Harrogate, Tenn.----The Wingate University Bulldogs stayed perfect in league play Saturday afternoon, cruising to a 16-6 victory at Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action. The Bulldogs improve to 13-1 overall and 8-0 in the SAC, while the Railsplitters fall to 7-8 overall and 4-5 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot LMU 41-18, with a 25-8 edge in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs won 16 of the 26 draw controls
- LMU turned it over 27 times; the 'Dogs had 16 turnovers
- Wingate held a 24-23 advantage in ground balls
- The Bulldogs were 19-for-25 on clear attempts; the Railsplitters went 17-for-24

KEY BULLDOGS

- Evelynn Buckmaster had four goals and an assist to lead the attack
- Danielle Scarfogliero added two goals and an assist
- Megan Millard registered two goals, three draw controls, two CTs and two ground balls
- Amelia Benner and Bree Solero added two goals apiece
- Avery Scherer notched a goal, an assist, a CT and a ground ball
- Emily Blakely contributed a pair of assists, a CT and two ground balls
- Madeline Allen, Kaleigh Wilgeroth and Jamie Weber added a goal apiece
- Kathryn McCabe had seven draw controls, three CTs and four ground balls
- Sophie Pavlick added five draw controls
- Krysta Churns had a CT and three ground balls
- Riley Boone notched four saves on the day

FIRST QUARTER

- Josie Tinnerello gave LMU a 1-0 lead at the 12:40 mark
- Buckmaster tied it at one with nine minutes to go
- Jalee Davis answered 40 seconds later to put the Railsplitters back on top
- Millard scored off a Blakely assist at the 5:35 mark to tie it
- Buckmaster's goal a minute later put the 'Dogs on top 3-2

SECOND QUARTER

- Millard scored two minutes into the second to stretch the lead to two
- Solero scored back-to-back goals, with Scherer assisting on the second at the 10:15 mark
- Benner scored with 3:49 to go, giving Wingate a 7-3 advantage
- Scarfogliero scored 34 seconds later to give the Bulldogs a five-goal lead at the half

THIRD QUARTER

- Benner scored in the opening minute of the second half to make it 9-3
- Wilgeroth scored 48 seconds later to put the 'Dogs in double figures
- Weber scored off a Buckmaster assist at the 11:28 mark, making it 11-3
- Allen's goal off a Scarfogliero assist stretched the lead to nine
- Josie Tinnerello's goal at the 5:40 mark cut the lead to seven
- Buckmaster answered a minute later off a Blakely assist to make it 13-5

FOURTH QUARTER

- Buckmaster started the scoring three minutes into the final frame
- Scherer's goal with 11 minutes left put the 'Dogs on top 15-5
- Scarfogliero capped the scoring at the 1:29 mark

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Anderson at 3 p.m. on Senior Day