Wingate, N.C.----The fifth-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs wrapped up their first-ever undefeated SAC regular season Saturday afternoon, rolling to a 24-7 victory over Coker University in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium. The Bulldogs win their 10th straight, moving to 11-1 overall and 9-0 in the SAC. The Cobras fall to 7-7 overall and 3-5 in league play. Wingate captures its fifth SAC title in program history, with two regular season championships to go along with three SAC Tourney titles.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Coker 56-20
- The Bulldogs held a 36-13 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs won 26 of the 38 face-offs
- Wingate held a 65-29 advantage in ground balls
- Coker committed 27 of the 47 turnovers
- The Bulldogs converted 15-of-15 clear attempts; Coker was 12-for-27

KEY BULLDOGS

- Danny Riley had five goals, three assists, four ground balls and three caused turnovers
- Willie Grieco added three goals, two assists, four ground balls and a CT
- The All-American became just the 10th player in NCAA Division II history to go over 300 career points
- Marc Cottage celebrated Senior Day with two goals and three assists
- Jaxon Grant contributed a goal, two assists and three ground balls
- Noah Taylor and Ryan Woolfe had two goals apiece
- Matt Papach and Will Mercer each had a goal and an assist
- Daman Lingasin, Aidan McMahon, Zachary Pizzimenti, Ben Robertson, CJ Dorr, Caden Castle and Sam Goss had a goal apiece
- Tyler Moltisanti, Braylon Baker, Zach Samson, Ethan Schmidt and Kyle Spence each notched an assist
- Joe Karnich had two CTs and four ground balls
- Peyton Farley and Noah Whitehouse added a pair of caused turnovers each
- James Kotcamp won 11-of-11 face-offs, piling up eight ground balls
- Donovan Jones won nine-of-11 face-offs, picking up seven ground balls
- Sam Leffler and Dylan Rupprecht combined for six face-off wins and five ground balls
- Johnny Caponi had two saves in 30 minutes of action, allowing just one goal
- Ashton Loe had three saves in 15 minutes; Quad Williams added a save

FIRST PERIOD

- Wingate scored all eight goals in the opening frame
- Grieco scored two of the first three goals, with Riley adding a goal and an assist in the spurt
- Dorr scored off a Grieco assist at the 12-minute mark to make it 4-0
- Grant scored at the 6:48 mark to push the lead to five
- Cottage scored off Grieco's assist two minutes later to make it 6-0
- Grieco and Castle scored off assists from Spence and Papach to cap the opening period

SECOND PERIOD

- Riley scored off a Cottage assist, followed by Cottage scoring off Riley's assist to make it 11-1 with 8:28 to go
- Papach scored at the 4:12 mark off a Cottage assist to make it 12-1
- Riley scored the final two goals of the half to put the 'Dogs on top by 13

THIRD PERIOD

- Lingasin scored two minutes into the second half to make it 15-1
- Woolfe scored off a Schmidt assist with eight minutes left to make it 16-2
- Robertson's goal at the 7:07 mark extended the lead to 15
- McMahon scored off a Baker assist at the 2:38 mark
- Taylor scored off a Moltisanti assist with a minute left to make it 19-2

FOURTH PERIOD

- Woolfe scored three minutes in to make it 20-3
- Pizzimenti found the back of the net off a Samson assist at the 7:46 mark
- Riley scored 30 seconds later off a Cottage assist to make it 22-4
- Mercer got in the scoring column with 4:18 to go to extend the lead to 19
- Goss capped Wingate's scoring at the 2:36 mark off a Mercer assist to make it 24-5

UP NEXT

- Wingate wraps up the regular season Saturday with a huge top-five showdown at home
- The Bulldogs host #4 UIndy at 12 p.m. on Saturday