Wingate, N.C.----15th-ranked Embry-Riddle University scored nine of the game's final 10 goals Saturday afternoon, rallying for a 14-13 victory at #11 Wingate University in an NCAA Division II women's lacrosse top-15 showdown at Irwin Belk Stadium. The Eagles move to 2-0 on the year, while the Bulldogs fall to 2-1.

KEY STATS

- Embry-Riddle out-shot Wingate 28-23
- The 'Dogs held a slim 20-19 edge in shots on goal
- The Eagles had 21 turnovers compared to Wingate's 15
- Embry-Riddle won 20 of the 30 draw controls on the day
- The 'Dogs had 22 of the 41 ground balls
- WU was 19-for-24 on clears; ERU went 15-for-18

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kaleigh Wilgeroth piled up six goals, doing her damage in just seven shots
- Leah Knowles had three goals, two assists, five draw controls, a CT and a ground ball
- Megan Millard added a goal, two assists, three draw controls and a ground ball
- Claire Fuchs had a goal, a draw control, four CTs and three ground balls
- Bree Solero and Emily Blakely added a goal apiece
- Julia Garvin and Danielle Scarfogliero each handed out an assist
- Grace Briggs collected four caused turnovers, adding a ground ball
- Krysta Churns notched a pair of CTs and four ground balls
- Megan Biase registered five saves and five ground balls

FIRST QUARTER

- The Eagles struck first with a Caitlin Gavin goal two minutes in
- Wilgeroth's first goal of the day tied it at the 11:35 mark
- Callison Foreman answered a minute later to put Embry-Riddle back on top
- Fuchs scored off a Knowles assist with 8:58 to go, tying it at two
- The Eagles answered just nine seconds later on an Alexa Zeruto goal
- Wilgeroth struck twice in a 31-second span to put the 'Dogs on top 4-3 with 7:21 to go
- Samantha Reich's goal tied it at four
- Wilgeroth's fourth goal of the opening frame put Wingate back on top
- Knowles scored off a Garvin assist with two seconds left to give WU a 6-4 advantage

SECOND QUARTER

- Knowles scored off a Millard assist eight minutes into the second to stretch the lead to three
- Solero scored off a Millard assist with 3:16 left in the half to make it 8-4
- Eliana Enners scored a minute later to cut the lead to three
- Knowles scored again in the final minute to give Wingate a 9-5 halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

-  The 'Dogs scored the first three goals of the second half
- Millard started the scoring in the opening minute, while Wilgeroth scored at the 12:43 mark
- Blakely's goal with 11:37 remaining gave Wingate a 12-5 advantage
- Embry-Riddle scored the final four goals of the frame to cut the lead to three
- Gavin, Reich, Foreman and Enners all scored over the final 10:51 to make it 12-9

FOURTH QUARTER

- The Eagles scored the first four goals of the fourth to cap the 8-0 run and take the lead
- Enners scored with 10 minutes left to make it 12-11, then tied it less than a minute later
- Reich scored at the 6:05 mark to give Embry-Riddle a 13-12 advantage
- Wingate tied it on Wilgeroth's goal off Scarfogliero's assist with 2:42 to go
- The Eagles won the ensuing draw control, with Zeruto scoring 11 seconds later to make it 14-13

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Monday, hosting Florida Tech at 12 p.m.