Jefferson City, Tenn.----The Wingate University Bulldogs remained the lone unbeaten team in the South Atlantic Conference and Southeast Region Friday night, prevailing 3-0 at Carson-Newman University in SAC volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-21, 25-21 and 25-21 to move to 11-0 overall and 4-0 in league play. The 'Dogs are one of only eight teams in NCAA Division II without a loss this season. Carson-Newman falls to 4-4 overall and 0-1 in the SAC.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH COLLIER

"This was a very rewarding win tonight. Our players were very confident and well-prepared for this match and it showed. To win a tough road match after losing All-American Anna Holmquist to injury this past week was great for us. Rachel Alles did a great job running our offense and our team defense was strong tonight as well."

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .264 in the match while holding CN to a .120 hitting percentage
- The Bulldogs had 42 kills on the night, 14 more than the Eagles
- Phoebe Havenaar and Sophie Schaff had 10 kills each to lead the 'Dogs
- Havenaar did her damage in just 15 swings, hitting .667 on the night
- Schaff hit .273 while notching double-digit kills for the second time in her career
- Taylor Williams and Lynnlee Mather contributed six kills apiece
- Reigning SAC Specialist of the Week Rachel Alles had 34 assists, eight digs, three kills and two blocks
- Kori Adams collected 14 digs, followed by eight from Alles and seven from Kimberly Hovey

CARSON-NEWMAN STATS

- Carson-Newman's .120 hitting percentage marks the third-lowest of the season
- The 28 kills are the fewest this year for the Eagles
- Marnie Streeter led the attack with nine kills and 10 digs, hitting .192
- Erin Edwards and Megan Oldenburger added six kills each
- Streeter's 10 digs were a team high, followed by Oldenburger with nine digs
- Elena Vasquez led Carson-Newman with nine assist

NOTES

- Wingate has not lost at Carson-Newman since 2005
- The Bulldogs are now 48-13 all-time against the Eagles
- WU has won eight straight against CN and 33 of the last 34 meetings
- The 'Dogs entered the match leading the nation in opponents' hitting percentage (.065)
- Wingate moves to 356-32 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- WU has won 307 of its last 327 regular season matches
- The Bulldogs are 201-11 in league play over the last 12 seasons

SET ONE

- Wingate hit .265 compared to Carson-Newman's .158
- Each team had 12 kills, but CN had six errors compared to Wingate's three
- The tightly contested frame saw no team take a lead of more than two until late
- A Natalie Harris ace put the Eagles up 17-15, but kills from Havenaar and Hannah Givens tied it
- Two kills from Schaff gave WU a 21-18 lead
- A kill and a block from Schaff extended the lead to four at 24-20
- Schaff ended the frame with her fourth kill of the set

SET TWO

- Wingate piled up a match-high 19 kills in the second set
- WU hit .341 with 10 more kills than the Eagles
- Carson-Newman's .207 hitting percentage in the frame was a team high for the night
- Kills from Havenaar and Lynnlee Mather gave WU an early 8-5 lead
- A Harris ace and Wingate error gave Carson-Newman an 11-10 lead
- Kills from Havenaar and Givens put the 'Dogs on top 15-13
- Adams, Mather and Schaff each had a kill in the 3-0 run that made it 19-16
- A Streeter kill got CN within one, but kills from Williams and Havenaar made it 24-20
- Schaff once again ended the set with a kill

SET THREE

- Wingate hit just .161 in the third, but held CN to a .000 hitting percentage
- The Eagles had just seven kills against seven errors in the final frame
- The Bulldogs collected 11 kills in the last set against six errors
- A kill and a block from Alles, along with a Givens kill gave WU an early 10-6 lead
- A Mather kill pushed the lead to five, but an Edwards kill got CN back within three at 14-11
- Kills from Schaff, Williams and Havenaar made it 18-13
- Havenaar's ace and Mather's block pushed the advantage to seven at 20-13
- An Edwards kill got Carson-Newman within three, but a Williams kill made it 24-20
- Havenaar and Williams teamed for a block to end the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate returns to action in a week, hosting Anderson Friday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m.
- The contest is a matchup of the top two teams in the preseason SAC poll
- Anderson's regular season SAC title in 2017 stopped Wingate's 11-year streak
- Starts a three-match home stand that includes Newberry and Catawba
- Next road match is Friday, Oct. 5 at Tusculum at 7 p.m.