Jefferson City, Tenn.----The 22nd-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs suffered their first setback of the season Saturday afternoon, falling 3-1 at Carson-Newman University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. The Eagles won by scores of 25-23, 21-25, 25-22 and 26-24 to improve to 14-5 overall and 8-4 in the SAC. The Bulldogs fall to 19-1 overall and 11-1 in league play.

NOTES

- Wingate was one of four remaining unbeaten teams in Division II volleyball
- First loss at Carson-Newman since 2005
- The Bulldogs are now 51-14 all-time against the Eagles; 18-8 at Carson-Newman
- The Bulldogs move to 396-36 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- The 'Dogs are 228-13 in league play since 2007
- WU had dropped just four sets this year entering Saturday (two in 12 SAC matches)
- Wingate had won 22 consecutive regular season matches  

KEY STATS

- Carson-Newman hit .147 with 57 kills and 32 errors
- WU hit .213 with 46 kills and 17 errors
- Each team had 59 digs
- The 'Dogs had nine blocks compared to Carson-Newman's seven
- The Eagles had nine aces; the Bulldogs collected six aces

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sophie Schaff had 12 kills and four blocks to lead the Bulldogs
- Reese Blackley added 11 kills, three digs and two blocks
- Molly Lambillotte contributed eight kills and nine blocks
- Anne Abernathy had eight kills and a pair of blocks
- Rachel Alles registered five kills, 20 assists, 13 digs and five blocks
- Shannon Kasprak added 18 assists and 10 digs; Treslyn Ortiz had 11 digs

SET ONE

- Carson-Newman raced out to a 17-3 lead in set one
- WU scored the next seven, making it 17-10 on a Kasey Eastland ace
- Katie Parnell's kill gave CN a 20-13 lead, but kills from Abernathy and Blackley got WU within four
- An Erin Edwards kill put the Eagles on top 23-18
- Kills from Alles, Lambillotte and Schaff made it 23-21, but Marnie Streeter's kill made it 24-21
- Lynnlee Mather got WU within one with a kill to make it 24-23; a service error ended the set

SET TWO

- Kills from Lambillotte and Schaff gave the 'Dogs a 10-7 lead in set two
- A Megan Oldenburger kill tied it at 13, but an Abernathy kill and Kasprak ace made it 15-13
- A Schaff block and Lambillotte kill gave the Bulldogs a 20-16 advantage
- A Joy Rhodes kill got CN within two, but kills from Abernathy and Blackley made it 23-19
- A Blackley kill made it 24-20; Schaff ended the frame with a kill

SET THREE

- A kill and a block from Schaff gave the Bulldogs a 9-3 lead in set three
- Streeter's ace got CN within two at 10-8
- The Eagles used a 4-0 run, taking a 12-11 lead on a Rhodes kill
- An Abernathy kill and Ortiz ace gave the 'Dogs a 16-13 lead
- Kills from Edwards and Streeter tied it at 18
- Oldenburger's kill put CN on top 21-20, but Lambillotte's kill gave WU a 22-21 lead
- Carson-Newman ended the frame on a 4-0 run, with an Edwards kill ending the set

SET FOUR

- A Rhodes kill put the Eagles on top 10-6 in set four
- An Abernathy kill got WU within one, but a Streeter block gave CN a 16-12 advantage
- Wingate scored the next five points, getting two Alles kills to take a 17-16 lead
- Blackley's kill put the Bulldogs on top 22-19
- CN scored the next four, with an Oldenburger ace put the Eagles on top 23-22
- A Schaff kill and CN error gave the 'Dogs a 24-23 advantage
- Kills from Edwards and Streeter put the Eagles on top 25-24; Edwards ended it with a kill

UP NEXT

- Wingate wraps up a five-match road trip Tuesday at Coker at 7 p.m.
- The 'Dogs host Queens Thursday at 7 p.m. on ESPN3