Wingate, N.C.----In a matchup of two teams riding 10-match winning streaks, the Wingate University Bulldogs bounced back from an opening-set loss, prevailing 3-1 against Anderson University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 21-25, 25-21, 25-17 and 26-24 to improve to 20-2 overall and 12-1 in the SAC. The Trojans fall to 21-4 overall and 13-2 in the SAC, seeing their 10-match win streak come to an end. Wingate has now won 11 straight.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 60 kills and 18 errors in 153 attacks, hitting .275
- Anderson had 53 kills and 27 errors in 174 swings to hit .149
- The 'Dogs piled up 19 blocks on the night, compared to seven for the Trojans
- Wingate held an 83-70 advantage in digs
- Each team had four aces on the night
- WU hit .486 with 19 kills and just one error in the second set
- The Bulldogs had 16 kills in the final frame, hitting over .200 in three of four sets
- AU had 25 kills and 18 errors over the final two sets, hitting .024 in set three and .122 in the fourth

KEY BULLDOGS

- Gabby Saye hit .462 with 14 kills in 26 swings, adding six digs and five blocks
- Amber Rowoldt had 13 kills, five digs, two blocks and an ace
- Sydney Morland hit .407 with 13 kills and five blocks
- Emily Johnson piled up 10 kills and nine blocks, hitting .368 on the night
- Maggie Young contributed seven kills, seven blocks and four digs
- Katie Jamerson had 29 assists and 15 digs
- Maya Van Heyst added 22 assists and 14 digs
- Maggie Mullen collected 22 digs, adding three assists and an ace
- Taryn Pryce contributed 11 digs and an ace

SET ONE

- A Tabitha Wheeler kill gave Anderson an 11-7 lead in set one
- Kills from Saye and Johnson cut the lead to two at 13-11
- A Wheeler kill and Brantley Chipley block put AU on top 18-13
- Kills from Rowoldt and Johnson cut the lead to four at 23-19
- A kill and a block from Saye made it 24-21, but a Jaelyn Grimm kill gave the Trojans the set

SET TWO

- Two Saye kills and a Johnson kill gave Wingate a 10-7 lead in the second set
- Kills from Rowoldt and Saye made it 12-8
- Two kills from Meg Sansbury pulled the Trojans within one at 13-12
- A Stacherski kill and two Young blocks put the 'Dogs on top 16-12
- Wheeler's kill cut the lead back to one at 18-17
- Kills from Rowoldt and Johnson gave Wingate a 20-17 advantage
- Kills from Saye and Johnson made it 22-18
- Two Kaitlyn Barrett kills cut the lead to two at 23-21
- A Saye kill made it 24-21; Young and Morland teamed for a block to end the set

SET THREE

- Kills from Rowoldt and Johnson, along with a Stacherski block gave Wingate a 12-10 lead
- A Jenna Long kill tied it at 14
- Two Morland kills and a Pryce ace gave the Bulldogs a 17-14 advantage
- A kill and a block from Morland, along with a Young block put the 'Dogs on top 21-15
- A Rowoldt kill and back-to-back Johnson blocks made it 24-17; Johnson and Saye teamed for a block to end the frame

SET FOUR

- A Grimm kill gave the Trojans a 7-4 lead in set four
- Two Rowoldt kills and two Johnson blocks put the Bulldogs on top 10-8
- Kills from Sargent and Long gave Anderson a 16-12 lead
- A Stacherski block, followed by a kill and a block from Rowoldt made it 17-16
- A Rowoldt kill and Morland kill tied it at 18; Rowoldt put the 'Dogs on top with a kill
- A Chipley block tied it at 20
- A Saye kill and Rowoldt ace gave Wingate a 22-20 lead
- Young and Stacherski teamed for a block to make it 24-22, but a Long block and Barrett kill tied it at 24
- Morland put the 'Dogs on top 25-24 with a kill; Young ended it with a kill

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, traveling to Limestone for a 6 p.m. start
- The Bulldogs host Mars Hill Friday at 7 p.m. on Senior Night