SALISBURY, N.C. — The Catawba College men's lacrosse team presented an optimistic upset bid early on that fizzled away in an 8-1 third quarter, resulting in a 17-7 defeat to ninth-ranked Wingate on Wednesday night.

TEAM STATS

- The Catawba Indians (8-3, 4-3 SAC) stacked up 23 shots with 12 on goal, while Wingate (9-2, 4-2 SAC) poured in 64 attempts but only 29 were on target

- The turnover count favored Catawba 4-1 in the first quarter, but the Bulldogs ramped up their pressure on defense to win the battle 20-14

- The 'Dogs enjoyed a perfect 24-for-24 night on the clear and held Catawba to 17 successful clears on 24 attempts

- Cael Petroff won nine faceoffs as Dylan Cienfuegos claimed one for Catawba; Logan Spaeth and Dylan Rupprecht combined for 17 wins, helping WU go .630 on the spot

- Ben LoPiccolo logged 12 saves, many on the doorstep, while Quad Williams notched five saves for the 'Dogs to get the victory

INDIVIDUAL STATS

- Frank Cetrone and Jordan Dash braced with two goals apiece, both attackers scoring on each of their shots on goal

- Also recording two-point affairs were Peyton Turner and Tanner Stout with one goal and one assist each

- Jack Mercer found paydirt once for Catawba as Jackson Braswell rounded out the point-scorers with an assist

- LoPiccolo and Petroff shared the team lead in ground balls at six

- Ben Butterfield and Owen Conway both collected two caused turnovers as Butterfield paced all field players with three ground balls

UP NEXT

Catawba continues South Atlantic Conference play at No. 11 Anderson on Saturday, Apr. 5 at noon.