Newberry, S.C.----The eighth-ranked Wingate University knocked off their third ranked team of the season Wednesday night and their second victory over a top-10 team with an 11-9 victory at #6 Newberry in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action. Wingate moves to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the SAC, while the Wolves fall to 6-1 overall and 1-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Newberry 42-33
- The 'Dogs held a 24-17 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs won 14 of the 24 face-offs
- The Wolves held a 39-32 advantage in ground balls
- Newberry committed 15 of the 24 turnovers
- The 'Dogs were 24-for-26 on clears; the Wolves went 20-for-23
- WU held Newberry to its lowest goal-total of the season by five goals
- The Wolves entered the contest averaging 19.6 goals per game

KEY BULLDOGS

- Willie Grieco had three goals and an assist to lead the Wingate attack
- Danny Riley added two goals, two assists and two ground balls
- Matt Papch contributed two goals, an assist, two CTs and four ground balls
- Joey Moran scored a pair of goals
- Sean Clark handed out two assists
- Kyle Spence and Zach Samson added a goal apiece
- Dylan Rupprecht won 14 face-offs, picking up seven ground balls
- Peyton Farley had four CTs and three ground balls
- Johnny Salamone added three CTs and three ground balls
- Thomas Sullivan registered eight saves

FIRST PERIOD

- James Osorio got Newberry on the board at the 11:24 mark
- Grieco tied it a minute later with his first goal of the night
- Curtis Bukta put the Wolves back on top with a goal with 2:55 remaining
- Riley scored off Greico's assist a minute later to tie it at two
- Samson scored off a Riley assist with 26 seconds left to give Wingate a 3-2 lead

SECOND PERIOD

- Moran's goal 33 seconds in put the 'Dogs on top by two
- Newberry struck twice in a two-minute span, tying it at four on Bukta's goal at the 11:25 mark
- The Bulldogs scored the final three goals of the half
- Papach's goal off a Clark assisted started the flurry at the 7:22 mark, giving WU a 5-4 lead
- Grieco scored at the 4:38 mark to push the lead to two
- Moran scored a minute later off a Clark assist, making it 7-4

THIRD PERIOD

- Spence scored Wingate's fourth straight goal two minutes into the half off a Riley assist
- Grieco's goal with 10:26 remaining capped the 5-0 run, putting the 'Dogs on top 9-4
- Newberry scored the next three, cutting the lead to two on a Zach Thompson goal with 1:34 left

FOURTH PERIOD

- Riley scored off Papach's assist three minutes into the final frame to make it 10-7
- Papach scored 50 seconds later to put the Bulldogs on top by four
- Miles Jones cut the lead back to three with a goal at the 4:13 mark
- Shane Halliwell's goal with 2:33 remaining made it 11-9
- Newberry won the ensuing faceoff, but Trenty Connolly forced a turnover to give it back to Wingate
- Wingate turned it over, but Salamone forced a turnover with 1:15 remaining
- The Bulldogs were able to run out the rest of the clock to secure the top-10 road win

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Tusculum for a 1 p.m. start