Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs overcame a slow start Tuesday evening, piling up 36 kills while hitting .387 over the final two sets en route to a 3-1 victory over Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-17 and 25-15 to improve to 15-2 overall and 8-1 in the SAC. The Indians fall to 6-8 overall and 4-6 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 60 kills and 15 errors in 150 attacks, hitting .300
- Catawba had 39 kills and 20 errors in 142 swings, hitting .134
- The Bulldogs held a 72-67 advantage in digs
- Wingate had nine of the 14 blocks on the night
- The 'Dogs also had nine of the 16 aces
- After just 24 kills in the first two frames, WU had 36 kills over the last two frames
- After 17 kills in set two, the Indians had just 12 total kills the last two sets, hitting .044

KEY BULLDOGS

- Gabby Saye hit .458 with 13 kills in 24 swings to lead the attack
- Emily Johnson had 12 kills without an error in 21 swings, hitting .571 while adding five blocks
- Sydney Morland hit .333 with nine kills, four digs and two blocks
- Maggie Young added eight kills while hitting .375
- Amber Rowoldt registered seven kills, eight digs and four blocks
- Taylor Robertson notched five kills in two sets of action
- Katie Jamerson had 26 assists, seven digs, two kills and two aces
- Clare Sheedy added 17 assists, four digs and a kill
- Maggie Mullen collected 29 digs, three aces and two assists

FIRST SET

- A Jordan Danielson kill gave Catawba an 11-7 lead
- Wingate scored the next six to take a 13-11 advantage
- Johnson and Saye each had a block and a kill in the spurt
- Kills from Saye and Lorna Stacherski made it 18-13
- Kills from Morland and Young, along with a Maddie Hoffman ace gave WU a 22-15 lead
- A Catawba error made it 24-19; a Saye kill ended the set

SECOND SET

- Back-to-back Mailie Chretien kills gave Catawba an 11-8 lead
- A Saye kill and Maya Van Heyst ace cut the lead to one at 13-12
- A Kelci Love kill put the Indians on top 17-14
- Kills from Rowoldt and Johnson pulled Wingate back within one at 19-18
- A Stacherski kill gave the 'Dogs a 22-21 advantage
- Kills from Danielson and Love highlighted a 3-0 run that gave Catawba a 24-22 lead
- Morland answered with a kill to make it 24-23
- A Wingate error ended the frame

THIRD SET

- Three Saye kills and a Mullen ace gave the Bulldogs a 6-1 lead
- A Devyn Berg ace pulled Catawba within one at 10-9
- Saye and Johnson each had a kill and a block in a 5-0 spurt that put WU on top 17-12
- A Saye kill and two Mullen aces pushed the lead to nine at 22-13
- A Robertson kill made it 24-16; Morland ended it with a kill

FOURTH SET

- Two Young kills and two Rowoldt kills sparked a 4-0 run that gave Wingate a 9-3 lead
- The 'Dogs added a 6-0 run to stretch the lead to 10 at 15-5
- Rowoldt had two kills in the flurry; Morland added a block and a kill
- A Johnson block and Robertson kill made it 18-8
- Kills from Saye and Young gave the Bulldogs a 22-10 advantage
- Kills from Young and Morland made it 24-13; Johnson ended it with a kill

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting Tusculum at 6 p.m.
- The Bulldogs host LMU Saturday at 1 p.m.