Harrogate, Tenn.----The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters finished up the season sweep over Wingate University Saturday afternoon, prevailing 66-58 in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action inside Tex Turner Arena. The Railsplitters improve to 8-12 overall and 7-9 in league action, while the Bulldogs fall to 13-10 overall and 7-9 in the SAC.
 
KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 40 percent from the field on the afternoon, LMU shot 36 percent
- The Bulldogs shot 47 percent (eight-for-17) from three-point range, the Railsplitters shot 42.3 percent from beyond the arc (11-for-26)
- Lincoln Memorial pulled down 38 rebounds, while WU collected 28
- The Bulldogs held a 24-14 advantage in points in the paint
- Each team collected 11 second-chance points
- The Railsplitters turned the ball over 19 times, the 'Dogs had 17 turnovers
- WU converted those 19 turnovers into 14 points
- Lincoln Memorial converted the Bulldogs' 17 turnovers into 18 points
- LMU hit 15-of-18 free throws while Wingate went six-for-nine at the line

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hannah Clark collected 15 points, going three-of-five from distance
- Teliyah Jeter added 10 points, nine rebounds and eight blocks
- Bryanna Troutman posted 10 points and pulled down four boards
- Jaxson Douglas posted 9 points on three-of-six shooting from downtown

NOTES 

- Wingate moves to 19-11 all-time against Lincoln Memorial
- WU is 7-6 when facing the Railsplitters in Harrogate
- The Railsplitters sweep the series against WU for the first time since the 2013-2014 season
- Jeter registers her eighth game of the season with 5+ blocks
- She leads the SAC and ranks in the top 10 nationally in blocks and blocks per game
- Jeter had 18 blocks in two games this week after Wednesday's triple-double

FIRST QUARTER

- WU started the game with a three from Clark
- LMU answered with back-to-back threes by the 7:39 mark
- Douglas hit a three to tie the game at 6-6
- Troutman hit a jumper at the midway point to make it 8-8
- Clark hit a pair of threes with 3:41 remaining to give Wingate the one point edge
- LMU went on a 5-0 run over the next minute of play capped by a Sydney Newsome jumper at the 2:05 remaining
- The final points of the frame came from Jeter at the charity stripe

SECOND QUARTER

- By the 7:40 mark the Railsplitters had stretched their lead to 24-18
- WU got buckets from Jeter and Jaia Wilson to get within two
- The Railsplitters got a Lauren Flowers three at the midpoint to make it 27-22
- Jeter hit a jumper and Douglas hit a three to get Wingate within two
- Flowers hit another three with 2:19 to go to give LMU the five-point edge
- After trading buckets the Railsplitters went into half with the 34-29 lead

THIRD QUARTER

- A pair of threes gave LMU the 40-30 edge at the 7:39 mark
- The Railsplitters got three from the free throw line to extend the lead to 13
- WU got its first bucket from the field at the 3:47 mark when Elana Ingram hit the jumper in the paint
- In the final minute of the frame Wilson hit a jumper to get the 'Dogs within 10

FOURTH QUARTER

- Wingate started the final frame with a 7-0 run
- Jeter netted a pair in the flurry, it was capped by a Douglas three with 6:45 to go
- Flowers scored five quick points for LMU making it 50-42 with 5:38 remaining
- Troutman scored five to answer over the next minute of action for WU
- With four minutes remaining a Railsplitter three made it 53-47
- The Bulldogs got a Troutman three, cutting the lead to three
- Lincoln Memorial got a layup from Kirkpatrick with two minutes to go making it 57-50
- Clark made a pair from the charity stripe and a layup cutting it to a three-point game with 1:34 left on the clock
- The Railsplitters got a pair from the free throw line and a Kirkpatrick layup to make it 61-54
- Ingram layup with 42 seconds remaining got the 'Dogs within five
- Clark hit a bucket with 30 second left on the clock to make it 62-58, WU would get no closer

UP NEXT

- Wingate plays host to the 19th-ranked Anderson Trojans Wednesday night
- The Bulldogs travel to Mars Hill next Saturday at 2 p.m.