Wise, Va.----The Wingate University Bulldogs stayed hot Friday night, cruising to a 3-0 victory at UVA Wise in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action, Wingate won by scores of 25-13, 25-17 and 25-20 to improve to 18-2 overall and 10-1 in the SAC, while the Cavaliers fall to 10-11 overall and 4-8 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 49 kills and 12 errors in 116 attacks, hitting .319
- UVA Wise had 31 kills and 17 errors in 114 swings to hit .123
- The Bulldogs had six of the 10 blocks on the night
- The 'Dogs had four of the six aces
- Wingate held a 57-47 advantage in digs
- WU had 17 kills and hit .469 in set one; piled up 20 kills in the third frame
- The Cavs hit .070 in the second frame, while notching just eight kills in set three
KEY BULLDOGS
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Sydney Morland hit .400 with 12 kills and three blocks
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Emily Johnson hit .529 with nine kills, four digs, two blocks and an ace
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Lorna Stacherski hit .500 with nine kills
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Gabby Saye hit .353 with eight kills
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Elsa Lamphere contributed five kills and 10 digs
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Maya Van Heyst piled up 25 assists, seven digs, five kills and four blocks
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Katie Jamerson notched a double-double with 15 assists and 10 digs
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Maddie Hoffman collected 17 digs, adding six assists and two aces
SET ONE
- Kills from Lamphere and Saye gave the 'Dogs an early 6-2 lead
- Kills from Van Heyst and Stacherski stretched the lead to six at 12-6
- A Saye kill and back-to-back Morland kills gave Wingate a 17-8 advantage
- The Bulldogs closed out the set on a 6-0 run, starting with three Stacherski kills
- Hoffman's ace made it 24-13; a Van Heyst kill ended the frame
SET TWO
- Kills from Johnson and Saye put the 'Dogs on to 7-3
- A Morgan Blevins kill cut the lead to one at 10-9
- A Stacherski kill and Morland block gave Wingate a 14-10 lead
- A Braelynn Williams block brought the Cavs back within one at 14-13
- A kill and a block from Morland gave the Bulldogs a 17-14 advantage
- Four straight UVA Wise errors made it 21-15
- Back-to-back Johnson kills, along with Saye's kill made it 24-17; Lamphere ended it with a kill
SET THREE
- Two Morland kills, a Johnson kill and a Hoffman ace gave Wingate a 10-6 lead
- Kills from Johnson and Stacherski, along with two Saye kills made it 15-9
- Kills from Lamphere, Morland and Saye extended the lead to nine at 19-10
- A Lamphere kill, Johnson block and Stacherski kill made it 24-19; Johnson's kill ended the match
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting Newberry at 7 p.m.