Young Harris, Ga.----The 13th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs scored the first nine goals of the day Sunday afternoon, rolling to a 20-7 victory at Young Harris College in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse action. Wingate improves to 2-0 on the season, while the Mountain Lions fall to 2-1 overall. Paige Kamer became the program's all-time leader in assists, with Leah Knowles going over 150 career points.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Young Harris 37-14 on the day
- The 'Dogs held a 30-9 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs went 14-for-15 on clears, while YHC was just 15-for-26
- Wingate held a 24-19 advantage in ground balls
- WU won 23 of the 31 draw controls

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kamer had three goals, six assists and three ground balls
- Knowles had six goals, an assist, six draw controls, four ground balls and two caused turnovers
- Becca Ruiz contributed four goals, an assist and seven draw controls
- Kaleigh Wilgeroth handed out three assists, with Danielle Scarfogliero netting a pair of goals
- Bella Pellet and Julia Garvin each had a goal and an assist
- Avery Scherer, Claire Fuchs and Emily Blakely added a goal apiece; Nelida Watson added an assist

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate scored three times in the first five minutes, with goals from Fuchs, Ruiz and Kamer
- Goals from Scherer and Scarfogliero made it 5-0 with eight minutes to go
- Goals from Knowles and Pellet pushed the lead to seven at the 5:21 mark
- Knowles and Kamer struck again to make it 9-0 with 2:23 remaining
- Morgan Lewis finally got Young Harris on the board with 29 seconds left

SECOND QUARTER

- Knowles scored Wingate's 10th goal of the day 50 seconds into the second frame
- The teams traded goals for the next six minutes, with goals from Ruiz and Kamer making it 12-3
- Ally Cattoni scored with 2:21 go to cut the lead to eight heading to halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- The Bulldogs scored the first four goals of the second half, with three coming just over three minutes in
- Ruiz and Knowles scored to put the 'Dogs on top by 10
- Blakely's goal made it 15-4 with 11:42 to go
- Knowles found the back of the net at the 6:23 mark to push the lead to 12

FOURTH QUARTER

- YHC cut the lead to 10, but a Knowles goal with  13:02 remaining made it 17-6
- Ruiz scored her final goal of the day off Kamer's final assist with 8:11 left to make it 18-7
- Garvin's first career goal made it 19-7 at the 5:30 mark
- Scarfogliero scored the 20th goal of the day for the 'Dogs with 4:20 remaining

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action next Sunday, hosting #4 Florida Southern at noon