Greeneville, Tenn.----The Tusculum University Pioneers held visiting Wingate University to a .107 hitting percentage Saturday afternoon, prevailing 3-1 in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Tusculum won by scores of 25-17, 18-25, 25-15 and 25-21 to improve to 15-2 overall and 11-1 in the SAC. The Bulldogs fall to 13-3 overall and 9-3 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Tusculum hit .227 on the day while the 'Dogs hit .109
- The Pioneers had 45 kills and 16 errors in 128 attacks
- The Bulldogs had 45 kills and 29 errors in 149 attacks
- Tusculum held a 61-57 advantage in digs
- The Pioneers had eight of the 12 aces on the day
- The 'Dogs held a 9-8 advantage in blocks
- Tusculum hit .296 in set three and .279 in the fourth
- WU hit .000 in the opening frame and -.059 in the third set

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sophie Schaff hit .400 with 16 kills to lead the 'Dogs, adding seven blocks
- Maggie Young hit .368 with eight kills and six digs
- Quin Sutphin and Reese Blackley contributed five kills apiece
- Shannon Kasprak collected 34 assists, 12 digs, four kills and three blocks
- Taryn Pryce and Kasey Eastland registered nine digs each

FIRST SET

- A Kasprak kill and Tusculum error gave Wingate a 9-7 lead
- The Pioneers scored seven of the next eight, taking a 14-10 lead on an Emiah Burrowes block
- A kill and a block from Burrowes put Tusculum on top 18-12
- A Marianna Warren kill pulled WU to within four at 19-15
- The Pioneers scored the next five, taking a 24-15 lead on a Raeley Matthews kill
- A Bulldog error ended the frame

SECOND SET

- Schaff had a kill and a block early to help the 'Dogs race out to a 6-0 lead
- Kills from Kasprak and Young made it 11-4
- A Lorna Stacherski kill and Schaff block put the Bulldogs on top 14-5
- A 6-0 run capped by a Burrowes kill pulled Tusculum within three at 18-15
- Wingate scored five of the next six, getting two more Schaff kills to take a 23-16 lead
- A Blackley kill made it 24-18; another Blackley kill ended the frame

THIRD SET

- A Burrowes kill gave TU a 5-2 lead, but A Young kill and Warren ace tied it at five
- Schaff's kill gave the 'Dogs a 10-8 advantage
- TU scored the next five, taking a 13-10 lead on an Emma Johnson ace
- Kills from Carli Pigza and Burrowes gave Tusculum a 20-13 advantage
- Back-to-back aces from Burrowes ended the set

FOURTH SET

- A 4-0 run, capped by a kill and a block from Young made it 8-4
- Schaff and Kasprak each had a kill and a block in a 4-0 spurt to make it 16-8
- Tusculum scored the next six, pulling to within two at a Pigza kill
- A Gash kill put TU on top 19-18, but a Young kill tied it
- Two WU errors and an Abbie Holt ace gave the Pioneers a 22-19 lead
- Lambillotte's kill made it 22-20, but a Raven Chance kill made it 24-20
- A Peyton Gash kill ended the frame

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting Coker at 7 p.m.