Box Score Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University senior forward
Kayla Harris (Raleigh, N.C.) had a career-high 29 points and added 12 rebounds for her South Atlantic Conference-leading 10th double-double of the season, helping the number 24 Bulldogs take a 91-73 triumph over Anderson (S.C.) University in Cuddy Arena and Thomas Koontz Family Court Saturday afternoon. Classmate
Janitsha Williams (Statesville, N.C.) contributed 21 points and eight boards for the hosts.
Wingate shares the league lead (with Lenoir-Rhyne), improving its marks to 16-4 overall and 12-4 in the SAC. The Bulldogs are 11-1 overall at home this season. Anderson slips to 12-10 overall and 8-8 in the SAC. Wingate sweeps the season series, as the Bulldogs earned a narrow 56-55 victory at Anderson Dec. 4.
Harris hit 10-of-14 and nine-of-10 free throws in her 39 minutes. She had a game-high 12 points in the first half as Wingate gained a 41-26 advantage at intermission. The Bulldogs led wire-to-wire, shooting a season-best 51.7 percent from the floor (30-of-58).
For Anderson, freshman guard
Heather Jankowy (Walhalla, S.C.) had 19 points on the strength of five-of-eight shooting. She drained three-of-six three-point field goals. Trojan junior guards
Sierra Simpson (Simpsonville, S.C.) and
Lesley Woods (Raleigh, N.C.) had 10 points each. Woods also hit three buckets from downtown (in seven attempts).
Wingate freshman guard
Shelby Tricoli (Waynesville, N.C.) scored all 10 of her points in the first half to support Harris' 12-point effort. A Tricoli three-point field goal on an assist from sophomore guard
Amber Neely (Charlotte, N.C.) gave Wingate a 38-23 lead with 1:46 remaining in the first frame.
The Bulldogs shot 51.6 percent from the field in the first half (16-of-31). Tricoli hit two-of-two three-pointers, while sophomore forward
Morgan McGee (Durham, N.C.) converted her only three-point attempt. Simpson had eight first-half points for the Trojans, who shot 31.8 percent (seven-of-22) from the floor in the first 20 minutes.
Anderson cut its deficit to eight on five second-half occasions, but the visitors could get no closer. A lay-up by AU freshman forward
Alexis Dillard (Taylors, S.C.) made the score 61-53 Wingate with 8:22 left in the contest. The Bulldogs answered with an 18-4 run over the next five minutes. Wingate junior guard
Jasmine DeBerry (Charlotte, N.C.) ended the flurry with a three-point field goal to give the hosts a 79-57 bulge, their largest lead of the evening. Anderson did not make a field goal during the decisive WU flurry.
Newspaper Box Score
Anderson vs Wingate
02/08/14 2 p.m. at Wingate, N.C.
WINGATE WOMEN 91, ANDERSON 73
ANDERSON (12-10 overall, 8-8 SAC)
Jankowy, Heather 5-8 6-6 19; Woods, Lesley 3-8 1-2 10; Simpson, Sierra 3-6 4-6 10; Franklin, Jasmine 4-7 1-2 9; Dillard, Alexis 2-3 4-5 8; Davis, Katie 2-8 1-2 5; Monroe, Jennifer 2-10 0-0 4; Floyd, Madison 1-3 0-0 3; Willoughby, Emily 1-4 0-0 3; Young, Nakia 1-1 0-0 2; Hallman, Tinsley 0-0 0-0 0; Moore, Jaclyn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 17-23 73.
WINGATE (16-4 overall, 12-4 SAC)
Harris, Kayla 10-14 9-10 29; Williams, Janitsha 7-14 6-7 21; Tricoli, Shelby 3-7 2-3 10; McGee, Morgan 3-6 2-4 9; Neely, Amber 2-7 5-6 9; DeBerry, Jasmine 2-2 0-0 5; Boyd, Sharee 2-4 0-0 4; Tomlinson, Alex 1-3 1-2 3; Boston, Brooklyn 0-0 1-2 1; Bonner, Kelli 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-58 26-34 91.
Anderson...................... 26 47 - 73
Wingate....................... 41 50 - 91
3-point goals--Anderson 8-20 (Woods, Lesley 3-7; Jankowy, Heather 3-6;
Willoughby, Emily 1-4; Floyd, Madison 1-3), Wingate 5-8 (Tricoli, Shelby
2-2; Williams, Janitsha 1-3; McGee, Morgan 1-1; DeBerry, Jasmine 1-1;
Bonner, Kelli 0-1). Fouled out--Anderson-Davis, Katie; Simpson, Sierra, Wingate-None. Rebounds--Anderson 36 (Monroe, Jennifer 7), Wingate 38 (Harris, Kayla 12). Assists--Anderson 10 (Jankowy, Heather 3), Wingate 14 (Neely, Amber 5). Total fouls--Anderson 30, Wingate 19. Technical fouls--Anderson-None, Wingate-McGee, Morgan. A-399
SAC women's basketball, Cuddy Arena, Wingate, N.C.
Wingate visits Queens (N.C.) Wednesday, Feb. 12 (6 p.m.)
Anderson hosts Mars Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 12 (6 p.m.)
