Mars Hill, N.C.----The Mars Hill University Lions got an Aaliyah El bucket with seven seconds left Sunday afternoon en route to a 58-56 victory over the visiting Wingate University Bulldogs in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. Mars Hill moves to 10-6 overall and 7-5 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 10-5 overall and 9-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 39 percent from the field, going four-for-14 from three-point range (29 percent)
- Mars Hill shot 31 percent from the field, connecting on five-of-26 from deep (19 percent)
- The Lions held a 52-39 rebounding advantage and 10-1 edge in second-chance points
- MHU was 15-for-21 at the free throw line; WU went eight-for-15
- The 'Dogs scored 20 points off 18 Mars Hill turnovers

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kyleigh Bacon had 12 points and seven rebounds
- Lia Anderson added 10 points, six boards, two blocks and two assists
- Laney Beale contributed nine points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals
- Aniyah Oliver had nine points and six rebounds
- Anna Baraldi had seven points; Bethel Ekperigha added six points

UP NEXT

- Wingate returns to action Saturday, traveling to Carson-Newman for a 2 p.m. start