Wingate, N.C.----The 25th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs had separate 6-0 and 12-0 runs Saturday afternoon en route to a 19-3 victory over Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action at Graham Gill Field. The Bulldogs improve to 9-2 and 5-1 in the SAC, while LMU drops to 9-4 and 4-2 in league play.
 
KEY STATS
 
- Wingate out-shot Lincoln Memorial 36-17
- The Bulldogs had a 27-9 edge in shots on goal
- LMU had 19 of the 29 turnovers on the afternoon
- WU was 19-for-20 on clear attempts, while limiting the Railsplitters to 8-for-14
- The 'Dogs collected 23 of 30 ground balls, winning 14 of 26 draw controls
- LMU's Ali Van Der Ziel, the national leader in points with 80, was held without a point
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Danielle Scarfogliero posted a team-high five points with two goals and three assists, either scoring or assisting on each of Wingate's first five goals
- Leah Knowles poured in four goals on five shots, adding five ground balls, two caused turnovers and two draw controls
- Paige Kamer chipped in two goals and two assists
- Becca Ruiz notched her 100th career draw control, recording four DCs with a goal and two assists
- Meghan Higgins, Claire Fuchs and Sophie Gonzalez each scored a pair of goals
- Kayleigh Hiles dished out a pair of assists
- Emily Phipps scored her first-career goal while contributing four ground balls and two DCs
- Megan Biase, Riley Boone and Emily Rango combined for six saves, allowing just three goals in the win
 
FIRST PERIOD
 
- Scarfogliero got the 'Dogs on the board 90 seconds in
- LMU's Melanie Cascio answered less than a minute later
- Scarfogliero assisted on goals to Abby Burke and Kamer as the Bulldogs got a run going
- Nelida Watson found Scarfogliero for a score before Fuchs gave Wingate a 5-1 lead
- Knowles scored back-to-back to cap the Bulldog run
- Avery Van Der Ziel scored to cut the LMU deficit to five at the end of the first
 
SECOND PERIOD
 
- Bella Pellet opened the scoring in the second period at the 7:18 mark
- Higgins, Kamer and Knowles scored as Wingate shut out LMU in the period, taking an 11-2 lead into the break
 
THIRD PERIOD
 
- The Bulldogs recorded a second consecutive 4-0 period
- Higgins scored off a Ruiz assist less than a minute and a half in
- Phipps went 70 yards for a coast-to-coast score, the first of her career
- Knowles and Gonzalez closed out the scoring in the third, taking a 15-2 lead into the final 15 minutes
 
FOURTH PERIOD
 
- Gonzalez and Gallagher scored in the first half of the fourth period
- Fuchs and Ruiz found the back of the net to cap the Bulldogs' 12-0 run
- LMU's Jardyn Ryba closed the scoring with a goal in the last minute
 
UP NEXT
 
- Wingate returns to Graham Gill Field on Wednesday, hosting Catawba for a standalone game at 4 p.m.