Wingate, N.C.----Anderson University junior guard Alexy Mollenhauer hit the game-winning free throws with five seconds left, lifting the Trojans to a 67-65 South Atlantic Conference victory over Wingate University Wednesday night in Cuddy Arena. Mollenhauer hit four three-point field goals on the way to a team-best 18 points.
 
Reigning SAC Player of the Week and Wingate senior guard Caroline Averette led all scorers with 21 points on the strength of eight-of-12 shooting from the floor. Averette pulled down six rebounds. WU senior guard Courtney Robinson added 10 points and five assists, while senior forward Danasia Witherspoon had seven points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
 
The number 22 team in the D2SIDA top 25 poll, Anderson is 11-2 overall and 5-0 in the SAC. Wingate is 8-4 overall and 3-2 in the SAC. The Bulldogs visit Mars Hill for a 2 p.m. league contest Saturday.
 
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH ANN HANCOCK
 
"Anderson is a very good team. I'm proud of how hard we played and of the many things we did well. It's a shame one team had to lose. I thought we did a good job on Ace Easter, but they had others that came in and picked up the slack."
 
"Danasia put in the work on the boards. Caroline and Jasmine (Stephen) made some tough defensive stops. They had an answer each time. There's not much more that I can ask than to win the boards, points in the paint and the free throw line. The turnovers got us in overtime." 
 
KEY STATS
 
- Anderson hit nine-of-23 three-point field goals, including six-of-12 in the second half. Mollenhauer hit four-of-nine from downtown. Wingate made four triples in six tries.
- The Bulldogs outscored the Trojans 26-16 in the paint and 21-6 in second-chance points.
- Wingate outrebounded Anderson 42-32. Mollenhauer led the visitors with nine boards.
- Anderson blocked 10 shots Wednesday night. Mollenhauer had four rejections, while six teammates had one block each.
- Both teams scored 14 points off turnovers. Wingate had 19 miscues, while Anderson made 15 mistakes.
- The Bulldogs hit 11-of-12 free throws (91.7 percent), while the Trojans hit eight-of-14 charity tosses (57.1 percent).
- Robinson and freshman guard Jo Snow had five assists each for Wingate.
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Averette led both teams with 41 minutes played. She hit her only three-pointer and converted four-of-four free throws to supplement her eight-of-12 accuracy from the field.
- Sophomore guard Jasmine Stephen had eight points, four rebounds and three assists.
- Sophomore forward Teliyah Jeter had six points, two rebounds and two blocked shots.
- Sophomore guard Morgan Simmons hit two-of-two three point field goals for a six-point night in five minutes played.

FIRST QUARTER
 
- Anderson led 9-2 three minutes into the contest, taking a 9-2 lead on a three-point field goal by junior guard Madison Baggett.
- Wingate answered with a 9-2 run of its own, tying the contest 11-11 on two Witherspoon free throws at the 4:26 mark.
- The Trojans finished the frame on an 8-2 run, taking a 19-13 lead on a jumper by sophomore guard Alexis Tate with four seconds left.
- Anderson hit 57.1 percent of its field goal attempts in the first quarter (eight-of-14).
 
SECOND QUARTER
 
- Anderson took its biggest lead at the 6:22 mark after a Tate jumper made the score 28-17.
- Wingate finished the second stanza on a 13-4 run to make the score 32-30 at intermission.
- Simmons made two three-point field goals in the final two minutes to help the Bulldogs trim the deficit.
- The Bulldogs hit three-of-three three-point field goals in the second quarter.
- Mollenhauer led all scorers with 10 first-half points. Averette led the Bulldogs with seven markers.
 
THIRD QUARTER

- Wingate hit eight-of-12 field goals (66.7 percent) to take a 50-45 lead after three quarters.
- A Jeter inside bucket gave the 'Dogs a 44-35 lead at the 4:30 mark, Wingate's largest margin of the evening.
 
FOURTH QUARTER
 
- A free throw by Witherspoon (6:59) made the score 55-46 Wingate, the hosts' final nine-point lead of the night.
- A three-point field goal by sophomore forward Taylor Hair at the 2:41 mark pulled the Trojans within one at 59-58.
- Another three by Mollenhauer gave Anderson a 63-61 edge with 1:18 left in regulation.
- Robinson hit a follow shot with 57 seconds left to tie the score 63-63.
- Anderson redshirt senior guard Ace Easter missed a potential game-winning jumper with two seconds remaining.
 
OVERTIME
 
- Anderson outscored Wingate 4-2 in the overtime frame as neither team made a field goal in the extra period.
- Averette made two free throws to give Wingate a 65-63 lead at the 4:13 mark. The Bulldogs would not score again.
- Baggett made one free throw (4:01) to cut the margin in half.
- After Mollenhauer gave Anderson the lead for good with five seconds left, Baggett added an insurance free throw with one second remaining.
- Wingate made six turnovers in the overtime period. As a result, the Bulldogs attempted only two field goals in the extra frame.
- Anderson was zero-for-six from the field in overtime.
 
UP NEXT
 
- Wingate visits Mars Hill Saturday, while Anderson makes the short trip to Coker. Both SAC games start at 2 p.m.