Baltimore, Md. – Senior attackman Kevin Sheehan (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) recorded five points to lead the top-ranked Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team to a 15-11 victory over second-ranked Wingate University on Sunday afternoon at Homewood Field on the campus of Johns Hopkins University.

"Proud of our guys today," said head coach Dan Sheehan. "We had a terrific week of practice.  To play in a big game like that in February will only help us moving forward. We were strong in the middle of the field and that's really important."

The Dolphins jumped out to a 2-0 lead through the first five minutes. They opened the game's scoring just 37 seconds into the contest as Sheehan fed graduate student attackman Devin Andrews (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua Academy/Stony Brook) on the left wing. Following a Wingate penalty, graduate student attackman Carter Collins (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake/Lindenwood) found the back of the net from the left alley off a feed from junior attackman Griffin Ackley (Parkton, Md./Calvert Hall) at the 10:05 mark.

Wingate, which started the season ranked third and moved up to second after the first week, got on the scoreboard at the 8:08 mark as Bobby Padden scored his eighth goal of the season after taking a pass from Willie Grieco.

Le Moyne countered with a pair of goals in a span of 37 seconds to extend its lead to three. Collins made it 3-1 at the 6:15 mark off a feed from graduate student midfielder Ben McCreary (Cicero, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy), who then tallied his first goal of the season with 5:38 left in the quarter.

The Bulldogs pulled within two with 1:39 left in the first quarter on John Natoli's second goal of the season.

Collins, who was tabbed the USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Attackman of the Year, closed out the scoring in the quarter with 16 seconds left with his 90th career goal.

The teams traded goals over the first half of the second quarter. Grieco, a preseason all-American, tallied his ninth goal of the season at the 11:44 mark to pull the Bulldogs back within two. Redshirt senior midfielder Zach Pierce (Gansevoort, N.Y./Schuylerville/Onondaga C.C.) pushed Le Moyne's lead back to three with an unassisted goal with 9:39 remaining. Grieco made it a two-goal game for the final time with 7:53 remaining with an unassisted tally.

Le Moyne closed out the half with the last four goals. Off a Wingate penalty, Ackley tallied his first goal of the season after taking a feed from Collins with 6:11 left. Just 29 seconds later, Sheehan scored from the crease off a pass in transition from senior midfielder Colin Sypek (Lake Worth, Fla./American Heritage School (Delray Beach)). Sheehan scored again 48 seconds later after collecting a pass from Pierce. McCreary completed the half's scoring with 3:00 left to put the Dolphins up 10-4.

Le Moyne registered the first three goals of the third quarter to extend its lead to 13-4. In an extra-man situation carried over from the end of the second quarter, Sheehan scored from the front of the crease with a back-handed shot off a dish from Pierce at the 14:11 mark. Sheehan recorded his fourth goal of the contest just 56 seconds later. Following another Wingate penalty, Sypek scored his first goal of the campaign at the 11:02 mark off a pass from classmate John Bergan (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee).

The Bulldogs scored the final two goals of the quarter to get within 13-6 after 45 minutes of action. Adam Vodovnik picked up his ninth goal of the season with 8:27 left to snap his team's scoring drought of 14:46 after taking a pass from Grieco. Marc Cottage, Jr. found the back of the net in an extra-man situation with 6:19 left off a feed from Vodovnik.

Wingate extended its run with the first two goals of the fourth quarter. Vodovnik scored his 10th goal of the season with 13:45 remaining and his 11th 26 seconds later off a pass from Grieco.

McCreary ended Wingate's run with his third goal of the game with 12:15 to play.

The Bulldogs followed with the next three goals to trim their deficit in half. Grieco posted his 11th goal of the year with 10:56 to play. Padden made it 14-10 with 9:21 left with his ninth of the season. Vodovnik followed with his fourth goal of the game 21 seconds later to make it a three-goal game.

Wingate won the ensuing faceoff, but committed a turnover, which the Dolphins capitalized on. Off a move from the left wing, Sypek beat his defender and fired in his second goal of the season with 7:34 to play.

The teams were scoreless over the final seven and one-half minutes of the game. The Bulldogs put three shots on goal in the span, but each was saved.

Redshirt senior goalkeeper Frank Delia (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker/Onondaga C.C.) registered a career high-tying 15 saves, including five in the fourth quarter, to earn the victory between the pipes. Senior faceoff specialist Sam Kury (Oakdale, Conn./Montville) went 19-of-28 on faceoffs and scooped up 11 ground balls. KC Carlson took the loss for the Bulldogs after allowing 11 goals over 31:05, while making six saves.

Le Moyne (1-0), which has won 21 straight regular season games and 20 games overall, returns to action on Saturday with another neutral-site matchup against a highly-ranked opponent. The Dolphins will take on sixth-ranked Mercyhurst University at 3:00 p.m. at the Pinnacle Athletic Complex in Victor, N.Y.