Harrogate, Tenn.----The Wingate University Bulldogs won their fifth straight game overall and seventh straight league game Saturday afternoon, prevailing 62-58 at Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. The Bulldogs improve to 8-4 overall and 7-1 in the SAC, while the Railsplitters fall to 4-7 overall and 3-5 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 49 percent from the field, going two-for-nine from three-point range (22 percent)
- LMU shot 33 percent from the field, connecting on 12-of-35 from deep (34 percent)
- The 'Dogs held a 37-32 rebounding advantage and 8-3 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate scored eight points off seven Lincoln Memorial turnovers
- The Bulldogs outscored the Railsplitters 28-18 in the paint
- WU went 10-for-13 at the free throw line; LMU was four-for-four

KEY BULLDOGS

- Anna Baraldi had 16 points and three boards, going five-for-eight from the field
- Lia Anderson added 15 points, four rebounds, three blocks and two steals
- Aniyah Oliver contributed 12 points, six rebounds and three assists
- Laney Beale had 10 points and 12 boards
- Anya Massey added seven points for the 'Dogs

FIRST QUARTER

- A Kamil Collier triple gave the Railsplitters a 9-2 lead at the 7:26 mark
- Wingate scored the next seven, with Oliver's three tying it at nine
- Massey's triple at the 1:49 mark put the 'Dogs on top 13-12
- Matty Tanner's three gave LMU a 15-13 advantage heading to the second

SECOND QUARTER

- An Alexa Smiddy three gave the Railsplitters a 22-17 advantage
- The 'Dogs scored the next eight, getting buckets from Baraldi, Anderson, Beale and Oliver to take a three-point lead
- A Keira Anderson layup at the 2:14 mark put LMU back on top 27-25

THIRD QUARTER

- Two Beale buckets and a Massey jumper gave Wingate a 31-29 lead two minutes into the half
- A Jamyah Winter triple at the midway point gave the Railsplitters a 37-33 advantage
- An Anderson jumper and two Bri Hughes free throws tied it at 39
- Anderson's bucket in the final seconds put the 'Dogs on top 41-39 heading to the fourth

FOURTH QUARTER

- Two Anderson buckets and a Baraldi jumper gave Wingate a 49-43 lead at the 7:27 mark
- Caroline Sikkink's jumper with 4:50 to go pulled LMU within three
- Buckets from Baraldi and Oliver, along with two Baraldi free throws gave WU a 57-48 advantage
- Winter's triple with two minutes left cut the lead to four
- Oliver's three-point play in the final minute gave the Bulldogs a 60-53 advantage

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Jan. 4, hosting UVA Wise at 2 p.m.