
- Marc Cottage and John Natoli added a goal apiece
- Donovan Jones won three-of-seven face-offs
- AJ Lohmuller and Mike DiLegge had two caused turnovers each
- John Caponi had seven saves, allowing just four goals on the day

FIRST PERIOD

- A Carter Collins goal gave LeMoyne a 2-0 lead five minutes in
- Padden scored off a Grieco assist to cut the lead in half at the 8:08 mark
- Ben McCreary gave the Dolphins a 4-1 advantage two minutes later
- Natoli's goal with 1:39 left pulled WU within two
- Collins scored with 16 seconds left to make it 5-2

SECOND PERIOD

- Grieco scored twice in the first half of the second period to make it 6-4a
- The Dolphins scored the last four goals of the half, with McCreary's goal at the three-minute mark making it 10-4

THIRD PERIOD

- LeMoyne's run continued, scoring the first three of the third frame to make it 13-4 at the 11:02 mark
- Vodovnik scored off a Grieco assist with 8:27 to go
- Cottage scored off Vodovnik's assist at the 6:19 mark to make it 13-6

FOURTH PERIOD

- Vodovnik scored twice in a 26-second span to pull the 'Dogs within five
- A McCreary goal put LeMoyne on top 14-8 with 12:15 remaining
- Grieco scored to cut the lead back to five
- Padden and Vodovnik scored in a 21-second span to make it 14-11 with nine minutes left
- Colin Spyek capped the scoring on the day with a goal at the 7:34 mark

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, March 1, hosting #14 Mount Olive at 4 p.m.
- That is followed by the SAC opener, taking on #10 Limestone in the Crown Classic in Charlotte March 5