WINGATE, N.C. - Elyseia Brown came to play on Wednesday, scoring a career high 18 points to propel the Bears to a 74-64 win at Wingate. 

Brown was joined in double figures by Abigail Brown (16) and Ralee Bare (11). Bare, playing in her first game this season, tallied six steals to go along with her 11 points and five assists.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 74, Wingate 64
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne 6-4 (3-2 SAC), Wingate 5-4 (1-3 SAC)
Location: Wingate, N.C. | Cuddy Arena

STORY OF THE GAME:

• Tied at 8-8, an Elysia Brown three sparked a 7-2 run to close the opening quarter. 
• Wingate went 9-21 in the second quarter to outscore the Bears 20-10 and take a 30-25 lead into the break.
• Down 49-39 with four minutes left in the third the Bears caught fire, hitting five of their final six shots of the frame to tie things at 53 heading into the fourth.
• Lauren Arnold put the Bears up 59-57 with 6:28 left in the game and Lenoir-Rhyne never relinquished the lead.
• The Bears outscored the Bulldogs 21-11 in the fourth to secure the big conference victory.

STATS OF THE GAME:

• 10 different Bears scored in this one.
• The Bears scored 30 points off 22 Wingate turnovers.
• Lenoir-Rhyne shot 27-60 (45%) from the field and 10-29 (34.5%) from three.
• Wingate was 23-56 (41.1%) from the field and just 1-9 (11.1%) from three.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Wingate's one three is the least amount the Bears have given up in a game this season. 
• 74 points is the most the Bears have scored against Wingate since November 22, 2022. 
• Abigail Brown leads the SAC with 32 blocks.

UP NEXT: Bears will host Mars Hill on Saturday for their last home game of the 2025 calendar year. The Lions are 4-7 (1-4 SAC) and fell 71-63 to Tusculum earlier tonight. The game will be free, as will the men's game following. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.