Belmont, N.C.----The 14th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs outscored Belmont Abbey College 7-0 in the second half Saturday night en route to a 14-6 victory in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse action. The Bulldogs improve to 3-1 on the season, while the Crusaders fall to 4-3 overall.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Belmont Abbey 34-15
- The Bulldogs held a 22-10 edge in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs won 18 of the 22 draw controls
- Wingate was 17-for-18 on clears; the Crusaders went 20-for-25
- Each team had 19 turnovers
- The Bulldogs had a 17-16 edge in ground balls

KEY BULLDOGS

- Deirdre Jones had four goals, two assists and two draw controls
- Bree Solero added three goals, an assist, a caused turnover and a ground ball
- Stacy Glover also scored three goals
- Nicolette Diedrich and Lauryn Knutson each notched a goal and an assist
- Julia Garvin handed out a pair of assists
- Amelia Benner and Claire Fuchs added a goal apiece
- Sophie Pavlick piled up nine draw controls
- Kathryn McCabe had four draw controls, three ground balls and a caused turnover
- Krysta Churns collected two CTs and four ground balls
- Saskia Aunger registered four saves

FIRST QUARTER

- Knutson started the scoring at the 8:39 mark
- Glover's goal with 4:10 to go made it 2-1
- Abbey McCarthy tied it at two with a goal 31 seconds later
- Diedrich scored off a Jones assist with 2:57 to go to put Wingate back on top
- Fuchs scored off Garvin's assist just over a minute later to make it 4-2

SECOND QUARTER

- Emerson Sheyda scored in the opening minute to cut the lead to one
- Solero scored off a Diedrich assist a minute later to push the lead back to two
- Sheyda answered a minute later to make it 5-4
- Jones scored off Knutson's assist at the midway point, pushing the advantage back to two
- Katelyn Miller scored with 37 seconds left, tying it at six
- Jones scored off Solero's assist with one second left, giving the 'Dogs a 7-6 halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

- Jones scored just over a minute into the second half
- Benner's goal at the 9:16 mark made it 9-6

FOURTH QUARTER

- Jones scored two minutes into the final frame to put the 'Dogs in double figures
- Solero's goal off a Jones assist at the 5:26 mark made it 11-6
- Glover scored with 3:45 remaining to push the lead to six
- Glover's goal with 1:12 to go made it 13-6
- Solero scored off a Garvin assist with 19 seconds left, making the final margin 14-6

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Thursday, hosting Seton Hill at noon