Harrogate, Tenn. ---- The 23rd-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs set a new NCAA program record on Saturday afternoon with their 18th consecutive win, picking up an 81-57 victory at Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action in B. Frank Turner Arena. The Bulldogs improve to 18-1 overall and 16-0 in the SAC, while LMU falls to 8-9 overall and 6-8 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 57 percent from the field; Lincoln Memorial shot 46 percent
- The Bulldogs were eight-of-16 (50 percent) from beyond the three-point line; the Railsplitters were 10-of-21 (48 percent) from deep
- WU held a dominant 34-18 rebounding advantage on the afternoon
- The 'Dogs outscored LMU 48-10 in the paint
- Wingate turned 14 offensive rebounds into 21 second-chance points while holding LMU to just four second-chance points on six offensive rebounds
- The Bulldogs committed a season-low nine turnovers, which the Railsplitters converted into eight points
- WU scored 18 points off 12 LMU turnovers
- Lincoln Memorial converted five of six (83 percent) free throw attempts; Wingate knocked down seven of nine (78 percent) from the charity stripe

KEY BULLDOGS

- Bryanna Troutman piled up 30 points, 10 rebounds and four assists on 13-of-18 shooting
- Lauren Sullivan scored 13 points and dished out seven assists while shooting four-of-five from deep
- Haleigh Brandon added a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds
- Hannah Clark had 10 points, five assists and three rebounds
- Jaia Wilson recorded five points and three assists

NOTES

- Wingate's win sets the new NCAA program record for consecutive wins at 18
- Passes the 1990-91 team's mark of winning 17 games in a row
- The win also extends the nation's longest active winning streak
- Continues on the best SAC start in program history
- WU moves to 22-10 all-time versus the Railsplitters; the Bulldogs are 8-6 in Harrogate
- Wingate outscored LMU 47-26 in the second half
- Troutman's third-career 30-point game (all this season)
- Brandon's 10th double-double of the season
- Clark's fifth consecutive game in double figures
- Sullivan's sixth double-digit scoring effort and seventh game with at least five assists this season

FIRST QUARTER

- Wingate scored the first four points of the afternoon on Peyton Davis and Troutman jumpers
- A Mikayla Kuehne three-pointer cut the LMU deficit to a single point with six minutes left in the quarter
- The Bulldogs scored the next five points on a Sullivan 3-pointer and a Troutman layup
- Lindsay Proffitt and Sullivan traded triples as the Wingate retained a six-point lead
- The teams combined for just one basket in the final four minutes of the period
- The Railsplitters' fourth 3-pointer of the quarter cut their deficit in half after 10 minutes

SECOND QUARTER

- Wilson knocked down a three 30 seconds into the quarter for Wingate
- LMU answered with a 7-0 run to take its first lead of the afternoon
- Lauren Flowers' and-one basket gave the 'Splitters a 23-20 lead with 6:30 left in the half
- After an LMU 3-pointer broke up a tie ballgame, the 'Dogs answered with the next five points
- A Lexi Kiser jumper re-tied the score at 31 with 41 seconds to go
- Madison Lowery's triple with 22 seconds remaining in the half proved to be the difference in the first-half scoring as the Bulldogs took a 34-31 lead into the halftime locker room

THIRD QUARTER

- Troutman opened the second half with a jumper to give the Bulldogs a five-point lead
- LMU answered with back-to-back triples to take the lead once again
- Clark responded with a three of her own to put the 'Dogs on top 39-37
- After the Railsplitters tied the game at 41, WU scored the next five points, to which LMU scored five of the next six points
- Wingate closed the third quarter on a 10-0 run, as Sullivan's three in the closing seconds gave the 'Dogs a 57-46 lead

FOURTH QUARTER

- Lincoln Memorial opened the quarter with a bucket, cutting the deficit to single digits
- Wingate responded with the next 16 points, as the 'Dogs went on a 26-2 run dating back to the third quarter
- Troutman had nine points in the flurry, with Brandon adding five points in the game-changing four-minute spurt
- Clark's jumper with 5:07 remaining gave WU a 75-50 lead
- LMU answered with a three, but the lead never got below 20 points

UP NEXT

-The 'Dogs take the winning streak on the road to start next week, traveling to Newberry Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
- Wingate returns to Cuddy Arena next Saturday, hosting Mars Hill at 2 p.m.
- This is followed with a home game two days later against #20 Catawba