Harrogate, Tenn.----The 24th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs picked up their third conference road win of the week Saturday afternoon, prevailing 3-1 at Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 22-25, 25-17, 25-15 and 25-23 to improve to 14-2 overall and 7-1 in the SAC, while the Railsplitters fall to 7-11 overall and 1-7 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 55 kills and 13 errors in 134 attacks, hitting .313
- LMU had 47 kills and 16 errors in 131 swings to hit .237
- The Bulldogs held a 60-53 advantage in digs
- The 'Dogs had six of the 10 blocks
- Wingate had 13 aces compared to Lincoln Memorial's nine
- WU hit over .200 in every frame, hitting .517 in the third with 16 kills and one errors
KEY BULLDOGS
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Amber Rowoldt hit .382 with 15 kills, eight digs and three aces to lead the 'Dogs
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Gabby Saye hit .333 with 11 kills
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Maggie Young had nine kills in 16 swings, hitting .500 on the day
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Emily Johnson contributed seven kills and four blocks
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Sydney Morland and
Lorna Stacherski added six and five kills, respectively
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Maya Van Heyst had 23 assists and seven digs
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Katie Jamerson collected 22 assists, seven digs and five aces
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Maggie Mullen picked up 15 digs to go along with two aces, two assists and a kill
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Maddie Hoffman added 13 digs
FIRST SET
- Kills from Saye and Rowoldt gave Wingate a 10-8 lead
- A Kristen Moehring kill put LMU on top 14-13
- A Sierrah Lemons kill put the Railsplitters on top by two
- Kills from Morland and Johnson, along with a Jamerson ace gave WU a 19-18 lead
- Moerhring's kill put LMU on top, but a Young kill tied it at 21
- Back-to-back Moehring aces gave LMU a 24-21 advantage
- An LMU service error made it 24-22, but a Wingate service error ended the set
SECOND SET
- Two Rowoldt aces and two Johnson kills gave Wingate a 5-1 lead
- Two Abigail Kesler kills tied it at seven
- Kills from Young and Rowoldt put the 'Dogs on top 10-7
- WU used a 6-0 run to stretch the lead to 16-8, getting three Jamerson aces
- A Saye kill and two Mullen aces made it 20-11
- A Young kill and LMU error made it 24-15; Johnson's kill ended it
THIRD SET
- Kills from Rowoldt and Morland, followed by a pair of Saye kills gave Wingate a 12-10 lead
- A Sydney Laye ace cut the lead to one at 15-14
- The 'Dogs answered with five straight, getting a kill and a block from Johnson along with a kill and ace from Young
- The Bulldogs scored the final five points of the frame to end it
- A Morland kill, Jamerson ace and Johnson block started the spurt
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Taylor Robertson kill made it 24-15; an LMU error ended the set
FOURTH SET
- A Rowoldt block and Young kill gave Wingate a 9-6 advantage
- A Moehring kill cut the lead to one at 12-11
- A Young block and Rowoldt kill put the 'Dogs on top 18-16
- A kill and a block from Stacherski gave the Bulldogs a 21-17 lead
- Kills from Saye and Stacherski made it 23-20, while an LMU error made it 24-21
- A Megan Maier kill and ace cut the lead to one at 24-23
- Rowoldt ended the match with a kill
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting Catawba at 7 p.m.
- The Bulldogs then host Tusculum Friday night and Lincoln Memorial Saturday afternoon