Newberry, S.C.----The sixth-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs recorded the first eight goals of the game and held off the Newberry College Wolves in the second half for a 14-9 road win in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action. The Bulldogs improve to 10-2 overall and 7-1 in the SAC, while Newberry drops to 7-6 overall and 3-4 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Newberry 41-28
- The Bulldogs held a 29-20 advantage in shots on goal
- WU had 23 turnovers compared to Newberry's 22
- The 'Dogs were 16-of-19 on clear attempts, while the Wolves were 14-of-18
- Wingate recorded 41 of the 68 ground balls in the contest
- The Bulldogs won 16 of 26 face-offs
- Newberry capitalized on four of seven man-up opportunities, while limiting Wingate without a man-up score

KEY BULLDOGS

- Danny Riley led the 'Dogs offensively with four goals and an assist
- Bobby Padden added a goal and three assists
- Willie Grieco tallied three goals, an assist and five ground balls
- John Natoli and Adam Vodovnik were also multi-goal scorers for the Bulldogs, finding the back of the net twice each
- Daman Lingasin and Marc Cottage Jr also registered a goal on the afternoon
- James Kotcamp won 16 of 26 face-offs and tied a team-high with five ground balls
- Peyton Farley led the defensive effort with three ground balls and three caused turnovers
- KC Carlson and John Caponi combined for 11 saves

FIRST PERIOD

- Lingasin opened the scoring three minutes in
- Cottage and Natoli recorded back-to-back goals around the five-minute mark to take a 3-0 lead
- Vodovnik scored with 2:30 to go to cap the scoring in the first period as the 'Dogs led 4-0

SECOND PERIOD

-Grieco scored at the 7:48 mark to kick off the scoring in the second period
- Grieco and Riley recorded goals within a minute of each other as Wingate opened up a 7-0 lead with four minutes to go in the first half
- Padden's goal made it eight unanswered to start the game for the Bulldogs
- Newberry got on the board at the 1:39 mark in the second period
- Padden found Riley for a late-half score; Wingate enjoyed a 9-1 lead at the break

THIRD PERIOD

- Newberry struck early with a man-up goal from Curtis Bukta to start the third-period scoring
- Natoli returned the Wingate lead to eight with a score with just over nine minutes to go in the period
- The Wolves answered with a goal with five minutes to go
- Riley scored again at the 2:50 mark as Wingate led 11-3
- Mac Ryan's goal brought the Wolves' deficit to seven heading into the final 15 minutes

FOURTH PERIOD

- The Wolves scored three times in the first four minutes of the fourth period to cut their deficit to 11-7
- Riley and Grieco quieted the run with back-to-back scores with over eight minutes to go
- The Wolves answered back with two more goals of their own, as Wingate led 13-9 with under three minutes to go
- Vodovnik's goal with 50 seconds to go iced the 'Dogs win

UP NEXT

- Wingate returns to Graham Gill Field for the regular season home finale on Wednesday for a bout with #14 Lenoir-Rhyne at 7 p.m.