Harrogate, Tenn.----Wingate University guard Hannah Clark poured in 26 points Saturday afternoon, leading the Bulldogs to a 69-61 victory at Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. Wingate improves to 17-8 overall and 12-5 in the SAC, while the Railsplitters fall to 15-7 overall and 10-6 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 40 percent from the field, going four-for-eight from three-point range (50 percent)
- LMU shot 38 percent from the field, connecting on nine-of-31 shots from deep (29 percent)
- The 'Dogs held a 35-33 rebounding advantage; the Railsplitters held an 11-8 edge in second-chance points
- The Bulldogs scored 24 points off 21 LMU turnovers
- Wingate was 23-for-28 at the free throw line; Lincoln Memorial went 12-for-16

KEY BULLDOGS

- Clark was seven-for-12 from the field and 11-for-11 at the line for her game-high 26 points
- She added two rebounds, two assists, three steals and a block
- Emily Hege had 15 points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal
- Lauren Sullivan contributed eight points, knocking down both of her three-point attempts
- Jaia Wilson added five points and four boards
- Trinity Breedlove had four points, seven rebounds and two blocks

FIRST QUARTER

- Hege's layup four minutes in gave Wingate a 6-4 lead
- LMU went on an 8-0 run, taking a 13-8 lead on a Matty Tanner triple with 2:53 to go
- Buckets from Wilson and Anna Baraldi cut the lead to one
- An Alexa Smiddy triple with six seconds left gave the Railsplitters a 16-12 lead

SECOND QUARTER

- A Lauren Flowers jumper in the opening minute stretched the lead to six
- Clark's jumper at the 6:14 mark cut the lead to three at 20-17
- Sullivan buried a triple at the midway point to pull Wingate within one
- Clark's bucket with 3:56 to go gave the 'Dogs a 24-23 lead
- Flowers knocked down a triple with 1:22 remaining to put LMU on top 32-28

THIRD QUARTER

- The Railsplitters scored the first eight points of the second half, taking a 40-28 lead on a Flowers jumper
- Clark's three-point play cut the lead to nine, but a Jordan Maney bucket made it 44-33 at the 6:38 mark
- Hege answered with a triple and a layup to pull the 'Dogs within six with 3:43 remaining
- Two Tanner free throws at the 2:14 mark pushed the lead back to 10 at 49-39
- A free throw and jumper from Bethel Ekperigha cut the lead to five with 57 seconds left
- Two Geovana free throws made it 52-45 with 32 seconds remaining
- Clark knocked down two free throws with three seconds left, making it 52-47

FOURTH QUARTER

- Sullivan buried a three on the opening possession to make it a two-point game
- Clark made four free throws to give the 'Dogs a 54-52 lead with 8:48 to go
- A Flowers triple a minute later gave LMU a 57-54 advantage
- Wilson made a pair of free throws to pull Wingate back within a point
- Clark knocked down a big triple at the 4:29 mark, putting the 'Dogs on top 59-57
- Two more Clark free throws a minute later extended the lead to four
- Flowers made four free throws in a 25-second span, tying it at 61 with 2:55 to go
- Hege put Wingate back on top with two free throws, while Sullivan's layup made it 65-61
- Breedlove added a layup with 27 seconds left to push the lead to six
- Hege made a pair of free throws with 16 seconds left, making the final margin 69-61

UP NEXT

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