Wingate, N.C.----The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters outscored Wingate University 27-14 in the second and third quarters Saturday night on the way to a 62-54 victory in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action inside Cuddy Arena. The Railsplitters get their first win of the season moving to 1-2 and 1-0 in conference play, while the Bulldogs fall to 4-2 overall and 0-1 in the SAC.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH ANN HANCOCK

"Today overall was a tough day for the Bulldogs. LMU came in and really punched us in the mouth. We didn't do the things we needed to do to get a win. Every win is tough and challenging in the SAC, and with such a young group, they don't really know what it is all about. Basketball wise, we cannot continue to foul, and every time you foul 30 times in a game, it's hard to get a win in combination with 20 turnovers. Mathematically, it gets really hard to win. We are learning and hopefully we'll be better next time out."

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 37.7percent from the field on the evening, LMU shot 34.8 percent
- The Railsplitters shot 36 percent (four-for-11) from three-point range, the Bulldogs shot 19 percent from beyond the arc (three-for-16)
- The 'Dogs were called for 30 of the 43 fouls Saturday
- LMU was 26-for-37 at the free throw line; WU was 11-for-18
- Wingate held a slight 38-35 rebounding advantage
- The Bulldogs had a 20-18 edge in points in the paint
- LMU had the advantage with 16-12 fast break points
- The 'Dogs turned the ball over 20 times, while the Railsplitters had 15

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hannah Clark had 14 points, two assists, and two steals, going three-for-seven from beyond the arc
- Daphney Saylor added 12 points on five-for-seven from the field
- Destiney Coleman contributed 10 points and seven rebounds
- Jasmine Stephen had nine points, three assists and three steals

NOTES

- Wingate moves to 19-10 all-time against Lincoln Memorial
- WU is 10-3 when facing the Railsplitters in Cuddy Arena
- This setback snaps a four-game win streak for WU
- Career high for Saylor with 12 points

FIRST QUARTER

- The Bulldogs start the game with two points on the board before the clock even started off an LMU technical foul
- Wingate would score another eight points unanswered, getting buckets from Coleman and Teliyah Jeter in the flurry
- LMU got their first five points from the charity stripe, making it an 11-5 game
- With two minutes remaining, a Saylor jumper in the lane pushed the lead to eight
- The Railsplitters capped the scoring in the frame with a pair of Semajia Ogburn free throws to move it to a 20-11 game

SECOND QUARTER

- Midway through the second quarter a Lincoln Memorial jumper cut the lead to six
- A Saylor layup with 90 seconds remaining gave Wingate a 28-20 lead
- The Railsplitters would finish the half with back-to-back jumpers from Toni McCombs

THIRD QUARTER

- LMU had a productive third quarter out scoring WU 14-6
- Coleman made the first basket of the half at the 8:33 mark
- With just over 7 minutes to go the Railsplitters went on a 6-0 run
- Lauren Flowers capped the flurry with a layup at the four-minute mark
- In the final 2:30 LMU would go six-for-six at the free throw line
- The Railsplitters ended the frame on an 8-2 run, to take a 38-34 lead

FOURTH QUARTER

- The Railsplitters came out firing in the final 10 minutes of action getting a 45-34 lead with 8:32 left to play
- At the midway point, a pair of Clark free throws cut the LMU to six
- Clark would drill a three with 3:54 remaining to make it 50-47 game
- Less than two minutes later a layup from Saylor tied it at 52
- At 2:03 a pair of Flowers free-throws gave the Railsplitters the edge that they would not relinquish
- Maggie Jachimczuk drilled a three with a minute left to put LMU up by five

UP NEXT

- Wingate caps a three-game home stand Tuesday
- The 'Dogs host Coker at 5:30 p.m.
- The Bulldogs then hit the road to Carson-Newman next Saturday