Melbourne, Fla.----The fourth-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs erased an early 5-0 deficit Saturday afternoon at #19 Florida Tech to force overtime, but the Panthers prevailed 10-9 midway through the first overtime period in NCAA Division II men's lacrosse action. The Panthers improve to 2-1 on the year, while the Bulldogs fall to 1-1 overall.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Florida Tech 38-37
- The Panthers held a 22-19 edge in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs won 14 of the 22 face-offs
- Florida Tech held a 27-26 edge in ground balls
- The Bulldogs turned it over 17 times, compared to FIT's 14
- The Panthers were 23-for-23 on clears; the 'Dogs went 19-for-23

KEY BULLDOGS

- Vinny Butrico led the Wingate attack with four goals
- Kyle Spence registered a goal and three assists
- Joey Moran scored a pair of goals
- Jaxon Grant handed out two assists
- Sean Clark added a goal
- Necco Cottage won eight-of-nine face-offs, picking up three ground balls
- Logan Spaeth won four face-offs and scored a goal
- Noah Whitehouse notched a caused turnover and picked up four ground balls
- Graham Tillett registered a caused turnover and three ground balls
- Quad Williams had 10 saves on the day

FIRST PERIOD

- The Panthers had both goals in the opening frame
- Ryan Chancer scored the opener at the 8:44 mark
- JD Ross's goal at the buzzer made it 2-0

SECOND PERIOD

- Florida Tech scored the first three of the second period
- Robert McNamara's goal at the 8:56 mark made it 5-0
- Butrico scored with 7:16 to go, getting Wingate on the board
- A Thomas Strong goal at the 4:24 mark gave the Panthers a 7-1 cushion
- Spaeth won the ensuing face-off and scored a goal 10 seconds later
- Clark scored off a Spence assist with two minutes left, making it 7-3 at halftime

THIRD PERIOD

- Butrico scored off Spence's assist 90 seconds into the half to make it a three-goal game
- Strong answered a minute later to make it 8-4
- Spence's goal at the 9:55 mark cut the lead back to three
- Moran scored 53 seconds later off a Grant assist to make it 8-6
- Joe Covelski's goal with six minutes left gave Florida Tech a 9-6 advantage

FOURTH PERIOD

- Moran's goal off a Grant assist starting the scoring at the 11:19 mark in the fourth
- Butrico scored with 7:22 remaining to make it a one-goal game
- Butrico scored off a Spence assist with 12 seconds remaining to tie it at nine

OVERTIME

- Cottage won the face-off to start overtime
- Spence had a chance at the winner, but his shot hit the post
- Chancer ended with his goal with 2:34 remaining