Hartsville, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs trimmed a 17-point second-half deficit to four Wednesday night, but the Coker University Cobras held on for a 63-57 victory in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. The Cobras move to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Coker shot 35 percent from the field, going 11-for-30 from three-point range (37 percent)
- Wingate shot 41 percent from the field, going zero-for-six from deep
- The Cobras held a 31-28 rebounding advantage; WU had a 10-5 edge in second-chance points
- Coker was 12-for-17 at the free throw line; the 'Dogs were nine-for-15
- The Cobras scored 16 points off 16 Wingate turnovers
- The Bulldogs outscored Coker 30-11 in the paint

KEY BULLDOGS

- Lia Anderson had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead the WU attack
- Aniyah Oliver added 12 points, two boards and two assists
- Kyleigh Bacon had 11 points
- Laney Beale contributed five points, nine rebounds and three assists
- Bethel Ekperigha had four points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals

FIRST QUARTER

- Buckets from Bacon and Anderson gave the 'Dogs an 8-5 lead at the midway point
- Two more buckets from Anderson and Bacon stretched the WU lead to seven
- Cayanna Stanely buried a three to make it 12-8 with two minutes left
- Beale and Bacon scored in the final minute to give Wingate a 16-8 advantage

SECOND QUARTER

- Coker scored the first eight of the quarter, with three Maya Wasswa free throws tying it at 16
- Beale's layup at the 6:37 mark put the 'Dogs on top 18-16
- A Kristynn Knight triple and Wasswa layup gave the Cobras a 22-18 lead with 4:27 left
- A Stanley triple pushed the advantage to seven
- An Oliver layup and Bacon jumper cut the lead to one with 1:29 remaining
- Anna Baraldi's bucket in the final minute gave Wingate a 27-26 halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

- Coker started the half on a 13-0 run, taking a 38-27 lead on a Wasswa layup at the 5:47 mark
- Knight's triple extended the advantage to 13
- Two Oliver free throws cut the lead to 10 with four minutes to go
- A Knight layup and Kamari Thompson layup gave Coker a 48-31 lead
- Buckets from Anderson and Anya Massey pulled Wingate within 13 heading to the fourth

FOURTH QUARTER

- A Shawteena Tillman triple in the opening minute gave Coker a 54-37 advantage
- Wingate scored the next nine to cut the lead to eight, starting with an Anderson bucket
- Oliver added four points in the spurt, while an Anderson layup with 5:36 left made it 54-46
- Anderson's jumper at the 2:26 mark pulled the 'Dogs within six
- An Oliver jumper and Bacon free throw made it 57-53 with 25 seconds left
- Mariah Mitchem answered with two free throws to push the lead back to six
- Baraldi answered with a jumper to make it 59-55
- Tillman and Wasswa went four-for-four at the line in the final seconds to push the lead to eight

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Tusculum at 2 p.m.