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Wingate University Athletics

Scherer
Robin Jackson
13
Winner Wingate WU 5-1
10
Mount Olive UMO 1-5
Winner
Wingate WU
5-1
13
Final
10
Mount Olive UMO
1-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wingate WU 3 3 4 3 13
Mount Olive UMO 2 3 2 3 10

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

#20 Wingate moves to 5-1 on the year with 13-10 win at Mount Olive

Mount Olive, N.C.----The 20th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs picked up another road victory Tuesday afternoon, prevailing 13-10 at the University of Mount Olive in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse action. The Bulldogs move to 5-1 overall, while the Trojans fall to 1-5 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Mount Olive 32-26, with a 27-20 edge in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs won 15 of the 26 draw controls
- The Trojans held a 34-30 advantage in ground balls
- Wingate turned it over 26 times; Mount Olive had 22 turnovers
- The 'Dogs were 23-for-29 on clear attempts; the Trojans went 16-for-24

KEY BULLDOGS

- Avery Scherer had four goals, an assist and three ground  balls
- Kaleigh Wilgeroth added three goals and an assist
- Megan Millard had three goals, two draw controls and a caused turnover
- Meghan Higgins handed out three assists
- Nelida Watson contributed two goals and an assist
- Emily Blakely had a goal, a caused turnover and four ground balls
- Bree Solero registered four CTs and two ground balls
- Haley McCourt added a pair of CTs and three ground balls
- Kathryn McCabe notched seven draw controls and six ground balls
- Riley Boone collected 10 saves on the day

FIRST QUARTER

- UMO scored the first two, with a Rileigh White goal at the 12:48 mark making it 2-0
- Wilgeroth got the 'Dogs on the board at the 11:09 mark
- Scherer's goal with 6:27 to go tied it at two
- Scherer scored off a Watson assist with four seconds left to put the 'Dogs on top 3-2

SECOND QUARTER

- Logan Hibbard scored twice in the first five minutes to give the Trojans a 4-3 lead
- Milard scored off a Higgins assist to tie it, but Hibbard scored again to put UMO back on top
- Watson scored at the 2:37 mark off a Scherer assist to tie it at five
- Blakely's goal off a Wilgeroth assist 46 seconds later put the 'Dogs on top 6-5

THIRD QUARTER

- White's goal in the opening minute tied it at six
- The Bulldogs scored the next three to take a 9-6 advantage, starting with a Millard goal
- Scherer's goal at the 4:22 mark gave the 'Dogs a two-goal lead
- Wilgeroth scored a minute later to stretch the lead to three
- Reese Weddle pulled Mount Olive back within two with a goal at the 2:03 mark
- Wilgeroth's goal with 13 seconds left made it 10-7

FOURTH QUARTER

- Scherer scored 30 seconds in to extend the lead to four
- Watson scored with 13 minutes left to make it 12-7
- Millard scored off a Higgins assist less than a minute later to give Wingate a six-goal lead
- Mount Olive scored three times in the final 3:22 to make the final margin 13-10

UP NEXT

- Wingate returns to action Saturday, hosting Mars Hill at 12 p.m.
 
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