Wingate, N.C.----The 13th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs stayed perfect in league play Wednesday night, prevailing 14-8 over Lenoir-Rhyne University in South Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium and Founders Field. The 'Dogs improve to 8-2 overall and 4-0 in the SAC, while the Bears fall to 4-6 overall and 4-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot LR 36-21
- The 'Dogs held a 28-20 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs won 15 of the 24 draw controls
- Wingate was 24-for-28 on clears; the Bears went 23-for-33
- Lenoir-Rhyne had 26 turnovers; the Bulldogs turned it over 23 times

KEY BULLDOGS

- Julia Garvin had three goals and three assists
- Stacy Glover added four goals, two caused turnovers and a draw control
- Madison Slayton contributed two goals, an assist, two draw controls and three ground balls
- Evelynn Buckmaster had two goals, an assist and a ground ball
- Bree Solero registered two goals, two ground balls and a caused turnover
- Deirdre Jones added two assists and two draw controls
- Amelia Benner handed out a pair of assists
- Livy Rondeau scored a goal
- Jamie Weber contributed an assist
- Sophie Pavlick had five draw controls, a CT and a ground ball
- Kathryn McCabe added four draw controls, six ground balls and three CTs
- Haley Slaven notched three CTs and a ground ball
- Krysta Churns and Ashlyn Goforth added a pair of CTs apiece
- Saskia Aunger registered 12 saves

FIRST QUARTER

- Two Anneleise Meyer goals gave the Bears a 2-0 lead five minutes in
- Buckmaster scored off a Jones assist at the midway point to get the 'Dogs on the board
- Glover scored off a Buckmaster assist a minute later to tie it

SECOND QUARTER

- Buckmaster scored off a Jones assist 42 seconds in to give the Bulldogs the lead
- Solero scored off a Garvin assist a minute later to make it 4-2
- Hailey Larsen's goal at the 11:31 mark cut the lead to one
- Garvin answered with a goal a minute later of Weber's assist
- Rondeau scored off Garvin's assist with 9:34 remaining to make it 6-3
- Kirra Olson's goal with three minutes left pulled LR back within two
- Glover scored off a Slayton assist with 13 seconds left to give WU a 7-4 halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

- Slayton's goal 80 seconds into the second half stretched the lead to four
- Garvin scored off Benner's assist two minutes later
- A Solero goal off Garvin's assist made it 10-4 at the 10:31 mark
- Glover scored just over a minute later
- Garvin scored off Benner's assist with 2:37 to go, putting the 'Dogs on top 12-4
- Jillian Daley's goal with 1:18 left made it 12-5

FOURTH QUARTER

- Slatyon scored in the opening minute of the final frame to push the lead back to eight
- Glover's goal at the 13:15 mark gave the Bulldogs a 14-5 advantage
- LR scored the final three goals of the night
- Meyer's goal with 1:02 remaining made the final margin 14-8

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Emory & Henry at noon