Wingate, N.C.---The 19th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs pushed their winning streak to 14 Friday night, sweeping past UVA Wise in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-22, 25-18 and 25-22 to improve to 15-1 overall and 8-0 in the SAC, while the Cavaliers fall to 9-8 overall and 3-5 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 43 kills and 22 errors in 138 attacks, hitting .152
- UVA Wise had 28 kills and 17 errors in 119 swings to hit .092
- The Bulldogs had an 8-5 edge in aces
- The Cavs had seven of the 12 blocks
- The 'Dogs had a 67-61 advantage in digs
- WU held Wise to seven kills and a -.049 hitting percentage in set two
- The Bulldogs piled in 16 kills in set one and again in set three
KEY BULLDOGS
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Emily Johnson hit .375 with 13 kills, adding three aces, two digs and two blocks
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Rylee Tanner had eight kills, 15 digs, two aces and a block
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Gabby Saye added eight kills
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Maya Van Heyst registered 33 assists, 11 digs, seven kills, a block and an ace
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Sydney Morland contributed four kills and two blocks
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Maddie Hoffman piled up 21 digs, six assists and an ace
SET ONE
- A Mia Poag ace gave UVA Wise an early 4-1 lead
- Johnson's kill put the 'Dogs on top 8-7
- A kill and an ace from Tanner, along with a Saye kill made it 11-9
- A Braelynn Williams block capped a 4-0 run that gave the Cavs a 15-13 lead
- Poag's kill made it 17-14
- Tanner, Johnson and Van Heyst each had a kill in a 4-0 spurt, giving WU a 19-18 lead
- A Poag kill gave UVA Wise a 20-19 advantage
- A Tanner kill tied it at 20, while kills from Johnson and Saye gave Wingate a 22-20 cushion
- A Mable James block pulled Wise back within one
- Johnson and Saye answered with kills, giving the Bulldogs a 24-21 lead
- Johnson's kill ended the frame
SET TWO
- A kill and a block from Johnson, along with a Tanner ace gave Wingate a 5-0 lead
- A Van Heyst kill and
Maggie Fillauer ace made it 9-3
- Kills from Van Heyst and
Jordan Griffin put the 'Dogs on top 16-8
- Tanner's kill made it 20-12, but UVA Wise scored the next four, making it 20-16 on an Abigail Curtis ace
- Wingate scored the next four, getting a kill and a block from Johnson to go on top 24-16
- A Saye kill ended the set
SET THREE
- A Tanner kill and Hoffman ace, along with a kill and block from Van Heyst gave Wingate an 11-6 lead
- Two Saye kills and a Johnson kill put the 'Dogs on top 16-8
- The Cavs scored the next seven, making it 16-15 on a Mailea Hufnagel kill
- A Saye kill and Johnson ace gave the Bulldogs a three-point cushion
- Mia Bradley's kill pulled Wise back within one at 19-18
- Kills from Morland and Van Heyst sparked a 3-0 run, making it 22-18
- Three straight Wingate errors cut the lead back to one at 22-21
- Tanner answered with a kill, but a Poag kill cut it back to one
- A Van Heyst kill made it 24-22; Johnson's kill ended the match
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Emory & Henry at noon on Senior Day
