Newberry, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs piled up 49 kills and hit .359 Tuesday night, cruising to a 3-0 victory at Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-12, 25-12 and 25-14 to pick up its 10th straight win, improving to 19-2 overall and 11-1 in the SAC. The Wolves fall to 6-15 overall and 5-8 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 49 kills and just seven errors in 117 attacks to hit .359
- Newberry had 17 kills and 14 errors in 117 swings, hitting .026
- The Bulldogs held a 59-39 advantage in digs
- The 'Dogs had nine of the 12 aces on the night
- Wingate held a 3-2 advantage in blocks
- WU had at least 15 kills in every frame, hitting .389 in set one and .528 in the second
- Newberry never had more than seven kills in a set, hitting .000 in sets one and three
KEY BULLDOGS
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Gabby Saye had 10 kills in 15 swings, hitting .667 while adding two digs and a block
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Amber Rowoldt had nine kills, 14 digs and four aces
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Lorna Stacherski hit .529 with nine kills in two sets of action
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Sydney Morland hit .308 with six kills
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Maggie Young had five kills without an error, hitting .417 while adding two aces and two blocks
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Katie Jamerson had 14 assists, 12 digs and three kills
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Maya Van Heyst added 17 assists and a pair of digs
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Maggie Mullen collected nine digs, eight assists and two aces
SET ONE
- Three Saye kills helped Wingate jump out to a 9-2 lead
- Kills from Stacherski and Rowoldt made it 14-4
- A Rowoldt kill and Young ace put the 'Dogs on top 17-5
- Kills from Rowoldt and
Emily Johnson made it 21-6
- Kills from Stacherski and Young made it 24-11; a Young kill ended it
SET TWO
- Two Stacherski kills and two Rowoldt aces gave Wingate a 5-0 lead in set two
- Kills from Saye and
Rayah Givens, along with a Young block made it 9-1
- Kills from Stacherski, Rowoldt and Morland gave the 'Dogs a 14-5 advantage
- Kills from Young, Rowoldt and Saye pushed the lead to 11 at 18-7
- Rowoldt, Stacherski, Givens and Saye each had a kill in a 4-0 spurt that made it 22-10
- Young's kill made it 24-12; another Young kill ended the set
SET THREE
- An Olivia Bradley ace gave Newberry a 7-4 lead
- Kills from Saye and
Alanna Vavao, along with a Rowoldt ace put Wingate on top 10-8
- Two Jamerson kills, along with a Vavao kill and Mullen ace sparked a 5-0 run that made it 15-9
- Kills from Saye and Morland, along with a
Clare Sheedy ace made it 19-11
- Two Morland kills, along with a Rowoldt kill put the 'Dogs on top 23-12
- A Johnson kill made it 24-14; a Newberry error ended the match
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting Anderson at 7 p.m.