Salisbury, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs got a combined 34 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists from Laura Montiel and Laney Beale Wednesday night, cruising to a 73-47 victory at Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. Wingate improves to 15-8 overall and 10-7 in the SAC, while the Indians fall to 8-14 overall and 6-11 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 46 percent from the field, going nine-for-19 from three-point range (48 percent)
- Catawba shot 34 percent from the field, connecting on nine-of-35 from deep (26 percent)
- The 'Dogs held a 39-27 rebounding advantage and 17-11 edge in second-chance points
- The Bulldogs scored 19 points off 17 Catawba turnovers
- Wingate held a 26-12 advantage in points in the paint
- The 'Dogs were 14-for-15 at the free throw line; the Indians went two-for-six

KEY BULLDOGS

- Montiel had 17 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and two steals
- Beale had 17 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals
- The two combined to go four-for-five from three-point range
- Alexandra Merceron contributed 15 points, going three-for-three from deep
- Maggie Shorma added 14 points on five-of-nine shooting
- Kyleigh Bacon had eight points and seven rebounds

FIRST QUARTER

- Merceron's jumper gave the 'Dogs an 8-5 lead at the 4:06 mark
- Two Chi'Nya Isaac free throws stretched the lead to five
- A Julie Janus triple pulled Catawba within two with a minute to go
- Two Merceron free throws in the final minute gave the Bulldogs a 12-8 lead

SECOND QUARTER

- Montiel's three in the opening minute put the 'Dogs on top 17-8
- Beale knocked down two triples in an 8-0 run that made it 25-11 at the 5:59 mark
- A Kaira Dixon-Booker three cut the lead to 11
- Wingate scored the next six, taking a 31-16 lead on a Merceron triple with 3:22 to go
- Mary Spry's layup cut the lead to 13
- Beale's layup at the buzzer gave the Bulldogs a 33-18 halftime advantage

THIRD QUARTER

- Beale's layup in the opening seconds extended the lead to 17
- Spry's layup at the 8:20 mark pulled Catawba within 13 at 35-22
- A layup and a three from Shorma sparked a 7-0 run that gave WU a 42-22 advantage
- Merceron's triple at the 5:29 mark stretched the lead to 23
- Spry trimmed the deficit to 19 with 28 seconds left
- Montiel made two free throws in the final second to make it 56-35

FOURTH QUARTER

- Wingate scored the first nine points of the fourth to stretch the lead to 30
- Montiel had four points in the flurry; Shorma added a three
- Catawba scored the next 12, making it 65-47 at the 2:21 mark
- Wingate scored the final eight points of the game to make the final margin 73-47
- Merceron's three with 34 seconds left capped the scoring

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Carson-Newman for a 2 p.m. start