Gaffney, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs finished the regular season on the road, falling to the Limestone University Saints by a final score of 76-69 in South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball action on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the 'Dogs drop to 15-12 overall and 10-8 in league play, while the Saints improve to 13-15 and 8-10 in the SAC. 
 
KEY STATS
 
- Wingate shot 46 percent from the field; Limestone hit 42 percent of its shots
- The Saints made eight-of-17 three-pointers, while the 'Dogs had a three-for-22 mark from deep
- WU had the edge on the glass, out-rebounding LU 38-31 and scoring nine second chance points
- Wingate scored 10 points off of 11 Limestone turnovers, while the Saints scored 23 points off of the Bulldogs' 17 turnovers
 
KEY BULLDOGS
 
- Jarren Cottingham had a team-high 18 points on eight-15 shooting, grabbing seven rebounds
- Sasha Letino scored 13 points with seven rebounds and two blocks
- Destin Clark led the 'Dogs in rebounding with 10 boards while also adding eight points
- Josh Massey put in 12 points with a rebound and two assists
- Jaden Lingo scored a career-high seven points off the bench
 
FIRST HALF
 
- The Bulldogs got began the game quickly with a Letino dunk, Cottingham layup, and Massey jumper
- Wingate was kept in check by a hot shooting start by Limestone's Ben Gahlert, scoring 11 points in the first 10 minutes, giving the Saints a 21-14 lead halfway through the first half
- The 'Dogs hit a shooting slump after the timeout, going three straight empty trips before Cottingham hit from the charity stripe and Letino laid one in off an Andreas Wilson assist
- LU finished the opening period on an 11-4 scoring run to take a 38-24 lead into the break
 
SECOND HALF
 
- Sean Elmore got in the stat sheet with a three to open the second half for Wingate
- Cottingham continued his team-high scoring night with seven straight Bulldogs points in a two-minute sequence
- Out of the media timeout the Saints rattled off a 9-2 run to go ahead by 15 points, highlighted by a Greg McKay three-pointer
- Lingo scored his first five points in quick succession with a triple following a jumper
- Letino scored eight straight late in the half, pulling the 'Dogs back to a four-point deficit and forcing a Limestone timeout
- With less than two minutes left in regulation, Wingate was able to get to the line and make free throws courtesy of Clark and Massey, creating a one-possession game at 68-66
- The Saints made their free throws down the stretch to put their lead out of reach, and finished on an 8-3 run to put the Bulldogs away
 
UP NEXT
 
- Wingate goes on the road for a SAC Tournament Quarterfinal on Wednesday night at 7 P.M.
- The 'Dogs will matchup with Tusculum for the second time after a regular season win
- The winner will move on to the SAC semifinals on Saturday in Greenville, S.C.