Women's Basketball | 1/20/2015 2:41:00 PM

Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University women's basketball team looks to avenge its only South Atlantic Conference loss of the season Wednesday night, hosting Catawba College for a 6 p.m. league contest in Cuddy Arena and Thomas Koontz Family Court. The Catawba Indians defeated the visiting Bulldogs 67-55 on Nov. 19 in Goodman Gymnasium. Wingate (11-6 overall, 9-1 SAC) has won nine straight league games since the November set-back.
 
On Saturday, Bulldog post players Morgan McGee (Durham, N.C.) and Chantal Dunbar (Virginia Beach, Va.) combined for 44 points and 21 rebounds as Wingate defeated Tusculum 87-65 in Cuddy Arena and Thomas Koontz Family Court. McGee's 24 points gave her 54 markers against the Pioneers this season. With the home victory, Wingate claims its seventh consecutive triumph. The Bulldogs have not lost in 2015.
 
Catawba (9-6 overall, 6-4 SAC) led wire-to-wire in the November victory. Indian junior guard Emma Ucinski (Atlanta, Ga.) scored 20 points to lead the hosts. Two Catawba players joined Ucinski in double figures: sophomore guard Bri Johnson (Statesville, N.C.) and junior guard Zhaquondalee Greer (Greensboro, N.C.) contributed 10 points each. Catawba junior center Khadijah Brown (Warrenton, N.C.) had 10 rebounds as the hosts won the battle of the boards by a slim 45-42 margin.
 
McGee led the visiting Bulldogs with 20 points and 12 rebounds at Catawba. WU redshirt senior guard Brittany Hill (Mechanicsville, Va.) added nine points, while senior guard Kelli Bonner (Yadkinville, N.C.) contributed eight markers. Bonner hit two three-point field goals, while Hill added one trifecta.
 
"Catawba is playing extremely well," Wingate head coach Ann Hancock says. "They are incredibly balanced. On any given day, several of their players are capable of putting up big numbers offensively and on the glass. We will need to have a tremendous defensive effort to slow them down. Rebounding will also play a huge role. We must limit their second chance opportunities and fast break points. Catawba is always a fun game since they are close in proximity and considered to be a rival game."
 
Four Catawba players average double-figure points. Indian senior guard/forward Chloe Bully (Hannut, Belgium) leads the Indians with her 13.9 points per game. Sophomore forward Jada Huntley (Indian Trail, N.C.) averages a double-double with 12.8 points per game and 12.6 rebounds per game (in five contests this season).
 
Johnson averages 12.7 points per game, while redshirt freshman forward Terri Rogers (Burlington, N.C.) contributes 11.6 points per game and 8.7 rebounds per game. The Indians outrebound their opponents by almost six boards per contest (44.1 to 38.9 rebounds per game).
 
McGee leads Wingate with 11.9 points per game. Dunbar averages 11.1 points per game and a team-best 9.9 rebounds per game, while sophomore guard Shelby Tricoli (Waynesville, N.C.) posts 10.0 points per game. Dunbar averaged a double-double last week with 16.5 points per game and 11.5 rebounds per game.
 
On Saturday, the pre-season All-SAC choice had a season-high 20 points against Tusculum. She added a team-high 13 rebounds, her second-best rebounding total of the season. On Wednesday, Dunbar posted 13 points and 10 boards in a 67-50 triumph at Queens.
 
In SAC play, Dunbar is averaging a double-double with 11.9 points per game and 10.9 rebounds per game. With her two double-doubles last week, Dunbar has 19 career double-doubles. She has 26 career games with double-digit rebounds.
 
Both Wingate and Catawba travel up the mountain for Saturday road games. The Bulldogs visit Brevard, while the Indians venture to Lincoln Memorial. Both contests start at 2 p.m.
 
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
 
Wingate University, ranked as the 10th "best value" in the South by U.S. News & World Report, serves more than 3,000 students on three campuses in Wingate, Charlotte and Hendersonville, N.C. Founded in 1896, the University offers 35 undergraduate majors, 37 minors and career concentrations, numerous pre-professional programs, graduate degrees in business, accounting, education, physician assistant studies and sport administration, and doctorates in pharmacy, physical therapy and education.
 
With a 14 to 1 student/teacher ratio, Wingate students gain the tools and support needed to excel in academics and apply that learning toward an extraordinary career and life. To view current news, video and story ideas, visit www.youtube.com/wingateuniversity. 
 
In addition to a robust intramural athletics program, Wingate student athletes compete in 22 NCAA Division II sports. The University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past eight years. For more information, go to www.wingate.edu.
 
Wingate is first among NCAA Division II Academic All-America®-producing colleges in the 2000's with 72 selections. Among North Carolina's colleges and universities, Wingate's 72 Academic All-America® honorees are number one during this millennium. Wingate's 81 lifetime Academic All-America® picks are tops among all SAC schools. For more information on WU athletics, go to www.wingatebulldogs.com.