Pensacola, Fla.----The Wingate University Bulldogs suffered a tough 3-2 loss at #21 West Florida Friday afternoon, but bounced back for a thrilling 3-2 victory over Northwest Missouri State on day one of the Outback Invitational in NCAA Division II volleyball action. West Florida prevailed 25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 20-25, 15-8 in the opener, while the 'Dogs battled back to defeat Northwest Missouri State 23-25, 24-26, 25-19, 25-23 and 15-11 to move to 5-1 overall.

Match One | #21 West Florida 3 Wingate 2

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 67 kills and 20 errors in 161 attacks, hitting .292
- West Florida had 63 kills and 16 errors in 151 swings to hit .311
- The Argos had eight of the 12 aces
- UWF held a 7-6 edge in blocks
- The Argonauts also had a 67-65 advantage in digs

KEY BULLDOGS

- Maya Van Heyst had 12 kills, 25 assists, 22 digs and an ace
- Second triple-double of the season for the sophomore
- Sydney Morland hit .393 with 12 kills, adding three blocks
- Lorna Stacherski hit .286 with 12 kills, nine digs, a block and an ace
- Gabby Saye added 10 kills, four blocks and three digs
- Emily Johnson contributed eight kills and two blocks
- Abby Mas hit .500 with seven kills and six digs
- Katie Jamerson registered 29 assists, three kills, three digs and an ace
- Maddie Hoffman collected 15 digs and five assists

SET ONE

- Kills from Morland and Van Heyst gave the 'Dogs a 10-9 lead
- Saye and Stacherski added kills to extend the lead to three
- UWF used a 5-0 run, taking a 17-15 lead on Delaney Hanowell's ace
- Back-to-back West Florida errors cut the lead to one at 19-18
- Taylor Teaman's ace capped a 4-0 run to put the Argos on top 23-18
- A pair of Saye kills cut the lead to three at 24-21
- A Wingate service error ended the frame

SET TWO

- A Nikki Deslatte ace put UWF on top 9-7 in the second set
- Kills from Johnson and Stacherski tied it at 11
- Kills from Morland, Mas and Van Heyst gave the Bulldogs a 15-14 advantage
- A kill and a block from Johnson pushed the lead to two
- A Gabi Moulton block put West Florida on top 20-19
- Kills from Van Heyst and Morland, along with Stacherki's ace gave Wingate a 22-20 lead
- Kill from Morland and Mas made it 24-22; another Mas kill gave the 'Dogs the set

SET THREE

- A Teaman ace capped a 5-0 run that put the Argos on top 12-5
- A Damyah Joyner kill made it 15-6
- Kills from Saye and Van Heyst sparked a 3-0 WU run that cut the lead to six
- Two Morland kills and an Elsa Lamphere kill cut the lead to four at 18-14
- UWF scored six of the next seven, taking a 24-15 lead on a Caiden Largent kill
- Another Largent kill ended the set

SET FOUR

- An Annie Monaco kill put the Argos on top 10-8
- Kills from Jamerson and Stacherski tied it at 12
- A kill and an ace from Van Heyst, along with a Stacherski kill put the 'Dogs on top 17-14
- Jenna Zydlo's kill cut the lead to one at 19-18
- Two Morland kills and a Stacherski kill gave the Bulldogs a 22-19 advantage
- A Zydlo kill cut the lead to two, but the 'Dogs answered by scoring the final three points
- A Van Heyst kill started the flurry, while Johnson's kill sent the match to the fifth set

SET FIVE

- Kills from Stacherski and Morland gave Wingate a 3-2 lead
- Joyner's kill capped a 4-0 West Florida run that made it 6-3
- Van Heyst's kill cut it to two, but another Joyner kill made it 8-4
- Van Heyst's kill cut it back to three at 9-6
- Largent made it 11-6 with a kill
- Monaco's kill capped a 3-0 run that gave the Argos a 14-7 lead; Zydlo's kill ended it

MATCH TWO | Wingate 3 Northwest Missouri State 2

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 62 kills and 20 errors in 190 attacks, hitting .221
- NWMSU had 62 kills and 22 errors in 191 swings to hit .209
- The Bulldogs had 10 of the 13 aces
- The Bearcats had seven of the 11 blocks
- Northwest Missouri held a 99-93 advantage in digs

KEY BULLDOGS

- Stacherski tied a career high with 18 kills, hitting .341 while adding 19 digs
- Morland hit .435 with 13 kills
- Lamphere added 11 kills and 15 digs
- Johnson contributed eight kills, seven digs, three blocks and three aces
- Saye had seven kills and five digs
- Van Heyst registered 30 assists, 10 digs, two kills and two aces
- Jamerson had 18 assists, six digs and three aces
- Hoffman piled up a career-high 29 digs, adding seven assists and an ace

SET ONE

- Stacherski's kill gave Wingate a 10-9 lead in the opening frame
- NWMSU scored five of the next six, taking a 14-11 lead on a Kate Frakes block
- A Jamerson ace pulled the 'Dogs back within one at 15-14
- A Kasidy Mohwinkle kill put the Bearcats on top 18-14
- Kills from Morland and Johnson cut the lead to two
- A Payton Kirchhoefer kill made it 23-20, but a Lamphere kill and NWMSU error cut it to one
- Another Kirchhoefer kill made it 24-22, but an error pulled Wingate back within one
- An Olivia Dir kill ended the frame

SET TWO

- Kills from Stacherski, Lamphere and Johnson gave the Bulldogs an early 7-4 lead
- The Bearcats scored five of the next six, taking a 9-8 lead on an Avery Kemp block
- Kills from Van Heyst, Jamerson and Stacherski put the 'Dogs on top 12-10
- Northwest Missouri used a 4-0 run, taking a 19-17 lead on an Abby Brunssen kill
- Stacherski and Johnson teamed for a block to tie it at 20
- Kills from Lamphere and Morland gave Wingate a 23-22 advantage
- Kirchhoefer's kill tied it at 23, but Saye's kill made it 24-23
- Kills from Kirchhoefer and Mohwinkle put NWMSU up 25-24; Dir ended the set with a kill

SET THREE

- Two Stacherski kills and a Morland kill gave the Bulldogs an 11-4 lead in the third frame
- Mohwinkle capped a 4-0 NWMSU run to make it 11-8
- A Saye kill, Stacherski ace and Johnson block put the 'Dogs on top 15-9
- The Bearcats scored the next five, tying it at 15 on a Kirchhoefer kill
- WU scored six of the next seven, getting three Morland kills to go on top 21-16
- A block and a kill from Morland made it 23-17, while a Stacherski kill made it 24-18
- A Northwest Missouri error ended the frame

SET FOUR

- A kill and an ace from Johnson gave the Bulldogs an early 7-2 lead
- Back-to-back Maja Noehrer kills pulled the Bearcats within one at 11-10
- Kills from Saye, Stacherski and Lamphere sparked a 4-1 run to give WU a 15-11 lead
- NWMSU scored six of the next seven, going on top 17-16 on a Mohwinkle kill
- Lamphere's kill tied it at 18, but Kemp's kill gave the Bearcats a 19-18 advantage
- Wingate scored the next four, getting two Jordan Griffin kills and a Hoffman ace to take a 22-19 lead
- An Ella Caffery kill cut the lead to one at 23-22
- Stacherski's kill made it 24-22, but a Kirchhoefer kill cut the lead back to one
- Lamphere's kill sent the match to a fifth set

SET FIVE

- Two Stacherski kills, a Johnson kill and a Jamerson ace helped WU take a 6-3 lead
- A Kirchhoefer kill pulled the Bearcats within one at 7-6
- Morland answered with a kill to make it 8-6, but a Mowhinkle kill and Kemp ace tied it at eight
- A Van Heyst ace and Saye kill put the 'Dogs on top 11-9
- Brunssen's kill trimmed the lead back to one at 11-10
- A Stacherski kill and Johnson ace gave the Bulldogs a 13-10 advantage
- Kirchhoefer cut the lead back to two with a kill to make it 13-11
- A Northwest Missouri error made it 14-11; Morland's kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate has two more matches Saturday in Florida
- The 'Dogs face Florida Tech at 10 a.m. and Spring Hill at 5:30 p.m.