Spartanburg, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs had three double-digit scorers Saturday afternoon, outscoring Converse College 34-18 in the second half en route to a 57-47 road victory in Division II women's basketball action in Hannah Gymnasium. The Bulldogs improve to 3-1 on the season, while the Valkyries fall to 1-3 overall.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 40.4 percent from the field on the evening, Converse shot 32.6 percent
- The Valkyries shot 30 percent (seven-for-23) from three-point range
- Bulldogs shot 25 percent from beyond the arc (one-for-four)
- Wingate held a commanding 41-29 rebounding advantage
- WU held an assertive edge in points in the paint 28-14
- Each team turned the ball over 24 times
- The Bulldogs converted on 18-of-29 free throws while the Valkyries were 10-for-18 at the line

KEY BULLDOGS

- Destiney Coleman had 16 points and five rebounds
- Bryanna Troutman added 13 points, 10 boards, two blocks and two steals
- Teliyah Jeter contributed 10 points, nine rebounds, and three steals
- Elana Ingram had eight points and three boards

NOTES

- Wingate moves to 6-0 all-time against Converse
- WU is 4-0 when facing the Valkyries in Spartanburg
- This was the first meeting since 2006
- Troutman notches her third double-double in four games

FIRST QUARTER

- After the first four minutes of play it was tied 8-8,
- A Jasmine Stephens jumper tied it 8-8 four minutes in 
- With three minutes left in the frame, a Jeter layup gave the 'Dogs a four-point advantage
- Ingram's free throw with 10 seconds remaining gave the 'Dogs a 16-13 lead

SECOND QUARTER

- At the 7:02 mark a Stephens free throw for the Bulldogs would tie the game at 19
- With three minutes left in the frame, the Valkyries took the lead on a Brianna Jackson layup
- Converse held the lead through the end of the quarter, going into half leading 29-23
- The Valkyries' run was capped by a Sierra Davenport layup

THIRD QUARTER

- At the 8:46 mark a Dominque Hill three gave Converse a 12-point advantage
- Wingate closed the quarter with a 17-1 run
- Coleman had eight points in the spurt
- Troutman's layup at the buzzer put Wingate on top 40-36

FOURTH QUARTER

- Converse started the final 10 minutes with back-to-back made threes from Hill
- A pair of Jeter free-throws put WU on top 43-42 with 5:40 left to play
- At the halfway point a Troutman three gave the Bulldogs the lead that they would not relinquish the rest of the way
- The Wingate defense held the Valkyries without a field goal the final 5:26 of play
- Jeter's three point play with 50 seconds left made it 53-47
- Troutman and Clark went four-for-four at the line the final 15 seconds

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back home Wednesday against UNC Pembroke at 5 p.m.
- The Bulldogs open SAC play Saturday, hosting Lincoln Memorial
- WU caps a three-game home stand against Coker Nov. 26