Anderson, S.C.----The sixth-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs erased a six-goal deficit at #2 Anderson University Wednesday night, getting an incredible 11 goals from Vinny Butrico in a thrilling 19-18 victory in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action. The Bulldogs improve to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the SAC, while the Trojans fall to 7-1 overall and 1-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Anderson out-shot Wingate 60-56
- The Trojans held a 34-32 edge in shots on goal
- AU won 23 of the 38 face-offs, with a 44-31 advantage in ground balls
- Anderson had 17 turnovers compared to Wingate's 15
- The 'Dogs were 28-for-28 on clears; the Trojans went 20-for-21

KEY BULLDOGS

- Butrico had 11 goals and an assist to lead the attack
- The 11 goals are two more than any Bulldog has ever had, while the 12 points ties Willie Grieco's record
- Joey Moran added three goals on the night
- Jaxon Grant contributed a goal and two assists
- Matt Benzing and Kyle Spence each had a goal and an assist
- Sean Clark and Matt Papach contributed a goal apiece
- Jack Murray handed out an assist
- Necco Cottage won six face-offs, picking up three ground balls
- Dylan Rupprecht added six face-off wins and three ground balls
- Austin Collins had two caused turnovers and three ground balls
- Sam Deardorff notched two CTs and a pair of ground balls
- Quad Williams piled up 16 saves on the night

FIRST PERIOD

- A Ryan Butch goal six minutes in gave Anderson a 3-0 lead
- Butrico got the 'Dogs on the board at the 7:38 mark
- Cole Sparks scored with 6:20 to go, giving the Trojans a 5-1 advantage
- Spence and Clark scored in a 90-second span to pull the 'Dogs within three
- A Garrett Krsul goal pushed the AU lead back to three
- Butrico's goal with 16 seconds left made it 6-4
- Ryan Bitterman scored with two seconds remaining to give AU a 7-4 cushion

SECOND PERIOD

- Cooper Laughlin's goal at the 10:22 mark put the Trojans on top 9-4
- Butrico pulled the Bulldogs within four at the 5:39 mark
- Laughlin and Sparks scored in a one-minute span to give AU an 11-5 lead
- Butrico scored off Grant's assist at the buzzer to cut the halftime lead to five

THIRD PERIOD

- Grant scored 33 seconds into the second half to make it 11-7
- Butrico struck a minute later off Murray's assist to pull Wingate within three
- Aiden Dixon scored a goal eight seconds later to give AU a 12-8 lead
- The 'Dogs scored the next three to pull within one
- Butrico scored the first two goals, while a Benzing goal at the 6:03 mark made it 12-11
- Brayden Bushnoe scored two minutes later, extending the Anderson lead back to two
- Butrico scored 18 seconds later to cut the lead back to one
- Noah Steinbrecher responded with a goal 10 seconds later for the Trojans
- Butrico scored off a Spence assist with one second left to make it 14-13

FOURTH PERIOD

- Papach scored 90 seconds into the final frame to tie it at 14
- Sparks and Ryan Burch scored in a 90-second span to give the Trojans a 16-14 lead
- Butrico scored a minute later, pulling the 'Dogs back within one
- Butrico struck again 32 seconds later, tying it at 16
- Moran scored 90 seconds later off a Grant assist to give Wingate its first lead of the night
- Brayden Bushnoe answered with a goal 37 seconds later to tie it at 17
- Radyn Badraun's goal put the Trojans back on top by one with 6:32 to go
- Moran scored the equalizer with 3:45 remaining
- Moran scored a minute later off Butrico's assist to give the 'Dogs a 19-18 lead
- Anderson got it back with a minute remaining with a chance to tie
- Williams came up with two saves in the final 12 seconds to preserve the victory

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Mars Hill for a 3 p.m. start