MORROW, Ga. – For the fourth straight year Clayton State (0-0, 0-0 PBC) women's basketball opens the season as they take on Wingate (0-0, 0-0 SAC) and No. 13 Anderson (0-0, 0-0 SAC) in the 2019 SAC/PBC Challenge from November 8-9. The teams have met to begin the year since 2016-17.

All games will take place at the Abney Athletic Center, home of Anderson and site of the 2019 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. The Lakers will open with the Bulldogs on Friday, November 8 before taking on the host Trojans the following day. Both games are set for 1:30 p.m.
 
The Lakers are 2-2 all-time against Anderson, having played each of the past three seasons. The teams met for the first time in the 2016 NCAA Tournament when AU posted an 80-56 decision in Gaffney, S.C. on March 11 of that year.
 
They would lock horns again that fall when Clayton State took down No. 21 Anderson by an 84-73 score on November 11 in Savannah, Georgia. The Trojans notched a 79-36 decision at the 2017 Challenge on November 10 in Wingate, N.C. before Clayton State posted a thrilling 67-66 win on November 9, 2018 at The Loch.
 
The Lakers are 6-6 in the all-time series against Wingate, one that has gone on since December 30, 2000. They picked up the lead in the series, 5-4, with a thrilling 73-72 victory on November 12, 2016, the fifth in the previous six games between the teams. However, the Bulldogs evened with a 59-48 win on November 11, 2017.
 
WU's lone win during that previous stretch was a slim 64-63 decision in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional on March 10, 2012. The Bulldogs hold a 4-1 advantage on a neutral court with all but two of those meetings occurring in the NCAA Tournament. In 2006 they earned a 67-64 victory on March 11 and an 82-72 decision on March 17, 2008.
 
The teams met twice last year as Clayton State notched a last second 56-54 victory on November 10, 2018 but WU would prevail 76-66 in the NCAA Tournament at Anderson on March 15, 2019.
 
Coverage of the games will be available both on live stats and live video with links on www.ClaytonStateSports.com and below.
 
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11/8/19 vs. Wingate
Live Stats I Live Video
 
11/9/19 vs. No. 13 Anderson
Live Stats I Live Video

Scouting The Clayton State University Lakers
Record: 21-10, 16-6 PBC
Last Time Out: L, 76-66 to Wingate on March 15, 2018
Streak: Two Losses
 
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2018-19 Individual Statistical Leaders
Scoring: Madison Newby – 12.5 ppg.
Rebounding: Aleisha Merriweather – 5.3 rpg.
Assists: Madison Newby – 2.3 apg.
Steals: Taneria Wilson – 2.4 spg.
Blocks: Velencia Johnson – 0.5 bpg.
Field Goal Percentage: Madison Newby – .485
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: TaKwana Blanda – .333
Free Throw Percentage: Madison Newby - .699

Team Statistics
Scoring: 71.1
Rebounding: 41.3
Assists: 12.6
Steals: 12.9
Blocks: 1.8
Field Goal Percentage: .397
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: .308
Free Throw Percentage: .614

Scouting The Wingate University Bulldogs
Record: 23-9, 15-5 SAC
Last Time Out: L, 76-53 vs. No. 20 North Georgia on March 16, 2019
Streak: One Loss
 
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2018-19 Individual Statistical Leaders
Scoring: Caroline Averette – 14.6
Rebounding: Danasia Witherspoon – 7.7
Assists: Courtney Robinson – 2.9
Steals: Danasia Witherspoon – 2.0
Blocks: Teliyah Jeter – 3.0
Field Goal Percentage: Caroline Averette – .448
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: Jo Snow – .365
Free Throw Percentage: Caroline Averette – .906
 
Team Statistics
Scoring: 67.3
Rebounding: 41.9
Assists: 14.5
Steals: 7.9
Blocks: 4.1
Field Goal Percentage: .417
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: .322
Free Throw Percentage: .758

 
Scouting The No. 13 Anderson University Trojans
Record: 30-3, 20-0 SAC
Last Time Out: L, 64-61 vs. Lander on March 16, 2019
Streak: One Loss
 
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Statistics (2018-19)
 
2018-19 Individual Statistical Leaders
Scoring: Alexy Mollenhauer – 19.9
Rebounding: Alexy Mollenhauer – 11.2
Assists: Madison Baggett – 5.2
Steals: Madison Baggett, Alexy Mollenhauer – 1.6
Blocks: Taylor Hair, Alexy Mollenhauer – 1.5
Field Goal Percentage: Erica Martin – .548
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: Alexy Mollenhauer – .394
Free Throw Percentage: Alexy Mollenhauer – .838
 
Team Statistics
Scoring: 76.5
Rebounding: 45.9
Assists: 15.0
Steals: 4.8
Blocks: 4.8
Field Goal Percentage: .728
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: .367
Free Throw Percentage: .728