Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs hit a season-best .402 Friday night, cruising to a 3-0 victory over Mars Hill University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action at Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-17, 25-17 and 25-13 to improve to 22-2 overall and 14-1 in the SAC, while the Lions fall to 13-9 overall and 7-8 in league play. The 'Dogs have now won 13 straight matches.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 45 kills and eight errors in 92 attacks, hitting .402
- Mars Hill had 28 kills and 19 errors in 110 swings to hit .082
- The Bulldogs held a 57-33 advantage in digs
- Wingate had seven of the eight aces on the night
- The 'Dogs had eight of the 11 blocks
- WU hit over .340 in every frame, hitting over .430 in sets two and three
- MHU never had more than 10 kills in a set, hitting .000 in the opening frame

KEY BULLDOGS

- Amber Rowoldt hit .391 with 11 kills, seven digs, three aces and two blocks
- Sydney Morland hit .500 with 10 kills, three digs and two blocks
- Gabby Saye hit .615 with eight kills and two blocks
- Maggie Young had seven kills, six digs and two blocks, hitting .417
- Lorna Stacherski and Rayah Givens added four and three kills, respectively
- Maya Van Heyst contributed 22 assists and 11 digs
- Katie Jamerson had 14 assists, eight digs, a kill and an ace
- Taryn Pryce had 11 digs, with Maggie Mullen adding 10 digs and five assists

SET ONE

- Two kills and a block from Saye gave the 'Dogs a 10-4 lead
- A Young kill, followed by back-to-back Johnson blocks made it 15-7
- Kills from Saye and Young put the Bulldogs on top 22-14
- A Rowoldt kill made it 24-16; another Rowoldt kill ended the frame

SET TWO

- Kills from Givens and Stacherski gave Wingate a 9-5 advantage
- A Jada Cannon kill cut the lead to two
- Two Morland kills and a Rowoldt kill gave the 'Dogs a 14-10 lead
- A Kaitlyn Grant kill cut the lead back to two at 16-14
- Young's kill pushed the lead back to five at 20-15
- Kills from Young and Morland made it 24-16; another Young kill ended the frame

SET THREE

- A Saye kill and back-to-back Rowoldt aces gave Wingate a 9-4 lead
- A kill and a block from Grant cut the lead to two at 12-10
- Three kills and a block from Morland sparked a 6-0 WU run that made it 18-10
- A Givens kill and Jamerson ace put the 'Dogs on top 21-11
- A kill and a block from Rowoldt, along with a Givens block made it 24-12
- A Mars Hill error ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Monday, hosting Coker at 7 p.m.
- The Bulldogs travel to UVA Wise and Emory & Henry Thursday and Friday to wrap up the regular season