Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University senior attack Kaleigh Wilgeroth scored with six seconds left in overtime, giving the Bulldogs a 15-14 victory over Florida Tech in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon at Irwin Belk Stadium and Founders Field. Wingate starts the season 1-0, while the Panthers fall to 0-2 overall.

KEY STATS

- Florida Tech out-shot Wingate 32-27
- The Panthers held a 23-19 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs turned it over 22 times compared to Florida Tech's 19
- The 'Dogs held a 26-25 advantage in ground balls
- FIT won 18 of the 31 draw controls
- Florida Tech was 19-for-23 on clear attempts; Wingate was 18-for-22

KEY BULLDOGS

- Megan Millard had two goals, three assists, four CTs, five ground balls and two draw controls
- Danielle Scarfogliero added a goal and three assists
- Claire Fuchs registered three goals, two draw controls, a CT and a ground ball
- Emily Blakely contributed two goals and an assist
- Wilgeroth and Jamie Weber each collected a pair of goals
- Nelida Watson had a goal and an assist
- Julia Garvin handed out a pair of assists, adding two CTs
- Meghan Higgins and Bree Solero scored a goal apiece
- Kathryn McCabe had eight draw controls, five CTs and five ground balls
- Chloe Herring added two caused turnovers and a ground ball
- Riley Boone collected nine saves on the day

FIRST QUARTER

- Gillian Craig struck twice to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead at the 7:11 mark
- Wingate scored the next four, starting at the 6:42 mark with a Blakely goal
- Weber scored off a Scarfogliero assist 11 seconds later to tie it at two
- Solero scored a minute later off a Garvin assist to put the 'Dogs on top 3-2
- Fuchs scored off Millard's assist at the 4:22 mark to make it 4-2
- Sophia Scichilone scored a minute later to pull the Panthers within one
- Fuchs answered 30 seconds later with a goal off a Watson assist
- Millard's goal at the 2:51 mark gave Wingate a 6-3 advantage
- Sofie Bender scored in the final minute to cut the lead to two

SECOND QUARTER

- Scichilone and Craig scored in the first four minutes to tie it at six
- Blakely's goal at the 9:30 mark put the 'Dogs back on top by one
- Florida Tech scored the next three, with a Charlotte Hardie goal at the 3:19 mark giving FIT a 9-7 lead
- Millard scored off a Scarfogliero assist with 37 seconds left to cut the lead to one
- Scarfogliero set up a Weber goal 18 seconds later to tie it at nine
- Clare McGuire scored with four seconds left to give the Panthers a 10-9 lead

THIRD QUARTER

- Wilgeroth scored off Garvin's assist three minutes in to tie it at 10
- Bender put FIT back on top with a goal at the 10:18 mark
- Scarfogliero's goal off a Millard assist tied it at 11 with 7:19 remaining
- Bender scored with four minutes left to give Florida Tech a one-goal lead

FOURTH QUARTER

- Bender's goal three minutes in extended the lead to two
- Higgins scored at the 6:48 mark off a Blakely assist to make it 13-12
- Fuchs scored 31 seconds later to tie it
- Watson scored off a Millard assist with 4:05 to go, putting the 'Dogs on top 14-13
- Florida Tech tied it in the final second, with a Michaela Wittman shot just beating the buzzer

OVERTIME

- The Panthers won the draw control, but the WU defense held strong, getting it back with 1:27 to go
- Wilgeroth drew a foul with six seconds remaining
- The All-SAC honoree converted the free-position shot to give the 'Dogs the victory

UP NEXT

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