Wingate, N.C.----Trailing 11-4 with 13 minutes remaining in regulation, the 19th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs closed out regulation by scoring outscoring Newberry 8-1 over the final 12:55 to send it to overtime, while winning in triple overtime to improve to 9-1 overall and 4-0 in the SAC. The Wolves fall to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Newberry 42-31
- The Bulldogs held a 34-20 advantage in shots on goal
- Wingate won 19 of the 31 draw controls
- The 'Dogs held a 26-16 advantage in ground balls
- The Wolves committed 19 turnovers compared to Wingate's 11
- The Bulldogs were 20-for-22 on clear attempts; Newberry went 22-for-31
- Newberry was six-for-11 on free-position shots; Wingate went four-for-12

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kaleigh Wilgeroth had three goals, an assist and two ground balls
- Bree Solero had two goals and two assists, adding a CT and a pair of ground balls
- Nelida Watson contributed three goals, an assist, a CT and a ground ball
- Avery Scherer collected two goals, a draw control, a CT and two ground balls
- Megan Millard notched a goal, an assist, five draw controls, two CTs and a ground ball
- Emily Blakely and Jamie Weber added a goal apiece
- Danielle Scarfogliero handed out an assist
- Kathryn McCabe collected seven draw controls, five ground balls and two CTs
- Sophie Pavlick added five draw controls
- Krysta Churns contributed a CT and three ground balls
- Riley Boone notched eight saves on the night

FIRST QUARTER

- Serena Elias and Emelia Hawks scored 15 seconds apart to give the Wolves a 2-0 lead at the 8:08 mark
- Wilgeroth got the 'Dogs on the board with 6:59 to go off a Solero assist
- Blakely's goal off a Millard assist at the 3:56 mark tied it at two

SECOND QUARTER

- Newberry scored three goals in a 90-second span, taking a 5-2 lead at the 11:22 mark on a Hawkes goal
- Scherer scored a minute later to cut the lead to two
- A Dakota Beasley goal with 49 seconds remaining gave the Wolves a 7-3 halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

- Scherer scored two minutes in to pull the Bulldogs within three
- NC scored the next four, taking an 11-4 lead on a Nicole Dinapoli goal with 5:55 to go

FOURTH QUARTER

- Wilgeroth started the scoring in the final frame with 12:55 to go
- Weber scored a minute later off a Wilgeroth assist to make it a five-goal game
- Solero scored off Watson's assist with 8:44 remaining to make it 11-7
- Watson scored 35 seconds later to make it a three-goal game
- Millard's goal at the 7:24 mark made it 11-9
- Watson scored a minute later off Solero's assist to pull Wingate within one
- Hawkes answered at the 5:55 mark to extend the Newberry lead back to two
- Watson scored off a Scarfogliero assist with 3:19 remaining
- Newberry had the ball with under a minute to go, but McCabe caused a turnover to give it back to Wingate
- Wilgeroth drew a foul and converted the free-position goal with 33 seconds left, tying it at 12
- Millard won the draw control and Solero had a shot to win, but her shot sailed just high

FIRST OVERTIME

- Neither team got a shot on goal in the first three-minute OT
- Trysten Burns took the lone shot of the frame for Newberry, sailing wide left

SECOND OVERTIME

- Newberry got two shots in the opening 80 seconds, but neither on target
- Scarfogliero had a chance to end it, but her shot was saved at the 1:16 mark
- Emma Jobs had a chance for the Wolves, but Boone was there for the save with six seconds left

THIRD OVERTIME

- Newberry turned it over on the opening possession, and Wingate was able to clear
- Solero drew a foul, earning the free-position chance
- She converted with 52 seconds left, giving the Bulldogs their only lead of the day

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Sunday, traveling to Emory & Henry for a 1:30 p.m. start