Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs were on fire all night, shooting 71 percent from the field and knocking down 11-of-15 threes to cruise to a 92-64 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne University in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate wins its sixth straight, improving to 17-6 overall and 10-4 in the SAC. The Bears fall to 18-5 overall and 8-5 in league play.

KEY STATS

- The 'Dogs hit 35-of-49 shots from the field on the night
- LR shot 43 percent from the field
- Wingate was 11-for-15 from deep on the night, hitting 10-of-11 triples in the first half
- The Bears went four-for-20 from three-point range
- WU went 11-for-13 from the field in the second quarter, hitting all six triples
- The Bulldogs held a 31-16 advantage in rebounds; LR had a 13-11 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate piled up 24 assists on its 35 field goals
- Lenoir-Rhyne scored 20 points off 15 Wingate turnovers

KEY BULLDOGS

- Emily Hege had 28 points on 11-of-13 shooting, adding eight assists and three boards
- The freshman hit all four triples on the night, hitting the 20-point mark for the sixth time this season
- Lauren Sullivan had 16 points on five-of-seven shooting, hitting four-of-five from deep
- Bryanna Troutman contributed 16 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks
- Hannah Clark added 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals
- Laura Kozo had nine points on four-of-five shooting

FIRST QUARTER

- Threes from Sullivan and Hege gave the Bulldogs an early 7-4 lead
- Blaikley Crooks pulled the Bears back within two with a free throw
- WU answered with an 11-2 run, getting a Clark triple to go on top 18-7 with 2:50 left
- Emily Harman's triple cut the lead to eight, but a Hege three pushed the lead back to 11
- Hannah Stull's triple with 24 seconds left made it 23-15 heading to the second

SECOND QUARTER

- WU scored the first nine points of the second quarter, getting four points from Troutman to make it 32-15
- Jalen Gathers cut the lead to 13 with a layup at the 5:47 mark
- Wingate used a 9-2 run to take a 20-point lead, getting two Hege threes and a Clark triple
- A Sullivan layup and Kozo three-point play made it 51-27 with 2:12 to go
- Sullivan's  triple with 44 seconds remaining gave WU a 54-29 halftime advantage

THIRD QUARTER

- A Stull triple trimmed the deficit to 20
- WU countered with a 10-2 run, getting four more Hege points to take a 66-38 lead
- Brandi Hudson's layup cut it to 21 with 1:42 to go
- Buckets from Hege and Adair Garrison made it 74-49 heading to the final frame

FOURTH QUARTER

- Jaia Wilson's layup started the scoring in the fourth, stretching the lead to 27
- Clark's triple at the midway point made it 84-56
- The lead stayed above 21 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate hits the road, traveling to UVA Wise for a 2 p.m. start Saturday