Wingate, N.C.----In a battle of the top two offenses in the South Atlantic Conference, it was the nation's top-ranked defense that stole the show, with Wingate University holding visiting Anderson to a season-low hitting percentage of .024 in a 3-1 victory in SAC volleyball action Friday night in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 26-24, 24-26, 25-19 and 25-13 in the battle of the final two teams without a loss in league play to move to 12-0 overall and 5-0 in the SAC. Anderson falls to 16-2 overall and 7-1 in league play.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH COLLIER

"Obviously this was a very significant win for us. Hannah Givens had a career match, Kori Adams was exceptional in the back court and Phoebe Havenaar was awesome once again. It was tough sustaining another injury with Lynnlee Mather going out, but it was rewarding to see us play a lineup combination we have not used all year and find a way to pull off an important win."

KEY STATS
 
- Wingate piled up a season-high 93 digs
- Wingate's 14.5 blocks were the third-most this year
- Anderson entered the match ranked second in the SAC in hitting percentage (.225)
- The Bulldogs had 61 kills compared to Anderson's 35
- WU had 21 more digs and six more blocks
- Anderson's 31 errors were a season high
- AU held to a season-low 35 kills
- Anderson had four aces compared to Wingate's three aces
- Each team had four players with double-digit digs

KEY BULLDOGS

- Givens had a career-high 18 kills, with seven coming in the fourth set
- Havenaar hit .417 with 17 kills and seven blocks
- Sophie Schaff had nine kills and five blocks
- Taylor Williams added six kills; four kills in 10 swings from Reese Blackley
- Adams piled up a career-high 35 digs
- Treslyn Ortiz had 15 digs; Kasey Eastland collected a career-best 13 digs
- Rachel Alles registered 54 assists, 15 digs, five blocks and three kills

KEY TROJANS

- Hailee Wilhelm had 12 kills and three blocks
- Liliana Kinder had 10 kills; Hannah Worsham added five kills
- Emily Conlin handed out 31 assists to go along with 17 digs
- Meghan DeVaux picked up 13 digs

NOTES

- Wingate is one of three undefeated NCAA Division II volleyball teams
- The Bulldogs move to 23-3 all-time against Anderson
- WU is now 14-0 all-time vs. AU in Cuddy Arena
- The 'Dogs entered the match leading the nation in opponents' hitting percentage (.066)
- Wingate has held nine opponents to a hitting percentage of under .100 this year
- Wingate moves to 357-32 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- WU has won 308 of its last 328 regular season matches
- The Bulldogs are 202-11 in league play over the last 12 seasons

SET ONE

- Wingate hit .062; Anderson hit -.024 with six kills and seven errors
- Schaff and Givens had four kills each; nine digs for Adams
- WU scored seven of first eight points, getting three Havenaar blocks
- DeVaux ace got Anderson within two, but a kill and block from Mather made it 12-8
- AU scored nine of the next 10 points, getting two Kinder kills and five WU errors to go on to 17-13
- A kill and a block from Regan Duty put the Trojans on top 21-15
- Two Havenaar kills and a Givens kill got the 'Dogs within three, but Wilhelm's kill made it 23-19
- Kills from Givens, Mather and Schaff, followed by a Mather block tied it at 23
- Wilhelm's block made it set point for Anderson, but kills from Givens and Schaff gave WU a 25-24 lead
- Mather ended the set with a kill

SET TWO

- The Bulldogs hit .058 while the Trojans hit .020
- Havenaar led all players with six kills in 12 swings
- Set featured 11 ties and eight lead changes
- A kill and a block from Givens gave Wingate a 10-6 advantage
- The Trojans scored seven of the next nine, taking a 13-12 lead on Kinder's block
- Two Havenaar kills and a Givens block gave the Bulldogs a 20-16 lead
- Anderson answered with a 6-1 run, getting two Jayln Knight kills to go on top 22-21
- Kills from Givens and Williams put the 'Dogs back on top 24-23
- AU staved off set point on a Kinder kill, then went on top on a Wingate error
- Conlin's ace gave the Trojans the set and tied the match 1-1

SET THREE

- Wingate hit .194 while holding Anderson to a .000 hitting percentage (11 kills / 11 errors)
- The Bulldogs piled up seven blocks, led by Schaff's four rejections
- Adams picked up 10 digs while Havenaar again led all players with four kills
- An Adams ace, along with a kill and two blocks from Havenaar gave the 'Dogs an 11-5 lead
- Kills from Havenaar and Williams pushed the lead to nine at 16-7; Havenaar kill made it 18-8
- Back-to-back Wilhelm kills got AU within five at 21-16 but Givens answered with a kill
- A kill and a block from Blackley made it 24-18
- Havenaar and Williams teamed for a block to end the set and give WU a 2-1 lead in the match

SET FOUR

- Wingate piled up 21 kills against just one error to hit .556
- Anderson had seven kills and three errors to hit .118 in the frame
- Givens led all players with seven kills, hitting .500 in the set
- Havenaar added five kills in eight swings; Schaff had four kills in six attacks
- Alles piled up 18 assists and five digs in the frame; eight digs for Adams
- Six early kills from Givens gave the Bulldogs an 8-3 advantage
- Kills from Blackley and Havenaar pushed the lead to seven at 12-5
- Two Havenaar kills, followed by kills from Schaff and Alles made it 17-8
- Two Schaff kills pushed the lead to 21-11
- Two Havenaar kills and an Adams ace put the 'Dogs on top 24-12
- Williams ended the match with a kill

UP NEXT

- Wingate hosts Newberry Saturday at 12 p.m.
- The 'Dogs wrap up the three-match home stand Tuesday against Catawba at 7 p.m.