Wingate, N.C.----The 16th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs wrapped up the regular season in style Wednesday afternoon, cruising to a 22-1 victory over Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium and Founders Field. The Bulldogs improve to 14-3 overall and 10-0 in the SAC, while the Indians fall to 7-10 overall and 3-7 in league play. Wingate claims the outright regular season SAC title, giving the 'Dogs their fourth straight regular season conference championship.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot Catawba 45-6
- The Bulldogs held a 29-5 advantage in shots on goal
- The 'Dogs won 17 of the 25 draw controls
- The Indians had 25 turnovers; Wingate turned it over 13 times
- The Bulldogs were 20-for-22 on clears; Catawba went 14-for-20
- The 'Dogs held a 25-11 advantage in ground balls

KEY BULLDOGS

- Lauryn Knutson had a goal and a WU-record nine assists to lead the offense
- Madison Slayton added four goals, an assist, three draw controls and two ground balls
- Deirdre Jones and Livy Rondeau each added two goals and an assist
- Julia Garvin and Stacy Glover scored three goals each
- Rylee Johnson notched a goal and two assists
- Olivia Brooks scored a pair of goals
- Madeline Allen, Evelynn Buckmaster, Mimi Johnson and Jamie Weber each added a goal
- Amelia Benner and Sophie Pavlick collected an assist apiece
- Pavlick piled up nine draw controls, adding a caused turnover
- Kathryn McCabe added four draw controls, three ground balls and two caused turnovers
- Haley McCourt piled up six CTs, picking up a pair of ground balls
- Webber and Delaney Walters had three CTs apiece, with Walters picking up five ground balls
- Saskia Aunger had three saves in 30 shutout minutes
- Emerson Sule added a save in the second half

FIRST QUARTER

- Slayton scored twice in the first 28 seconds, with Knutson assisting on the opening goal
- Knutson assisted on the next four goals as WU took a 6-0 lead with 7:17 to go
- Garvin had two of the goals in the spurt, with Weber and Jones also scoring off Knutson assists
- Slayton's goal with 6:31 remaining pushed the lead to seven
- Rondeau scored off a Jones assist to put the 'Dogs on top 8-0

SECOND QUARTER

- Slayton scored off Knutson's assist 42 seconds into the second
- Knutson assisted on a Glover goal 12 seconds later to make it 10-0
- Jones and Glover scored in a 90-second span to push the lead to a dozen
- Brooks scored off Slayton's assist with three minutes remaining
- Brooks scored with nine seconds left in the half, giving the Bulldogs a 14-0 advantage

THIRD QUARTER

- Glover's goal 67 seconds in off Knutston's assist started the second half scoring
- Buckmaster scored off a Benner assist to stretch the lead to 16
- Garvin's goal off a Knutston assist with 10 minutes left made it 17-0
- Allen scored off a Johnson assist 90 seconds later

FOURTH QUARTER

- Knutston scored with 12:35 left in the final frame to make it 19-1
- Rondeau scored the 20th goal for the 'Dogs off a Johnson assist at the 9:31 mark
- Johnson's goal with six minutes left made it 21-1
- Johnson capped the scoring with two minutes left off Pavlick's assist

UP NEXT

- Wingate is the number one seed in the SAC Tournament
- The Bulldogs receive an opening-round bye
- The 'Dogs will host the semifinal contest next Wednesday, April 29
- WU will host the winner of the Newberry vs. UVA Wise contest
- The semifinal winner advances to the SAC title game Saturday, May 2 at the Matthews SportsPlex