Wingate, N.C.----The 16th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs scored the first 15 goals of the night, cruising to a 17-3 victory over Lee University in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium and Founders Field. Wingate moves to 1-1 on the year, while the Flames go to 1-2 overall.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Lee 35-8
- The Bulldogs held a 32-6 edge in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs won 18 of the 22 draw controls
- The Bulldogs held a 32-18 advantage in ground balls
- The Flames turned it over 28 times; Wingate had 20 turnovers
- Lee was 19-for-24 on clears; the 'Dogs went 18-for-27

KEY BULLDOGS

- Deirdre Jones piled up five goals, an assist, two caused turnovers and two ground balls
- Lauryn Knutson added two goals and three assists
- Amelia Benner had three goals and an assist
- Stacy Glover registered two goals and two assists
- Nicolette Diedrich notched a goal and two assists
- Jamie Weber handed out a pair of assists
- Madison Slayton had a goal, five ground balls, three CTs and three draw controls
- Claire Fuchs notched a goal and a pair of draw controls
- Bree Solero added a goal, draw control and caused turnover
- Evelynn Buckmaster also scored a goal
- Sophie Pavlick piled up seven draw controls, adding a caused turnover
- Kathryn McCabe had five ground balls, four draw controls and a CT
- Krysta Churns notched three CTs and two ground balls
- Katie Field, Haley Slaven and Ashlyn Goforth collected two CTs apiece
- Saskia Aunger registered a save without allowing a goal
- Emerson Sule collected a pair of saves in the second half

FIRST QUARTER

- Benner started the scoring 66 seconds in
- Slayton scored off a Knutson assist 13 seconds later
- Jones scored off a Weber assist at the 9:52 mark to make it 3-0
- Benner scored off another Weber assist 21 seconds later
- Glover's goal 40 seconds later put the 'Dogs on top 5-0
- Jones added a goal at the midway point
- Solero's goal a minute later stretched the lead to seven
- A Fuchs goal off a Jones assist with three seconds left put the 'Dogs on top 8-0

SECOND QUARTER

- Knutson scored four minutes into the second off a Glover assist
- Glover scored 31 seconds later to give the Bulldogs a 10-goal cushion
- Jones scored twice off back-to-back Knutson assists in a 90-second stretch to make it 12-0
- Jones scored off Diedrich's assist with two minutes left to extend the lead to 13

THIRD QUARTER

- Knutson's goal three minutes into the second half put the 'Dogs on top 14-0
- Benner scored off Glover's assist five minutes later to make it a 15-goal game
- Abby Davidheiser got Lee on the board at the 3:13 mark

FOURTH QUARTER

- Diedrich scored with 6:36 remaining to make it 16-2
- Buckmaster scored the final goal of the day off a Diedrich assist, making the final margin 17-3

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action next Sunday, hosting Lander at 1 p.m.