Wingate, N.C.----The 19th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs notched their 15th straight victory Saturday afternoon, rolling to a 3-0 victory over Emory & Henry in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-12, 25-11 and 25-16 to improve to 16-1 overall and 9-0 in the SAC, while the Wasps fall to 3-14 overall and 0-8 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 45 kills and 10 errors in 92 attacks, hitting .380
- Emory & Henry had 17 kills and 16 errors in 93 swings to hit .011
- The Bulldogs had 11 aces compared to E&H's five
- The 'Dogs had six of the 11 blocks
- Wingate had a 55-36 advantage in digs
- WU hit .500 with 15 kills in 26 swings in the second set
- The 'Dogs hit .379 with 14 kills in the set one, notching 16 more kills in the third frame
- E&H hit .000 with five kills in set one and -.091 with three kills in the second set

KEY BULLDOGS

- Emily Johnson hit .765 with 13 kills, three digs, three blocks and three aces
- Sydney Morland hit .632 with 13 kills and three blocks
- Jordan Griffin added eight kills, two digs and two blocks
- Gabby Saye contributed four kills; Rylee Tanner had three kills, three aces and 13 digs
- Maya Van Heyst notched 34 assists, six digs, four kills and two blocks
- Maddie Hoffman collected 13 digs, three assists and three aces
- Hailey Green added 10 digs

SET ONE

- The Bulldogs scored the first 13 points behind the strong serving from Tanner, who had three aces
- Johnson and Griffin each had three kills and a block in the spurt
- Morland's kill put the 'Dogs on top 16-2
- A Tanner kill and Hoffman ace made it 19-6
- Kills from Griffin and Morland, along with Johnson's ace put the 'Dogs on top 24-12
- Morland and Griffin teamed for a block to end the set

SET TWO

- Kills from Saye, Griffin and Morland, along with a Johnson ace gave WU a 4-0 lead
- Two Morland kills and a Maggie Fillauer ace made it 10-2
- Wingate added a 7-0 run, with Johnson and Tanner each notching two kills to make it 17-3
- Two kills and an ace from Johnson gave the Bulldogs a 22-7 advantage
- A Morland kill made it 24-11; an Emory & Henry error ended the set

SET THREE

- Two Johnson kills, along with kills from Van Heyst and Griffin gave Wingate a 4-0 lead
- A kill and a block from Saye, along with kills from Morland and Griffin made it 8-1
- An Abigail Leo kill pulled the Wasps within one at 13-12
- A Saye block made it 15-12
- Two kills and two blocks from Morland sparked a 5-1 run to give WU a 20-15 edge
- A Morland kill, Hoffman ace and Johnson kill put the 'Dogs on top 23-16
- An Emory & Henry error made it 24-16; Johnson's kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting Catawba at 7 p.m.