Myrtle Beach, S.C.----Hannah Clark drilled a three at the end of regulation to force overtime, leading the Wingate University Bulldogs to a thrilling 79-74 victory over Lander University in NCAA Division II women's basketball action. Wingate wins its fifth straight, improving to 8-1 overall, while the Bearcats fall to 2-7 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 51 percent from the field; Lander shot 38 percent
- The Bearcats hit 11-of-27 threes; the 'Dogs went three-for-nine from deep
- The 'Dogs held a 46-35 rebounding advantage and 11-5 edge in second-chance points
- Lander scored 24 points off 24 WU turnovers; the Bulldogs scored 18 points off 20 LU turnovers
- Wingate went 16-for-27 at the free throw line; Lander was 11-for-19
- The Bulldogs outscored the Bearcats 52-24 in the paint

KEY BULLDOGS

- Clark had 19 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals
- Emily Hege added 14 points, seven boards and five assists
- Lauren Sullivan had 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal
- Laura Kozo contributed 13 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks
- AJ Davis and Leah Barringer added five points each for the 'Dogs
- Jaia Wilson registered four points and five rebounds

FIRST QUARTER

- A Jakiyah Parker three gave Lander a 10-3 lead seven minutes in
- Clark's layup pulled the 'Dogs within five
- A Vashae Rideout triple put the Bearcats on top by seven with 1:22 to go
- Two Clark free throws cut the lead to five
- A Cory Santoro triple gave Lander a 19-9 lead heading to the second quarter

SECOND QUARTER

- Parker's triple pushed the Lander lead to 13 less than a minute in
- A 6-0 run sparked by a pair of Sullivan buckets cut the lead to six at 25-19 with six minutes left
- Parker's three with 2:56 remaining put the Bearcats on top 32-21
- Buckets from Laney Beale and Leah Barringer pulled WU within seven heading to halftime at 34-27

THIRD QUARTER

- A Clark triple sparked a 7-0 Wingate run that pulled the 'Dogs within three at the 6:30 mark
- A Rideout triple made it 40-36 with 5:43 to go
- Parker's layup with 1:41 remaining gave Lander a 46-37 advantage
- Hege's layup with six seconds left cut the lead to seven heading to the final frame

FOURTH QUARTER

- WU scored the first 14 points of the fourth quarter to take the lead
- Back-to-back Kozo layups pulled Wingate within one, while two Hege free throws gave the 'Dogs the lead
- Buckets from Kozo, Beale and Clark put the Bulldogs on top 53-46 with 6:25 to go
- Parker's triple pulled Lander within two with five minutes left
- Hege and Sullivan answered with buckets to make it 57-51 at the 4:16 mark
- A Tanyia Gordon layup and Parker three gave Lander a 58-57 lead with two minutes remaining
- Santoro added a layup to push the advantage to three with a minute to go
- Kozo's free throw with 46 seconds left pulled the Bulldogs within two
- A Quadaija Langley free throw with nine seconds left gave Lander a 61-58 advantage
- Clark buried a three with three seconds left to tie it at 61 and send it to overtime

OVERTIME

- Hege's three-point play four seconds in gave Wingate a 64-61 lead
- A Hege layup and Sullivan three made it 69-63 with 3:49 to go
- Two Langley free throws pulled Lander within three with 3:02 remaining
- Layups from Sullivan and Wilson gave the Bulldogs a 74-67 advantage at the 2:16 mark
- Two Langley free throws cut the lead to five, but Kozo's layup with 1:52 to go made it 76-69
- A Santoro three-point play pulled the Bearcats within four with a minute remaining
- Two Sullivan free throws made it 78-72 with 47 seconds to go
- Barringer added a free throw with 14 seconds left

UP NEXT

- Wingate faces North Georgia Monday at 6 p.m. in Myrtle Beach
- The Bulldogs host Belmont Abbey Dec. 30 at 2 p.m.