Clover, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs scored the first four goals of the day Friday afternoon, rolling to a 4-2 victory over Belmont Abbey College in South Atlantic Conference field hockey action at Field Day Park. Wingate improves to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in league play, while the Crusaders fall to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in the SAC.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Belmont Abbey 12-5
- The 'Dogs held a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs took nine of the 16 penalty corners on the day
- WU scored two goals in the first quarter, adding a goal each in the third and fourth
- Both BAC goals came in the final three minutes

KEY BULLDOGS

- Novy Schrijvers scored the first two goals of the day for the 'Dogs
- Rylie Cordrey scored the final two goals
- Alex Muscillo added an assist
- Hannah Colavita-Jones notched a pair of saves

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate earned a penalty corner three minutes into the contest
- Muscillo's shot off the Cordrey corner was blocked
- Schrijvers was there for the rebound, netting her second goal of the year to make it 1-0
- Another Cordrey corner set up the second goal of the day at the 6:52 mark
- Schrijvers was again there to finish, putting the Bulldogs on top 2-0

THIRD QUARTER

- Cordrey scored her first goal of the day three minutes into the second half
- Her goal came off a Muscillo assist that put the 'Dogs on top by three

FOURTH QUARTER

- Cordrey struck again 2:36 into the final frame
- Her second goal of the day and fourth of the week gave WU a 4-0 advantage
- Lainey Rogers got BAC on the board with 2:41 left in regulation
- Isabella Grasso scored in the final second to make the final margin 4-2

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Mount Olive for a 4 p.m. start
- The Bulldogs host Limestone Saturday at 11 a.m. and Slippery Rock Sunday at noon