Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs outscored visiting Newberry College 33-21 in the second half Wednesday night en route to a 60-40 victory in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate wins its fourth straight, moving to 14-7 overall and 13-4 in the SAC, while the Wolves fall to 5-17 overall and 4-14 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 37 percent from the field, going six-for-17 from three-point range (35 percent)
- Newberry shot 32 percent from the field, connecting on four-of-25 from deep (16 percent)
- The Bulldogs held a 44-37 rebounding advantage and 12-9 edge in second-chance points
- The 'Dogs scored 17 points off 16 Newberry turnovers
- Wingate held a 13-1 advantage in fast-break points

KEY BULLDOGS

- Bethel Ekperigha had 12 points to lead the 'Dogs, going three-for-four from three-point range
- Kyleigh Bacon had 11 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal
- Lia Anderson added 10 points and 11 rebounds
- Aniyah Oliver had eight points and four assists
- Anya Massey added eight points and five rebounds
- Laney Beale contributed six points, four boards, four steals and two assists

FIRST QUARTER

- Oliver's jumper gave Wingate a 5-2 lead three minutes in
- A Jess Tomkins jumper at the midway point put Newberry on top 7-5
- A Tomkins jumper in the final minute gave the Wolves a 13-9 advantage

SECOND QUARTER

- Anna Baraldi buried a triple two minutes in to give the 'Dogs a 14-13 lead
- Wingate used a 9-2 run to take a 25-17 advantage at the 3:19 mark
- Buckets from Ekperigha and Kylie Chavis started the spurt; Ekperigha's triple capped the run
- A Tomkins jumper with 1:40 to go trimmed the lead to six
- Oliver's bucket 30 seconds later gave the 'Dogs a 27-19 halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

- A Julia Paoletta jumper three minutes in pulled Newberry within five at 31-26
- Ella Pearson and Paoletta knocked down threes to make it a three-point game at 35-32
- Wingate countered with an 11-0 run to end the quarter, starting with a Bacon layup and Massey triple
- An Ekperigha three and Anderson layup in the final 100 seconds put the 'Dogs on top 46-32

FOURTH QUARTER

- Anderson's layup at the 6:57 mark gave the Bulldogs a 48-33 advantage
- Layups from Bacon and Beale stretched the lead to 18 with 3:03 remaining
- Newberry got no closer than 16 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Tusculum for a 2 p.m. start
- The 'Dogs return home Saturday, Feb. 15, hosting Carson-Newman at 2 p.m.
- The CN contest will be Wingate's Play4Kay game