Greenwood, S.C.----The 12th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs had 11 different players register at least one point Saturday afternoon, rolling to a 15-5 victory at Lander University in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse action. The Bulldogs improve to 3-1 on the season, while the Bearcats fall to 3-1 overall.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Lander 33-19
- The Bulldogs held a 26-12 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs were 18-of-23 on clears; the Bearcats went 14-for-17
- Lander had 26 turnovers compared to Wingate's 19
- The Bulldogs held a 24-20 advantage in ground balls
- LU held a 12-11 edge in draw controls

KEY BULLDOGS

- Leah Knowles had four goals, an assist, five draw controls, three caused turnovers and a ground ball
- Bella Pellet, Becca Ruiz and Emily Blakely added two goals each, with Blakely adding three CTs
- Claire Fuchs, Paige Kamer, Kaleigh Wilgeroth, Danielle Scarfogliero and Nelida Watson added a goal apiece
- Meghan Higgins and Julia Garvin each notched an assist
- Megan Biase had seven saves, allowing just two goals on the day while adding four ground balls
- Katie Koroly piled up five ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers
- Krysta Churns added four ground balls and three CTs
- Emily Phipps contributed three CTs and a pair of ground balls

FIRST QUARTER

- Ruiz, Blakely and Knowles scored in the opening three minutes to give WU a quick 3-0 lead
- Kamer's goal with three minutes left made it 4-0

SECOND QUARTER

- Two Alyssa Suchan goals cut the lead in half midway through the second
- Wingate answered by scoring the final three goals of the half
- Pellet scored off a Higgins assist with 6:52 remaining
- Pellet struck again a minute later to make it 6-2
- Knowles scored with 1:20 to go to give the 'Dogs a 7-2 halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

- The Bulldogs stayed hot, outscoring the Bearcats 5-0 in the third frame
- Knowles started the scoring two minutes in
- Watson and Fuchs scored in a 50-second span to make it 10-2
- Scarfogliero made it 11-2, scoring off Garvin's assist with five minutes left
- Blakely scored 29 seconds later to give Wingate a 10-goal lead

FOURTH QUARTER

- Emmy Peterson scored a minute into the fourth to trim the lead to nine
- Wilgeroth answered with a goal off a Knowles assist to make it 13-3
- Ruiz scored at the 7:49 mark to give the Bulldogs an 11-goal advantage
- Knowles capped the scoring for the 'Dogs at the 5:58 mark

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action next Saturday, opening SAC play against Tusculum at home at 1 p.m.