Wingate, N.C.----The 12th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs closed out the regular season in style, outscoring Coker University 18-3 in the second half en route to a 26-7 victory in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium and Founders Field. Wingate improves to 11-4 overall and 6-4 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 7-9 overall and 4-6 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Coker 65-31
- The 'Dogs held a 41-18 edge in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs won 20 of the 36 face-offs, holding a 50-27 edge in ground balls
- Wingate was 21-for-21 on clear attempts; the Cobras went 19-for-24
- Coker turned it over 24 times; the 'Dogs had just 10 turnovers

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sean Clark had seven goals and three assists to lead the attack
- Kyle Spence added two goals, five assists, a CT and two ground balls
- Vinny Butrico contributed three goals and two assists
- Brayden Cifreo had two goals and two assists
- Sam Goss registered a goal and three assists
- Jaxon Grant scored three goals
- Joey Moran added two goals and an assist
- Zach Samson handed out a pair of assists
- James Solazzo, Sean Olvany, Kaden Johnson, Cole Eggleton, Calvin Watson and Andrew Dromsky each added a goal
- Matt Papach, Ryan Woolfe, Jack Murray and Reece Bocketti each handed out an assist
- Max Mitcho had three CTs and a ground ball
- Sam Deardorff and Nick Arnold each notched two CTs and three ground balls
- Dom Gullace registered two CTs and a pair of ground balls
- Dylan Rupprecht won 10 face-offs, collecting eight ground balls
- Logan Spaeth won eight-of-11 face-offs, picking up four ground balls
- Quad Williams notched nine saves on the night
- Ashton Loe collected a pair of saves without allowing a goal

FIRST PERIOD

- Grant and Butrico scored off assists from Goss and Clark to make it 2-0 four minute in
- Clark scored off a Samson assist at the midway point to give Wingate a 3-1 lead
- Spence assisted on a pair of goals in the final minute, with Grant and Clark making it 5-2

SECOND PERIOD

- Moran scored 70 seconds into the second to extend the lead to five
- Grant and Clark scored off assists from Goss and Spence to make it 8-3 with 3:09 to go
- Sawyer Alexander scored with 18 seconds left to cut the halftime led to four

THIRD PERIOD

- The Bulldogs scored the first 11 goals of the third frame
- Spence scored in the opening minute, while Butrico scored off a Papach assist to make it 10-4
- Moran and Spence scored in a 50-second span to stretch the lead to eight
- Butrico's goal off a Moran assist at the 7:28 mark put the 'Dogs on top 13-4
- Clark scored off a Spence assist six seconds later to give WU a 10-goal lead
- Watson scored off a Clark assist 44 seconds later to make it 15-4
- Clark struck again off a Butrico assist a minute later
- Goss scored off a Clark assist with just under five minutes left in the frame
- Clark scored off a Spence assist 31 seconds later to give the Bulldogs an 18-4 advantage
- Cifreo scored with three minutes left off a Samson assist to cap the 11-0 run

FOURTH PERIOD

- Olvany scored 72 seconds into the final frame off a Murray assist
- Cifreo's goal off a Woolfe assist with 11 minutes left made it 21-7
- Clark scored off a Butrico assist with just under eight minutes to go
- Cifreo assisted on goals from Solazzo and Dromsky to make it 24-7 with three minutes left
- Johnson's goal a minute later pushed the lead to 18
- Eggleton capped the scoring off a Bocketti assist with 48 seconds to go

UP NEXT

- Wingate will be back in action Saturday in the SAC Tournament quarterfinals
- The Bulldogs will be on the road Saturday, with the winner advancing to Wednesday's semifinals
- The full bracket and schedule will be released by the conference on Thursday