Wingate, N.C.----The ninth-ranked Newberry College Wolves scored three times in the first five minutes of the third quarter Tuesday evening en route to a 6-2 victory at Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference field hockey action at Graham Gill Field. The Wolves improve to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 2-5 overall and 2-4 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Newberry out-shot Wingate 20-5
- The Wolves held a 19-4 advantage in shots on goal
- Each team took six corners

KEY BULLDOGS

- Lauren Montgomery scored a goal for the Bulldogs
- Kayleigh Haines also scored for Wingate
- Novy Schrijvers handed out an assist
- Hannah Colavita-Jones piled up 13 saves on the night

FIRST QUARTER

- Parker Keeler got Newberry on the board 2:28 into the contest
- Emma Westbrook scored with four minutes left in the frame to put NC on top 2-0

SECOND QUARTER

- Montgomery got Wingate on the board five minutes into the second quarter
- Her goal came off a Schrijvers assist to make it 2-1 heading to halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- Westbrook scored 40 seconds into the half to put the Wolves on top by two
- Keeler struck again less than three minutes later to make it 4-1
- Keeler's third goal of the game came 4:39 into the quarter to put Newberry up by four
- Haines answered with a goal two minutes later to pull the 'Dogs within three

FOURTH QUARTER

- Westbrook capped the scoring with a goal 4:38 into the final frame

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Lander for a 2 p.m. start