Mount Olive, N.C.----The University of Mount Olive Trojans scored the first five goals of the day Saturday afternoon, but seventh-ranked Wingate University responded by outscoring the Trojans 11-2 in the second half to prevail 19-10 in NCAA Division II men's lacrosse action. Wingate improves to 2-1 overall, while Mount Olive falls to 1-2 on the season.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-shot Mount Olive 49-40
- The 'Dogs held a 34-21 advantage in shots on goal
- UMO had 19 turnovers compared to Wingate's 13; the 'Dogs had 11 caused turnovers
- WU went a perfect 26-for-26 on clears while Mount Olive was 18-for-22
- The Trojans won 22 of the 33 face-offs
- UMO also held a 29-24 advantage in ground balls
KEY BULLDOGS
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Marc Cottage had four goals and two assists, adding a pair of ground balls
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Danny Riley registered four goals and an assist
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Joey Moran also netted four goals on the day
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Willie Grieco had two goals and four assists
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Caden Castle scored a pair of goals
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Kyle Spence and
Jaxon Grant had a goal and an assist apiece
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Zach Samson added a goal, while
Trent Connolly,
Braylon Baker and
Joe Karnich each handed out an assist
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Johnny Caponi registered 11 saves on the day
- Connolly added five ground balls and three caused turnovers
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Peyton Farley caused four turnovers, picking up a pair of ground balls
FIRST PERIOD
- An
Aidan Lalonde goal at the 9:32 mark gave Mount Olive a 5-0 lead
- WU scored the next four, with two coming from Riley to cut the lead to one
- Blake Tallon scored with 12 seconds left to give the Trojans a 6-4 advantage
SECOND PERIOD
- Goals from Riley and Grieco tied it at seven with 5:39 to go in the half
- Lalonde put UMO back on top at the 2:53 mark
- Moran scored off a Grieco assist with 33 seconds left to make it 8-8 at halftime
THIRD PERIOD
- The 'Dogs scored the first six goals of the second half, scoring four in the opening four minutes
- Cottage, Samson, Riley and Moran all scored early goals to make it 12-8 at the 11:41 mark
- Cottage struck again at the 6:46 mark, while Castle's goal made it 14-8
- Chaz Goodman scored with 2:32 to go to cut the lead to five heading to the final frame
FOURTH PERIOD
- UMO struck first, but the Bulldogs scored the final five goals of the day
- Cottage and Moran scored within a minute of each other to make it 16-10 with 8:18 left
- Grieco and Castle added goals to push the lead to eight with just over two minutes remaining
- Moran capped the scoring off a Riley assist with 45 seconds to go
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in next Saturday, opening SAC play at home against Tusculum at 1 p.m.
