Gaffney, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs survived a five-set match at Limestone University Tuesday night, prevailing 3-2 at Limestone University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-16, 17-25, 25-9, 18-25 and 15-11 to improve to 21-2 overall and 13-1 in the SAC. The Saints fall to 9-10 overall and 7-9 in league play. The 'Dogs have now won 12 straight, sitting alone atop the SAC standings.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 53 kills and 18 errors in 157 attacks, hitting .223
- Limestone had 53 kills and 25 errors in 176 swings to hit .159
- The Bulldogs held a 69-64 advantage in digs
- The 'Dogs registered 12 of the 20 blocks on the night
- Wingate held an 8-5 advantage in aces
- WU hit .382 with 17 kills in the opening frame
- The 'Dogs held the Saints to eight kills in set three and four kills in the fifth, hitting .000

KEY BULLDOGS

- Amber Rowoldt had 12 kills, 10 digs, five blocks and two aces
- Lorna Stacherski added 10 kills and a pair of blocks
- Sydney Morland hit .375 with seven kills and four blocks
- Maggie Young contributed five kills and five blocks
- Emily Johnson collected five kills and three blocks
- Maya Van Heyst had 23 assists, five digs, four kills and two aces
- Katie Jamerson contributed 15 assists, four digs and two kills
- Maggie Mullen picked up 21 digs to go along with eight assists
- Taryn Pryce had 16 digs and an ace

FIRST SET

- A Kamden Dalton ace gave Limestone a 6-3 lead in set one
- Wingate scored the next six, with Young and Morland notching two kills each to make it 9-6
- A Mia Martinez kill tied it at 11
- Kills from Van Heyst, Rowoldt and Gabby Saye put the 'Dogs on top 15-11
- Kills from Jamerson, Johnson and Stacherski made it 20-12
- Kills from Young and Stacherski made it 24-16; a Van Heyst ace ended the frame

SECOND SET

- A Mia McMillen ace gave Limestone a 12-4 advantage
- A Rowoldt kill and Mullen ace pulled Wingate to within six at 16-10
- Blocks from Young and Rayah Givens made it 20-14
- A Josie Curran kill put Limestone on top 22-14
- A Tatum Riddle ace made it 24-16; McMillen ended the frame with a kill

THIRD SET

- A McMillen kill gave the Saints a 4-1 lead in the third set
- Wingate used a 12-0 run behind the serving of Pryce to take a 17-6 lead
- Rowoldt and Young each had two kills and two blocks in the flurry
- Kills from Morland and Rowoldt, to go along with two Givens kills made it 23-7
- A Limestone error made it 24-8; Givens ended it with a kill

FOURTH SET

- A McMillen kill gave Limestone a 10-2 advantage
- Two Rowloldt kills sparked a 5-0 WU run that made it 10-7
- A kill and a block from Rowoldt pulled the 'Dogs to within two at 13-11
- A Riddle kill put the Saints on top 18-13
- A kill from Martinez extended the league back to seven at 22-15
- Kills from Morland and Van Heyst, along with a Rowoldt kill made it 23-17
- A Curran kill made it 24-17; a Wingate error ended the set

FIFTH SET

- Kills from Morland and Johnson, along with a block from the two gave Wingate a 4-0 lead
- A Johnson kill and Rowoldt ace made it 8-2
- Kills from Johnson and Stacherski put the 'Dogs on top 10-4
- A Riddle kill cut the lead to four, but a kill and an ace from Van Heyst made it 12-6
- A Martinez kill and two Wingate errors cut the lead to three at 12-9
- Young and Morland teamed for a block to make it 13-9
- McMillen cut the lead to two with a kill to make it 13-11
- Rowoldt's kill gave the Bulldogs a 14-11 advantage; Johnson ended it with a kill

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting Mars Hill at 7 p.m. on Senior Night