Wingate, N.C. — The Catawba College women's basketball team returns to action for the first time in 2026 on Wednesday morning, hitting the road in South Atlantic Conference play to take on Wingate at 11:30 a.m. from Cuddy Arena.
THE MATCHUP
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Who: Catawba (5-6, 3-3 SAC) at Wingate (7-5, 2-4 SAC)
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Where: Cuddy Arena, Wingate, N.C.
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When: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 11:30 a.m.
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MARY-FFICIENT
- Senior center
Mary Spry enters 2026 as the South Atlantic Conference leader in field goal percentage, ranking top 25 in the country, with nearly 56 percent shooting from the field
- The Faith, N.C. native ranks fourth in the league in points per contest with five games with 20 or more points already this season after one such game in her previous three seasons
- After a four-game stretch with 11.5 points per game, Spry rebounded nicely with 18 or more points in each of the final three games of the calendar year, including a 23-point outing right before the break in the win over Emory & Henry
STRUGGLES ON THE ROAD
- Catawba will look to snap its four-game losing streak against Wingate in games away from Goodman Arena on Wednesday
- The Bulldogs have won both of the last two matchups in Cuddy Arena while knocking out the Catawba Indians from the SAC Tournament in Rock Hill the last two seasons
- The last Catawba win over Wingate away from Goodman Arena came in January 2023 before the Catawba Indians' run to the national semifinal
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
- Wingate enters the matchup with a 2-4 record in conference with each of their losses coming against top-five teams in the current SAC standings
- The Bulldogs rank first in the SAC in field goal percentage at 43.2 percent
- Wingate has 11 players who average 8 or more minutes per game
- They're led in scoring by Kyleigh Bacon and Western Nebraska CC transfer Laura Montiel; Laney Beale leads the team with 35 assists on the year
UP NEXT
- Catawba returns to Goodman Arena on Saturday, hosting UVA Wise at 2 p.m.
