Lakeland, Fla.----The fifth-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs picked up an impressive road victory Saturday afternoon, prevailing 12-11 at #15 Florida Southern in NCAA Division II men's lacrosse action. Wingate moves to 2-0 on the year, while the Mocs fall to 0-2 overall, with both losses coming to top-five opponents.

KEY STATS

- FSC out-shot Wingate 52-37
- The 'Dogs had 27 shots on goal; the Mocs had 22
- Florida Southern won 19 of the 26 face-offs
- The Mocs had 15 of the 26 turnovers
- FSC held a 42-28 advantage in ground balls
- The 'Dogs were 25-for-27 on clear attempts; Florida Southern was 19-for-22

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sam Goss led the attack with three goals and an assist
- Sean Clark added three goals, two ground balls and a caused turnover
- Kyle Spence handed out three assists
- Jaxon Grant and Joey Moran scored two goals apiece
- Vinny Butrico notched a pair of assists
- Matt Papach and Zach Samson added a goal each
- Graham Tillett had a CT, assist and three ground balls
- Peyton Farley caused two turnovers and picked up a pair of ground balls
- Sam Deardorff had a CT and three ground balls
- Quad Williams registered 11 saves on the day

FIRST PERIOD

- Goss started the scoring five minutes in off a Butrico assist
- Moran's goal at the 6:09 mark put the 'Dogs on top 2-0
- Maddux Walton got FSC on the board with 2:38 left in the frame

SECOND PERIOD

- Goss scored off a Spence assist at the 12:29 mark to push the lead back to two
- Spence set up Papach for a goal with 8:56 to go, making it 4-1
- FSC struck twice in a minute, cutting the lead to 4-3 on a Vinnie Muscella goal with 1:31 remaining

THIRD PERIOD

- Clark scored off a Goss assist two minutes in to make it 5-3
- Nolan Tighe scored 40 seconds later to pull the Mocs back within a goal
- Grant and Goss scored in an 80-second stretch to give the Bulldogs a 7-4 advantage
- Goals from Clark and Moran put the 'Dogs on top 9-5 with six minutes left
- Grant Ansted scored in the final minute of the frame, making it 9-6 heading to the fourth

FOURTH PERIOD

- Grant scored at the 11:40 mark to push the WU lead back to four
- Walton's goal cut the lead to three just 40 seconds later
- Samson and Clark scored in a 14-second span to give the 'Dogs a 12-7 lead with 8:07 to go
- Florida Southern scored the next four goals to pull within one
- The Mocs scored three times in 70 seconds, with a Jack Epley goal at the 4:15 mark making it 12-10
- Brydon Robichaud scored with 1:42 remaining to make it a one-goal game
- FSC won the face-off and took five shots in 44 seconds, but only one on frame
- Robichaud put the shot on frame with 12 seconds left, but Williams was there for the save

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Feb. 22, hosting Florida Tech at 12 p.m.