Wingate, N.C.---The Wingate University Bulldogs had 27 turnovers and missed 12 free throws Saturday afternoon, falling 77-55 against Carson-Newman University in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. The Eagles improve to 13-5 overall and 9-3 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 12-7 overall and 6-6 in league play.
 
THOUGHTS FROM COACH HANCOCK

"Carson-Newman is a really good basketball team. They have so many weapons and they shoot the ball so well. So, it makes it hard to guard them. And on top of their good shooting; they crash the boards. They get a lot of second chances and in those second chances it leads to an open three. They are very talented, and you can't expect to beat a team like that with 27 turnovers. We have a lot of inexperience and youth out there and I think it's going to have to be one day at a time and learn from our mistakes."

KEY STATS

- Carson-Newman shot 48 percent from the field on the afternoon, Wingate shot 40 percent
- The Eagles shot 39 percent (13-for-33) from three-point range, The Bulldogs shot 20 percent from beyond the arc (two-for-10)
- WU collected 35 rebounds, while CN pulled down 32
- The Eagles scored 36 points of the 27 Wingate turnovers
- Each team registered 24 points in the paint
- The Bulldogs held a 9-5 advantage in second-chance points
- Carson-Newman turned it over 17 times
- Wingate converted those 17 turnovers into 15 points
- The Eagles hit six-of-10 free throws while the Bulldogs went 13-for-25 at the line

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jasmine Stephen had 15 points, three assists and two steals
- Elana Ingram collected 12 points, eight boards and a team-best four steals
- Destiny Coleman added 10 points and five rebounds
- Teliyah Jeter had seven points and 11 boards

NOTES 

- Wingate moves to 37-29 all-time against Carson-Newman
- WU is 18-11 when facing the Eagles in Wingate
- The Eagles snap a six-game losing streak inside Cuddy Arena
- The teams split the season series, with each team winning on the road
- Bulldogs 27 turnovers are the second highest of the season

FIRST QUARTER

- A Coleman bucket at the 7:32 mark tied the game at 2-2
- Carson-Newman answered with a 14-0 run spanning three minutes of play
- Addison Byrd made a pair of threes for the Eagles in the rally
- Wingate's next bucket came from Hannah Clark with 2:48 to go, making it 16-6
- Stephen scored a quick five points for WU to cut the lead to 10
- CN finished the quarter with a Byrd jump shot to extend the lead to 25-11

SECOND QUARTER

- The Eagles scored the first four points in the second frame
- With seven minutes remaining a Jaia Wilson layup got the 'Dogs within 14
- A Kayla Marosites layup extended the Carson-Newman lead to 16
- The Bulldogs would get a Stephen three to make it 37-25
- WU used a Coleman jumper at the 1:34 mark to get within nine
- CN got a pair of Harli Smith free throws with seven seconds remaining to make it 44-32 going in halftime
 
THIRD QUARTER

- Kayla Marosites got two quick buckets for Carson-Newman to give CN the 50-33 edge
- WU responded with a Jeter three-point play at the 7:40 mark
- Qua Hines made a three for the Eagles to extend the lead to 21 with seven minutes to go
- At the midway point Clark's free throw got Wingate back within 18
- The 'Dogs reeled off six unanswered to make it a 12-point game
- CN responded with two Kelci Marosites threes and a Kayla Marosites triple
- The quarter was capped with an Ingram jumper in the final second

FOURTH QUARTER

- Wingate got on the board first in the final frame
- Coleman and Wilson buckets made it 66-51
- WU would get no closer the rest of the way
- At the midway point a Braelyn Wylke three pushed the Eagles lead to 18
- Kelci Marosites knocked down a three with one minute to go to make it 77-55

UP NEXT

- Wingate is on the road Wednesday, traveling to Coker for a 5:30 p.m. tip
- The Bulldogs travel to Lenoir-Rhyne Saturday at 2 p.m.
- Wingate is back in Cuddy Arena Feb. 5, hosting Catawba at 5:30 p.m.