Storylines – vs Wingate
For the third consecutive game, preparation will be difficult for UVA Wise. Wingate has played just one game this season due to COVID-19 and in that contest, reigning SAC Defensive Player of the Year Teliyah Jeter did not play. Jeter was one of four potential returning starters that did not play in the season opening 63-52 loss to Tusculum. Destiny Coleman, Bryanna Troutman and Elana Ingram were also absent from the lineup and it is unclear if they will play Wednesday against UVA Wise.The Bulldogs are under the direction of ninth year coach Ann Hancock who has guided her alma mater to six NCAA Tournaments and a trio of league titles. This year's Wingate team looks to rely heavily on sophomore guard Hannah Clark. An All-SAC Freshman selection last year, Clark is the team's top returning scorer (11.2 ppg) and canned a game-winning jump shot against UVA Wise the last time the Cavs were in Wingate. Clark scored 12 points in the season opener and was joined in double figure scoring by UC San Diego transfer Haleigh Hatfield who tossed in 13 points. Wingate was picked fourth in the Preseason SAC Coaches' Poll.

About UVA Wise
Balanced scoring has been the story for UVA Wise in the season's first two games. Jamie Cluesman's team heads to Wingate with five players averaging double figure scoring. Senior Ada Stanley is off to the best start of her career averaging 13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while having made 9-of-10 free throws thus far. Fellow senior Kalee Johnson is coming off a double-double performance with 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds while sophomore guard Nia Vanzant handed out a career-best five assists in an 88-81 win over Coker. Vanzant's five assists were part of 23 for the Cavaliers who pushed the pace, scoring 21 fast break points. UVA Wise has made hay at the foul line in the first two games. The Cavs have made as many free throws (35) as their opponents have attempted. Most recently, Cluesman's crew connected on 23-of-25 attempts from the charity stripe to hold off the Cobras Saturday. On the defensive end of the floor, redshirt junior Meg Crawford has made her presence felt with her league leading 3.5 blocks per game. The 6-foot-3 center has also scored in double figures in each of the first two games and is tied with Caitlyn Ross for the team lead in scoring at 15.5 points a contest. UVA Wise split a pair of games with Wingate last season, the Bulldogs claimed a two-point triumph in Wingate after the Cavs squandered a 10-point fourth quarter lead.