Mount Olive, N.C.----The seventh-ranked University of Mount Olive Trojans scored a pair of goals in the third quarter Wednesday afternoon, prevailing 3-2 against Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference field hockey action. The Trojans improve to 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 2-2 overall and 2-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Mount Olive out-shot Wingate 15-5
- The Trojans held a 9-4 advantage in shots on goal
- UMO took 11 of the 15 penalty corners

KEY BULLDOGS

- Novy Schrijvers scored a pair of goals for the Bulldogs
- Jenna Derouaux notched an assist
- Hannah Colavita-Jones registered six saves on the day

FIRST QUARTER

- The 'Dogs got on the board first just over eight minutes in
- Schrijvers scored her fourth goal of the year to put WU on top 1-0
- Mount Olive had the answer just 16 seconds later
- Jerimah Kriechelberg scored off a Rosie Migounoff assist to tie it at one

THIRD QUARTER

- After a scoreless second quarter, the Trojans took the lead five minutes into the third
- Avery Congleton scored off Amber Dercksen's assist to put UMO on top 2-1
- The Bulldogs had the answer five minutes later, tying it at two
- Schrijvers did the damage once again, scoring her fifth goal of the year
- It came off a Derouaux assist to make it 2-2 with 20 minutes left in regulation
- Mount Olive responded three minutes later
- Migounoff scored off a Jinte Steenbeeke assist to give UMO a 3-2 advantage

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday
- The Bulldogs host Limestone at 11 a.m.
- Wingate will be celebrating its "Be The Match Game" Saturday morning