Newberry, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs trimmed a 16-point deficit to two in the fourth quarter, but Newberry College closed the game on a 19-8 run to knock off Wingate 64-51 in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action at Eleazer Arena. Newberry improve to 15-9 overall and 9-8 in SAC play while the Bulldogs fall to 18-7 overall and 13-5 in league play.

KEY STATS

- NC shot 42 percent from the field, connecting on five-of-21 from beyond the arc (24 percent)
- Wingate shot 25 percent from the field, going three-for-13 from three-point range (23 percent)
- The Bulldogs held a 43-36 rebounding advantage
- Wingate went 16-for-20 at the free throw line; NC was 15-for-20
- The Wolves scored 20 points off 16 Wingate turnovers

KEY BULLDOGS

- Caroline Averette had 13 points and six rebounds
- Jordan Quick added 12 points and three boards
- Danasia Witherspoon added nine points, 13 rebounds, two assists, and three steals
- Jo Snow had nine points and four boards
- Teliyah Jeter added four points and seven rebounds
 
KEY WOLVES
 
- Shelby Britten had 12 points and five rebounds
- Madison Golden contributed 11 points
- Meg Essex notched 10 points, five boards, three blocks and two assists
- Regan McCarty added 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and two blocks
- Ke'Shaun White had eight points and five boards

NOTES

- Wingate falls to 38-13 all-time against the Wolves; 15-8 at Newberry
- Wingate falls to 6-3 on the road in SAC games
- 24 percent is the lowest field goal percentage for the Bulldogs this season
- The 51 points are also a season low for the Bulldogs
- Fifth time this season Wingate has been held under 60 points
- The seven assists tie a season low
- The 'Dogs have outrebounded their opponents in all but one game this season

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate got one the board first on a Robinson bucket six seconds in
- A 3-pointer from Courtney Lyons started a 9-0 Newberry run
- Two free throws from Witherspoon made it 12-8 with 2:30 remaining
- Quick made one from the charity stripe to finish the frame, getting WU within three

SECOND QUARTER

- A Robinson jumper started the scoring to get the 'Dogs within one at 14-13
- The Wolves scored the next six; with Golden making two buckets in the stretch
- A Quick layup made it 20-15 midway through the quarter
- An Averette jumper at the four-minute mark made it 22-17
- Newberry would score the final four points in the quarter
- A McCarty layup and two free throws from Golden made it 28-19 Wolves at the half
 
THIRD QUARTER

- McCarty scored the first eight points of the half, giving Newberry a 36-19 lead at the 7:18 mark
- WU went on an 11-0 run to cut the lead to six, with Jeter and Snow scoring buckets in the flurry
- A pair of free throws from Essex stretched the Wolves lead to 40-31
- Witherspoon made two from the charity stripe to make it a 42-34 Newberry lead with 10 minutes left to play

FOURTH QUARTER

- A triple from Britten stretched the Wolves lead to 10 at the 6:56 mark
- Wingate went on an 8-0 run, started by a Quick layup
- A Jeter layup capped the rally, making it a two-point game with five minutes left
- In the final four minutes of play Newberry went on a 19-8 run
- a Lyons layup capped the scoring for the night

UP NEXT

- Wingate returns home next Wednesday, hosting Queens at 6 p.m.
- The Bulldogs are on the road for their final regular season game at Tusculum on March 2