Anderson, S.C.----Wingate University middle blockers Sophie Schaff and Maggie Young combined for 37 kills Friday night, leading the Bulldogs to a thrilling 3-2 victory at Anderson University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate erased a 2-0 deficit for the second time in as many weeks, prevailing 23-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22 and 15-12 to improve to 9-2 overall and 5-2 in the SAC. The Trojans fall to 8-5 overall and 3-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Anderson hit .219 on the match; the Bulldogs hit .214
- WU had a season-high 75 kills against 31 errors in 206 attacks
- AU had 60 kills and 19 errors in 187 swings
- The Bulldogs had eight of the 10 aces on the night
- Wingate held a 93-81 advantage in digs
- The 'Dogs piled up 10 blocks compared to seven from the Trojans
- WU hit .347 in set three and .351 in set four, piling up 38 kills in the two frames
- The Bulldogs had 12 kills in set five, compared to just three for AU

KEY BULLDOGS

- Schaff hit .405 with a career-high 20 kills, adding four blocks
- Young had a career-high 17 kills, adding nine digs and a pair of blocks
- Marianna Warren contributed nine kills, six digs, three blocks and three aces
- Lorna Stacherski hit .389 with eight kills, five blocks and three digs
- Molly Lambillotte registered eight kills, eight digs, a block and an ace
- Quin Sutphin added seven kills on the night
- Shannon Kasprak piled up career highs of 58 assists and 22 digs, adding four kills
- Taryn Pryce picked up 28 digs; Maggie Mullen added nine digs

FIRST SET

- A Noelle Knutsen kill gave the Trojans an early 10-4 lead
- Kills from Schaff and Warren cut the lead to three at 12-9
- A Jaelyn Grimm kill pushed the AU lead back to seven at 17-10
- Stacherski's kill pulled WU back within four, but Regan Duty's kill made it 21-16
- Wingate scored the next five, getting a kill and two aces from Warren to tie it at 21
- A Sadie Kluner kill put Anderson on top 24-22, but a Schaff kill made it 24-23
- Kluner ended the set with a kill
- Anderson had 17 kills and three errors in the frame, hitting .341

SECOND SET

- A block and a kill from Schaff gave the 'Dogs an 11-8 advantage
- A WU error made it 11-10, but a Schaff kill and Pryce ace pushed the lead to four
- A Grimm kill pulled the Trojans within two at 15-13, but Young answered with a kill
- Hannah Neff capped a 3-0 run that tied it at 16
- Stacherski answered with a kill to put Wingate on top 18-16, but AU scored the next five
- A Liliana Kinder kill gave Anderson a 21-18 advantage
- Kills from Reese Blackley and Kasprak pulled WU within two at 23-21
- A Wingate error made it 24-21, but back-to-back Young kills made it 24-23
- A Duty kill ended the set
- Each team had 11 kills in the frame, both hitting under .100

THIRD SET

- Kills from Schaff, Young, Warren and Lambillotte put Wingate on top 5-2 in the third
- A Madison Roy kill gave the Trojans a 9-7 advantage
- Kills from Sutphin, Warren and Young gave the Bulldogs a 14-11 lead
- Two more Young kills and a Stacherski kill pushed the lead to five at 18-13
- Back-to-back Neff kills pulled AU back within two at 18-16
- Three Schaff kills and a Lambillotte kill gave the 'Dogs a 22-18 advantage
- A Kluner kill trimmed the lead to two at 22-20
- Sutphin answered with a kill, while Young's kill made it 24-22
- Another Young kill ended the frame
- The 'Dogs had 21 kills and four errors in the set, hitting .347

FOURTH SET

- Two kills and a block from Young gave Wingate a 6-2 lead in the fourth
- A Neff kill and two WU errors tied it at six
- Kills from Stacherski and Young put the 'Dogs back on top by two at 10-8
- An ace from Roy put the Trojans on top 11-10
- A kill and a block from Knutsen gave Anderson a 17-14 advantage
- A pair of Warren kills cut the lead to one at 18-17, but two WU errors made it 20-17
- Wingate scored the next five, getting three kills and a block from Schaff to go up 22-20
- A Stacherski kill and Schaff block made it 24-21; Schaff ended the frame with a kill
- The Bulldogs hit .351 with 17 kills and four errors

FIFTH SET

- Two Wingate errors gave the Trojans an early 2-0 lead, but kills from Schaff and Warren tied it
- The 'Dogs reeled off a big 4-0 run to take a 9-5 advantage
- Lambillotte started it with a kill and a block, while a Schaff kill and Lambillotte kill capped it
- Another Schaff kill made it 11-7, but two WU errors cut the lead to two
- Sutphin and Young answered with kills to put the Bulldogs on top 13-9
- Another Sutphin kill made it 14-11; Young ended the match with a kill
- Wingate piled up 12 kills, while Anderson had just three kills in the frame

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Newberry for a 4 p.m. start
- The 'Dogs return home next Friday, hosting LMU at 7 p.m.
- The Bulldogs host Carson-Newman the following Saturday at 2 p.m.