Wingate, N.C.----The 16th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs stayed perfect in league play Saturday afternoon, celebrating Senior Day with an emphatic 17-4 victory over Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium. The Bulldogs improve to 10-3 overall and 8-0 in the SAC, while the Railsplitters fall 5-8 overall and 4-3 in league play. The 'Dogs have now won 25 consecutive SAC contests.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot LMU 38-12
- The Bulldogs held a 27-8 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs won 16 of the 25 draw controls
- LMU had 32 turnovers compared to Wingate's 21
- The Bulldogs caused a program-record 29 turnovers on the day
- The 'Dogs held a 32-23 advantage in ground balls
- Wingate was 19-for-25 on clears; Lincoln Memorial went 18-for-26
- The Bulldogs held the Railsplitters scoreless for the final 34 minutes of the contest

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kaleigh Wilgeroth had two goals, three assists and a caused turnover
- Nelida Watson added two goals and two assists
- Claire Fuchs contributed a goal, three assists and four draw controls
- Leah Knowles had three goals, seven ground balls, six CTs and four draw controls
- Emily Blakely added a goal and two assists
- Madi Caldwell and Avery Scherer scored two goals apiece
- Bree Solero collected two goals, two CTs and a ground ball
- Blake Clouser and Julia Garvin added a goal each
- Katie Koroly piled up seven CTs, adding five draw controls and three ground balls
- Chloe Herring had three CTs and two ground balls
- Krysta Churns and Grace Briggs notched two CTs apiece
- Megan Biase had four saves, two CTs and six ground balls

FIRST QUARTER

- Caldwell struck first, scoring off a Fuchs assist four minutes in
- Josie Tinnerello scored 48 seconds later to tie it at one
- Watson answered with a goal 45 seconds later to put the 'Dogs back on top
- Scherer struck twice in a 15-second span, getting a Watson assist on one of the goals that made it 4-1
- Jaedyn Ryba scored in the final minute to cut the lead to two

SECOND QUARTER

- Caldwell scored off a Fuchs assist two minutes into the second frame
- Blakely and Clouser scored in a 50-second span, with Wilgeroth notching an assist to make it 7-2
- Tinnerello and Amber Kirkpatrick scored to make it a three-goal game with 4:50 left in the half
- The Railsplitters would not score again the rest of the day
- Knowles scored off a Fuchs assist with three minutes to go to push the lead back to four
- Soler's goal off a Blakely assist gave the 'Dogs a 9-4 halftime advantage

THIRD QUARTER

- Knowles scored off Watson's assist just over two minutes in to put Wingate in double figures
- Wilgeroth scored twice in a 55-second span to make it 12-4 with 9:21 to go
- Watson scored off a Wilgeroth assist at the midway point to put the 'Dogs on top by nine

FOURTH QUARTER

- Knowles struck in the opening minute to give Wingate a 10-goal lead
- Fuchs scored with 10 minutes remaining, making it 15-4
- Solero scored off a Wilgeroth assist to extend the lead to 12
- Garvin capped the scoring with 1:17 remaining off a Blakely assist to make it 17-4

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, hosting Mount Olive at 4 p.m.