Greeneville, Tenn.---The third-seeded Tusculum University Pioneers shot 44 percent from three-point range en route to an 82-40 victory over the sixth-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs in the quarterfinals of the South Atlantic Conference women's basketball tournament Wednesday inside Pioneer Arena. The Pioneers improve to 22-7 overall, while the Bulldogs end their season 17-13.

KEY STATS

- Tusculum shot 46 percent from the field, Wingate shot 43 percent
- The Pioneers shot 44 percent (14-for-32) from three-point range, the Bulldogs shot 17 percent from beyond the arc (one-for-six)
- TU pulled down 37 rebounds, while WU collected 29
- The Bulldogs held a 32-22 advantage in points in the paint
- Tusculum held a 15-5 edge in second-chance points
- WU turned the ball over 28 times, TU had 12 turnovers
- The Pioneers converted those 28 turnovers into 28 points
- The 'Dogs converted those 12 turnovers into nine points
- The Bulldogs hit five-of-10 free throws while the Pioneers went eight-for-18 at the line

KEY BULLDOGS

- Bryanna Troutman posted 14 points, six rebounds and two assists
- Destiny Coleman collected seven points and two boards
- Maeola Willis registered five points on two-of-four shooting from the field
- Teliyah Jeter and Hannah Clark each posted four points

NOTES 

- Wingate moves to 33-14 all-time against Tusculum
- WU is 14-7 when facing the Pioneers in Greeneville
- The Bulldogs and the Pioneers meet for the second straight season in the opening round of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate started the game with a Jeter layup
- The Pioneers quickly answered with a Jalia Arnwine three
- WU got a Clark layup and a Troutman free throw to take the 5-3 lead
- Tusculum answered with back-to-back threes to make it 9-5 at the midway point
- Aliyah Miller made a pair of free throws and Arnwine connected on another three to push the Pioneer lead to nine with 2:13 on the clock
- Clark and Coleman each made a layup to pull the Bulldogs within five with 1:25 to go
- TU got a Maddie Sutton three with 1:14 remaining
- The 'Dogs got a Troutman layup with just under a minute to go making it 17-11
- The final bucket of the frame was a Kasey Johnson layup to give the Pioneers the eight-point edge

SECOND QUARTER

- The Tusculum defense held Wingate to just four points in the second frame
- A Mia Long jumper gave TU the 10-point advantage at the eight-minute mark
- Two minutes later a Mya Benton jumper made it 23-11 Pioneers lead
- WU got a Willis layup to get on the board in the second frame at the midway point
- Tusculum then went on a 10-0 run
- A Johnson layup with 4:28 to go started the rally
- Miller scored the next five points for the Pioneers, then Johnson made a free throw
- The flurry was capped by a Marta Rodrigues layup with 43 seconds remaining
- Wingate got a Troutman layup with 25 seconds on the clock to make it a 33-15 game
- The quarter was capped by a pair of Belton free throws to give TU the 20-point edge at halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- Tusculum started the second half with layups from Brianna Dixon and Long
- Wingate got on the board with a Troutman layup at the 8:17 mark
- The Pioneers got buckets from Sutton and Arnwine to make it 43-17
- Troutman hit another layup for the 'Dogs and Jeter notched a pair of free throws
- TU got a Long three to make it a 25-point game
- Willis hit a three at the six-minute mark for the Bulldogs
- An Arnwine fast break layup made it 48-24 TU advantage
- Wingate got a three-point play from Troutman with 5:20 to go
- Tusculum then went on a 10-0 run, a Long layup capped the flurry with 2:20 to go
- Coleman hit a jumper for Wingate with 1:48 remaining to make it 58-29
- Troutman and Daphney Saylor made baskets to move the score to 59-33
- A Johnson three capped the scoring in the quarter for TU to make it 62-33

FOURTH QUARTER

- TU outscored WU 20-7 in the final frame
- The Pioneers opened the quarter with threes from Belton and Miller
- Coleman made a free throw for Wingate at the eight-minute mark to make it 68-34
- A Jasmine Williams layup at the 7:19 mark gave the Pioneers the 36-point lead
- The Bulldogs got a Coleman layup with 6:03 on the clock
- TU scored the next nine, capped by a Rodrigues free throw with 2:09 to go
- Wingate got buckets from Jaia Wilson and Ilene Hurley with just over a minute left
- Tusculum's final basket was a Belton three with 42 seconds to go