Gaffney, S.C.----The second-ranked Limestone University Saints and 11th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs were tied 7-7 at halftime, but Limestone outscored Wingate 11-4 in the second half en route to an 18-11 victory in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action Saturday night. The Saints improve to 14-1 overall and 9-0 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 10-4 overall and 5-4 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Limestone 43-39
- The Saints held a 29-24 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs won 17 of the 33 faceoffs
- Limestone had a 33-26 edge in ground balls
- The Saints were 21-for-25 on clear attempts; the Bulldogs were 13-for-17
- Limestone had 17 turnovers compared to Wingate's 14

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sean Clark had three goals and an assist
- Jaxon Grant, Kyle Spence and Sam Goss each scored a pair of goals
- Joey Moran added a goal and an assist
- Nick Arnold had a goal, a caused turnover and four ground balls
- Zach Samson added an assist
- Dylan Rupprecht won 12 face-offs, picking up eight ground balls
- Logan Spaeth won five-of-nine face-offs
- Peyton Farley added a CT and two ground balls
- Quad Williams registered 11 saves

FIRST PERIOD

- A Michael McGarry goal gave Limestone a 2-0 lead 63 seconds in
- Clark got the 'Dogs on the board a minute later
- A Bradley David goal at the 13:07 mark made it 4-1
- Goss answered with a goal to cut the lead to two
- Zachary Terry scored with 9:28 to go, making it 5-2
- Clark scored off a Samson assist to cut the lead to two
- Moran's goal at the 3:13 mark made it 5-4

SECOND PERIOD

- Spence scored 87 seconds into the frame to tie it at five
- Clark's goal at the 10:17 mark gave Wingate the lead
- Arnold's goal with nine minutes left put the 'Dogs on top 7-5
- Sam Messer's goal with 1:27 to go in the half tied it at seven

THIRD PERIOD

- Grant scored just over a minute into the half to give Wingate an 8-7 lead
- Joel Mullen gave Limestone a 9-8 lead at the 9:07 mark
- Goss scored off a Clark assist with 7:03 to go, tying it at nine
- Limestone scored the final four goals of the frame, taking a 13-9 lead on a McGarry goal

FOURTH PERIOD

- The Saints scored the first four of the final frame, taking a 17-9 lead on a Cayden Onagi goal at the 2:35 mark
- Grant scored 47 seconds later
- Spence capped the scoring with a goal at the 1:02 mark

UP NEXT

- Wingate wraps up the regular season Wednesday, hosting Coker at 4 p.m.