Anderson, S.C.-—-The Wingate University Bulldogs outscored Anderson University 37-24 in the second and third quarters Saturday afternoon en route to a 70-65 road victory in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. The Bulldogs win cap a perfect four-game road trip to start 2022, while also winning their 14th straight contest to improve to 14-1 on the season and a perfect 12-0 in league action. The Trojans fall to 9-8 overall and 9-4 in the SAC.
 
KEY STATS
 
- Anderson shot 41 percent from the field; Wingate shot 40 percent
- The Trojans shot five-of-24 from three-point range (21 percent), while the Bulldogs were one-of-eight from deep (13 percent)
- WU outrebounded AU 39-37
- The 'Dogs held a 36-26 advantage in points in the paint
- Wingate had 15 second-chance points, while the Trojans scored 11 off a second chance
- The Bulldogs turned 16 Anderson turnovers into 23 points
- AU scored 18 points off 10 WU turnovers
- The Trojans shot eight-of-nine from the foul line (89 percent), while the 'Dogs were 19-for-23 from the charity stripe (83 percent)
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Bryanna Troutman posted a game-high 21 points while grabbing seven boards
- Hannah Clark registered 16 points, two rebounds and three steals
- Peyton Davis added 10 points and three assists
- Ilene Hurley matched a career-high with eight points and seven rebounds
- Haleigh Brandon corralled a game-high 14 rebounds while scoring five points
 
NOTES
 
- Wingate's 14-game win streak matches the longest current streak in Division II women's basketball
- The 'Dogs' 12-0 start to conference extends their program record
- WU improves to 10-6 all-time versus the Trojans
- The Bulldogs have won five of six road meetings
- Troutman has scored 20 or more points in six of her last nine games
- Brandon's ninth straight game grabbing double-digit rebounds
 
FIRST QUARTER
 
- The Trojans were the first to score 50 seconds into the game
- Wingate took its first lead at 8-7 two minutes later
- Troutman's jumper with five minutes remaining capped a 10-0 Wingate run in less than three minutes
- Anderson's Jaylin Spurlin answered with a bucket to cut the deficit to five
- AU's Britney Stafford hit a three with less than 90 seconds remaining to tie the game at 20
- Troutman scored 12 points in the opening quarter
 
SECOND QUARTER
 
- Wingate scored the first two baskets of the second quarter
- Davis drove in for a layup and Hurley knocked down a jumper
- After a Taylor Hair bucket cut the deficit to a single point, the Bulldogs added two more baskets, taking a 32-27 lead
- A pair of Trojan free throws broke a 90-second scoreless drought from both sides
- The 'Dogs finished the half on a 9-3 run
- Hurley added a basket to give WU a 34-31 lead
- Brandon followed up with a three off an inbounds play to double the Bulldog lead
- Free throws from Madison Lowery, Hurley and Jaia Wilson brought Wingate to the locker room with a seven-point lead
 
THIRD QUARTER
 
- Two Anderson baskets in the opening minute of the second half cut their deficit to three points
- Wingate answered with a 13-0 run over six and a half minutes to take their largest lead of the game
- Clark, Davis and Troutman baskets brought the score to 47-38
- Two Clark layups followed while a Troutman layup and free throw gave the 'Dogs a 54-38 lead with 3:13 left in the quarter
- A quick 5-0 mini-run from Anderson cut the deficit to 12
- Clark's layup at the buzzer made the score 59-46 with 10 minutes remaining
 
FOURTH QUARTER
 
- Anderson opened the quarter on a 6-0 run
- Shameka McNeill's layup cut the deficit to seven points
- The Bulldogs answered with a 6-0 run of their own
- Wilson's layup gave Wingate a 65-52 lead with 5:36 remaining
- The Trojans fought back behind an 11-1 run
- McNeill's layup with less than two minutes remaining cut the WU lead to a single possession
- With a chance to tie the game, Clark stole the ball with 63 seconds left
- Lauren Sullivan grabbed a key offensive rebound that helped Wingate keep possession with 34 seconds remaining
- With the shot clock winding down, the Bulldogs forced an Anderson foul that sent Clark to the foul line
- After knocking down both, Wingate forced a stop, with Brandon's rebound and pair of free throws sealing the victory
 
UP NEXT
 
- The Bulldogs return to Cuddy Arena for the first time in the new year, hosting Lenoir-Rhyne at 5:30 p.m.
- The game is only open to those on a student-athlete pass list