Salisbury, N.C.----The Catawba College Indians outscored visiting Wingate University 23-14 in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon, prevailing 67-57 in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. The Catawba Indians improve to 11-3 overall and 5-1 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs drop to 10-4 overall and 3-2 in league play.
 
KEY STATS
 
- Wingate shot 45 percent from the field; Catawba made 33 percent of its shots
- The Bulldogs were six-of-11 (55 percent) from three-point range, while Catawba was six-for-28 (21 percent) from deep
- The Catawba Indians were 21-for-26 (81 percent) from the free throw line; Wingate made all five of its attempts at the charity stripe
- WU out-rebounded Catawba 37-33, but were slightly out-scored 12-11 in second-chance points
- The 'Dogs recorded 14 assists and 27 turnovers, resulting in 25 Catawba points, while Catawba had nine assists and 12 turnovers, leading to 20 Wingate points
- Catawba held a slight advantage in points in the paint 28-24
- WU's bench out-scored Catawba's 24-8
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Bryanna Troutman recorded 12 points, four rebounds and three assists off the bench
- Laney Beale posted a career-high 12 points on four-of-six shooting
- Hannah Clark had 11 points, four rebounds and three assists
- Lauren Sullivan earned a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 14 boards
- Leah Barringer chipped in six points and four rebounds
 
FIRST QUARTER
 
- Catawba opened up with the game's first two baskets in the opening two and a half minutes
- A Lyrik Thorne three-pointer extended the Catawba lead to 7-2 at the 6:34 mark
- Two baskets apiece from Troutman and Barringer constituted an 8-0 WU over the next two and a half minutes to take the lead
- Jaia Wilson's three-pointer extended the 'Dogs' lead to four
- Thorne knocked down a pair of free throws before both teams went scoreless for the final 1:56; Wingate led 13-11 after 10 minutes
 
SECOND QUARTER
 
- The defense held strong again, as neither team scored for nearly the first two minutes of the quarter
- The Catawba Indians tied the game at 15 on a Janiya Downs jumper at the 7:11 mark
- Sullivan scored four points over the ensuing 8-0 WU run over three and a half minutes
- Back-to-back Thorne baskets cut the Catawba deficit in half
- After a Sullivan three-pointer, Catawba rattled off a 7-0 run to tie the game at 26 heading into the half
 
THIRD QUARTER
 
- Beale's three-pointer opened up the second-half scoring, as WU held a slight lead over the first five minutes
- Catawba's 5-0 run tied the game at 38 at the 4:22 mark, but a Mikayla Dyson three took the lead right back
- Downs' layup gave Catawba its first lead since the first quarter with 1:46 to go
- The teams traded the lead over the final stretch, as Catawba led 44-43 heading into the final 10 minutes
 
FOURTH QUARTER
 
- Four free throws from Thorne opened up a five-point Catawba lead over the opening 90 seconds
- Thorne and Downs nailed back-to-back three-pointers less than two minutes later to take a nine-point lead
- Five points from Clark drove a 7-0 Wingate run to cut it to a two-point deficit with two minutes to go
- The 'Dogs failed to score from that point forward, however, as Catawba free throws iced away the 10-point victory
 
UP NEXT
 
- The 'Dogs return to Cuddy Arena, hosting Anderson University on Wednesday for a 5:30 p.m. tip