Wingate, N.C.----Laura Montiel and Kyleigh Bacon combined for 32 points Friday evening, leading the Bulldogs to a 66-65 victory over visiting UVA Wise in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate improves to 12-6 overall and 7-5 in the SAC, while the Cavs fall to 10-8 overall and 7-5 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 47 percent from the field, going five-for-11 from three-point range (46 percent)
- UVA Wise shot 53 percent from the field, connecting on eight-of-20 from deep (40 percent)
- The Bulldogs held a 25-23 rebounding advantage; the Cavs had a 6-2 edge in second-chance points
- The Cavs scored 17 points off 15 Wingate turnovers
- The Bulldogs outscored Wise 30-20 in the paint
- The 'Dogs held an 18-4 advantage in fast-break points
- Wingate was 13-for-15 at the free throw line; UVA Wise went nine-for-11

KEY BULLDOGS

- Montiel had 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals, going eight-for-10 from the field
- Bacon added 15 points and three boards, going seven-for-seven at the line
- Chi'Nya Isaac had 11 points, going three-for-four from beyond the arc
- Kylie Chavis had seven points, five boards, four assists and two steals
- Laney Beale added seven points, three rebounds and an assist

FIRST QUARTER

- Bacon's layup at the 5:45 mark gave Wingate an 8-6 lead
- Two Caroline Mullins free throws put UVA Wise on top by two
- An Alissa Cheek triple with 1:07 to go stretched the lead to nine at 20-11
- Chavis answered with a three to cut the lead to six
- An Emilia Preece jumper with 10 seconds left gave the Cavs a 22-14 advantage

SECOND QUARTER

- A Beale triple a minute in pulled the Bulldogs within five
- Cheek's triple at the 8:31 mark made it 25-17
- Two Bacon buckets and a Maggie Shorma bucket sparked a 6-0 run, cutting the lead to two
- A Jalie Ruehling three gave the Cavs a 28-23 lead
- Bacon's three-point played pulled Wingate back within two with 5:45 to go
- An Izzy Proffitt three with four minutes remaining gave the Cavaliers a 33-26 advantage
- Back-to-back Alexandra Merceron buckets cut the lead to two with 1:19 remaining
- Proffitt's triple in the final minute gave UVA Wise a 36-31 halftime lead

THIRD QUARTER

- A layup and free throw from Montiel trimmed the lead to two in the opening minute
- Madison Looney's bucket made it 38-34
- WU scored the next six, getting two Montiel layups and two Beale free throws to take a 40-38 lead
- Wise scored the next eight, taking a 46-40 lead on Looney's jumper at the 3:57 mark
- Isaac buried back-to-back threes, tying it at 50 with 1:22 to go
- A Mullins bucket with 55 seconds left put UVA Wise back on top
- Montiel's layup with 21 seconds remaining tied it at 52

FOURTH QUARTER

- Layups from Isaac and Chavis gave the 'Dogs a 58-54 lead two minutes in
- A Preece jumper cut it to two, but Beale's bucket made it 62-58 with six minutes left
- Mullins buried a three at the 2:27 mark, giving the Cavaliers a 63-62 advantage
- Montiel answered with a jumper to give the Bulldogs a one-point lead with two minutes left
- Chavis made two free throws with 16 seconds left, putting the 'Dogs on top 66-63 with 16 seconds to go
- A Mullins layup with a second left made the final margin 66-65

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, hosting Anderson at 5:30 p.m.