Augusta, Ga.----Wingate University guards Emily Hege and Hannah Clark combined for 40 points Sunday afternoon, leading the Bulldogs to a big 75-70 victory at Augusta University in NCAA Division II women's basketball action. Wingate improves to 4-1 overall, while the Jaguars fall to 4-1 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 52 percent from the field; Augusta shot 47 percent
- The Jaguars hit eight-of-16 threes while the 'Dogs connected on seven-of-16 from deep
- The Bulldogs held a 33-23 advantage in rebounds
- AU scored 18 points off 18 Wingate turnovers
- The Jaguars held a 36-34 edge in points in the paint
- The Wingate bench outscored the Augusta bench 25-7

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hege had 21 points, four assists and four rebounds, going seven-for-12 from the field
- Clark had 19 points, five rebounds and three assists on seven-of-11 shooting
- Mikayla Dyson added eight points, three boards and two blocks, going two-for-four from deep
- Leah Barringer contributed seven points and six rebounds
- Jaia Wilson and AJ Davis had six points apiece
- Bryanna Troutman added four points and four rebounds

FIRST QUARTER

- An Autumn Phillips layup gave the Jaguars an early 7-2 lead
- A Hege triple cut the lead to two, but a Phillips three and Kennedi Manning layup put AU on top 12-5
- A Davis layup at the 3:12 mark pulled the 'Dogs within three
- Phillips buried a three to give Augusta an 18-12 advantage with 52 seconds left
- A Dyson three and Clark layup in the final 38 seconds cut the lead to one

SECOND QUARTER

- A Yamani Paul bucket with seven minutes left gave Augusta a 29-23 lead
- Clark answered with a triple and a layup to cut the lead to one
- Mone Florence put the Jaguars back on top by six with a triple with a minute left
- Dyson answered with a three, while Hege's jumper at the buzzer made it 39-38 at halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- Layups from Davis and Wilson gave the Bulldogs a 43-41 lead three minutes into the second half
- Buckets from Clark and Laura Kozo stretched the lead to four with four minutes remaining
- Manning's layup tied it at 49, but two Hege layups and a Kozo bucket put WU on top 55-51
- Wilson's layup in the final seconds gave the 'Dogs a 57-51 advantage

FOURTH QUARTER

- A Davis layup and two Barringer free throws put Wingate on top 61-56 at the 8:23 mark
- Hege's layup with 4:48 to go gave the 'Dogs a 65-59 lead
- Two Tomiyah Alford free throws cut the lead to four with under four minutes remaining
- A bucket and two free throws from Troutman put the Bulldogs on top 71-63
- Phillips buried a triple with 1:05 to go to pull the Jaguars within three
- Hege knocked down two free throws with 14 seconds left to make it 73-68
- A Kiera Howard bucket cut the lead to three with 10 seconds remaining
- Clark answered with two free throws to secure the Wingate victory

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs are back in action Saturday, hosting King at 2 p.m.