Pembroke, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs jumped out to a 21-2 lead Friday evening, rolling to a 70-58 victory at UNC Pembroke in NCAA Division II women's basketball action. The Bulldogs start the season 1-0, while UNCP falls to 0-1.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 43 percent from the field, going five-for-nine from three-point range (56 percent)
- UNCP shot 39 percent from the field, going 10-for-32 from deep (31 percent)
- The Bulldogs held a 42-34 rebounding advantage and 12-9 edge in second-chance points
- The 'Dogs scored 20 points off 18 UNC Pembroke turnovers
- Wingate outscored UNCP 40-26 in the paint
- The Bulldogs were 13-for-14 at the free throw line; the Braves went zero-for-eight

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kyleigh Bacon had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead the 'Dogs
- Laney Beale had 13 points, four assists, two boards and a steal
- Kylie Chavis also had 13 points, going six-for-seven from the field
- Alexandra Merceron added 12 points and five rebounds
- Laura Montiel contributed six points, four steals, a block and an assist
- Maggie Shorma had five points and four rebounds

FIRST QUARTER

- Beale and Chavis had four points each to help WU race out to a 10-0 lead three minutes in
- A layup and triple from Merceron put the 'Dogs on top 18-2 at the midway point
- Beale's triple at the 3:36 mark made it 21-2
- A Natalie Evington triple in the final minute cut the lead to 15 at 25-10

SECOND QUARTER

- A layup and three from Shorma stretched the lead back to 18 two minutes into the second
- Another Evengton triple trimmed the lead to 15
- Buckets from Beale and Merceron gave Wingate a 40-21 lead midway through the frame
- Abby Sheets hit a three with eight seconds left to make it 40-28 at halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- An Anastasia Sinclair layup a minute into the half pulled UNCP within five at 40-35
- Buckets from Bacon and Chavis pushed the lead back to nine a minute later
- A Bre'Asia Washington layup at the 3:55 mark made it a two-point game at 49-47
- A Merceron jumper and three-point play sparked a 7-0 run that gave the 'Dogs a 56-47 lead
- A Chavis layup with 53 seconds to go to make it 58-49
- A Tiana Spann bucket 30 seconds later made it a seven-point game heading to the fourth

FOURTH QUARTER

- The 'Dogs scored the first 10 points of the final quarter to stretch the lead back to 17
- Bacon had four points in the flurry, while a layup and two free throws from Montiel capped the run with four minutes left
- Two more Beale free throws with 1:53 remaining put the 'Dogs on top 70-53

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, facing Francis Marion at 3:30 p.m. at UNCP
- The 'Dogs are at home Monday, hosting Mount Olive at 6 p.m.