Wingate, N.C.----The fourth-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs got a combined 18 points from Sean Clark and Kyle Spence Wednesday night, cruising to a 17-7 victory over North Greenville University in NCAA Division II men's lacrosse action at Irwin Belk Stadium and Founders Field. The Bulldogs improve to 10-2 overall, while the Trailblazers fall to 8-6 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate out-shot NGU 47-29
- The 'Dogs held a 26-16 edge in shots on goal
- The Bulldogs won 20 of the 27 face-offs
- Wingate held a 43-27 edge in ground balls
- North Greenville had 22 turnovers compared to Wingate's 19
- The 'Dogs were 21-for-27 on clears; the Trailblazers went 18-for-23

KEY BULLDOGS

- Clark piled up seven goals and three assists, adding a ground ball and caused turnover
- Spence had a goal and seven assists, adding a CT and three ground balls
- Vinny Butrico contributed five goals and an assist
- Sam Goss added two goals and an assist
- Jaxon Grant handed out a pair of assists
- Jack Murray and Joey Moran each added a goal
- Dylan Rupprecht won 10-of-13 face-offs, picking up seven ground balls
- Necco Cottage won eight-of-11 face-offs, collecting four ground balls
- Graham Tillett had four caused turnovers and four ground balls
- Mason McGivern also had four CTs and four ground balls
- Max Mitcho recorded three CTs and a ground ball
- Quad Williams registered nine saves

FIRST PERIOD

- Clark scored off a Goss assist four minutes in
- Jared Norris gave the Trailblazers a 2-1 lead with a goal at the 7:16 mark
- Murray scored off Clark's assist a minute later to tie it
- Caden Castle scored with 3:21 to go, giving NGU a 3-2 advantage

SECOND PERIOD

- Steven Huls gave North Greenville a 4-2 lead 84 seconds into the second period
- Butrico scored back-to-back goals off assists from Clark and Spence to tie it at the 8:03 mark
- Huls scored just over a minute later to give the Trailblazers a 5-4 advantage
- Clark scored off Spence's assist eight seconds later to tie it
*- Butrico scored off another Spence assist 42 seconds later to give Wingate a 6-5 lead
- Clark scored off a Butrico assist at the 2:46 mark to give WU a 7-5 halftime cushion

THIRD PERIOD

- Goss scored twice in a 50-second span off assists from Grant and Spence to make it 9-5
- Yates Miller halted Wingate's 5-0 run with a goal at the 7:40 mark, cutting the lead to three
- Clark scored off a Spence assist with 3:27 remaining
- Butrico's goal off Clark's assist with three seconds left made it 11-6

FOURTH PERIOD

- Butrico started the scoring just over two minutes into the final frame
- Spence scored with 10 minutes left to make it 13-6
- Clark scored twice in a 36-second span off assists from Grant and Spence to make it 15-7
- Clark struck again with 3:26 to go off another Spence assist
- Moran scored the final goal of the night with 2:54 remaining, making the final margin 17-7

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, April 18, hosting LMU at 1 p.m. on Senior Day