Wingate, N.C.----The 24th-ranked Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters outscored Wingate University 35-20 in the second and third quarters Saturday afternoon, prevailing 64-52 in South Atlantic Conference women's basketball action in Cuddy Arena. LMU improves to 18-3 overall and 13-3 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 14-8 overall and 9-7 in league play.

KEY STATS

- LMU shot 39 percent from the field, going 10-for-36 from three-point range (28 percent)
- Wingate shot 39 percent from the field, connecting on six-of-13 from deep (46 percent)
- Lincoln Memorial held a 36-30 rebounding advantage and 11-2 edge in second-chance points
- The Railsplitters scored 22 points off 19 Wingate turnovers
- The Bulldogs were 12-for-15 at the free throw line; LMU was four-for-five
- Lincoln Memorial outscored Wingate 28-18 in the paint

KEY BULLDOGS

- Chi'Nya Isaac had 14 points and four assists, going three-for-four from deep
- Alexandra Merceron added 11 points and two rebounds
- Kyleigh Bacon contributed nine points, five rebounds and a steal
- Maggie Shorma had nine points, three boards and an assist
- Laney Beale added seven points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals

FIRST QUARTER

- Back-to-back Isaac threes gave the 'Dogs an early 8-2 lead
- Two Bacon layups put the 'Dogs on top 12-4 at the 6:09 mark
- Alexa Smiddy's triple cut the lead to five, but a Merceron layup made it 14-7
- Threes from Smiddy and Keiara Anderson cut the lead to one with 2:47 to go
- Isaac's layup made it 16-13 heading to the second

SECOND QUARTER

- A layup and triple from Shorma put the 'Dogs on top 21-15 at the 8:33 mark
- LMU answered with a 15-0 run to take a 32-22 advantage
- Maleiya Hill's three-point play with 28 seconds left capped the spurt
- Isaac made three free throws in the final second, cutting the halftime lead to seven

THIRD QUARTER

- Triples from Smiddy and Anderson extended the LMU lead to 13 early in the second half
- Hill's three at the 6:17 mark made it 44-29
- Hill's layup with 3:22 remaining stretched the lead to 17
- An Isaac three and two Bacon free throws cut the lead to 12 at 48-36

FOURTH QUARTER

- Kamil Collier's three-point play at the 6:35 mark gave Lincoln Memorial a 56-42 lead
- Two Merceron free throws and a Beale triple pulled the 'Dogs within nine
- Merceron buried a three with 3:02 to go, making it 60-52
- Lexi Patty answered with a triple to push the lead back to double figures

UP NEXT

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