Hartsville, S.C.----Vinny Butrico piled up seven goals and an assist Wednesday afternoon, leading the ninth-ranked Bulldogs to a 21-9 victory at Coker University in South Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse action. The Bulldogs improve to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 5-2 overall and 1-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Coker 52-31
- The 'Dogs held a 35-18 advantage in shots on goal
- The Cobras won 17 of the 33 face-offs; the Bulldogs held a 30-24 edge in ground balls
- The Bulldogs were 17-for-17 on clears; Coker was 10-for-19
- The Cobras had 22 turnovers compared to Wingate's 13

KEY BULLDOGS

- Butrico led the way with his eight-point effort
- Kyle Spence added three goals, three assists and two ground balls
- Sean Clark and Matt Benzing each added two goals and an assist
- Joey Moran contributed a goal, two assists and two caused turnovers
- Matt Papach added a pair of goals, a CT and a ground ball
- Jack Murray and Calvin Watson each registered a goal and an assist
- Jaxon Grant handed out a pair of assists
- Andrew Dromsky and Rylan Weisbrod each scored a goal
- Dylan Rupprecht won five-of-eight face-offs, picking up three ground balls
- Necco Cottage added seven face-off wins and two ground balls
- Austin Collins piled up three CTs and six ground balls
- Mason McGivern notched two CTs and a pair of ground balls
- Graham Tillett collected two CTs and a ground ball
- Quad Williams had seven saves in three quarters, allowing just six goals
- Matt Jannotte added two saves

FIRST PERIOD

- Wingate scored the first six goals of the day
- Butrico scored four of the first five goals, with Spence assisting on two and adding a goal in the stretch
- Moran's goal off a Clark assist made it 6-0 at the 2:11 mark
- Coker got on the board on a Cooper Wert goal with 1:24 remaining

SECOND PERIOD

- Murray scored off Benzing's assist at the three minutes in to make it 7-2
- Watson and Clark scored in a two-minute stretch off assists from Moran and Spence
- Butrico's goal with 1:56 to go put the 'Dogs on top 10-3
- Gavin Bourne's goal 32 seconds later cut the halftime lead to six

THIRD PERIOD

- Clark scored off Butrico's assist 18 seconds into the second half
- Weisbrod scored a minute later to make it 12-4
- Benzing got on the board at the 9:55 mark
- Spence scored the next two goals in a 34-seconds span to make it 15-5
- The 'Dogs scored the final four goals of the frame to take a 19-6 advantage
- Papach scored the first and last goal of the spurt, with Butrico and Benzing also scoring

FOURTH PERIOD

- Kaleb Hiltz scored 18 seconds into the final frame to cut the lead to 12
- Butrico answered 30 seconds later to make it 20-7
- Dromsky scored off a Watson assist at the 4:19 mark to give Wingate its final goal of the day

UP NEXT

- The 'Dogs are back in action Saturday, traveling to Tusculum for a noon start