Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs overcame a set one loss Friday night, rallying for a 3-1 victory over visiting Carson-Newman University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 20-25, 25-18, 25-15 and 25-17 to improve to 21-0 overall and 14-0 in the SAC. The Eagles fall to 11-9 overall and 7-6 in league play.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH COLLIER

"This was a special night for many reasons. We had former Wingate player Melissa DeLuca Schuett being inducted into the Hall of Fame during the match, we had a bunch of alumni in attendance and we were thrilled to have Anna Holmquist back in the lineup and see her performing at such a high level. We worked hard to prepare for this match tonight and it showed in many areas of our game. It will be great for our players to have a weekend off before playing four important matches next week."

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .189 with 56 kills and 25 errors
- Carson-Newman had 33 kills and 18 errors to hit .101
- After hitting -.043 in set one, the 'Dogs hit .282 over the final three sets
- The 33 kills are a season low for the Eagles in a four-set match
- Wingate hit over .340 in the final two frames
- Carson-Newman had seven blocks compared to Wingate's four
- The Bulldogs piled up 10 aces, six more than CN
- Wingate's 91 digs were 18 more than Carson-Newman
- Four Bulldogs had double-digit digs; three had multiple aces  

KEY BULLDOGS

- Anna Holmquist hit .441 with 17 kills, four digs and three aces
- Season-high for Holmquist, who was playing her first match since Sept. 13
- Hannah Givens had 14 kills, three digs and a block
- Phoebe Havenaar contributed 12 kills, three blocks and three digs
- Rachel Alles had 46 assists, 11 digs and four kills
- Kori Adams had 27 digs, four assists and an ace
- Molly Lambillotte had three kills, three aces and 14 digs
- Treslyn Ortiz had 14 digs and an ace

NOTES

- Wingate is the only undefeated team in NCAA Division II volleyball
- The Bulldogs have a nation's-best 27-match regular season win streak
- 30th straight victory in Cuddy Arena
- WU moves to 49-13 against Carson-Newman and 22-4 in Cuddy Arena vs. CN
- The Bulldogs have won nine straight and 34 of the last 35 against the Eagles
- Best start since 2011, the only undefeated regular season in program history
- The 'Dogs are second in the nation in opponents' hitting percentage
- WU is third nationally in assists per set, fourth in kills per set and 11th in hitting percentage
- 14th double-double of the year for Alles and her eighth straight
- The 10 aces are the second-most this season for Wingate
- Only the fifth set WU has lost in 11 matches in Cuddy Arena this year
- Wingate moves to 366-32 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- WU has won 317 of its last 337 regular season matches
- The Bulldogs are 211-11 in league play over the last 12 seasons

SET ONE

- Carson-Newman hit .133 with 11 kills and five errors
- Wingate hit -.043 with nine kills and 11 errors
- Holmquist had two kills and three aces
- Givens and Williams had three kills each
- A kill and a block from Marnie Streeter gave CN a 6-0 lead
- Two Holmquist aces got Wingate within one at 8-7
- Two Megan Oldenburger kills put the Eagles on top 13-8
- Two Givens kills and an Alles ace got the 'Dogs back within one
- Streeter had a kill and a block in a 4-1 run that made it 19-15
- Back-to-back Williams kills got Wingate within one at 20-19
- Carson-Newman scored the next four, going up 24-20 on a Natalie Harris kill
- A Harris block ended the frame

SET TWO

- Wingate had 16 kills and seven errors, hitting .188
- Carson-Newman hit .108 with eight kills and four errors
- Holmquist had six kills in 11 swings, hitting .545
- Givens hit .385 with five kills
- Alles handed out 14 assists; Adams had eight digs
- Holmquist had two kills in a 4-0 run that gave WU a 9-6 lead
- Wingate added a 7-0 run to take a 16-7 advantage
- Holmquist and Givens had two kills each; Lambillotte added an ace
- Three Givens kills made the Bulldogs a 20-12 lead
- A Streeter kill got CN within five at 21-16, but kills from Holmquist and Lambillotte made it 23-17
- A Carson-Newman error made it 24-18; Havenaar's kill ended the set

SET THREE

- Wingate hit .343 with 15 kills and three errors
- The Eagles had seven kills and five errors, hitting .054
- Holmquist piled up six kills in nine swings, hitting .667
- Havenaar had three kills in six swings
- Alles had 11 assists and three kills; Lambillotte picked up eight digs
- Wingate used two 5-0 runs to take a 12-2 lead
- Holmquist had three kills in the spurt; Adams and Lambillotte each added an ace
- An Erin Edwards kill got CN within six, but two Holmquist kills pushed the lead back to 10
- Kills from Holmquist and Alles put the Bulldogs on top 21-9
- Two Havenaar kills and an Alles ace made it 24-12; a CN service error ended the set

SET FOUR

- Wingate hit a match-high .353 with 16 kills and four errors
- Carson-Newman hit .103 with seven kills and four errors
- Havenaar had five kills, Givens added four kills
- Alles had 13 assists; Adams picked up eight digs
- Three kills and a block from Havenaar gave Wingate an early 8-2 lead
- Kills from Holmquist and Alles put the 'Dogs on top 13-7
- Two Givens kills and a Havenaar kill made it 18-10
- The Eagles scored five of the next six to get within four on an Edwards kill
- Kills from Holmquist and Lambillotte pushed the lead back to six
- Three straight CN errors gave Wingate a 24-17 lead; Lambillotte finished it with an ace

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Monday, traveling to Coker at 7 p.m.
- The Bulldogs host Mars Hill Tuesday at 7 p.m.