Wingate, N.C.----The top-ranked Limestone University Saints scored four times in the opening five minutes of the second half Saturday afternoon en route to a 17-14 victory over #7 Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium. The Saints improve to 14-0 overall and 8-0 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 9-4 overall and 6-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Limestone out-shot Wingate 52-50, with a 30-22 edge in shots on goal
- The Saints won 21 of the 33 face-offs with a 46-35 advantage in ground balls
- Limestone had 17 turnovers compared to Wingate's 16
- The Saints were 15-for-18 on clears; the 'Dogs went 21-for-27
- The Bulldogs went three-for-six on man-up chances; Limestone was zero-for-two

KEY BULLDOGS

- Willie Grieco had a goal and six assists to lead the WU attack
- Sean Clark poured in four goals
- Kyle Spence had three goals and an assist
- Danny Riley contributed two goals, an assist, two caused turnovers and four ground balls
- Jaxon Grant also scored a pair of goals
- Joey Moran and Marc Cottage notched a goal apiece
- Aidan McMahon and Zach Samson each handed out an assist
- Joe Karnich and Nick Arnold had three caused turnovers each
- Johnny Salamone added a pair of CTs
- Thomas Sullivan registered 13 saves on the day

FIRST PERIOD

- Clark started the scoring four minutes in off a McMahon assist
- Carter Brand and Jason Thomfohrde answered with goals to give Limestone a 2-1 lead
- Grant tied it at two with a goal at the 7:08 mark
- Matthew Burt put LU back on top 27 second later
- Clark scored off a Grieco assist to tie it at three with 5:51 remaining
- Michael McGarry put the Saints back on top with 1:49 to go
- Michael Shakerin's goal in the final second gave Limestone a 5-3 advantage

SECOND PERIOD

- Zachary Terry's goal at the 13:40 mark gave the Saints a three-goal lead
- Clark scored off Grieco's assist 41 seconds later to make it 6-4
- Tim Ladner scored 14 seconds later to stretch the lead back to three
- Spence scored off Grieco's assist a minute later to pull Wingate back within two
- Grieco scored at the 5:43 mark to make it 8-7
- Riley's goal off Moran's assist tied it at eight with five minutes left
- Jason Thomfohrde put the Saints back on top at the 3:55 mark
- Moran scored off a Grieco assist with 1:55 remaining, making it 9-9

THIRD PERIOD

- Limestone struck four times in the first five minutes, taking a 13-9 lead on a Brand goal
- Goals from Grant and Clark pulled the 'Dogs back within two at the 8:49 mark
- Brand scored the next two goals, giving the Saints a 15-11 lead with 3:38 remaining

FOURTH PERIOD

- Cottage scored off a Spence assist 30 seconds in
- Spence added a goal off a Grieco assist, making it 15-13 at the 11:52 mark
- Grant Rodgers pushed the LU lead back to three with 10:57 to go
- Matthew Burt scored 32 seconds later, making it 17-13
- Riley scored off a Grieco assist with 4:23 remaining, cutting the lead back to three

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Coker for a 4 p.m. start