Box Score West Chester, Pa.----The fifth-seeded and 23rd-ranked Limestone University Saints scored nine consecutive goals Thursday afternoon, knocking off fourth-seeded and 16th-ranked Wingate University 14-7 in the opening round of the 2025 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Tournament. The Saints improve to 15-5 overall, while Wingate ends its season at 17-3.

KEY STATS

- Limestone out-shot Wingate 28-20, with a 23-18 edge in shots on goal
- The Saints won 13 of the 24 draw controls
- Limestone held a 16-12 advantage in ground balls
- The Bulldogs turned it over 16 times compared to Limestone's 12
- The Saints were 20-for-20 on clear attempts; the 'Dogs went 17-for-17

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kaleigh Wilgeroth scored a pair of goals
- Meghan Higgins added a goal and an assist
- Bree Solero notched a goal, a caused turnover and a ground ball
- Megan Millard contributed a goal and a caused turnover
- Nelida Watson and Danielle Scarfogliero added a goal apiece
- Julia Garvin, Amelia Benner and Avery Scherer each handed out an assist
- Sophie Pavlick registered five draw controls
- Kathryn McCabe added three draw controls and a ground ball
- Haley McCourt had a pair of caused turnovers
- Krysta Churns had a CT and two ground balls
- Riley Boone collected nine saves on the day

FIRST QUARTER

- Wilgeroth scored the first goal of the day at the 11:35 mark
- Scarfogliero scored a minute later to give Wingate a 2-0 lead
- Limestone scored the next three, starting with a Reese Hjertaas goal at the 5:18 mark
- Hjertaas scored in the final second to give Limestone a 3-2 advantage

SECOND QUARTER

- The Saints scored all five goals in the second, starting with a Sophie Shortino goal in the first minute
- Joscelin Martin scored in the final minute of the half to give Limestone an 8-2 lead

THIRD QUARTER

- Martin scored at the 11:38 mark to give the Saints a seven-goal lead
- Solero scored with 9:09 to go to make it 9-3
- Watson's goal a minute later cut the lead to five
- Deirdre Jones scored with 19 seconds left to give Limestone a 10-5 advantage

FOURTH QUARTER

- A Shortino goal four minutes in extended the lead to seven
- Millard scored off a Higgins assist with 9:32 remaining
- Wilgeroth added a goal off Garvin's assist to make it 12-6
- LU scored the next two, taking a 14-6 lead on a Samantha Sobolewski goal at the 3:36 mark
- Higgins scored the final goal of the day with 17 seconds left off a Benner assist