Wingate, N.C.----The third-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs had 22 different players notch at least one point Saturday afternoon en route to a 22-3 victory over Emory & Henry in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium and Founders Field. The Bulldogs improve to 8-2 overall and 6-0 in the SAC, while the Wasps fall to 1-8 overall and 0-4 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-shot Emory & Henry 51-17
- The 'Dogs held a 34-13 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs won 22 of 29 face-offs, with a 51-27 edge in ground balls
- Wingate was 20-for-21 on clears; the Wasps were 22-for-28
- E&H had 28 turnovers compared to Wingate's 16
KEY BULLDOGS
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Brayden Cifreo had two goals and two assists
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Vinny Butrico,
James Salazzo and
Sean Clark each added two goals and an assist
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Jarret Bitzer notched a goal and two assists
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Dean Cox,
Joey Moran and
Rylan Weisbrod each registered a goal and an assist
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Kyle Spence handed out a pair of assists
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Jaxon Grant,
Graham Tillett,
Jack Murray,
Traigh Tomassone,
Cooper Myers,
Trey O'Callaghan,
Max Mitcho,
JP Zimmerman,
Max Hartgrave and
Liam Elliott each scored a goal
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Matt Benzing,
Braden Nerone and
Calvin Watson registered an assist apiece
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Mason Tolar won nine-of-13 face-offs with seven ground balls
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Dylan Rupprecht won five-of-seven face-offs, picking up three ground balls
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Necco Cottage and
Logan Spaeth added four face-off wins and two ground balls each
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Trent Farley notched three caused turnovers and a ground ball
- Hartgrave had two CTs and three ground balls
- Tillett notched two CTs and a pair of ground balls
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Liam Lennon piled up two CTs and five ground balls
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Quad Williams had two saves in 15 shutout minutes
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Matt Jannotte added a save in 15 minutes
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Jack Altman piled up seven saves in the second half
FIRST PERIOD
- Grant scored off Moran's assist 94 seconds in
- Murray scored off Butrico's assist 39 seconds later
- Clark scored off a Spence assist at the 11:28 mark
- Clark scored again a minute later to make it 4-0
- Tillett scored 20 seconds later
- Mitcho's goal 26 seconds later pushed the lead to six
- Moran scored off Spence's assist two minutes later
- Butrico scored off a Benzing assist with 5:30 to go, making it 8-0
- Butrico scored off a Clark assist nine seconds later
- An O'Callaghan with 3:53 left put the 'Dogs in double figures
- Weisbrod scored in the final minute to cap the scoring in the opening frame
SECOND PERIOD
- Cifreo scored off a Cox assist 98 seconds into the second frame
- Cox then scored off Cifreo's assist at the 10:16 mark
- Hartgrave's goal midway through the frame put the 'Dogs on top 14-0
- Cifreo scored a minute later off a Weisbrod assist
- Solazzo's goal with 2:27 remaining off a Watson assist made it 16-0
THIRD PERIOD
- Bitzer scored at the 12:12 mark to start Wingate's second-half scoring
- Myers scored off a Cifreo assist a minute later
- Tomassone scored with 6:50 to go, giving the Bulldogs a 19-1 lead
FOURTH PERIOD
- Elliott scored the 20th goal of the day off a Nerone assist 27 seconds into the final frame
- Solazzo scored at the 8:22 mark off a Bitzer assist to make it 21-1
- Zimmerman scored the final goal of the day with 4:23 remaining
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action next Saturday at Newberry
