Charlotte, N.C.----The eighth-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs picked up an impressive 14-10 victory over #11 Lenoir-Rhyne Saturday afternoon in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action at the Crown Classic. The Bulldogs improve to 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the SAC, while the Bears fall to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Lenoir-Rhyne 48-43
- The 'Dogs had a 30-22 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bears won 20 of the 28 face-offs and had a 28-22 edge in ground balls
- LR had 17 turnovers compared to Wingate's eight
- The Bulldogs were 26-for-27 on clears; Lenoir-Rhyne went 13-for-17

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kyle Spence had two goals and three assists for the 'Dogs
- Jack Murray piled up three goals and an assist
- Vinny Butrico had three goals and five ground balls
- Sean Clark added three goals
- Jaxon Grant contributed a goal and an assist
- Matt Benzing and Joey Moran each added a goal
- Trey O'Callaghan notched three caused turnovers and a ground ball
- Reno Vorderlandwehr added a CT and two ground balls
- Dylan Rupprecht won eight face-offs and picked up four ground balls
- Quad Williams piled up 12 saves on the day

FIRST PERIOD

- LR came out hot, scoring three times in the first 61 seconds to go up 3-0 at the 13:59 mark
- The 'Dogs responded by scoring four goals in a four-minute stretch
- Spence got the Bulldogs on the board at the 13:15 mark
- Goals from Moran and Murray tied it at three with 10:23 to go
- Benzing scored off a Murray assist to put the 'Dogs on top 4-3 at the 9:02 mark
- Owen Scott tied it with 5:17 remaining
- Butrico's goal with six seconds left gave Wingate a 5-4 advantage

SECOND PERIOD

- Jarrett Huff scored three minute in to tie it at five
- Butrico's goal at the 5:51 mark put the Bulldogs back on top
- Grant scored off a Spence assist with 2:42 remaining
- Clark's goal off another Spence assist a minute later made it 8-5
- Clark scored with 14 seconds left off a Grant assist to give Wingate a 9-5 halftime lead

THIRD PERIOD

- LR scored twice in the opening two minutes, making it 9-7 on a Huff goal
- Murray responded with a goal at the 10:22 mark to push the lead back to three
- Spence and Murray scored in a two-minute span to put the 'Dogs on top 12-7 with 5:13 left

FOURTH PERIOD

- The Bears scored the first three goals of the fourth, with Huff's goal at the 6:46 mark making it 12-10
- Butrico's goal with 4:50 remaining extended the lead back to three
- Clark scored off a Spence assist with 1:06 left to make the final margin 14-10

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Anderson for a 7 p.m. start