Wingate, N.C.-—-Wingate University junior forward Bryanna Troutman dropped a game-high 21 points, while adding nine rebounds and four assists, helping the Bulldogs to a dominant 87-52 victory over Mars Hill in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate improves to 19-2 overall and 17-1 in league play, while MHU drops to 1-18 overall and 1-16 in the SAC.
 
KEY STATS
 
- Wingate shot 51 percent from the field, while the Lions made just 32 percent of their shot attempts
- The Bulldogs were nine-of-30 (30 percent) from beyond the arc; Mars Hill went four-of-16 (25 percent) from deep
- WU held a sizable 47-30 advantage in rebounds
- The 'Dogs outscored their visitors 46-16 in the paint
- Wingate had 15 second-chance points on 16 offensive rebounds, while the Lions scored seven second-chance points on 12 offensive rebounds
- The Bulldogs turned 15 Mars Hill turnovers into 17 points, while Mars Hill scored eight points off 11 WU turnovers
- The 'Dogs outscored the Lions in bench points 33-17
- MHU was 10-of-13 (77 percent) from the foul line; Wingate was 12-for-19 (63 percent) from the charity stripe
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Troutman posted 21 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals
- Peyton Davis had 15 points and four assists
- Lauren Sullivan added 12 points on four three-pointers
- Haleigh Brandon had a game-high 13 rebounds
- Mikayla Dyson scored 10 points in 11 minutes
 
NOTES
 
- The Bulldogs improve to 50-11 over the Lions, winning their fourth straight in the series
- WU led for over 39 minutes on Saturday afternoon
- Troutman's 17th-career 20-point game and her 11th of this season
- The 'Dogs allowed just two Lions to score more than six points
- Davis matches her season-high in points from opening night
- Sullivan matchers her own team season-high for most threes made in a game
- Most three-point attempts in a year this season
- One assist shy of the season-high
- Fifth win this season decided by 30+ points
 
FIRST QUARTER
 
- Mars Hill got on the board first via a free throw
- Troutman's jumper three seconds later gave the early lead
- A Porcelain Goldsborough layup tied the game at nine with 3:30 left
- Wingate went on a 10-0 run from this point
- Brandon's layup gave the 'Dogs a 19-9 lead
 
SECOND QUARTER
 
- MHU scored the first points of the second quarter over a minute in
- Sullivan's three-pointer at the 7:58 mark gave the Bulldogs their largest lead to that point
- WU went on yet another 10-0 run over the next four plus minutes
- Troutman's free throw with 58 seconds remaining gave the 'Dogs a 38-17 lead
- Maddie Gillie's three-pointer cut the Lion deficit to 18 before the halftime break
 
THIRD QUARTER
 
- After Mars Hill scored the opening bucket of the half, Wingate scored the next seven points
- Davis's layup extended the lead to 23 points
- The Lions scored six of the next eight points to bring the deficit under 20 points
- The Bulldogs responded with a quick 8-0 run shortly followed by Sullivan's fourth three-pointer in under a five-minute span
- WU scored the final six points of the quarter to take its first 30-point lead into the final 10 minutes
 
FOURTH QUARTER
 
- MaeOla Willis scored the first points of the quarter a minute and a half in
- The 'Dogs went on another 9-0 scoring run capped by a Willis jumper to give Wingate a 77-39 edge
- The teams traded baskets for a majority of the quarter including a couple Jaxson Douglas triples
- WU took its largest lead of 38 points before the Lions scored the final three points
 
UP NEXT
 
- The 'Dogs are back in action Monday, traveling to Catawba for a 5:30 p.m. start
- The contest was originally scheduled to be at Wingate, but was moved Saturday afternoon
- The Feb. 23 contest, scheduled to be at Catawba, will now be at Wingate