Harrogate, Tenn.----The ninth-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs jumped out to a 12-2 halftime lead Saturday afternoon, rolling to a 21-7 victory at Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action. The Bulldogs improve to 10-2 overall and 5-2 in the SAC, while the Railsplitters fall to 3-9 overall and 1-7 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot LMU 45-39, with a 26-15 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs held a 20-12 advantage in face-offs
- The Bulldogs had a 36-27 edge in ground balls
- LMU had 17 turnovers; Wingate had 16
- The 'Dogs were 18-for-23 on clear attempts; Lincoln Memorial was 16-for-18

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kyle Spence had two goals, four assists, a caused turnover and four ground balls
- Sean Clark poured in five goals
- Vinny Butrico added four goals and an assist
- Matt Papach contributed a goal, two assists, a CT and three ground balls
- Joey Moran and Brayden Cifreo had a goal and an assist apiece
- Jaxon Grant, Sean Olvaney, Cole Eggleton, Sam Goss and Zach Samson each added a goal
- Dylan Rupprecht won eight-of-12 face-offs, notching five ground balls, a goal and an assist
- Nick Arnold added a goal and a ground ball
- Reece Bocketti and Calvin Watson each notched an assist
- Noah Whitehouse had two CTs and a ground ball
- Sam Deardorff had a CT and four ground balls
- Logan Spaeth won 10-of-15 face-offs, collecting five ground balls

FIRST PERIOD

- Moran started the scoring 91 seconds in
- Butrico scored off a Papach assist two minutes later
- Butrico then assisted on a Clark goal, while a Spence goal at the 8:07 mark made it 4-0
- Rupprecht scored 15 seconds later
- Arnold's goal with 6:21 to go put the 'Dogs on top 6-0
- Butrico scored off a Moran assist with 18 seconds left to make it 7-1

SECOND PERIOD

- Clark scored in the opening minute to stretch the lead to seven
- Clark scored again off a Spence assist to make it 9-2
- Grant's goal at the 10:38 mark put the 'Dogs in double figures
- Papach's goal 38 seconds later pushed the lead to nine
- Clark scored off a Spence assist with 1:04 remaining made it 12-2

THRID PERIOD

- Goss started the scoring four minutes into the second half
- Samson scored 50 seconds later off a Spence assist
- Spence's goal off a Rupprecht assist gave the Bulldogs a 15-2 advantage
- Clark scored off Papach's assist just eight seconds later
- Butrico scored twice in a 50-second span off assists from Spence and Watson to make it 18-2
- LMU scored twice in the final 31 seconds, with an Alex Wegrzyn goal making it 18-5

FOURTH PERIOD

- Olvaney scored in the opening minute of the final frame
- Cifreo scored off a Bocketti assist at the 12:17 mark, making it 20-5
- Eggleton scored the final goal for the 'Dogs off a Cifreo assist with 10:38 to go

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Anderson at noon