Wingate, N.C.----The ninth-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs trimmed a six-goal deficit to one Saturday afternoon, but #10 Anderson University was able to hang on for a 15-13 victory in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium and Founders Field. Anderson improves to 10-3 overall and 7-1 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 10-3 overall and 5-3 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Anderson 54-52; the Trojans had a 30-29 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs won 18 of the 32 face-offs; Anderson held a 41-39 edge in ground balls
- The Bulldogs were 22-for-25 on clear attempts; the Trojans went 25-for-31
- Wingate had 21 turnovers compared to Anderson's 20
- The Trojans were foru-for-10 on man-up chances; the 'Dogs went two-for-three

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kyle Spence piled up four goals, five assists, two caused turnovers and two ground balls
- Sean Clark and Joey Moran added two goals apiece
- Sam Goss contributed a goal and an assist
- Vinny Butrico, Matt Papach and Zach Samson added a goal each
- Dylan Rupprecht won five face-offs, picked up four ground balls and scored a goal
- Logan Spaeth won 13-of-21 face-offs, collecting six ground balls
- Nick Arnold piled up five CTs and six ground balls
- Dom Gullace notched two CTs and a pair of ground balls
- CJ Dorr had a CT and four ground balls
- Quad Williams piled up 15 saves

FIRST PERIOD

- Cole Sparks started the scoring 30 seconds in
- Samson answered with a goal at the 12:47 mark to tie it at one
- Max Calabrese put AU back on top with a goal with 3:07 to go

SECOND PERIOD

- Clark scored off a Spence assist four minutes into the second to tie it at two
- The Trojans scored the next six, taking an 8-2 lead on a Calabrese goal with 4:29 to go
- Spence struck twice in the final minute to cut the halftime lead to four

THIRD PERIOD

- A Ryan Bitterman goal with eight minutes left gave Anderson a 10-4 advantage
- Clark and Moran scored in a 26-second span, both coming off Spence assists to make it 10-6
- Rodgers scored at the 2:06 mark to make it 11-6

FOURTH PERIOD

- Goss scored off a Spence assist 95 seconds in to start the scoring in the final frame
- A Brayden Bushnoe goal gave the Trojans a 13-7 lead with 10 minutes left
- Wingate scored the next five to make it a one-goal game
- Rupprecht started the flurry by winning the face-off and scoring five seconds after the AU goal
- Butrico scored at the 8:53 mark, while Moran's goal off a Goss assist with 6:19 left made it 13-10
- Papach scored off a Spence assist with five minutes left
- Spence scored with 3:41 to go, making it 13-12
- Frankie Pagnotta answered with a goal 20 seconds later to give the Trojans a two-goal advantage
- Spence struck again with two minutes to go, making it a one-goal game
- Rodgers capped the scoring with a goal at the 1:10 mark

UP NEXT

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