Wingate, N.C.----The third-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs outscored #15 Queens University 10-2 in the second half Wednesday night, pulling away to an 18-11 victory in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action at Graham Gill Field. The Bulldogs improve to 6-1 on the season and 3-0 in the SAC, while the Royals drop to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in league play. Wingate now has four wins over top-20 opponents this season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Queens 47-25
- The Bulldogs held a 31-16 advantage in shots on goal
- QU had 23 turnovers compared to WU's 14
- The 'Dogs were 11-for-16 on clear attempts, holding the Royals to eight-for-15
- Wingate had 22 ground balls; Queens recorded 18 ground balls
- The Royals won 17 of 32 face-offs

KEY BULLDOGS

- Willie Grieco matched a career-high six goals and added six assists for 12 points
- Danny Riley scored five goals and added an assist with three ground balls
- Bobby Padden added three goals and two assists to go along with five ground balls
- Adam Vodovnik contributed three goals and an assist
- Collin Fleming tallied a goal
- James Kotcamp won 13 of 20 face-offs, piling up eight ground balls
- Joe Karnich registered a pair of caused turnovers

FIRST PERIOD

­- Queens got on the board first with a goal four minutes in
-Wingate responded with three straight scores; two Grieco scores were separated by a goal from Riley
- Austin Leonard scored to cut the deficit to one
- Vodovnik scored off a Grieco assist with 27 seconds left
- The Royals cashed in once more in the period to make it a 4-3 game

SECOND PERIOD

- Queens scored back-to-back goals in the opening three minutes of the period, taking a 5-4 lead
- Riley and Padden found the back of the net within 30 seconds of each other to retake the lead
- The Royals tied the game at 6 at the 9:09 mark
- Vodovnik tallied back-to-back goals in under a minute to give the 'Dogs an 8-6 lead
- Queens closed out the first half with three consecutive scores to take a 9-8 lead into the break

THIRD PERIOD

­- Grieco found Riley for a score 18 seconds in
- Kealan Pilon scored for Queens to take a 10-9 lead
- Wingate scored three straight times to end the period
- Grieco and Riley scored unassisted goals, as Wingate retook the lead for the final time
- Padden's man-up goal gave the 'Dogs a two-score cushion

FOURTH PERIOD

- Two more Grieco scores were separated by a Fleming goal, as Wingate's streak of unanswered goals was extended to six, holding a 15-10 advantage with 7:30 to go
- Pilon's goal cut the Queens deficit to four, but it proved not enough
- Riley, Padden and Grieco scored for good measure, as the Bulldogs pulled away late to win by a final score of 18-11

UP NEXT

- Wingate travels to Anderson to continue its SAC slate for a game starting at noon
- The Bulldogs return to Graham Gill Field on March 30 for a midweek game vs Catawba at 4 p.m.