NEWBERRY – Newberry women's basketball team will host the Bulldogs of Wingate on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 6:00 p.m. 

WHO:  Newberry College vs. Wingate University
WHERE: Eleazer Arena, Newberry, S.C. 
WHEN: 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24
RECORDS: Newberry is 10-8 overall, 5-6 SAC and Wingate is 15-3 overall, 9-2 SAC. 
LIVE VIDEO:  www.newberrywolves.tv
LIVE AUDIO: www.newberrywolves.tv, WKDK-AM 1240 in Newberry county, www.wkdk.com, WKDK app, "WKDK" on TuneIn Radio app
LIVE STATS: www.newberrystats.com 

NEWBERRY STORYLINES                                                                

• Head coach Sean Page has two 1,000 career pointers so far this season; Nicola Handreck (vs. Limestone) and Meg Essex (vs. Queens).
• Meg Essex needs 53 more blocks this season to tie recent Newberry Hall of Fame inductee, Tiffany Johnson at 225.
• Essex has seven double-doubles on the season to equal 10 on her career.
• Head coach Sean Page needs 28 more wins to reach 200 at Newberry.
• Vs. NGU, Hannah Lepaio and Meg Essex became the first pair of Wolves to record a double-double in 51 weeks. Lepaio's first double-double of the season.
• Vs. Mars Hill, Newberry set a season high in points in a period at 31, Georgia Elliott-King set a career high in points with 19, and bench set a new season high with 39 points.
• Shelby Britten had her fifth 20-plus point game of the season at Tusculum, scoring 22.

WINGATE STORYLINES

• Defeated nationally ranked Carson-Newman on Jan. 13 with a final score 68-54.
• Marta Miscenko has been named the 2017-18 AstroTurf SAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week twice this season.
• Undefeated at home, with a record of 9-0.
• Slated to take the SAC with seven first place votes.

MORE INFORMATION

For complete coverage, view game notes from the Newberry Athletic Communications staff.