Wingate, N.C.----The 10th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs remained perfect in league play Saturday afternoon, prevailing 13-6 over Anderson University in South Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium. The Bulldogs improve to 12-2 overall and 8-0 in the SAC, while the Trojans fall to 8-6 overall and 3-4 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Anderson 32-23, with a 22-15 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs won 15 of the 23 draw controls
- The 'Dogs held a 33-23 advantage in ground balls
- Anderson committed 25 turnovers, with the Bulldogs committing 24
- The Trojans converted 17 of 30 clear attempts; Wingate was 14-for-19

KEY BULLDOGS

- Paige Kamer had two goals and two assists, adding a caused turnover and a draw control
- Leah Knowles had two goals, an assist, seven CTs, six draw controls and five ground balls
- Kaleigh Wilgeroth had two goals, an assist, three CTs and two ground balls
- Nelida Watson added two goals, an assist, two ground balls and a caused turnover
- Becca Ruiz scored a pair of goals
- Meghan Higgins, Avery Scherer and Julia Garvin added a goal apiece
- Blake Clouser handed out an assist
- Katie Koroly piled up four CTs and four ground balls
- Krysta Churns contributed three ground balls on the afternoon
- Megan Biase registered nine saves on the day

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate scored four times in the opening six minutes
- Ruiz scored off a Watson assist one minute in
- Knowles scored off a Clouser assist at the 12:33 mark to make it 2-0
- Kamer scored 90 seconds later, while A Watson goal off a Knowles assist with 9:28 left made it 4-0
- Cassidy Jones got AU on the board with 7:45 remaining
- Garvin and Kamer answered with goals to make it 6-1 at the 4:22 mark
- Alicia Cannon's goal cut the lead to four with three minutes left
- Wilgeroth scored with 26 seconds to go to make it 7-2

SECOND QUARTER

- Ruiz scored 34 seconds into the second to push the lead to six
- Scherer and Knowles scored in a 31-second span, getting assists from Kamer and Wilgeroth to make it 10-3

THIRD QUARTER

- Hannah Thomas scored the first two goals of the second half, pulling AU to within five with 7:43 to go
- Higgins pushed the lead back to six at the 4:20 mark
- Wilgeroth scored off a Kamer assist to make it 12-5 heading to the final frame

FOURTH QUARTER

- Cannon scored the first goal of the frame over 10 minutes in
- Watson scored the final goal of the day with 1:29 remaining to make it 13-6

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Mount Olive for a 3 p.m. start
- The Bulldogs host Coker Saturday at noon on Senior Day