Anderson, S.C.----The Anderson University Trojans ended the game on a 14-5 run Wednesday night, prevailing 62-59 over visiting Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. The Trojans improve to 12-3 overall and 4-3 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 11-5 overall and 5-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Anderson shot 37 percent from the field, going two-for-14 from three-point range (14 percent)
- Wingate shot 33 percent from the field, connecting on four-of-11 from deep (36 percent)
- The 'Dogs held a 44-41 rebounding advantage; the Trojans held a 12-2 edge in second-chance points
- Anderson scored 20 points off 19 Wingate turnovers
- The Trojans had eight steals and seven blocks; the Bulldogs notched seven steals and four blocks

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hannah Clark had 23 points on eight-of-14 shooting in 23 minutes of action
- Emily Hege added 12 points, four rebounds and two steals
- Trinity Breedlove had 11 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks
- Lia Anderson contributed four points, five boards and two blocks
- Laney Beale had three points, 11 rebounds and three assists
- Jaia Wilson added three points, six boards, two steals and an assist

FIRST QUARTER

- Two Brittney Stafford free throws gave Anderson a 10-2 lead at the midway point
- Two Hege buckets cut the lead to six with 3:15 to go
- A three from Ashlyn Sheridan at the 1:18 mark put the Trojans on top 20-8
- Two free throws from Breedlove in the final minute cut the lead to 10

SECOND QUARTER

- Wingate held Anderson scoreless the first five minutes of the frame, cutting the lead to three
- Bethel Ekpherigha had three points in the spurt, while a Hege free throw made it 20-17
- Hege buried a triple with 2:13 to go to tie it at 23
- A Nelliah Wilson layup put Anderson back on top by two
- Breedlove's bucket with a minute to go tied it at 25

THIRD QUARTER

- Breedlove's layup put WU on top, but a Wilson layup gave AU a 30-27 advantage
- Wingate scored the next 12 to take a 39-30 lead
- Clark had seven points in the spurt, with a Hege layup capping the run
- A bucket from Wilson pulled the Trojans within five in the final seconds

FOURTH QUARTER

- Two free throws from Anderson put Wingate on top 43-38
- The Trojans scored the next six, taking a 44-43 advantage on a Stafford jumper
- Clark's three-point play at the 7:21 mark gave the 'Dogs a two-point lead
- A Diamond McDowell jumper tied it at 46 with 6:26 remaining
- Two free throws, a layup and a triple from Clark gave the Bulldogs a 53-48 lead
- AU scored the next six, going on top 54-53 at the 2:32 mark on a Wilson layup
- Beale's jumper put the 'Dogs back on top with under two minutes to go
- Stafford's layup gave Anderson a 58-55 lead, but Clark's layup cut the lead back to one
- Clark knocked down two free throws with 1:10 remaining gave WU a 59-58 advantage
- Wilson gave the Trojans a one-point lead with a layup with 14 seconds left
- She missed the free throw, but McDowell got the rebound for the Trojans
- Zamiya Passmore made both free throws to make it 62-59 with seven seconds left
- A desperation three from Hege at the buzzer was blocked by McDowell

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Carson-Newman at 4 p.m.