Newberry, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs picked up their 20th win of the season, pushed their winning streak to nine, and clinched a home game in the SAC Tournament quarterfinals with a 73-53 victory at Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action Wednesday night. Wingate improves to 20-6 overall and 13-4 in the SAC, while the Wolves fall to 8-19 overall and 4-13 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 47 percent from the field; Newberry shot 42 percent
- The Bulldogs hit six-of-11 threes; the Wolves went five-for-17 from deep
- The 'Dogs held a 36-26 rebounding advantage and 9-6 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate scored 22 points off 17 Newberry turnovers
- The Bulldogs never trailed in the contest

KEY BULLDOGS

- Bryanna Troutman had 21 points, 11 rebounds and four assists on nine-of-15 shooting
- Lauren Sullivan had 16 points on five-of-seven shooting, adding seven boards
- Hannah Clark contributed 12 points
- Laney Beale added 10 points and four boards
- Emily Hege had nine points and three rebounds

FIRST QUARTER

- A Sullivan triple and Troutman layup gave Wingate a 9-3 lead
- Back-to-back jumpers from Beale put the 'Dogs on top by eight at the midway point
- A Tyla Paraha layup at the 2:47 mark trimmed the lead to two
- Two Jaia Wilson free throws in the final minute gave WU a 17-11 advantage
- A Guilia Bongiorno layup with 42 seconds remaining to cut the lead to four

SECOND QUARTER

- Three straight Hege buckets and a Troutman layup gave Wingate a 25-13 lead three minutes in
- A Payton Cronen triple cut the lead to six at the midway point
- A Sullivan triple and Clark layup made it 30-21 with 3:59 to go
- Troutman's layup pushed the lead back to double figures
- Bongiorno cut the lead back to nine with a bucket with 1:19 to go
- Two Troutman free throws in the final minute gave Wingate a 34-24 halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

- Back-to-back Troutman layups gave the Bulldogs a 14-point lead three minutes into the third
- A Holly Davies jumper at the 4:41 mark cut the lead to 10
- A Clark triple and Troutman bucket made it 51-36 with 1:53 to go
- A Davies jumper with 21 seconds left pulled the Wolves within 12 heading to the fourth

FOURTH QUARTER

- Clark's triple a minute in put Wingate back on top by 15
- Bongiorno's three cut the lead back to 10 with 7:42 remaining
- A Sullivan triple and Clark three-point play made it 64-48 at the 6:26 mark
- Free throws from Sullivan and Leah Barringer put the 'Dogs on top by 20
- Newberry got no closer than 17 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate wraps up the regular season Saturday at Limestone at 2 p.m.
- The 'Dogs will host a SAC Tourney quarterfinal game next Wednesday
- The SAC Tournament bracket will be released Saturday night