Mount Olive, N.C.----The 10th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs registered another dominant victory Wednesday afternoon, scoring the first eight goals of the day en route to an 18-8 victory at #25 Mount Olive in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse action. The Bulldogs push their winning streak to nine, improving to 13-2 overall, while the Trojans fall to 9-5 on the season.

KEY STATS

- The Bulldogs outshot the Trojans 31-19
- Wingate held a 23-17 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs had 18 of the 32 turnovers on the afternoon
- The Bulldogs converted 15 of 20 clear attempts; UMO was 14-for-18
- Wingate held a 15-9 edge in ground balls
- The 'Dogs won 18 of the 28 draw controls
 
KEY BULLDOGS

- Leah Knowles had four goals, three assists, seven draw controls and two caused turnovers
- Paige Kamer poured in four goals and added an assist
- Becca Ruiz contributed three goals, a draw control and a ground ball
- Meghan Higgins netted a pair of goals on the day
- Keleigh Wilgeroth and Bella Pellet notched a goal and an assist apiece
- Nelida Watson added a pair of assists
- Blake Clouser, Emily Blakely and Julia Garvin had a goal apiece
- Claire Fuchs added an assist, two ground balls and a draw control
- Caroline Heffner added two CTs and two ground balls
- Katie Koroly had two draw controls and a pair of ground balls
- Megan Biase piled up seven saves, allowing just three goals in 30 minutes of action
- The senior notched her 400th career save in the victory

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate scored the first eight goals of the contest
- Kamer scored the first two goals, while a Knowles goal at the 10:02 mark made it 3-0
- Pellet's goal 35 seconds later pushed the lead to four
- Knowles scored off a Fuchs assist a minute later to make it 5-0
- Ruiz and Higgins added goals to extend the advantage to seven
- Ruiz struck again off a Knowles assist to make it 8-0 at the 3:36 mark
- Meagan Maxwell got the Trojans on the board with 2:37 remaining

SECOND QUARTER

- Ruiz scored off a Watson assist 28 seconds in to push the lead back to eight
- Morgan Paige's goal with 12:26 remaining pulled the Trojans within six at 9-3
- The 'Dogs responded by scoring the final five goals of the half
- Wilgeroth got it started with a goal off a Watson assist at the 10:38 mark
- Kamer scored back-to-back goals, with Knowles notching an assist on the first to make it 12-3
- Knowles netted her 50th goal of the season at the 2:49 mark to give the 'Dogs a 10-goal lead
- Higgins found the back of the net in the final minute of the frame to make it 14-3

THIRD QUARTER

- Knowles scored less than two minutes into the second half to extend the lead to 12
- Clouser's goal with 6:48 remaining made it 16-4 heading to the final frame

FOURTH QUARTER

- Blakely started the scoring a minute into the fourth quarter to put WU on top by 13
- A Margot Croomes goal with 7:16 to go pulled the Trojans within 11
- Garvin answered with a goal at the 3:51 mark to make it 18-6

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Coker at 12 p.m. on Senior Day
- The Bulldogs will honor their seniors in a ceremony prior to Saturday's contest
- A victory would clinch at least a share of the regular season SAC title