Wingate, N.C.----The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters picked up a 68-62 victory at Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action Sunday afternoon in Cuddy Arena. LMU improves to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 5-3 overall and 1-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- LMU shot 40 percent from the field, going nine-for-33 from three-point range (27 percent)
- Wingate shot 40 percent from the field, connecting on four-of-14 shots from deep (29 percent)
- The Railsplitters held a 41-37 rebounding advantage and 10-4 edge in second-chance points
- LMU scored 16 points off 16 Wingate turnovers
- The 'Dogs outscored Lincoln Memorial 30-26 in the paint

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hannah Clark had 17 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals
- Emily Hege added 11 points, two boards, a steal and an assist
- Jaia Wilson had nine points, eight rebounds and three steals
- Laney Beale contributed eight points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal
- Trinity Breedlove had seven points, 11 boards, five blocks and two assists
- Lia Anderson added five points and three rebounds, with Anna Baraldi also scoring five points

FIRST QUARTER

- A Chloe Savage layup gave LMU an 11-5 lead at the midway point
- Baraldi's triple with 2:17 to go cut the lead to three
- An Alexa Smiddy three gave the Railsplitters a 19-12 lead heading to the second

SECOND QUARTER

- A Geovana Rios triple pushed the lead to 10 in the opening minute
- A Clark triple and three-point play cut the lead to three at 26-23
- Clark's layup at the 7:16 mark made it a one-point game
- LMU scored the next 12, taking a 38-25 lead on a Lauren Flowers layup
- Wilson's three-point play cut the lead to eight at 38-30

THIRD QUARTER

- A Smiddy triple extended the LMU lead back to 13 early in the second half
- Baraldi's jumper capped a 6-0 run that made it 43-36 at the 6:56 mark
- A Rios triple with six minutes to go pushed the lead back to 10
- An Anderson bucket at the 4:23 mark made it 46-40
- Smiddy's layup gave the Railsplitters a 12-point cushion with 2:46 remaining
- WU scored the final six points of the quarter, with two Clark free throws making it 52-46

FOURTH QUARTER

- Wilson's bucket in the opening minute pulled the 'Dogs to within four
- A Breedlove layup at the 6:36 mark made it 54-52
- A Savage layup at the midway point pushed the lead back to six
- Breedlove's bucket with 1:50 to go cut the deficit back to four
- A Jordan Maney bucket and two Smiddy free throws made it 64-56 with 46 seconds left
- Hege buried a triple with 31 seconds left to make it a three-point game
- Smiddy answered with two free throws to push it back to five
- The 'Dogs would get no closer than four the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Coker for a 5:30 p.m. start