Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University two-time National Attackman of the Year Willie Grieco registered six points Wednesday night, moving into second in NCAA Division II men's lacrosse history with 371 career points as the eighth-ranked Bulldogs rolled to a 19-6 victory over Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium. The Bulldogs improve to 7-3 overall and 4-1 in the SAC, while the Indians fall to 6-5 overall and 3-3 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Catawba 47-25
- The Bulldogs held a 29-14 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs won 22 of the 29 face-offs
- Wingate went 22-for-24 on clears; the Indians were 17-for-22
- Catawba had 24 of the 47 turnovers
- The Bulldogs held a 46-35 advantage in ground balls

KEY BULLDOGS

- Grieco had two goals, four assists and two ground balls
- He now has 136 goals & 235 assists in his Bulldog career
- Joey Moran scored four goals on the night
- Aidan McMahon collected two goals, two assists and a caused turnover
- Matt Papach netted three goals, adding two CTs and three ground balls
- Danny Riley had two goals, an assist and two ground balls
- Zach Samson notched a goal and an assist
- Sam Goss handed out a pair of assists
- Jaxon Grant, Sean Clark, Tanner Hegarty, Graham Tillett and Luke Hickam added a goal apiece
- Kyle Spence and Johnny Blakely each notched an assist
- Peyton Farley had three CTs and three ground balls
- Trenty Connolly and Nick Arnold each added two CTs and a pair of ground balls
- Dylan Rupprecht won 11 of 12 face-offs while picking up nine ground balls
- Logan Spaeth won four-of-five face-offs, collecting four ground balls
- Thomas Sullivan registered seven saves in 45 minutes of action

FIRST PERIOD

- Grant, Papach and Moran scored in the opening six minutes to give WU an early 3-0 lead
- Frank Cetrone got Catawba on the board at the 7:52 mark
- Wingate answered with the final four goals of the frame
- Papach scored off a McMahon assist at the 7:11 mark
- Grieco scored off a Riley assist 33 seconds later to make it 5-1
- Riley struck a minute later off Grieco's assist to push the lead to five
- Moran capped the scoring at the 4:46 mark, putting the 'Dogs on top 7-1

SECOND PERIOD

- Riley scored off a Moran assist three minutes in to extend the lead to seven
- Grieco's goal at the 8:52 mark made it 9-1
- Hickam scored off a Goss assist 31 seconds later to put the Bulldogs in double figures
- Tillett scored off a Blakely assist 10 seconds later, making it 11-1
- Moran scored off a Spence assist 34 seconds later , capping a 5-0 second period

THIRD PERIOD

- Papach scored off a Grieco assist four minutes into the third, giving Wingate a 13-1 lead
- Moran struck off a Goss assist, making it 14-2 at the 10:27 mark
- Samson's goal with 8:42 to go gave the 'Dogs a 13-goal advantage
- Moran scored off a Grieco assist at the 2:58 mark to give the Bulldogs a 16-3 lead
- Clark scored off Grieco's assist with seven seconds left, making it 17-5 heading to the fourth

FOURTH PERIOD

- McMahon's goal at the 5:22 mark made it 18-6
- Hegarty capped the scoring on the night with 58 seconds left, making the final margin 19-6

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting LMU at 3 p.m. on Senior Day