Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs had four players score in double figures Monday night, cruising to a 77-46 victory over the University of Mount Olive in NCAA Division II women's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate moves to 2-1 overall, while the Trojans fall to 0-1.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 58 percent from the field, going five-for-11 from three-point range (46 percent)
- Mount Olive shot 30 percent from the field, connecting on eight-of-30 from deep (27 percent)
- The Bulldogs held a 36-35 rebounding advantage; UMO had a 16-8 edge in second-chance points
- The 'Dogs scored 30 points off 27 Mount Olive turnovers, piling up 22 steals
- The Bulldogs had 23 assists on 32 field goals
- WU outscored UMO 52-18 in the paint
- Wingate was eight-for-11 at the free throw line; the Trojans went two-for-nine

KEY BULLDOGS

- Laura Montiel had 18 points, four rebounds, four steals and two assists, going seven-for-11 from the field
- Kyleigh Bacon had 14 points, five steals, five boards and two assists on six-of-eight shooting
- Maggie Shorma contributed 12 points, three steals, three rebounds and two blocks, going six-for-eight from the field
- Laney Beale added 10 points, five assists, five boards and three steals
- Bree Hughes had eight points, two rebounds and a steal

FIRST QUARTER

- Montiel's layup gave the 'Dogs an 8-5 lead four minutes in
- Kayla Jackson's three tied it
- Wingate scored the next 10, with Montiel scoring the last four points to make it 18-8
- A Jayla Hicks triple pulled UMO back within four with 2:37 to go
- The 'Dogs scored the final nine points of the frame, with two Beale triples making it 27-14

SECOND QUARTER

- An Alexandra Merceron triple nine seconds in extended the WU lead to 16
- Jada Priebe's bucket with four minutes to go cut the lead to 12 at 35-23
- Montiel's three with 1:33 remaining put the 'Dogs on top 40-23
- Savannah McAfee's layup in the final minute made it 40-25 at halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- Beale's layup 13 seconds in pushed the lead back to 17
- A McAfee triple cut the lead to 11 at 52-41 with 3:24 remaining
- Buckets from Shorma, Bacon and Chavis gave Wingate a 58-41 advantage
- McAfee's layup at the buzzer made it 58-43 heading to the final frame

FOURTH QUARTER

- Jackson's layup 11 seconds in pulled the Trojans within 13
- The Bulldogs scored the next 19 points over the next six minutes to extend the lead to 32
- Shorma had eight straight points in the flurry, making it 68-45 at the 6:42 mark
- A layup and triple from Hughes, along with a Michela Jones layup made it 75-45
- A Jones layup at the 3:47 mark capped the 19-0 run, making it 77-45 with 3:47 remaining

UP NEXT

- Next up for the Bulldogs is a trip to Hawaii for a pair of games
- Wingate will face Hawaii at Hilo Nov. 25 at 11 p.m.
- The 'Dogs take on Saginaw Valley State Nov. 26 at 7 p.m.