Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University junior forward Teliyah Jeter posted career-highs of 20 points and 19 rebounds as the Bulldogs collected a 59-56 South Atlantic Conference women's basketball victory over number 17 Anderson University Wednesday night in Cuddy Arena. The Bulldogs are 14-10 overall and 8-9 in the SAC, while the AU Trojans fall to 19-4 overall and 14-3 in the SAC.
 
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH ANN HANCOCK

"This was a fun game for us to play, we will probably remember this one for a long time. The players executed the game plan to perfection. We stuck with the plan…and it paid dividends. They made huge plays when we needed them. Across the board, it was a team effort…I was very proud of the effort and fight they showed tonight."
 
"Teliyah Jeter was outstanding. Elana Ingram was terrific. Hannah Clark did a great job on the boards. MaeOla Willis' defense was a difference maker and Ilene Hurley taking a charge all contributed to the win. We had a great crowd…chanting defense when we needed a stop. Hopefully, we can use this to propel us through the remaining regular season games."

KEY STATS

- Wingate made a season-low nine turnovers; Anderson committed 18 miscues
- The Bulldogs held Anderson All-American forward Alexy Mollenhauer to seven points
- Both teams struggled from the floor
- Wingate shot 31.1 percent (23-of-74); Anderson shot 31.7 percent (19-of-60)
- The Trojans made nine-of-26 three-pointers (34.6 percent); the Bulldogs hit two-of-14 (14.3 percent)
- Thanks to Jeter's monster game, Wingate outscored Anderson 32-10 in the paint
- Anderson outscored Wingate 17-13 in second-chance points and 22-10 in bench points
- The Trojans held a slight 50-48 rebounding edge with Mollenhauer collecting 20 boards
- Both teams scored 11 points off turnovers
- The Bulldogs hit 11-of-15 free throws, while the Trojans went nine-of-17 at the line

KEY BULLDOGS

- Jeter's previous career-highs both occurred this season
- She scored 19 points (vs. UVA Wise Jan. 11) and 17 rebounds (vs. UNCP Nov. 20)
- Jeter added four blocks and four assists to her statistical ledger Wednesday night
- Hannah Clark had 13 points, seven rebounds and two assists
- Elana Ingram had 12 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals

NOTES 

- Wingate splits the season series with Anderson
- WU leads the series between the two schools 14-11
- The Bulldogs snap a five-game losing streak to the Trojans
- Jeter leads the SAC and ranks in the top 10 nationally in blocks and blocks per game
- Jeter is fourth in the SAC in rebounds per game
- Mollenhauer entered the Wingate contest averaging 21.0 points per game, tops in the SAC

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate led 16-11 after the first 10 minutes
- Anderson hit only 23.5 percent from the floor (four-of-17) in the first frame
- The Trojans stayed close by making three-of-10 three-point field goals
- The Bulldogs shot 44.4 percent in the first quarter (eight-of-18), their best quarter of the night

SECOND QUARTER

- Anderson put together a 12-0 run spanning both the first and second quarters
- An Amari Grevious basket finished the flurry, giving the visitors a 21-16 lead at the 7:09 mark
- Clark ended the drought with a three-pointer at the 6:41 plateau
- Anderson finished the quarter with an 11-5 push to take a 37-28 halftime lead
- The Trojans had their best quarter from the field, hitting 60 percent (nine-of-15)
- Anderson made four-of-six three-point field goals in the second stanza (four-of-six)
- Wingate hit only 25 percent from the floor (five-of-20)
- The Bulldogs made one-of-six triples (16.7 percent)
 
THIRD QUARTER

- Wingate outscored Anderson 12-10 in the third quarter
- A Jaia Wilson jumper pulled the hosts within 40-35 at the 5:03 mark
- Anderson led 45-35 with 3:33 to play on a Madison Baggett lay-up
- Ingram finished the third quarter scoring (0:39) with a jumper to make the score 47-40 Anderson
- After making seven three-point field goals in the first half, Anderson made only one triple in the third quarter and one in the fourth
 
FOURTH QUARTER

- Wingate started the fourth quarter on an 8-0 run
- Two Clark free throws ended the run and made the score 48-47 Bulldogs with 7:32 to go
- Four different players scored points during the 8-0 move
- The fourth quarter featured five lead changes and three tie scores
- A Mollenhauer three-point field goal gave Anderson its last lead at 54-53 with 2:12 remaining
- Fittingly, a Jeter inside hoop gave Wingate the lead for good on its next possession (1:49), making the score 55-54 Bulldogs
- Anderson missed two three-point tries on its next trip down court
- Ingram's jumper gave Wingate a 57-54 lead with 52 seconds to play
- Anderson's Taylor Hair made two free throws 11 seconds later to cut the deficit to one
- Jeter's jumper with 14 seconds left accounted for the game's final points
- Hair missed a three-point attempt with seven seconds left on Anderson's final possession

UP NEXT

- Wingate hits the road Saturday, visiting Mars Hill for a 2 p.m. contest
- The Bulldogs host the Newberry Wolves next Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
- Anderson returns home to face Tusculum Saturday at 2 p.m.