Greeneville, Tenn.----The Wingate University Bulldogs opened league play in style, with two players breaking program records en route to a 23-7 victory at Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon. Stacy Glover scored a new WU-record 10 goals, while Sophie Pavlick shattered the school record with 21 draw controls on the day. The 'Dogs move to 5-1 overall and 1-0 in the SAC, while the Pioneers fall to 2-4 overall and 0-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Tusculum 46-12
- The 'Dogs held a 34-11 advantage in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs won 29 of the 31 draw controls
- Wingate also held a 22-13 edge in ground balls
- The 'Dogs were 12-for-15 on clears; the Pioneers went 15-for-23
- Tusculum had 17 turnovers compared to Wingate's 14

KEY BULLDOGS

- Glover scored 10 goals on 16 shots, with 12 shots on frame on the day
- The previous record for goals in a game was nine, set by Kendall Wells in 2018
- She also ties the school record with 10 points in a game, joining Wells and Annie Plotts
- Pavlick's 21 draw controls shatter the previous mark of 14, set by Plotts in 2021
- Amelia Benner added a goal and four assists on the afternoon
- Evelynn Buckmaster scored three goals for the 'Dogs
- Madison Slayton, Deirdre Jones, Claire Fuchs and Bree Solero each added two goals and an assist
- Nicolette Diedrich handed out three assists
- Olivia Brooks registered a goal and an assist
- Julia Garvin and Lauryn Knutson had two assists apiece
- Livy Rondeau and Jamie Weber each added an assist
- Kathryn McCabe piled up six draw controls, five ground balls and three caused turnovers
- Slayton added a pair of CTs, two draw controls and a ground ball
- Solero had two CTs and three ground balls on the day
- Saskia Aunger notched a pair of saves
- Emerson Sule collected three saves in the second half

FIRST QUARTER

- Glover scored twice in the opening minute, off assists from Benner and Knutson
- A Jones goal at the 10:36 mark put the 'Dogs on top 3-1
- Benner scored with 6:14 to go, then assisted on goals for Glover and Solero to make it 6-1
- Jones scored off a Slayton assist with three minutes left
- Buckmaster scored off Diedrich's assist 29 seconds later, stretching the lead to seven

SECOND QUARTER

- Glover scored off a Fuchs assist 97 seconds in to the second quarter
- Buckmaster scored off Rondeau's assist to make it 10-3
- Glover's goal off a Brooks assist with 6:52 remaining gave Wingate an eight-goal lead
- A Laura Nance Pickens goal at the 4:41 mark cut the lead to six
- Glover answered a minute later off Solero's assist
- Buckmaster scored in the final minute off Benner's assist to make it 13-5 at halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- Fuchs scored off Garvin's assist two minutes into the second half to star the scoring
- Glover's goal off a Diedrich assist two minutes later gave the Bulldogs a 10-goal lead
- Solero made it 16-5 at the 8:43 mark, scoring off a Jones assist
- Slayton scored with 90 seconds left in the frame to make it 17-6

FOURTH QUARTER

- Glover scored 21 seconds into the final frame off a Knutson assist
- She struck again 80 seconds later to give the 'Dogs a 19-6 advantage
- A Fuchs goal off Garvin's assist with 5:48 remaining gave the Bulldogs 20 goals on the day
- Glover struck again just over a minute later off a Diedrich assist
- Brooks scored a the 1:36 mark to make it 22-7
- Slayton capped the scoring with 31 seconds left

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, facing two-defending national champion Tampa in the Crown Classic in Charlotte