Greeneville, Tenn.----The Wingate University Bulldogs outscored Tusculum University 23-10 in the second quarter Saturday afternoon en route to a 77-67 victory in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. The Bulldogs win their fifth straight, moving to 15-7 overall and 14-4 in the SAC, while the Pioneers fall to 8-15 overall and 6-13 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 39 percent from the field, going six-for-14 from three-point range (43 percent)
- Tusculum shot 36 percent from the field, connecting on 11-of-35 from deep (31 percent)
- The Bulldogs held a 54-31 rebounding advantage and 17-10 edge in second-chance points
- Wingate was 23-for-33 at the free throw line; the Pioneers went nine-for-13
- The 'Dogs scored 14 points off 14 Tusculum turnovers
- The Bulldogs outscored the Pioneers 32-22 in the paint

KEY BULLDOGS

- Anna Baraldi had 12 points, four rebounds and two assists
- Bri Hughes also had 12 points on three-of-four shooting, going two-for-two from deep
- Kyleigh Bacon had 11 points, six boards, an assist and a steal
- Anya Massey added 11 points, six rebounds and a block
- Laney Beale contributed 10 points, seven boards and seven assists
- Kylie Chavis had eight points and three rebounds
- Lia Anderson had seven points and 13 rebounds
- Bethel Ekperigha added six points and a pair of steals

FIRST QUARTER

- A Carleigh Wilson layup gave Tusculum an 8-5 lead four minutes in
- Hughes buried a three with 2:18 to go to put the 'Dogs on top 12-10
- Massey's layup in the final seconds gave WU a 14-12 advantage

SECOND QUARTER

- A Massey three and two Baraldi free throws extended the lead to seven at the 8:24 mark
- A Ni'Kiah Chesterfield three-point play made it 19-14 with eight minutes to go
- Another Hughes triple with six minutes remaining gave WU a seven-point cushion
- A Chavis layup and two Hughes free throws extended the lead to 10 at the midway point
- Two Zoe Sharpe free throws pulled TU within six at 28-22
- Wingate closed the half on a 9-0 run, starting with a Beale layup
- Ekperigha's three-point play with 30 second left put the 'Dogs on top 37-22 at halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- Baraldi's bucket on the opening possession stretched the lead to 17
- Buckets from Massey and Bacon put the 'Dogs on top 45-25 at the 6:33 mark
- A Danyell Booker layup with two minutes left cut the lead to 14
- Baraldi answered with a triple to make it 55-38
- Wilson's three with 40 seconds left pulled the Pioneers within 11
- A Hughes jumper with 19 seconds to go gave Wingate a 57-44 advantage

FOURTH QUARTER

- An Ema Nagyova three at the 8:45 mark cut the lead to 10
- A Bacon three-point play and Anderson layup gave the 'Dogs a 64-49 cushion
- A Chavis layup at the midway point extended the lead to 16
- Another Nagyova triple cut the lead back to 11 with three minutes left
- A free throw and layup from Bacon made it 73-59 with 2:06 to go
- Tusculum got no closer than 11 the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Limestone for a 5:30 p.m. start