Charleston, W.Va----The 23rd-ranked Seton Hill Griffins picked up a 12-9 victory over #16 Wingate University in an NCAA Division II women's lacrosse top-25 showdown Sunday afternoon. The Griffins move to 1-0 on the year, while the Bulldogs fall to 3-1.

KEY STATS

- Seton Hill outshot Wingate 26-24; each team took 19 shots on goal
- The Grffins held a 13-12 advantage in draw controls
- The Bulldogs had 18 ground balls compared to SHU's 16
- Seton Hill turned it over 24 times; the 'Dogs had 22 turnovers
- The Griffins were 15-for-19 on clear attempts; Wingate was 13-for-20

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kaleigh Wilgeroth had four goals and an assist to lead the offense
- Meghan Higgins added a pair of goals
- Megan Millard contributed a goal, an assist and two draw controls
- Avery Scherer and Bree Solero added a goal apiece
- Claire Fuchs notched an assist, three draw controls, two CTs and a ground ball
- Danielle Scarfogliero also handed out an assist
- Kathryn McCabe had six draw controls, five CTs and five ground balls
- Krysta Churns added seven ground balls and five CTs
- Haley McCourt and Chloe Herring collected three CTs and two ground balls each
- Riley Boone registered seven saves

FIRST QUARTER

- Seton Hill scored all three goals in the first frame, capped by a Brooklyn Miller goal at the 2:34 mark

SECOND QUARTER

- Carleigh Sutfin scored a minute into the second to give the Griffins a 4-0 lead
- Wilgeroth scored with 9:58 to go to get the 'Dogs on the board
- Grace Agnello answered with a goal a minute later to make it 5-1
- Millard's goal off a Fuchs assist at the 7:16 mark cut the lead to three
- A Carley O'Mara goal with 2:55 remaining gave Seton Hill a 6-2 advantage
- Higgins scored off Millard's assist in the final minute to make it 6-3 at halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- Wilgeroth scored in the opening minute of the half to cut the lead to two
- SHU scored the next two, with an Agnello goal making it 8-4 at the 10:51 mark
- Scherer scored off Wilgeroth's assist with 7:17 to go
- Higgins added a goal off a Scarfogliero assist to make it a two-goal game with 4:39 left
- Sutfin scored two minutes later, making it 9-6 heading to the fourth

FOURTH QUARTER

- Wilgeroth's goal six minutes into the final frame made it 9-7
- Solero scored 37 seconds later to make it a one-goal game
- The Griffins scored the next two, taking an 11-8 lead on an Ella Wroblewski goal
- Wilgeroth scored again at the 4:47 mark to pull the Bulldogs back within two
- Sutfin capped the scoring at the 2:52 mark to make the final margin 12-9

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Lenoir-Rhyne for a 12 p.m. start