Harrogate, Tenn.----The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters used a 25-0 run spanning the first and second quarters Saturday afternoon, then held off a Wingate rally en route to a 75-67 victory in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. LMU improves to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs see their five-game winning streak come to an end, falling to 6-3 overall and 2-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- LMU shot 42 percent from the field, hitting 10-of-19 threes (53 percent)
- The 'Dogs shot 44 percent from the field, connecting on three-of-10 from beyond the arc (30 percent)
- LMU held a 38-32 rebounding advantage and 26-13 edge in second-chance points
- Lincoln Memorial turned 15 WU turnovers into 18 points
- Wingate was 20-for-25 at the free throw line; the Railsplitters were 13-for-24 at the line
- Lincoln Memorial's bench outscored the Wingate bench 20-5

KEY BULLDOGS

- Caroline Averette tied her season high with 20 points
- Danasia Witherspoon had 13 points, five rebounds and three steals
- Jordan Quick contributed 12 points and six boards, going four-for-four from the field
- Taylor Helms had nine points; Courtney Robinson added eight points, four boards and four assists
- Teliyah Jeter had five points, five rebounds and a career-high tying four blocks

KEY RAILSPLITTERS

- Emily Griffith had 23 points and seven assists
- Rachel Griffith added 17 points, four rebounds and four assists
- Maggie Jachimczuk contributed 12 points on four-of-five shooting

FIRST QUARTER

- Buckets from Helms and Witherspoon gave the Bulldogs an 8-5 lead
- Emily Griffith's bucket got LMU within one, but Quick's bucket made it 10-7 at the 6:38 mark
- Lincoln Memorial scored the final 18 points of the quarter, with Rachel Griffith's bucket making it 25-10

SECOND QUARTER

- LMU scored the first seven points of the second quarter, taking a 32-10 lead on another Rachel Griffith bucket
- Quick's bucket at the 5:59 mark stopped a 10-minute Wingate scoring drought
- Averette hit a three with 10 seconds left to get the 'Dogs within 18 at halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- Wingate used a 7-0 run to get within 10 on a Jeter bucket with 4:20 left
- Emily Griffith's bucket with two minutes left put LMU on top 55-43
- Two free throws from Witherspoon in the final seconds got WU within eight heading to the fourth

FOURTH QUARTER

- Quick's bucket two minutes in got the 'Dogs within six at 58-52
- A three from Jachimczuk and layup from Cameryn Dubose put LMU on top by 11 a minute later
- Emily Griffith's jumper with five minutes left gave the Railsplitters a 68-55 advantage
- Wingate scored the next five points, getting within eight on Jeter's free throw with 3:52 to go
- A jumper from Helms at the 2:43 mark got the Bulldogs back within six at 70-64
- Emily Griffith's free throw with 49 seconds left put LMU on top by nine; Wingate got no closer than seven

UP NEXT

- Wingate returns home Wednesday, hosting Catawba at 2 p.m.