Hickory, N.C.----The 25th-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears won their 12th straight game Wednesday night, prevailing 98-69 over visiting Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action. The Bears improve to 17-4 overall and 13-2 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 14-7 overall and 9-6 in league play.

KEY STATS

- LR shot 54 percent from the field, going 11-for-31 from three-point range (36 percent)
- Wingate shot 40 percent from the field, connecting on eight-of-21 from deep (38 percent)
- The Bears held a 38-33 rebounding advantage and 15-8 edge in second-chance points
- Lenoir-Rhyne scored 27 points off 22 Wingate turnovers
- The Bears outscored the 'Dogs 52-32 in the paint
- LR was 11-for-12 at the free throw line; the Bulldogs were 11-for-16

KEY BULLDOGS

- Laney Beale had 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals
- Laura Montiel added 11 points, three boards, two assists and two steals
- Kyleigh Bacon contributed nine points, seven rebounds and two assists
- Maggie Shorma had nine points, five boards and a block
- Chi'Nya Isaac added eight points, two steals, a block and an assist
- Bree Hughes and Anasia Harvey contributed six points apiece for the 'Dogs

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting LMU at 2 p.m.