Wise, Va.----The trio of Bryanna Troutman, Emily Hege and Laney Beale combined for 67 points on 24-of-38 shooting from the field, leading the Wingate University Bulldogs to an 87-73 victory at UVA Wise in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. The 'Dogs win their seventh straight, improving to 18-6 overall and 11-4 in the SAC, while the Cavaliers fall to 13-13 overall and 4-11 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 52 percent from the field; UVA Wise shot 45 percent
- The Cavs went eight-for-19 from three-point range; the Bulldogs hit four-of-11 from deep
- The 'Dogs held a dominant 39-19 rebounding advantage
- WU outscored Wise 13-4 in second-chance points
- The Cavs scored 18 points off 19 Wingate turnovers
- Wingate was 17-for-22 at the free throw line; UVA Wise went 15-for-21

KEY BULLDOGS

- Troutman had 25 points, 16 rebounds, a block and a steal
- Hege had 24 points on seven-of-nine shooting from the field, hitting three-of-four triples
- The freshman has scored at least 23 points in three straight games, going 25-for-38 from the field
- Beale added 18 points and six rebounds, going eight-for-11 from the field
- Hannah Clark contributed 13 points, six assists and two steals

FIRST QUARTER

- Buckets from Beale, Troutman and Hege gave Wingate an early 8-2 lead
- A Josie Hester triple capped an 8-0 run to put Wise on top 14-10 with three minutes left
- Hege's triple at the 1:40 mark pulled the 'Dogs within two
- A Katlin Burger jumper in the final minute gave the Cavs a 21-17 lead

SECOND QUARTER

- Buckets from Clark and Beale tied it at 21 in the opening minute
- A Caitlyn Ross triple put UVA Wise back on top by three
- Troutman's three-point play at the 6:03 mark gave Wingate a 27-26 advantage
- The 'Dogs used a 9-0 run to take a 36-30 lead with 2:41 to go
- Clark had five points in the flurry; Troutman capped it with a jumper
- A Troutman bucket with 31 seconds left, then Beale's buzzer beater put WU on top 40-32 at halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- The 'Dogs went on an 11-0 run to stretch the lead to 17 midway through the third
- Beale had six points in the spurt; Hege scored the other five, making it 51-34
- Hege's three-point play with 2:35 remaining gave the 'Dogs a 56-41 lead
- Troutman's free throw with 33 seconds left extended the lead to 18
- Clark's bucket with two seconds left made it 63-46

FOURTH QUARTER

- Buckets from Clark and Beale put the 'Dogs on top by 21 in the opening minute
- Two Nia Vanzant free throws at the midway point trimmed the lead to 12
- A Clark jumper and two Troutman free throws made it 79-63
- Four Hege free throws pushed the lead back to 19 with under a minute to go

UP NEXT

- Wingate is at home next Saturday, hosting Carson-Newman at 2 p.m.