Jefferson City, Tenn.----The Wingate University Bulldogs outscored Carson-Newman University 29-12 in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon en route to an impressive 66-59 victory over the Eagles in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. The Bulldogs improve to 16-8 overall and 11-7 in the SAC, while the Eagles fall to 16-8 overall and 12-6 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate shot 39 percent from the field, going two-for-12 from three-point range (17 percent)
- Carson-Newman shot 38 percent from the field, connecting on five-of-21 from deep (24 percent)
- The Eagles held a 43-40 rebounding advantage; each team had 14 second-chance points
- The Bulldogs scored 17 points off 20 C-N turnovers
- The 'Dogs were 16-for-32 at the free throw line; the Eagles went eight-for-12
- Wingate outscored Carson-Newman 40-30 in the paint

KEY BULLDOGS

- Chi'Nya Isaac had 13 points, four steals and two rebounds
- Alexandra Merceron added 11 points
- Maggie Shorma had 10 points and four boards, going two-for-three from deep
- Laura Montiel added nine points, four rebounds and a steal
- Laney Beale had eight points, six boards, an assist and a steal
- Brayla Harris had seven points on three-of-four shooting
- Kyleigh Bacon added six points and 10 rebounds

FIRST QUARTER

- A Keeleigh Rogers layup at the 5:32 mark gave C-N an early 12-0 lead
- A Shorma three-point play and Merceron jumper cut the lead to seven
- Another Rogers bucket with 4:16 to go gave the Eagles a 14-5 advantage
- Buckets from Harris and Bethel Ekperigha pulled the 'Dogs within five
- A Merceron jumper and Harris layup cut the lead to one at 16-15
- Carolilne Hill's layup put C-N on top by three with 20 seconds left
- Merceron's free throw with seven second to go made it 18-16

SECOND QUARTER

- Wingate scored the first six of the second quarter, with two Bacon buckets giving WU a 22-18 lead
- The Eagles closed the half on an 11-0 run to take a 35-24 lead into halftime
- An Emily Gonzalez three and two Mattie Nuckolls free throws in the final minute capped the spurt

THIRD QUARTER

- A Gonzalez layup 90 second into the second half gave the Eagles a 12-point lead
- Isaac and Montiel answered with buckets to trim the deficit to eight
- Gonzalez buried a triple at the 5:47 mark, giving Carson-Newman a 42-31 advantage
- Harris and Merceron answered with buckets, pulling the 'Dogs back within seven
- Jennifer Sullivan's layup with five seconds left gave C-N a 47-37 lead heading to the fourth

FOURTH QUARTER

- Cybil Penland's layup 30 seconds into the final frame gave the Eagles a 12-point lead
- Wingate scored the next nine, getting two Shorma triples to make it 49-46
- A Gonzalez free throw stretched the C-N advantage back to four with 7:19 to go
- WU scored the next six, getting an Isaac layup and Beal three-point play to take a 52-50 lead
- Nuckolls tied it at 52 with a layup at the 4:35 mark
- Two Beale layups put the 'Dogs on top 57-52 with 3:21 to go
- Chloe Heath answered with a three, pulling Carson-Newman back within two
- Montiel's three-point play stretched the Wingate advantage back to five with 2:31 left
- An Isaac layup and Merceron free throw gave the Bulldogs a 63-57 advantage with 29 seconds to go
- A Nuckolls layup cut the lead back to four
- Isaac and Montiel made three free throws in the final 17 seconds to secure the win

UP NEXT

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