Wingate, N.C.----The 15th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs jumped out to a 6-1 lead Wednesday afternoon, but 11th-ranked Rollins College used a 10-goal second quarter to prevail 16-15 in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium. The Tars improve to 9-1 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 6-3 on the season. All three Wingate losses this year have come against top-15 teams, with two coming by one goal.

KEY STATS

- Rollins out-shot Wingate 38-26
- The Tars held a 30-21 advantage in shots on goal
- The Tars won 19 of the 34 draw controls
- The 'Dogs were 16-for-19 on clear attempts; Rollins went 14-for-17
- The Bulldogs committed 15 turnovers compared to 13 from Rollins

KEY BULLDOGS

- Leah Knowles had four goals, five draw controls, three ground balls and two caused turnovers
- Kaleigh Wilgeroth added two goals, two assists and a ground ball
- Megan Millard contributed a goal, three assists, a CT and a ground ball
- Nelida Watson scored three goals, adding a draw control and ground ball
- Megan Magill had a goal and two assists
- Claire Fuchs notched a goal, assist, seven draw controls and a ground ball
- Nicolette Diedrich scored a pair of goals
- Avery Scherer added a goal, with Emily Blakely handing out an assist to go along with a CT
- Krysta Churns and Chloe Herring had two CTs apiece
- Katie Koroly added a CT, ground ball and two draw controls
- Megan Biase piled up 14 saves, adding five ground balls

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate scored all four goals in the opening frame
- Watson scored 20 seconds in off a Magill assist
- Knowles scored 42 seconds later
- Wilgeroth's goal with six minutes left gave the 'Dogs a 3-0 lead
- Watson scored off a Fuchs assist at the 2:29 mark to put Wingate on top by four

SECOND QUARTER

- Millard scored in the opening minute to make it 5-0
- Fuchs scored at the 12:43 mark off Wilgeroth's assist to put the 'Dogs on top 6-1
- Rollins scored the next six goals, taking a 7-6 lead on back-to-back Caroline Gastonguay goals
- Wilgeroth scored with five minutes to go, tying it at seven
- Gastonguay put Rollins back on top, but Magill answered off a Millard assist to tie it at the 2:51 mark
- Rollins struck twice in the final 23 seconds, with a Lauren Noonan goal in the last second making it 10-8

THIRD QUARTER

- Knowles scored off Wilgeroth's assist three minutes in to cut the lead to one
- Knowles struck again off a Millard assist at the 5:04 mark to tie it at 10
- Diedrich's goal off Millard's assist gave Wingate an 11-10 lead with 3:17 to go
- Jorie Alf and Noonan scored in the final 90 seconds, giving the Tars a 12-11 advantage

FOURTH QUARTER

- Knowles scored off Millard's assist three minutes in to tie it at 12
- Rollins scored the next four, taking a 16-12 lead on a Molly Mendes goal with 5:12 remaining
- Scherer scored at the 4:40 mark to cut the lead to three
- Diedrich scored off Blakely's assist with three minutes left to make it 16-14
- Watson's goal with 53 seconds left cut the lead to one
- Rollins won the draw control, but Churns forced a turnover
- Wingate was able to get the ball just across midfield when the clock expired

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Emory & Henry at 2 p.m.