Jefferson City, Tenn.----Wingate University junior middle blocker Anna Holmquist (Lincoln, Nebr.) piled up a career-high 18 kills with a .680 hitting percentage Friday night, while senior Katie Bludau (Seabrook, Texas) added 17 kills to lead the Bulldogs to a 3-1 victory at Carson-Newman University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-13, 25-22, 20-25 and 25-19 to improve to 23-2 overall and 17-2 in the SAC. The Eagles fall to 14-13 overall and 9-10 in league play.

Holmquist needed just 25 swings to register her career-high 18 kills, committing just one error on the night while adding five blocks. Bludau added six digs and two blocks on the night, while sophomore middle blocker Phoebe Havenaar (Naperville, Ill.) hit .500 with nine kills and two blocks. Senior outside hitter Rachael Cecka (Plymouth, Wisc.) contributed seven kills and six digs, while sophomore setter Rachel Alles (Tinley Park, Ill.) piled up 45 assists and 17 digs on the night. Redshirt junior libero Kori Adams (Ayden, N.C.) led all players with 22 digs.

"We were in classes at Wingate today until noon, took a five-hour bus trip late in our season and found a way to beat a regionally-ranked team on their home floor on their Senior Night," head coach Shelton Collier says. "This shows some good qualities in our team that we can build on down the final stretch of our season. This is always one of the toughest two-match road trips we play and tomorrow we will have another challenge at Lincoln Memorial."

Cecka and Holmquist collected a pair of early kills to give Wingate an 11-6 lead in set one, but an ace from Anna Patton got the Eagles within three at 14-11. The Bulldogs scored the next eight points, getting a kill and a block from Anne Abernathy (Knoxville, Tenn.), along with a pair of Havenaar aces to take a 22-11 lead. A Holmquist kill made it 24-13, while another kill from Holmquist ended the frame. The Bulldogs hit .303 in set one, while the Eagles hit -.032.

Three consecutive Wingate attack errors gave Carson-Newman a 14-11 lead in set two, but a Holmquist block and Cecka kill tied it at 14. A Natalie Harris kill, followed by an ace and a kill from Marnie Streeter gave the Eagles a 21-18 advantage. Wingate got within one, but a Megan Oldenburger kill made it 22-20. Kills from Havenaar and Holmquist tied it at 22, while a Carson-Newman error put Wingate on top. Another Holmquist kill made it 24-22, while a Holmquist block ended the frame.

A Harris kill gave Carson-Newman a 15-13 advantage in set three, but a Holmquist kill and back-to-back Bludau kills put the 'Dogs on top 17-16. Kills from Oldenburger and Streeter highlighted a 5-1 run that put the Eagles on top 21-18, while a Streeter kill and Harris block stretched the lead to four. Streeter ended the set with a kill.

Two early Bludau kills, along with a kill and a block from Havenaar gave the Bulldogs an early 6-1 lead in set four, while kills from Abernathy and Cecka made it 13-7. A Streeter kill helped the Eagles get within three at 15-12, but a Bludau kill and Cecka block made it 17-12. A kill from Patton helped Carson-Newman trip the deficit to two at 18-16, but back-to-back Holmquist kills gave the 'Dogs a 20-16 advantage. An Oldenburger kill got Carson-Newman back within two, but a kill and a block from Holmquist made it 23-19, while a Bludau kill made it 24-19. Havenaar ended the match with a kill.

Wingate hit .214 on the night, with 58 kills and 25 errors in 154 attacks. Carson-Newman had 41 kills and 21 errors in 158 attacks, hitting .127. Holmquist led all players with five blocks, while Havenaar had three of Wingate's four aces.

The Bulldogs are back in action Saturday, wrapping up the regular season at Lincoln Memorial at 2 p.m.