Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs trailed by 16 points in the first quarter Wednesday night against fourth-ranked Catawba College, but outscored the Indians 68-42 in the final three quarters to prevail 78-65 in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate improves to 10-4 overall and 5-1 in the SAC, while the Indians fall to 10-2 overall and 5-1 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate shot 47 percent from the field, going three-for-11 from three-point range (27 percent)
- Catawba shot 32 percent from the field, connecting on eight-of-23 shots from deep (35 percent)
- The Bulldogs out-rebounded the Indians 42-35 with a 9-4 edge in second-chance points
- The 'Dogs scored 16 points off 14 Catawba turnovers with a 13-5 edge in fast-break points
- Wingate outscored the Indians 38-20 in the paint
- WU outscored Catawba 20-11 in the second quarter and 27-14 in the third
- The Bulldogs went 15-for-25 from the field in the second half (60 percent)
- Catawba shot 50 percent from the field in the first quarter, then went 12-for-46 the final three (26 percent)
KEY BULLDOGS
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Emily Hege had 18 points, six rebounds, two steals and an assist on six-of-11 shooting from the field
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Laney Beale added 15 points, eight boards, five assists and two steals
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Trinity Breedlove contributed 13 points, nine boards, two blocks and a steal
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Jaia Wilson added 13 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal
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Lia Anderson added 11 points, five boards, two assists and two blocks, going five-for-six from the field
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Hannah Clark had eight points, five assists, three rebounds and three steals
FIRST QUARTER
- A Nala Baker three helped Catawba jump out to a 7-0 lead
- Back-to-back Lyrick Thorne triples made it 20-4 with 2:56 to go
- Beale's bucket with two seconds left cut the lead to 13 at 23-10
SECOND QUARTER
- A Breedlove triple 90 seconds into the second pulled the 'Dogs to within eight
- Baker's jumper with six minutes left put the Indians on top 31-19
- A Wilson triple followed by a layup and two free throws from Beale cut the lead to five
- Mazie Helpman's triple gave Catawba a 34-26 advantage
- Breedlove's layup in the final seconds made it 34-30 at halftime
THIRD QUARTER
- A jumper and free throw from Beale in the opening minute cut the lead to two
- A Thorne triple with eight minutes to go gave Catawba a 39-34 advantage
- A Wilson jumper and Anderson three-point play tied it at 41 with 5:15 remaining
- A Janiya Downs layup put the Indians back on top by four
- Anderson's layup with four minutes to go tied it at 45
- Clark's three-point play put the 'Dogs on top for the first time at 48-46 with 2:43 left
- Downs tied it at 48 with a pair of free throws
- The 'Dogs scored the final nine points of the quarter to take a 57-48 advantage
- Hege capped the spurt with a jumper, triple and two free throws in the final 90 seconds
FOURTH QUARTER
- Wingate scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter to cap the 16-0 run
- Hege's layup started the scoring in the frame, while a Wilson three-point play made it 64-48
- Thorne's triple pulled Catawba back within 10 at the midway point
- A Wilson layup and two Clark free throws put WU on top 72-58 at the 4:19 mark
- Two Baker free throws with three minutes remaining cut the lead to nine
- A Breedlove jumper and three Hege free throws made it 77-63 with 1:36 to go
- Catawba got no closer than 12 the rest of the way
UP NEXT
- Wingate wraps up the three-game home stand Saturday, hosting Mars Hill at 2 p.m.
