Wingate, N.C.--- The Wingate University Bulldogs outscored the visiting Mars Hill University Lions 22-10 in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon, prevailing 64-48 in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action inside Cuddy Arena. The Bulldogs improve to 10-3 and 4-2 in conference play, while the Lions fall to 2-10 overall and 0-6 in the SAC.
 
THOUGHTS FROM COACH HANCOCK

"A win is a win. It wasn't pretty but the girls fought and did what they needed to do to get a win. That's the sign of a good team, that can not play their best and overcome some adversity. The team that we played with today is not the team that we played with on Thursday, so there were some adjustments that needed to be made. Hannah Clark stepped up big and made some huge baskets. But I thought it was a total team effort, where we made a nice extra pass, or passing into the post. We just did what we needed to do to get the win."

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 43.6 percent from the field on the afternoon, Mars Hill shot 28.6 percent
- The Lions shot 33 percent (two-for-six) from three-point range, The Bulldogs shot 29 percent from beyond the arc (five-for-17)
- MHU held a slight 41-40 rebounding advantage
- The 'Dogs had a dominant 32-16 edge in points in the paint
- Mars Hill held a 7-3 advantage in second-chance points
- MHU had 22 turnovers, Wingate had 19
- Wingate converted those 22 turnovers into 17 points
- The Lions hit 14-of-21 free throws, while the 'Dogs went 11-for-21 at the line

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hannah Clark had 21 points, going five-of-nine from beyond the arc
- Destiny Coleman contributed 12 points, 10 boards, three assists, and two steals
- Elana Ingram added nine points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals
- Teliyah Jeter had seven points, seven rebounds and three blocks
- Ilene Hurley contributed six points, going three-for-three from the field

NOTES

- Wingate moves to 46-10 all-time against Mars Hill
- WU is 26-6 when facing the Lions in Cuddy Arena
- The Bulldogs have 16 straight victories over MHU
- Clark's 21 points are a career high
- Clark's five made three-pointers are the most by a Bulldog this season
- Coleman registers her fourth career double-double

FIRST QUARTER

- Mars Hill jumped out to an early 4-0 lead at the 7:15 mark
- The 'Dogs tied it at six on a Daphney Saylor layup with 3:06 remaining
- Jeter's layup with two minutes to go gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the game
- The Lions finished the frame with a Lahini Bell layup with 21 seconds left to take an 11-8 lead

SECOND QUARTER

- Wingate tied it at 11 with a Clark three at the 9:47 mark
- A De'ja Marshall three-point play made it 16-13 Lions with seven minutes to go
- Midway through the frame a Tatum Boggs triple had Mars Hill on top by one  
- Wingate would go on a 7-0 run over the next two and a half minutes
- Coleman and Jaia Wilson had buckets in the flurry
- Maeola Willis hit a pair of free throws with 2:13 remaining to give the Bulldogs the 27-21 lead
- An Alexis Purdue layup with 22 seconds remaining got MHU within four heading to halftime
 
THIRD QUARTER

- Wingate took a 33-27 lead on an Ingram layup with 6:41 to go
- The Bulldogs pushed their lead to 11 going on a 7-2 run in just over two minutes
- The flurry was capped by back-to-back Hurley layups
- In the final two and a half minutes the Lions went on a 9-2 run
- A jumper from Selby Baughman capped the scoring for MHU
- Wingate held a 42-38 advantage with 10 minutes left to play

FOURTH QUARTER

- MHU got within two on a pair of free throws at the 9:34 mark
- Clark answered with layup and a three
- Wingate got another Clark triple with just under eight minutes to go to make it 50-42
- With 3:47 remaining a Marshall jumper got the Lions back within six
- Wingate would finished the game on a 10-0 run
- Jeter, Clark and Coleman each contributed a bucket in the flurry

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs hit the road to Anderson Wednesday for a 5:30 p.m. start
- Wingate will host UVa-Wise next Saturday at 4 p.m.