Wednesday,
January 15, 2003
WINGATE
SHOOTS PAST BLUE HOSE 84-70
CLINTON,
S.C. – Wingate University junior guard Julie Law (Lancaster,
S.C.) tallied a career-high 21 points to lead the Bulldogs to a
84-70 win over Presbyterian College in South Atlantic Conference
women’s basketball action Wednesday night.
The Bulldogs
got 16 first half points for Law as the led 40-33 entering
intermission. PC’s junior guard Bonnie Werner
(Kennesaw, Ga.) paced the Blue Hose in the first half with
11 points.
The second
half saw the Bulldogs extend their lead to double figures as
they controlled the backboards with a 46-34 advantage including
a 17-9 edge on the offensive glass.
Wingate
forced 24 Blue Hose turnovers while dishing out 21 assists. The
Bulldogs got a pair of double-doubles from senior forward Jessica
Guareri (Piscataway, NJ) who tallied 13 points and 10
rebounds while freshman center Veronica Taylor (Irmo,
S.C.) added 24 points and 15 rebounds.
The Blue Hose
were paced by Werner’s 21 points and six assists while junior
guard Billie Haskins (Greensboro,
Ga.) added 13 points. Rounding out the double figure scorers for
was freshman forward Rebecca
Wessinger (Laurens, S.C.) added 10 points and six
boards.
Wingate improves to 12-2 overall and 2-0 in the SAC while Presbyterian falls to 5-8 overall and 1-1 in the SAC.