Emory, Va.----The Wingate University Bulldogs shook off an opening-set loss Friday night, prevailing 3-1 at Emory & Henry in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 19-25, 25-13, 25-22 and 25-15 to improve to 25-2 overall and 17-1 in the SAC. The 'Dogs wrap up the regular season with 16 straight wins, claiming the outright regular season SAC title. Wingate has won 17 of the last 18 regular season SAC championships. Emory & Henry falls to 10-18 overall and 6-12 in league play.
KEY STATS
- The Bulldogs had 52 kills and 18 errors in 148 attacks, hitting .230
- E&H had 40 kills and 29 errors in 156 swings to hit .071
- The 'Dogs held a 79-67 advantage in digs
- Wingate had nine of the 14 blocks on the night
- The Bulldogs had eight of the 14 aces
- WU hit .400 in set two, while hitting over .250 in sets three and four
- The 'Dogs held the Wasps to a .000 hitting percentage in sets two and four
KEY BULLDOGS
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Maggie Young hit .480 with 12 kills and no errors, adding four aces, four digs and two blocks
- She wraps up the regular season with a SAC-best .433 hitting percentage
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Emily Johnson piled up 12 kills and seven blocks
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Sydney Morland hit .500 with eight kills and a pair of blocks
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Amber Rowoldt contributed seven kills, 11 digs and four blocks
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Lorna Stacherski and
Gabby Saye added six kills apiece
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Maya Van Heyst had 22 assists, 11 digs, a kill and an ace
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Katie Jamerson collected 20 assists, and 12 digs
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Maggie Mullen picked up 20 digs, adding five assists and an ace
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Taryn Pryce added 11 digs and an ace
FIRST SET
- A 6-0 E&H run, capped by a Grace Duey kill gave the Wasps a 13-7 lead
- A Young kill cut the lead to three at 14-11
- Gracyn Miller's ace pushed the lead back to six at 17-11
- Two Morland kills and a Young ace cut the lead back to three at 18-15
- A Young kill trimmed the deficit to two at 21-19
- A Duey kill put the Wasps on top 24-19; a Wingate error ended the frame
SECOND SET
- A Johnson kill and two Young kills put the 'Dogs on top 8-3
- A Julissa Hopgood kill cut the lead to two at 12-10
- WU scored the next four, getting a kill and two aces from Young to make it 16-10
- Another 5-0 run, highlighted by two Saye kills made it 21-11
- A Johnson kill and E&H error made it 24-13; Mullen's ace ended the frame
THIRD SET
- Back-to-back Stacherski kills gave Wingate a 9-7 advantage
- A Brianna Hogan kill put the Wasps on top 12-11
- Two Morland kills and a Young ace gave the 'Dogs a 15-12 lead
- Hogan's kill cut the lead to two at 17-15
- A Young kill and two Stacherski kills put the Bulldogs on top 21-17
- Kills from Johnson and Van Heyst made it 24-19; Rowoldt ended it with a kill
FOURTH SET
- A Hopgood kill gave Emory & Henry a 6-4 lead
- A Young block and Van Heyst ace put the 'Dogs on top 8-6
- A 4-0 run, highlighted by a Young kill and two Johnson blocks gave Wingate a 14-8 lead
- Kills from Johnson and Stacherski gave the Bulldogs an 18-11 advantage
- Kills from Rowoldt and Young made it 24-15; an E&H error ended the match
UP NEXT
- Wingate will be the number one seed in next week's SAC Tournament
- The Bulldogs will host a SAC Tourney quarterfinal match Monday at 7 p.m.
- The winner advances to the semifinals Wednesday in Rock Hill
- The SAC title match is Thursday in Rock Hill
- The bracket will be announced this weekend
- Wingate won the SAC Tournament last year
- The 'Dogs have 13 SAC tourney titles in the last 17 seasons
