Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University post players Marta Miscenko  and Danasia Witherspoon combined for 43 points, 26 rebounds and eight assists as the number 14 Bulldogs earned a 69-58 NCAA Division II women's basketball victory over Georgia College Friday night in Cuddy Arena.
 
Miscenko had 27 points, 14 rebounds, six blocked shots and four assists, while Witherspoon posted 16 points, 12 boards and four assists. Courtney Robinson added 15 points for the Navy Blue and Vegas Gold-clad Bulldogs. Wingate and Georgia College will see action Saturday, as the Bulldogs face Clayton State at 4 p.m. and the GC Bobcats play Anderson at 2 p.m.
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
Score: #14 Wingate 69, Georgia College 58
Records: #14 Wingate 1-0, Georgia College 0-1
Location: Cuddy Arena, Wingate, N.C.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
-Wingate outrebounded Georgia College 46-37 and held a 42-26 advantage on points in the paint.
-The host Bulldogs shot 45.6 percent from the floor (26-of-57), while the visiting Bobcats made only 30.8 percent from the field (20-of-65).
-The two teams combined for 34 assists on 46 made baskets.
-Miscenko's six blocks was one more than Georgia College's five rejections.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
First Quarter
 
Robinson and Miscenko had nine points and seven points, respectively, as Wingate led 19-14 after the opening 10 minutes. Miscenko's old-fashioned three-point play gave the Bulldogs the lead for good (17-14) with 90 seconds left in the frame.
 
Second Quarter
 
An inside hoop by Miscenko gave Wingate a 25-19 lead at the 6:41 mark. Caroline Averette hit Wingate's only three-point field goal of the night to put the hosts up 35-28 with one minute left. Georgia College's 6-2 forward Erin Drynan kept things close with her nine second-quarter points.
 
Third Quarter
 
Miscenko scored a lay-up from a Witherspoon dish to put Wingate up 45-34 with three minutes gone in the stanza. Miscenko had a game-high eight points in the third.
 
Fourth Quarter
 
Miscenko gave Wingate a 58-46 lead at the 8:23 mark. Five minutes later, another Miscenko hoop put the Bulldogs up 65-51.
 
TURNING POINTS
 
Wingate made eight field goals in the third, compared to only four for Georgia College. The Bulldogs shot 76.2 percent (16-of-21) from the free throw line.
 
NOTABLES
 
-Five Georgia College players scored 10-12 points, led by Drynan and her 12 markers.
-The Bobcats made only eight turnovers, compared to 15 for the Bulldogs.