Hickory, N.C.----The second-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears scored with 54 seconds remaining in the second overtime Wednesday evening, prevailing 11-10 over #6 Wingate University in the semifinals of the South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse tournament. The Bears improve to 14-1 overall, while the 'Dogs fall to 11-5 on the season.

KEY STATS

- LR out-shot Wingate 57-46, with a 31-27 edge in shots on goal
- The Bears won 17 of 25 face-offs, with a 30-28 advantage in ground balls
- The 'Dogs were 23-for-23 on clears; Lenoir-Rhyne was 21-for-25
- The Bears had 14 turnovers compared to Wingate's 12
- LR went two-for-five on man-up chances; the Bulldogs were zero-for-one

KEY BULLDOGS

- Willie Grieco handed out four assists for the 'Dogs
- Joey Moran and Kyle Spence scored three goals each
- Aidan McMahon contributed two goals and an assist
- Danny Riley and Jaxon Grant added a goal apiece
- Sean Clark handed out an assist
- Thomas Sullivan piled up 20 saves, adding three ground balls
- Peyton Farley had three caused turnovers and four ground balls
- Nick Arnold added two CTs and a ground ball
- Brian McGarvey won four-of-eight face-offs, picking up three ground balls

FIRST PERIOD

- Spence scored off a Grieco assist 24 seconds in
- Ryan Duncan and Robert Walker answered with goals to put LR on top 2-1 at the 7:48 mark
- McMahon scored off a Grieco assist two minute later to tie it
- Riley scored off Clark's assist with 3:20 to go, putting the 'Dogs on top 3-2

SECOND PERIOD

- Grant's goal midway through the frame gave the Bulldogs a 4-2 lead

THIRD PERIOD

- Moran scored three minutes into the second half, pushing the Wingate lead to three
- LR scored the next four goals, taking a 6-5 lead on a Jonathan Bender goal at the 7:01 mark
- Moran had the answer less than a minute later to tie it at seven
- Moran scored off a Grieco assist with four minutes left to put the 'Dogs back on top
- McMahon scored off Grieco's assist with 2:40 to go, giving Wingate an 8-6 advantage

FOURTH PERIOD

- Donovan Powell scored less than two minutes into the final frame to cut the lead to one
- Spence answered at the 11:14 mark to make it 9-7
- The Bears scored the next three, taking a 10-9 lead on Duncan's goal with 4:21 to go
- Spence had the answer 40 seconds later, scoring off a McMahon assist to tie it at 10

OVERTIME

- Sullivan came up with a save in the opening minute
- McMahon and Grieco got shots off, but both were off target
- Clark's shot at the buzzer was saved

SECOND OVERTIME

- Sullivan came up with another save in the opening minute of the second OT
- Grant's shot at the 2:31 mark was saved
- Caison Dillon scored the winner in the final minute of the second overtime

UP NEXT

- Wingate will wait to hear its postseason future in May
- The field will be announced May 5 at 7:30 p.m. on NCAA.com