Box Score Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University junior guard Janitsha Williams (Statesville, N.C.) and forward Chantal Dunbar (Norfolk, Va.) combined for 30 points and 26 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs to a 56-48 South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball victory over Tusculum College Saturday afternoon in Cuddy Arena and Thomas Koontz Family Court. Wingate is 7-5 overall and 1-1 in the SAC. Tusculum slips to 7-3 overall and 1-1 in the SAC.
 
Williams posted her second career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Dunbar notched her fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. Bulldog senior guard Sarah Wollett (Raleigh, N.C.) added 13 points, six rebounds and four assists. For Tusculum, junior guard Alishia Mosley (Cameron, N.C.) had 10 points.
 
The Bulldogs took a 42-34 lead on a Williams three-point field goal with 13:49 remaining in the contest. The eight-point advantage was Wingate’s largest lead of the afternoon. The hosts did not trail in the second half, but Tusculum had an opportunity to take the lead in the waning moments.
 
Tusculum senior guard Kendal Baxter (Sevierville, Tenn.) converted an old-fashioned three-point play to cut the Pioneer deficit to 50-48 with 2:20 to play, scoring Tusculum’s final points of the day. TC senior forward Jama Hammontree (Greenback, Tenn.) blocked a Wingate shot on the other end, giving the visitors a chance to tie or take the lead. The Pioneers missed a jumper and Bulldog senior forward Tish Logan (Suitland, Md.) got the rebound.
 
Wingate sophomore guard Kelli Bonner (Yadkinville, N.C.) hit a jumper with one minute to play to put the Bulldogs up four. A technical on the Tusculum bench gave Williams two free throws with 45.5 seconds left. The pre-season All-SAC guard drained both free throws to make the score 54-48 Wingate. The Pioneers missed three three-point tries in the waning moments; the Bulldogs added two free throws on two possessions for the final margin.
 
In the first half, the two teams exchanged the lead three times with five tie scores. A Mosley fast-break lay-up gave the Pioneers a 27-24 lead with 4:05 to go in the opening stanza. The Bulldogs responded with a 7-0 run to take a 31-27 edge at intermission. Wollett contributed a three-point field goal to the flurry.
 
Wingate outrebounded Tusculum 65-39, including a 23-9 advantage on the offensive glass. The visiting Pioneers converted 23 Bulldog turnovers into 28 points. Wingate managed only five points from 14 Tusculum miscues. Tusculum’s bench outscored the Wingate reserves 26-5. First-year TC coach Katrina Williams utilized 10 players and each student-athlete found the scoring column.
 
Both teams found the shooting waters very icy. The Bulldogs shot 27.4 percent from the floor (17-of-62), while the Pioneers converted only 28.2 percent (20-of-71). Wingate hit six three-point field goals, led by Williams’ four-for-eight effort from downtown. Tusculum made only two-of-19 triples. Baxter entered the contest third in NCAA Division II with 3.78 three-point field goals made per game. The 2012 second team All-SAC performer was zero-for-four from beyond the arc.
 
The two teams play home games Wednesday. Wingate hosts Lenoir-Rhyne at 6 p.m., while Tusculum entertains Carson-Newman at the same time. The Bulldogs swept the Bears in 2011-12; Wingate earned a 63-57 January decision in Hickory. The Bulldogs scored a season-high 91 points to take a 91-76 February victory in Wingate.

Newspaper Box Score
Tusculum vs Wingate
01/05/13 2 p.m. at Wingate, N.C.

WINGATE WOMEN 56, TUSCULUM 48
TUSCULUM (7-3 overall, 1-1 SAC)
Mosley, Alishia 4-17 2-2 10; Barksdale, Breaira 4-15 0-0 9; Burleson, Blakeley 3-3 1-1 7; Hammontree, Jama 3-10 0-0 7; Whitener, Shynese 2-5 1-1 5; Baxter, Kendal 1-9 1-1 3; Anderson, Nequoiah 1-4 0-0 2; Thurman, Ashley 1-1 0-0 2; McMillion, Kristen 1-4 0-0 2; McCann, April 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 20-71 6-7 48.
WINGATE (7-5 overall, 1-1 SAC)
Williams, Janitsha 4-14 6-9 18; Wollett, Sarah 4-15 4-7 13; Dunbar, Chantal 4-10 4-8 12; Bonner, Kelli 2-6 0-0 5; Logan, Tish 1-5 1-3 3; McGee, Morgan 1-8 1-2 3; Burnick, Sarah 1-1 0-2 2; Boston, Brooklyn 0-0 0-0 0; Boyd, Sharee 0-2 0-0 0; DeBerry, Jasmine 0-0 0-0 0; Thompson, Jakari 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-62 16-31 56.
Tusculum......................   27   21  -   48
Wingate.......................   31   25  -   56
3-point goals--Tusculum 2-19 (Hammontree, Jama 1-5; Barksdale, Breaira 1-5; Whitener, Shynese 0-1; Baxter, Kendal 0-4; Anderson, Nequoiah 0-3; Mosley, Alishia 0-1), Wingate 6-18 (Williams, Janitsha 4-8; Wollett, Sarah 1-5; Bonner, Kelli 1-4; Thompson, Jakari 0-1). Fouled out--Tusculum-Hammontree, Jama, Wingate-McGee, Morgan. Rebounds--Tusculum 39 (Mosley, Alishia 8), Wingate 65 (Dunbar, Chantal 16). Assists--Tusculum 6 (Barksdale, Breaira 4), Wingate 10 (Wollett, Sarah 4). Total fouls--Tusculum 24, Wingate 8. Technical fouls--Tusculum-TEAM, Wingate-None. A-325
SAC women's basketball, Cuddy Arena and Thomas Koontz Family Court
Wingate hosts Lenoir-Rhyne Wednesday, Jan. 9 (6 p.m.)
Tusculum hosts Carson-Newman Wednesday, Jan. 9 (6 p.m.)