Salisbury, N.C.----The third-seeded Georgia Southwestern University Hurricanes knocked off second-seeded Wingate University 81-64 in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II women's basketball Southeast Regionals Saturday evening. Georgia Southwestern improves to 26-6 overall, advancing to the regional title match, while the Bulldogs end their season at 23-8.

KEY STATS

- Georgia Southwestern shot 48 percent from the field; Wingate shot 42 percent
- The Hurricanes went seven-for-12 from three-point range; the 'Dogs went six-for-14
- GSW held a 30-28 rebounding advantage and 7-5 edge in second-chance points
- The Hurricanes scored 23 points off 21 Wingate turnovers
- Georgia Southwestern went 26-for-28 at the free throw line; WU was 14-for-16

KEY BULLDOGS

- Bryanna Troutman had 14 points and three rebounds
- Hannah Clark added 12 points, five boards and three assists
- Laney Beale contributed 11 points on five-of-six shooting
- Emily Hege had seven points, three boards and an assist
- Lauren Sullivan and Laura Kozo added six points apiece

FIRST QUARTER

- Buckets from Troutman and Beale gave Wingate a 9-1 lead three minutes in
- A Destiny Garrett three-point play cut the lead to three
- Clark buried a triple with 2:10 to go to give the 'Dogs a 14-9 lead
- Sullivan's three at the buzzer gave Wingate a 19-9 advantage

SECOND QUARTER

- An Ava Jones jumper with 6:34 to go pulled the Hurricanes to within three
- Kozo's bucket at the midway point gave Wingate a 23-18 lead
- GSW scored the next seven, taking a 25-23 lead on a Lex Chatman triple at the 3:45 mark
- Adair Garrison's layup tied it at 25
- A Jacquelyn Levay triple with a minute to go gave the Hurricanes a five-point lead
- Beale's layup with 44 seconds left cut the lead to three
- Levay's bucket with 18 seconds left gave Georgia Southwestern a 32-27 halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

- A Levay three gave the Hurricanes a 39-30 lead at the 7:37 mark
- Troutman's three-point play with six minutes to go cut the lead to five
- An Ava Jones three-point play capped a 6-0 run that gave the Hurricanes a 47-36 lead
- Kayla Langley's layup with a minute to go pushed the lead to 15
- A Clark triple and Hege jumper pulled WU to within 12 at 57-45 heading to the fourth

FOURTH QUARTER

- Two Langley free throws at the 6:42 mark gave the Hurricanes a 17-point lead
- A jumper and two free throws from Troutman cut the lead to 13 at 65-52
- A free throw from Jones with 3:18 remaining gave Georgia Southwestern an 18-point advantage
- Wingate got no closer than 15 the rest of the way