Mars Hill, N.C.----The sixth-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs had 18 players collect a point Saturday afternoon en route to a dominant 24-5 victory at Mars Hill University in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action. Wingate improves to 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the SAC, while the Lions fall to 1-8 overall and 0-4 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Mars Hill 72-22
- The Bulldogs held a 44-11 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs won 25 of 32 face-offs
- Wingate was 25-for-26 on clears; the Lions went 17-for-22
- Mars Hill turned it over 21 times compared to just nine for the Bulldogs
- The 'Dogs held a 49-25 edge in ground balls

KEY BULLDOGS

- Vinny Butrico poured in five goals to lead the offense
- Kyle Spence added two goals and three assists
- Joey Moran scored four goals
- Jaxon Grant handed out four assists
- Sean Clark and Dean Cox each had two goals and an assist
- Matt Benzing added a goal and two assists
- Rylan Weisbrod registered a goal and an assist
- Traigh Tomassone, James Solazzo, Braden Nerone, Brayden Cifreo, Steele Smithson, Cole Eggleton and Owen McKenzie scored a goal apiece
- Matt Papach, Cooper Mays and Calvin Watson each notched an assist
- Mason Tolar won all 10 face-offs, picking up six ground balls
- Dylan Rupprecht won seven-of-nine face-offs with six ground balls
- Necco Cottage won six-of-eight face-offs
- Graham Tillett piled up three caused turnovers and five ground balls
- Quad Williams had three saves in 30 minutes of action
- Matt Jannotte added a save in 22 minutes
- Jack Altman notched two saves in seven minutes without allowing a goal

FIRST PERIOD

- Butrico started the scoring off Clark's assist 27 seconds in
- He struck again at the 8:14 mark off a Weisbrod assist
- Benzing scored with six minutes to go, giving Wingate a 3-2 lead
- Moran scored off Grant's assist with 3:48 left to stretch the lead to two
- Eggleton scored 21 seconds later off an assist from Spence
- Butrico's goal off a Benzing assist 45 seconds later put the 'Dogs on top 6-2
- Spence scored a minute later
- Butrico scored off a Watson assist with six seconds left to make it 8-2

SECOND PERIOD

- Clark's goal off a Grant assist at the 10:37 mark capped Wingate's 7-0 run to extend the lead to seven
- Weisbrod scored with 6:53 to go to make it 10-3
- Moran scored off a Grant assist 25 seconds later
- Moran scored off a Grant assist with 12 seconds remaining, giving WU a 12-4 halftime lead

THIRD PERIOD

- Moran started the second-half scoring 46 seconds in
- Butrico scored off a Spence assist with 13 minutes left to make it 14-4
- Spence set up Clark for a goal at the 10:24 mark to push the lead to 11
- Cifreo scored midway through the frame off a Benzing assist
- Spence scored off Papach's assist at the 5:43 mark to make it 17-4
- A Cox goal with 2:29 remaining gave the Bulldogs a 14-goal cushion

FOURTH PERIOD

- Nerone scored 96 seconds into the final frame
- Cox scored again two minutes later to give the 'Dogs a 20-5 advantage
- McKenzie scored less than a minute later
- Solazzo scored off a Mays assist with 11 minutes remaining to make it 22-5
- Smithson's goal with 10 minutes left gave Wingate an 18-goal lead
- Tomassone capped the scoring with 3:57 left off an assist from Cox

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Lenoir-Rhyne for a non-conference contest at 7 p.m.