Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs held visiting Anderson University to a hitting percentage of .000 Saturday afternoon, cruising to a 3-0 victory in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-17, 25-16 and 25-16 to improve to 10-2 overall and 3-1 in the SAC, while the Trojans fall to 5-7 overall and 2-3 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 33 kills and 10 errors in 90 attacks, hitting .256
- The Trojans had 27 kills and 27 errors in 100 swings to hit .000
- The Bulldogs piled up 11 of the 12 blocks on the day
- Wingate had nine of the 12 aces
- Each team had 38 digs
- Anderson hit -.147 in the first set, hitting .056 in the second and .100 in the third
- WU hit .324 with 13 kills and just two errors in the second frame
KEY BULLDOGS
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Elsa Lamphere had seven kills, seven digs and a block
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Alanna Vavao had five kills in six swings, hitting .833
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Sydney Morland contributed five kills and four blocks
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Gbby Saye had five kills and three blocks
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Lorna Stacherski added four kills and three digs
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Maya Van Heyst had 15 assists, six digs, three kills, three blocks and three aces
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Katie Jamerson notched 10 assists, three digs and two aces
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Maddie Hoffman collected 13 digs, adding four assists and two aces
SET ONE
- A Lamphere kill and two Morland blocked gave the 'Dogs an early 6-3 lead
- A Libby Nieporte kill tied it at nine
- WU scored the next five, getting a kill and a block from Saye to take a 14-9 lead
- A Jamerson ace and Morland kill made it 20-12
- Kills from Morland and Van Heyst made it 24-17; a Johnson block ended the frame
SET TWO
- A kill and a block from Morland, along with a Saye kill put the 'Dogs on top 7-2
- A Hoffman ace and Stacherski kill made it 13-6
- Two Johnson kills and a Saye kill pushed the lead to 17-8
- An Emily Campbell ace cut the lead to five, but Lamphere's kill made it 22-15
- Back-to-back Stacherski kills made it 24-16; Hoffman's ace ended the frame
SET THREE
- Three Johnson blocks, along with a Saye kill and Stacherski ace gave WU a 6-0 lead
- Kills from Morland, Vavao and Van Heyst made it 11-3
- Wingate scored eight straight, getting two Van Heyst aces and three Vavao kills to go on top 20-5
- A kill and an ace from Johnson made it 23-13; Lamphere's kill made it 24-15
- An Anderson error ended the frame
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, traveling to Lenoir-Rhyne for a 7 p.m. start