Wingate, N.C.----The sixth-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs tallied 10 of the first 11 goals Wednesday afternoon, cruising to an 18-5 win over visiting Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action at Graham Gill Field. Wingate improves to 8-2 overall and 5-1 in the SAC, while the Indians drop to 2-6 overall and 2-2 in league play.
 
KEY STATS
 
- Wingate out-shot Catawba 62-25
- The Bulldogs had a 38-13 advantage in shots on goal
- The Indians committed 22 turnovers compared to WU's 16
- Wingate was 17-for-20 on clear attempts; Catawba went 19-for-26
- The 'Dogs had 57 of the 90 ground balls
- Wingate won 22 of 26 face-offs
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Willie Grieco led the offensive attack with two goals and four assists
- Daman Lingasin added three goals and two assists
- James Kotcamp won 16-of-18 face-offs with a career-high 14 ground balls and a goal scored
- Adam Vodovnik chipped in three goals, an assist, four ground balls and two caused turnovers
- John Natoli registered a pair of goals
- Bobby Padden, Danny Riley and Zach Samson recorded a goal and an assist apiece
- Creighen Watson added a pair of caused turnovers
- KC Carlson and John Caponi each made four saves
 
FIRST PERIOD
 
- Vodovnik scored 22 seconds into the game to give Wingate a lead it would control the rest of the way
- Lingasin and Natoli each added a score in the next six minutes
- Catawba got on the board at the 3:19 mark
- Wingate responded with scores from Kotcamp, Karnich and Grieco in the following 49 seconds
- Riley took advantage of a man-down Catawba defense in the last two minutes to give the 'Dogs a 7-1 lead
 
SECOND PERIOD
 
- Padden started the scoring five minutes into the second period
- Lingasin and Natoli scored back-to-back for the second time of the game to extend the Bulldogs' advantage to nine scores
- The Indians' Jordan Dash scored, cutting the halftime deficit to 10-2
 
THIRD PERIOD
 
- Vodovnik started the second half in a similar way to the first, scoring 36 seconds in
- Catawba scored its third goal of the game at the 11:01 mark via man-up opportunity
- Lingasin and Collin Fleming each scored the rest of the way as Wingate began slowing the pace
 
FOURTH PERIOD
 
- Catawba's Jordan Dash scored two and a half minutes in to start the fourth period scoring
- Vodovnik and Samson tallied goals 37 seconds apart from each other, making it 15-4
- Dash scored Catawba's final goal of the game at the 10:56 mark
- The Indians' five goals is tied for the fewest Wingate has allowed this season
- Grieco, Zachary Pizzimenti and Marc Cottage Jr. closed out the scoring with a goal apiece
 
UP NEXT
 
- The Bulldogs celebrate Senior Day on Saturday, April 2, hosting Lincoln Memorial for a 1 p.m. start