Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs won the first two sets against Carson-Newman University Friday night in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena, but the Eagles battled back to force a fifth set which the 'Dogs claimed 15-7 en route to a 3-2 victory. Wingate prevailed 25-15, 25-16, 25-27, 22-25 and 15-7 to improve to 14-2 overall and 5-1 in the SAC. The Eagles fall to 11-5 overall and 7-2 in league play. Wingate has now had five matches go five sets this year, going 3-2 in those contests, with a 2-0 mark in Cuddy Arena.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 60 kills and 21 errors in 179 attacks, hitting .218
- Carson-Newman registered 44 kills and 34 errors in 176 swings, hitting .057
- The Bulldogs notched 13.5 blocks compared to C-N's nine blocks
- The 'Dogs had 10 of the 19 aces on the night
- Wingate held an 86-83 advantage in digs
- WU hit .414 in set two, while hitting .500 with nine kills in 18 swings in the fifth set
- C-N hit -.100 in set one and .081 in the second with just 17 total kills in the two frames
- The Eagles hit .000 with five kills and five errors in set five

KEY BULLDOGS

- Lorna Stacherski had 14 kills, four digs and three blocks to lead the WU attack, hitting .270
- Gabby Saye hit .333 with 11 kills, four digs and two blocks
- Sydney Morland hit .348 with 10 kills and a career-high seven blocks
- Emily Johnson had nine kills, five blocks, three digs and two aces
- Maya Van Heyst piled up nine kills, 30 assists, 16 digs, four blocks and two aces
- Zelasia Edwards added three kills, five blocks and three digs
- Katie Jamerson had 18 assists and 10 digs
- Maddie Hoffman tied a career high with 29 digs, adding three assists and three aces
- Maggie Fillauer added eight digs, an assist and an ace

SET ONE

- A Morland kill, followed by a kill and an ace from Van Heyst gave Wingate a 9-6 lead
- A Taylor Keeran kill tied it at nine
- Two blocks and a kill from Johnson sparked a 5-1 run that gave the 'Dogs a 14-10 advantage
- Wingate used a 5-0 run to take a 20-12 lead, getting kills from Van Heyst, Stacherski and Morland
- A Saye Kill and Johnson block made it 24-15; a Carson-Newman error ended the frame

SET TWO

- An ace and a kill from Van Heyst, along with kills from Saye and Stacherski gave WU a 6-0 lead
- Kills from Stacehrski, Saye and Elsa Lamphere put the 'Dogs on top 10-2
- A 5-0 run stretched the lead to 11, highlighted by a Van Heyst block and Stacherski kill
- Kills from Van Heyst and Johnson made it 22-9
- Johnson's kill gave Wingate a 24-16 advantage; Morland's kill ended the set

SET THREE

- Back-to-back Maddie Hurst blocks gave Carson-Newman a 9-1 lead in set three
- Two Morland kills cut the lead to four at 13-9
- Hurst's kill pushed the lead back to seven at 17-10
- a 4-0 run, highlighted by a Van Heyst kill and Morland block cut the lead to two at 19-17
- The Eagles scored the next three, taking a 22-17 lead on a Blair Cherry kill
- A kill from Ermerson Ahsmuhs gave Carson-Newman a 24-19 advantage
- Kills from Stacherski, Johnson and Saye cut the lead two at 24-22
- A C-N error and Johnson kill tied it at 24, but a WU error put the Eagles on top by one
- Saye answered with a kill to tie it at 25
- Hurst's kill gave the Eagles a 26-25 lead; Keeran's block ended the set

SET FOUR

- Two kills from Ahsmuhs gave the Eagles a 13-7 lead in the fourth frame
- A Hurst kill made it 17-10
- A Stacherski kill, Johnson block and Fillauer ace trimmed the lead to three at 17-14
- Back-to-back Morland blocked pulled the 'Dogs to within one at 19-18
- Back-to-back WU errors gave C-N a 21-18 lead
- The Eagles took a 23-19 advantage on a Cameron Batis ace
- A Morland kill, Hoffman ace and Stacherski kill cut the lead to one at 23-22
- Ahsmuhs answered with a kill to make it 24-22; a Blair Cherry ace ended the frame

SET FIVE

- An Edwards kill and Carson-Newman error gave Wingate an early 2-0 lead
- Blake Cherry's kill tied it at three
- The 'Dogs reeled off four straight, with a Stacherski kill and Van Heyst block making it 7-3
- Keeran's kill cut the lead to three at 8-5
- A Van Heyst kill, Edwards block, Hoffman ace and Edwards kill sparked a 4-0 run, making it 12-5
- Kills from Van Heyst and Saye put the 'Dogs on top 14-7; Stacherski's kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is on the road for its next two matches, traveling to Catawba Tuesday and Tusculum Friday
- The Bulldogs return home Oct. 22, hosting Lincoln Memorial at 7 p.m.