Hickory, N.C.----Wingate University freshman guard
Peyton Davis and sophomore forward
Bryanna Troutman combined for 34 points Wednesday night, leading the Bulldogs to a 66-61 victory at Lenoir-Rhyne University in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. Wingate improves to 4-5 overall and 4-4 in the SAC, while the Bears fall to 1-7 overall and 1-7 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Lenoir-Rhyne shot 41 percent from the field; Wingate shot 40 percent
- LR hit eight-of-18 threes (44 percent); the 'Dogs went four-for-12 from deep (33 percent)
- Each team had 32 rebounds and 12 second-chance points
- Lenoir-Rhyne scored 23 points off 16 Wingate turnovers
- The 'Dogs went 20-for-24 at the free throw line; the Bears were nine-for-11
- The Bulldogs held a 32-22 edge in points in the paint and a 13-3 advantage in fast-break points
- LR outscored WU 20-10 in the second quarter; the 'Dogs held a 44-33 edge in the second half
KEY BULLDOGS
- Davis had 18 points, two assists and a rebound, going five-for-eight from the field and three-for-four from three-point range
- Troutman added 16 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and a block
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Jaia Wilson contributed nine points for the Bulldogs
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Haleigh Hatfield had seven points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists
NOTES
- Wingate improves to 47-16 all-time against the Bears
- The Bulldogs are 19-11 at Lenoir-Rhyne
- The 'Dogs have won nine of their last 10 against the Bears
- Wingate has won six of its last seven in Hickory
- Career-high 18 points for Davis, topping Saturday's career-high 17-point effort
- Also a career-high for threes made for the freshman
- Second double-double of the season for Troutman; eight of her career
FIRST QUARTER
- Buckets from Hatfield and
Hannah Clark gave Wingate an early 8-3 lead
- Kennedy Weigt's triple pulled LR within two with 2:38 to go
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Lauren Sullivan's layup gave the Bulldogs a 12-6 advantage
- Sydney Wilson's two free throws made it 12-8 at the end of the quarter
SECOND QUARTER
- Davis's layup gave Wingate a 14-8 lead in the opening minute
- LR used a 10-2 run to take the lead, getting a Nakia Hooks layup to make it 21-18 with 3:46 left
- Two Hatfield free throws pulled the Bulldogs within one
- The Bears scored the next eight points, taking a 28-20 lead on an Emily Harman three
- Troutman's layup with 23 seconds left pulled WU within six at halftime
THIRD QUARTER
- A Blaikley Crooks layup four minutes into the half gave LR a 35-26 lead
- Wingate scored the next seven
- Troutman started it with a three-point play; Davis added a triple to make it 35-33
- Layups from Troutman, Davis and
Destiny Coleman put WU on top 39-38 with 1:34 left
- The Bears regained the lead with 24 seconds left on a Weigt triple
- Davis buried a three in the final seconds to give the 'Dogs a 42-41 lead heading to the final frame
FOURTH QUARTER
- Troutman put Wingate on top by three, but LR scored the next seven to take a 48-44 advantage
- A layup and two free throws from Wilson pulled the 'Dogs within two with 7:33 to go
- Two Hooks free throws put the Bears back on top by four, but another Davis three made it a one-point game
- A Harman layup with 4:38 remaining gave Lenoir-Rhyne a 58-55 advantage
- Wilson knocked down a triple a minute later to put Wingate on top 59-58
- Alyssa Wagner answered with a three to put the Bears on top by two with 2:25 left
- The Bulldogs scored the last seven points of the game
- A Hatfield free throw and two Coleman free throws gave Wingate a 62-61 lead with 55 seconds left
- Davis knocked down two free throws with 24 seconds to go to push the advantage to three
- Wilson's two free throws in the final seconds iced the game for the Bulldogs
UP NEXT
- Wingate is on the road Saturday, traveling to Carson-Newman for a 2 p.m. start
- The 'Dogs wrap up the road trip next Wednesday at Coker
- The Bulldogs are back home Saturday, Jan. 30, hosting Lincoln Memorial at 2 p.m.
