Wingate Women Capture SAC Regular Season Basketball Title With 51-50 Win at Carson-Newman
February 26, 2005

Courtesy Carson-Newman College Sports Information Office

Jefferson City, Tenn.----Wingate University junior center Veronica Taylor (Columbia, S.C.) scored a game-high 25 points and pulled down a team-best nine rebounds to lead the Bulldogs to a 51-50 victory over Carson-Newman College Saturday night in Holt Fieldhouse on the Carson-Newman campus. Taylor was the only Bulldog player to reach double figures tonight.

With the win, Wingate (18-9, 11-3 SAC) earns its eighth South Atlantic Conference regular season title and the number one seed in next week’s Food Lion SAC tournament. The Bulldogs will host number eight seed Tusculum College (8-20 overall, 2-12 SAC) Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in Cuddy Arena.

Carson-Newman falls to 20-7 overall and 10-4 in the SAC. The Eagles were 12-0 at home this season prior to tonight’s loss.

Carson-Newman freshman forward Brooke Johnson (Seymour, Tenn.) led the Eagles with 19 points. Carson-Newman junior guard Giovanni Booker (Orlando, Fla.) contributed 12 points.

The number two seed Carson-Newman Eagles will host number seven seed Presbyterian Wednesday night.

WINGATE 51, CARSON-NEWMAN 50
WINGATE (18-9, 11-3 SAC) Taylor, Veronica 8-14 9-10 25; Barrett, Tanetra 3-6 1-3 8; Byer, Lakin 2-8 4-6 8; Nagy, Petra 2-6 0-1 5; Abraham, Javarus 2-6 0-0 5; Proffit, Shannon 0-1 0-0 0; Paffrath, Emily 0-5 0-0 0; Metzker, Kerri 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-47 14-20 51.
CARSON-NEWMAN (20-7, 10-4 SAC) Johnson, Brooke 8-14 3-4 19; Booker, Giovanni 5-8 2-3 12; Avrett, Nicole 2-4 0-0 4; Parker, Tiffany 2-6 0-0 4; Clark, Renita 1-1 0-0 3; Gooch, Brittaney 1-10 0-1 2; Cate, Amy 1-3 0-0 2; Greene, Kala 1-7 0-0 2; Smith, Gabrielle 1-3 0-0 2; Davison, LaToya 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 5-8 50.

Wingate....................... 28 23 - 51 
Carson-Newman................. 24 26 - 50 

3-point goals-Wingate 3-9 (Abraham, Javarus 1-2; Barrett, Tanetra 1-2; Nagy, Petra 1-4; Proffit, Shannon 0-1), Carson-Newman 1-12 (Clark, Renita 1-1; Booker, Giovanni 0-1; Gooch, Brittaney 0-4; Greene, Kala 0-3; Smith, Gabrielle 0-1; Johnson, Brooke 0-2). Fouled out--Wingate-None, Carson-Newman-None. Rebounds-Wingate 35 (Taylor, Veronica 9), Carson-Newman 40 (Parker, Tiffany 12). Assists-Wingate 10 (Paffrath, Emily 4), Carson-Newman 14 (Smith, Gabrielle 5). Total fouls-Wingate 13, Carson-Newman 18. A-1456
Wingate wins SAC regular season title for the eighth time; the Bulldogs will host Tusculum College Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in the first round of the 2005 Food Lion SAC tournament