Wingate, N.C.----The 10th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs held visiting Lander University to a season-low five goals Saturday afternoon, prevailing 12-5 in NCAA Division II men's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium and Founders Field. Wingate improves to 8-2 overall, while the Bearcats fall to 5-6 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Lander 50-29, with a 24-12 edge in shots on goal
- Each team won 10 face-offs on the day
- The 'Dogs held a 36-30 edge in ground balls
- The Bulldogs were 23-for-28 on clear attempts; the Bearcats went 22-for-30
- Lander had 27 turnovers compared to Wingate's 20

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kyle Spence had a goal, five assists, three caused turnovers and a ground ball
- Sean Clark added four goals and a pair of ground balls
- Vinny Butrico also scored four goals, adding a CT and two ground balls
- Joey Moran contributed two goals and an assist
- Sam Goss added a goal, a CT and two ground balls
- Jaxon Grant and Brayden Cifreo each handed out an assist
- Dylan Rupprecht won nine-of-13 face-offs, adding two ground balls and an assist
- Sam Deardorff had three CTs and four ground balls
- Dom Gullace, Peyton Farley, Nick Arnold and Mason McGivern added two CTs apiece
- CJ Dorr added a CT and four ground balls
- Quad Williams notched seven saves on the day

FIRST PERIOD

- Butrico and Clark started the scoring, giving WU a 2-0 lead midway through the frame
- Zane Dalpe cut the lead to one at the 6:30 mark
- Goss scored a minute later off a Moran assist to make it 3-1
- Butrico's goal off a Spence assist gave the 'Dogs a three-goal advantage
- Levi Roest scored with a minute left, making it 4-2

SECOND PERIOD

- Clark scored off a Spence assist with 10:39 left in the second period
- Butrico scored off another Spence assist at the 3:52 mark to make it 6-2

THIRD PERIOD

- Chase Hanson scored in the opening minute to cut the lead to three
- Moran answered off a Grant assist to make it 7-3
- Rupprecht won the ensuing faceoff, then found Butrico for a goal just 10 seconds later
- Clark scored off a Spence assist with 11:23 to go to stretch the lead to six
- Clark and Spence struck again 39 seconds later to put the 'Dogs on top 10-3
- Dalpe scored the final two goals of the frame to make it 10-5

FOURTH PERIOD

- Moran scored two minutes into the final frame to push the lead back to six
- Spence capped the scoring with a goal at the 5:42 mark

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Catawba for a 7 p.m. start