Wise, Va.----UVA Wise led from start to finish Saturday, claiming a 72-58 South Atlantic Conference women's basketball victory over Wingate University Saturday afternoon in the Prior Convocation Center. Bulldog junior center Teliyah Jeter had a double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds. Wingate is 15-12 overall and 9-11 in the SAC, while the UVA Wise Cavaliers are 12-14 overall and 8-12 in the league.
 
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH ANN HANCOCK

"UVA Wise is a very scrappy team who is much better than its record. They shot the ball incredibly well in the first half. They have several players who can score the ball, which makes it hard to guard them. Playing on the road is a tough task…it is difficult to explain until young players have experienced it. We will look to bounce back on Wednesday."
 
KEY STATS

- Both teams made 22 field goals
- Wingate attempted 24 more field goals, hitting 22-of-76 (28.9 percent)
- UVA Wise hit 22-of-52 from the floor (42.3 percent)
- The Cavaliers made nine-of-19 three-point field goals (47.4 percent)
- The Bulldogs hit six-of-15 from downtown (40 percent)
- Wingate pulled down 26 offensive rebounds on the way to a 52-37 rebounding margin
- The North Carolina visitors managed only 11 second-chance points
- The Bulldogs' bench outscored the Cavaliers' substitutes 32-0
- Wingate held a slight 24-22 edge in points in the paint
- The Bulldogs made only eight-of-12 free throws, while the Cavs converted 19-of-24

KEY BULLDOGS

- Teliyah Jeter leads Wingate with nine double-doubles this season
- Jeter added four blocked shots and two steals to her Saturday statistics ledger
- Taylor Blakely had 11 points and three three-point field goals off the WU bench
- Bryanna Troutman had seven points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks

NOTES

- Wingate and UVA Wise split the season series
- The Bulldogs rallied for a 63-61 triumph on Jan. 11, 2020
- Hannah Clark hit a jumper with eight seconds left for the January home-court win
- Wingate outscored UVA Wise 21-9 in the fourth quarter of the January contest

FIRST QUARTER

- UVA Wise led 15-4 on an Ada Stanley three-point field goal with 3:45 to go
- The Cavaliers stretched their lead to 25-11 on a Nia Vanzant lay-up with a minute left
- The hosts hit nine-of-15 field goals (60 percent) in the first frame
- UVA Wise made four-of-five three-point field goal attempts (80 percent)
- Wingate hit seven-of-19 from the floor (36.8 percent), its best shooting quarter Saturday
- UVA Wise led 27-15 after the first 10 minutes

SECOND QUARTER

- In a carbon copy of the first quarter, UVA Wise made four-of-five three-pointers in the second stanza
- A lay-up by Troutman cut the Wingate deficit to 27-20 with six minutes left
- The Cavs scored the next seven points to take a 34-20 lead on a Caitlyn Ross inside bucket
- A three-point field goal by Vanzant gave the hosts a 43-26 advantage with 2:13 to go
- The 17-point margin was the Cavaliers' largest lead of the first half
- UVA Wise led 48-32 at intermission
- Vanzant (18) and Kalee Johnson (15) combined for 33 points for the hosts
- Both Vanzant and Johnson made three-of-three three-point field goals each in the first half
- Jeter and Blakely led the visiting Bulldogs with eight first-half points each
 
THIRD QUARTER

- UVA Wise did not make a field goal in the third quarter, missing 11-of-11 attempts
- Wingate outscored UVA Wise 14-6 to cut its deficit to single digits
- The Cavaliers only third-quarter points came from their six-of-nine effort on free throws
- A lay-up by Jaia Wilson pulled the 'Dogs within five at 49-44 (3:04 to play)
- Three free throws by Hanna Oliver gave the Cavs a 54-46 lead entering the fourth quarter

FOURTH QUARTER

- Johnson scored the first basket of the fourth quarter at the 9:49 mark
- The Cavaliers would not let their lead dip by double-digits the rest of the way
- The Bulldogs made only five-of-20 field goals (25 percent) in the fourth frame
- UVA Wise led 70-50 on a Johnson lay-up with 3:29 remaining
- The 20-point advantage was the hosts' biggest lead of the afternoon
- A three-pointer by Clark brought Wingate within 14 with 1:23 left, settling the final margin

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs visit Queens Wednesday for a 5:30 SAC encounter
- Wingate returns home Saturday, Feb. 29 to host Tusculum for a 2 p.m. league contest
- The Bulldog family will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 29
- UVA Wise hosts Carson-Newman Wednesday before visiting Coker Saturday