Wingate, N.C.----The 13th-ranked Carson-Newman University Eagles scored the first 10 points Wednesday evening en route to an 81-60 victory at Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. The Eagles improve to 9-1 overall and 9-1 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 5-8 overall and 5-7 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Carson-Newman shot 42 percent from the field; Wingate shot 37 percent
- The Eagles hit 12-of-28 threes (43 percent); WU hit three-of-nine triples (33 percent)
- Carson-Newman held a 38-36 rebounding advantage
- The Eagles scored 10 points off 15 Wingate turnovers
- The WU bench outscored the C-N bench 20-13
- The 'Dogs held a 22-18 advantage in points in the paint
- Carson-Newman had seven of the 12 steals and six of the eight blocks on the night
- The Eagles had 17 assists on 25 field goals

KEY BULLDOGS

- Bryanna Troutman led the 'Dogs with 21 points and 14 rebounds, adding three steals
- Jaia Wilson added 10 points, four assists and two rebounds
- Peyton Davis contributed nine points, two boards and two steals
- Destiny Coleman had seven points and three rebounds

FIRST QUARTER

- A Lindsey Taylor layup gave C-N a 10-0 lead three minutes in
- Davis got Wingate on the board with a pair of free throws to cut the lead to eight
- Ashley Breindl buried a three to make it a six-point game at 13-7
- A Madison Bunch triple put the Eagles on top by 11 with two minutes left
- Coleman's free throw made it 19-9, but a Sydney Pearce jumper gave C-N a 21-9 lead

SECOND QUARTER

- A Harli Smith layup put the Eagles on top by 16 midway through the quarter
- Back-to-back buckets from Troutman cut the lead to 12
- Braelyn Wykle's bucket gave C-N a 36-19 advantage at the 2:28 mark
- Coleman answered with a bucket to trim the deficit to 15
- Threes from Wykle and Taylor Goforth gave the Eagles a 44-24 halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

- A Troutman three-point play pulled Wingate within 15 at the 5:13 mark
- Wykle's three made it 56-38 with 2:55 to go
- Another Wykle triple made it 60-41 with a minute remaining
- Coleman cut the lead to 17, but two Wykle free throws made it 62-43 heading to the fourth

FOURTH QUARTER

- A Skylar Boshears jumper gave the Eagles a 23-point lead a minute into the final frame
- A Davis three-point play and Wilson jumper pulled Wingate within 17
- Addison Byrd's three pushed the lead back to 20 with 4:49 to go
- Smith's triple gave Carson-Newman a 79-56 lead with 3:11 remaining
- Wingate got no closer than 21 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Mars Hill for a 2 p.m. start
- The Bulldogs host the Lions Monday, Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m.