Wingate, N.C.----The 20th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs held visiting Mars Hill University to just one shot Saturday afternoon, posting the second shutout in program history in a 22-0 victory in South Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium and Founders Field. Wingate improves to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in the SAC, while the Lions fall to 1-5 overall and 0-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Mars Hill 32-1
- The 'Dogs held a 28-1 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs won 20 of the 26 draw controls; holding a 22-12 edge in ground balls
- Wingate was 12-for-13 on clear attempts; Mars Hill went four-for-16
- The Lions had 25 turnovers compared to Wingate's 14, with WU causing 22 turnovers

KEY BULLDOGS

- Megan Millard scored seven goals on seven shots, adding three draw controls and a CT
- All seven of Millard's goals came in the opening half
- Danielle Scarfogliero added three goals and three assists
- Kaleigh Wilgeroth handed out five assists, adding a pair of CTs
- Madeline Allen contributed a goal and three assists on the day
- Evelynn Buckmaster and Bree Solero added three goals apiece
- Avery Scherer had two goals and an assist
- Emily Blakely registered a goal, an assist, three CTs and three draw controls
- Jamie Weber had a goal, an assist, two CTs, a draw control and three ground balls
- Meghan Higgins and Nelida Watson each handed out a pair of assists
- Sophie Pavlick had a goal and eight draw controls
- Kathryn McCabe piled up eight draw controls, four caused turnovers and three ground balls
- Krysta Churns had two CTs and three ground balls
- Riley Boone notched a save to preserve the shutout

FIRST QUARTER

- The 'Dogs scored five times in less than five minutes to start the game
- Millard started the scoring at the 12:37 mark
- WU scored three times in a 45-second span, with Wilgeroth assisting on all three
- Scherer had the first goal in the spurt, followed by Scarfogliero and Buckmaster
- Solero's goal off a Scarfogliero assist at the 10:39 mark made it 5-0
- Millard scored the next four, getting assists from Scarfogliero, Watson, Higgins and Blakely
- The fourth straight Millard goal in the flurry and her fifth of the frame came with 29 seconds left

SECOND QUARTER

- Buckmaster scored a minute into the second quarter to make it 10-0
- Millard scored off a Wilgeroth assist at the 7:56 mark
- Solero scored two minutes later off a Scherer assist to stretch the lead to 13
- Millard's seventh goal of the half came with 46 seconds left off a Higgins assist, making it 13-0

THIRD QUARTER

- Solero's goal off an Allen assist started the scoring five minutes into the second half
- Allen assisted on a Weber goal three minutes later to put the 'Dogs on top 15-0
- Allen set up her third straight goal at the 4:39 mark, with Blakely finding the back of the net
- Buckmaster scored with two minutes remaining to make it 17-0
- Scarfogliero scored off a Weber assist with 1:10 remaining

FOURTH QUARTER

- Scherer scored off a Scarfogliero assist in the opening minute of the final frame
- Scarfogliero's goal at the 11:35 mark made it 20-0
- Allen scored off a Wilgeroth assist with 7:53 to go
- Pavlick's first goal came off a Watson assist at the 5:08 mark, making it 22-0

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Thursday, hosting IUP at noon