Box Score HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Newberry College senior midfielder Kyle Dunklee reached a career-high with seven goals and two assists as the Wolves took down the Coker Cobras 17-11 Wednesday afternoon.
 
The Cobras scored the first goal of the game on their third shot. Freshman attack Caleb Forga and Dunklee answered back with two goals scored within 1:02 of each other and the Wolves took a 2-1 lead. Coker tied the game at 2-2 briefly until Dunklee poured in more two quick goals for a hat trick, this time with 1:26 between tallies.
 
Newberry enjoyed scoring in bunches as they scored two goals within 90 seconds of each other on seven different occasions.  In the second quarter, freshman attack Baker Westmoreland and junior defenseman Tim Roesler were the next Wolves to tally quick scores as they found the back of the net within 12 seconds of each other, creating a 6-2 advantage.
 
Dunklee recorded an assist on junior midfielder Dawson Brown's first goal of the season, but he was not done scoring in the half, and certainly not the game. Senior goalie Jahn Skinner-Ligon saved a shot from right outside the crease and the ball ricocheted up field to Roesler. The junior from Carlisle, Pa. took the ball across midfield and set up a possession for the Wolves. Senior defenseman Brad Chambliss kept the ball in Newberry's attacking third by scooping up a ground ball and Dunklee eventually converted the second-chance opportunity into his fourth goal of the game by scoring on an empty net as the Cobras were out of position.
 
With Newberry leading 8-4, Westmoreland joined Dunklee on the hat trick list by netting two goals in 90 seconds, the latter assisted by Dunklee. With five players recording a goal, Newberry went into halftime leading 10-5.
 
The Cobras outscored Newberry 2-0 in the first 5:04 of the second half, but freshman midfielder Curtis Bukta earned those two goals back by sliding past the Cobras defense twice in just under two minutes. His second goal came on a man-up opportunity and put Newberry back up by six, 12-6.
 
Boasting a 13-7 lead entering the final period of play, Newberry allowed the Cobras to score three-straight goals and cut the deficit to 13-10. Dunklee nearly charmed the Cobras all by himself and rattled off three goals in 2:06.
 
Bukta put the finishing touches on his hat trick and the game with a goal with 2:02 to play and the Wolves won 17-11.
 
FAST FACTS

• Dunklee's previous career-high for goals in a game was six in 2019. He accomplished the feat against Coker in a 17-12 road win. Dunklee set a new program record for the shortest time to score three-consecutive goals. He netted his final three scores in 2:06. Matt Cromie scored three goals in 2:47 against Emmanuel in 2018.
• After only playing 15 minutes against Lees-McRae on Feb. 17, Skinner-Ligon made 16 saves in his first win of the season.
• Newberry went 17-31 (.548) in the faceoff circle.
• The Wolves start the season 3-0 on the road for the first time since going 4-0 in 2019.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Wolves (3-3, 2-2 SAC) play no. 5 Lenoir-Rhyne (4-0, 2-0 SAC) at home on Wednesday, Mar. 24th at 7 p.m.