Pensacola, Fla.----The Wingate University Bulldogs closed out the Outback Invitational by going 2-0 Saturday, picking up victories over Florida Tech and Spring Hill in NCAA Division II volleyball action. Wingate swept past the Panthers, prevailing 25-20, 25-21 and 25-14, while picking up a 20-25, 25-17, 25-17 and 25-20 victory over Spring Hill to move to 7-1 on the year.

MATCH ONE | Wingate 3 Florida Tech 0

KEY STATS

- The 'Dogs piled up 49 kills against 11 errors in 121 attacks, hitting .314
- The Panthers had 31 kills and 11 errors in 108 swings to hit .185
- The Bulldogs had seven of the 12 aces and six of the nine blocks
- Wingate held a 57-56 edge in digs
- WU had at least 16 kills in each set, hitting .417 in set one and .389 in the final frame

KEY BULLDOGS

- Gabby Saye hit .524 with 12 kills and four blocks
- Lorna Stacherski added nine kills and eight digs, hitting .320
- Sydney Morland hit .667 with nine kills and three blocks
- Emily Johnson hit .421 with eight kills and three blocks
- Elsa Lamphere contributed six kills, three digs, a block and an ace
- Abby Mas added three kills in one set of action
- Maya Van Heyst had 21 assists, 13 digs, two kills, a block and an ace
- Katie Jamerson added 18 assists, five digs and an ace
- Maddie Hoffman piled up 21 digs and four assists

SET ONE

- Three straight Jeanne Hassoun aces gave the Panthers a 9-5 lead
- Kills from Morland and Lamphere cut the lead to one at 10-9
- Another Hassoun ace gave Florida Tech a 16-12 advantage
- A Stacherski kill, followed by a kill and a block from Morland pulled Wingate to within one
- Two Lamphere kills and a Van Heyst ace put the 'Dogs on top 19-18
- A WU error tied it at 19, but the Bulldogs answered with four straight points to take a 23-19 lead
- Saye had two kills in the spurt, with Johnson adding a kill and Lamphere contributing an ace
- Johnson's kill made it 24-20; a Florida Tech error ended the frame

SET TWO

- Back-to-back Morland kills gave Wingate an 8-6 lead in the second set
- A Tessa Mati kill tied it at nine
- The Bulldogs used a 5-0 run to take a 17-12 lead, getting two kills and a block from Morland
- Lamphere's kill put the 'Dogs on top 21-14
- Back-to-back Wingate errors cut the lead to two at 23-21, but a Saye kill put WU on top by three
- Johnson and Saye teamed for a block to end the frame

SET THREE

- A Jamerson ace and Mas kill gave the Bulldogs an early 8-4 lead
- Three Hailey Green aces sparked a 5-0 run that made it 17-9
- Kills from Saye and Van Heyst put the 'Dogs on top 19-10
- A Van Heyst kill and back-to-back Johnson kills made it 23-12
- Stacherski's kill made it 24-14; Saye ended it with a kill

MATCH TWO | Wingate 3 Spring Hill 1

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 69 kills and 17 errors in 158 swings, hitting .329
- Spring Hill had 48 kills and 21 errors in 160 attacks to hit .169
- The Badgers had five of the nine aces and six of the 10 blocks
- The 'Dogs held a 71-60 advantage in digs
- WU had 20 kills in set two, 17 in set three and 19 in the fourth, hitting over .340 in sets two and four

KEY BULLDOGS

- Van Heyst had 12 kills, 19 assists and 21 digs for her second triple-double of the weekend and third of the year
- Johnson hit .500 with 14 kills and three blocks
- Saye hit .478 with 13 kills, four digs and a block
- Morland hit .400 with 12 kills and a block
- Lamphere added nine kills and eight digs
- Zelasia Edwards contributed five kills and seven digs
- Jamerson had 23 assists, eight digs and two kills
- Hoffman picked up 19 more digs, handing out 10 assists for her first double-double

SET ONE

- Kills from Van Heyst, Morland and Saye gave Wingate an 8-4 lead
- A Brooklyn Hall kill tied it at 12
- Morland's kill put the 'Dogs on top 16-15
- Spring Hill scored five of the next six, taking a 20-17 lead on an Ella Faliveno ace
- Johnson's kill cut the lead to two at 21-19
- A Hall kill and two WU errors made it 24-19; an Airyonna Weaver kill ended the set

SET TWO

- WU used a 6-0 run to take a 9-3 lead, getting two Saye kills and a Green ace
- Kills from Morland, Jamerson and Van Heyst made it 13-7
- Weaver's kill pulled Spring Hill within two at 17-15
- Two Van Heyst kills and a Morland kill put the 'Dogs on top 20-16
- The Bulldogs scored the final five points of the frame
- Johnson started it with a kill and a block while an Edwards kill made it 24-17; Saye's kill ended it

SET THREE

- An Emily Cook kill gave the Badgers a 6-3 lead
- Wingate scored the next five, getting two Edwards kills to go on top 8-6
- The 'Dogs used an 8-0 run take a 17-9 advantage
- Van Heyst and Johnson had two kills apiece in the flurry
- Two Saye kills made it 19-11
- Two Lamphere kills and a Jamerson kill put the 'Dogs on top 23-16
- Van Heyst's kill ended the frame

SET FOUR

- Two Lamphere kills and a Van Heyst kill gave the Bulldogs an 8-3 lead
- Kills from Morland and Van Heyst made it 11-6
- Saye had three kills in a 5-0 run that gave WU a 17-9 advantage
- Hall's kill capped a 7-1 SHC run to cut the lead to two at 21-19
- A Morland kill and Johnson block sparked a 3-0 run to make it 24-19
- Johnson's kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, opening SAC play at home at 7 p.m. against Catawba