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Harrogate, Tenn..----The Wingate University Bulldogs are the number six seed in this week's South Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament, which gets underway Wednesday night. The Bulldogs will travel to Lincoln Memorial to take on the third-seeded Railsplitters Wednesday at 7 p.m. Wingate enters postseason play at 16-12 overall and 12-8 in league play.

ABOUT THE GAME

Wednesday, March 6 | 7 p.m.
SAC Tournament Quarterfinals
Wingate (16-12; 12-8 SAC) at Lincoln Memorial (20-8; 14-6 SAC)
Harrogate, Tenn. (Tex Turner Arena)
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SERIES HISTORY

- Lincoln Memorial leads the all-time series 24-9
- The Railsplitters are 13-2 at home against Wingate
- LMU has 15 straight victories over the Bulldogs and 12 straight at home
- Wingate's last victory over Lincoln Memorial came in the SAC Tournament
- That was a 69-53 win in the 2013 SAC championship game
- The 'Dogs also defeated LMU in the 2012 SAC Tournament semifinals
- Lincoln Memorial won both regular season meetings this season
- LMU won by three in Cuddy Arena on a Cornelius Taylor three at the buzzer

SAC TOURNAMENT HISTORY

- Wingate has won five SAC Tournament titles all-time
- The Bulldogs won back-to-back championship in 2012 and 2013
- WU also went back-to-back in 2006 and 2007
- Wingate has made three straight appearances in the SAC Tournament semifinals
- The 'Dogs appeared in the 2016 SAC championship game after defeating Queens in the semis
- LMU defeated Wingate 95-83 in the 2016 SAC title game

COACHES

- Brian Good is in his 11th season at Wingate
- He has a 191-136 record in his Bulldog career
- Good is 132-82 in the SAC
- He has led the Bulldogs to a pair of SAC titles
- Josh Schertz in his 11th season at LMU
- He is 286-63 at Lincoln Memorial
- Schertz has led LMU to seven SAC regular season titles and four tourney championships
- The six-time SAC Coach of the Year is a three-time National Coach of the Year

PREVIOUS MEETINGS THIS YEAR

- LMU won 81-72 in Harrogate on Dec. 15
- The Railsplitters shot 48 percent from the field and 41 percent from beyond the arc
- Wingate shot 37 percent from the field and 31 percent from three-point range
- WU out-rebounded LMU 41-35 while turning 18 Lincoln Memorial turnovers into 19 points
- Marco Haskins had 14 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal
- Charlie Hovasse had 13 points on five-of-seven shooting
- Jarren Cottingham added 12 points and five rebounds
- Kamaran Calhoun had 15 points on four-of-six shooting
- Cameron Henry added 15 points and nine rebounds
- Anthony Brown and Alex Dahling added 12 points each
- Lincoln Memorial prevailed 67-64 in Cuddy Arena last month
- LMU shot 40 percent from the field and 34 percent from beyond the arc
- The 'Dogs shot 31 percent from the field and 30 percent from three-point range
- WU held a 47-42 rebounding advantage and scored 13 points off 14 LMU turnovers
- Wingate erased a six-point deficit in the final minute to tie it with six seconds left
- Taylor drained a three at the buzzer to give LMU the win
- Haskins had 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks
- Frankie Johnson had 10 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals
- Julius Brown had 17 points and four assists off the LMU bench
- Henry added 14 points and eight rebounds

ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

- The Bulldogs finished in a three-way tie for fourth in the SAC standings at 12-8 in league play
- A five-game win streak capped by a victory at Mars Hill had the 'Dogs 9-5 overall and 5-1 in the SAC
- Wingate put together a pair of three-game SAC winning streaks in January and February
- The 'Dogs won at LR and Newberry along with a home win over Mars Hill in February, scoring 295 points in the three wins
- A buzzer-beater from #9 Queens in the final home game of the season sent it to overtime, where the Royals took down the 'Dogs
- Wingate dropped the regular season finale at Tusculum despite a career-high 30 points from Haskins
- The 'Dogs are 0-3 in overtime this season to go along with a pair of three-point losses
- Wingate is second in the SAC in steals per game and third in threes per game
- The 'Dogs are second in the league in turnover margin, ranking third in turnovers forced
- Haskins is third in the SAC with 19.5 points per game and fourth with 7.6 rebounds per contest
- He knocks down a league-best 3.5 triples per game, ranking second in percentage (47.3 percent)
- Haskins is fifth in the SAC in free throw percentage and eighth in steals
- He has scored in double figures in 27 of 28 games, scoring 20 or more 15 times
- Haskins also has a team-best six double-doubles
- Johnson averages 11.2 points per game
- He leads the SAC with 2.0 steals per game, ranking second with 5.5 assists per contest
- Johnson is second in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio
- Jakob Dawkins contributes 11.0 points per game, adding 4.4 rebounds per contest
- He is second on the team with 24 blocked shots and third with 35 steals
- Dawkins has knocked down 44 triples and has scored over 20 points in three of his last five games
- Quantra Taylor is second in the SAC with 8.2 rebounds per game, adding 6.0 points per contest
- Taylor leads the 'Dogs with 28 blocked shots
- Cottingham contributes 8.4 points per contest, shooting 47 percent from the field and 82 percent at the line

ABOUT LMU

- The Railsplitters had won six straight regular season SAC titles until this season
- LMU is the defending SAC Tournament champion, winning four titles since 2011
- Lincoln Memorial has appeared in eight straight NCAA Tournaments
- LMU has two trips to the Final Four, appearing in the 2016 national title game
- This year snapped a four-year streak of 30-win seasons
- The Railsplitters rank second nationally in defensive rebounding and fourth in field goal percentage defense
- LMU is ninth in threes made per game and 17th in scoring offense
- Lincoln Memorial also leads the SAC in three point defense, threes made, blocks and rebounds per game
- Taylor is fifth in the conference with 17.4 points per game, knocking down three triples per contest
- Brown averages 11.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game
- Calhoun contributes 11.3 points per contest on 60 percent shooting from the field, adding 6.9 boards per game
- Henry is averaging 10.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per contest, shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc
- Dahling has knocked down 66 threes, contributing 8.9 points per game

UP NEXT

- The winner advances to the SAC Tournament semifinals Saturday
- The semis and finals take place at Timmons Arena in Greenville, S.C.
- The winner of the Wingate-LMU game will face the winner of the Catawba vs. Anderson contest
- That semifinal contest is slated for Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
- The championship game will be Sunday at 4 p.m.