Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs hit .301 on the night, while holding UVA Wise to a hitting percentage of .022 en route to a 3-0 victory in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-7, 25-13 and 25-21 to improve to 9-2 overall and 2-1 in the SAC, while the Cavaliers fall to 5-5 overall and 0-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 42 kills and 11 errors in 103 attacks, hitting .301
- UVA Wise had 20 kills and 18 errors in 93 swings to hit .022
- The Bulldogs had 10 of the 12 aces on the night
- Each team had six blocks
- The 'Dogs held a 46-37 advantage in digs
- Wingate hit .385 in set one and .306 in set two
- UVA Wise had 12 kills and 12 errors through two sets, hitting .000

KEY BULLDOGS

- Maya Van Heyst had eight kills, 21 assists, six aces, five digs and two blocks
- Gabby Saye also had eight kills, hitting .412 while adding two blocks
- Sydney Morland hit .700 with seven kills in 10 swings, adding three blocks
- Emily Johnson had six kills in nine swings, hitting .667 while adding three digs and a block
- Lorna Stacherski had three kills and three digs
- Zelasia Edwards and Grace Woodring contributed three kills apiece in one set of action
- Katie Jamerson contributed 15 assists, four digs and an ace
- Maddie Hoffman had 10 digs in two sets of action
- Hailey Green picked up six digs in one set

SET ONE

- Back-to-back Morland kills capped a 5-0 run to give the 'Dogs a 10-4 lead
- A kill and a block from Van Heyst made it 13-5
- The Bulldogs scored the final 12 points of the frame behind the serving of Van Heyst
- Van Heyst started the flurry with a kill, then notched six aces in the run
- Saye and Johnson added two kills apiece
- Three straight aces ended the frame

SET TWO

- Kills from Saye and Morland put the 'Dogs on top 8-5
- An Alanna Vavao kill, along with a kill and a block from Van Heyst made it 12-6
- A Morgan Blevins kill cut the lead to two at 14-12
- Kills from Saye, Johnson and Vavao sparked a 5-0 run that gave Wingate a 19-12 advantage
- Wingate used a 6-0 run to finish the set
- Saye started the spurt with a kill, while a kill and a block from Morland made it 22-13
- A Johnson ace made it 24-13; a UVA Wise error ended the frame

SET THREE

- Kills from Edwars and Morland gave the Bulldogs an 8-6 lead
- A Woodring kill and back-to-back Abby Mas kills made it 12-8
- UVA Wise scored the next six, taking a 14-12 lead on a Mailea Hufnagel kill
- Kills from Saye and Edwards put the 'Dogs back on top 15-14
- A Piper Suddeth kill gave the Cavs an 18-17 advantage
- Wingate scored the next five, getting two Morland kills along with a Van Heyst kill for a 22-18 lead
- Kills from Van Heyst and Woodring made it 24-20; a UVA Wise error ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting Anderson at 7 p.m.