Anderson, S.C.----The seventh-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs held the Anderson University Trojans to a season-low five goals Saturday afternoon, prevailing 11-5 in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action. The Bulldogs improve to 9-3 overall and 6-1 in the SAC, while the Trojans fall to 6-7 overall and 4-3 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Anderson 48-38
- The Bulldogs held a 26-12 advantage in shots on goal
- The Trojans committed 26 of the 41 turnovers
- Anderson won 14 of the 19 face-offs, with a 42-35 advantage in ground balls
- Wingate was 15-for-17 on clears; the Trojans went 12-for-13

KEY BULLDOGS

- Willie Grieco had a goal, four assists and five ground balls
- Danny Riley contributed three goals, an assist and three ground balls
- Kyle Spence added two goals and an assist
- Jaxon Grant had two goals and four ground balls
- Joey Moran notched a goal and an assist
- Sean Clark and Zach Samson collected a goal apiece
- Matt Papach handed out an assist
- Joe Karnich had three caused turnovers and three ground balls
- Peyton Farley added three CTs and a pair of ground balls
- Trent Connolly notched two CTs and two ground balls
- Johny Natoli and Graham Tillett contributed two CTs apiece
- Thomas Sullivan registered seven saves, adding three ground balls

FIRST PERIOD

- Samson scored off a Riley assist eight minutes in to get Wingate on the board
- The 'Dogs took a 1-0 lead to the second frame

SECOND PERIOD

- AU scored twice in the first three minutes, taking a 2-1 lead on a Brayden Bushnoe goal
- The Bulldogs responded with five straight goals, starting with Riley at the 11:18 mark to tie it
- Grant scored off a Papach assist less than a minute later to put the 'Dogs on top
- Spence's goal off a Grieco assist midway through the frame made it 4-2
- Moran scored 44 seconds later off a Spence assist to push the lead to three
- Spence struck again 90 seconds later off Grieco's assist, giving the Bulldogs a 6-2 lead
- Radyn Badraun scored with 1:59 remaining, cutting Wingate's halftime lead to three

THIRD PERIOD

- Grieco scored seven minutes into the half to give the 'Dogs a 7-3 advantage
- PJ Fenchak scored 35 seconds later to cut the lead back to three

FOURTH PERIOD

- Clark scored off a Grieco assist two minutes into the final frame, making it 8-4
- Grant scored at the 8:40 mark to extend the lead to five
- Aiden Dixon answered with a goal eight seconds later to make it 9-5
- Riley scored off Grieco's assist at the 2:57 mark, giving Wingate a 10-5 advantage
- Riley capped the scoring in the final seconds

UP NEXT

- The 'Dogs are back in action Saturday, hosting #1 Limestone at 12 p.m.