Wingate, N.C.----The 20th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs piled up 13 blocks Tuesday night, holding Catawba to a -.089 hitting percentage in a 3-0 victory in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-13, 25-17 and 25-12 to improve to 17-1 overall and 10-0 in the SAC, while the Indians fall to 5-8 overall and 2- 6 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 41 kills and 10 errors in 105 attacks, hitting .295
- Catawba had 16 kills and 25 errors in 101 swings to hit -.089
- The 'Dogs had 13 of the 15 blocks
- The Bulldogs had seven of the nine aces
- Wingate had a 55-46 advantage in digs
- WU hit .375 with 14 kills in set one, notching 15 kills in set two
- Catawba hit -.107 in set one and -.182 in the third frame
KEY BULLDOGS
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Gabby Saye hit .526 with 10 kills and six blocks
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Sydney Morland hit .421 with nine kills and four blocks in two sets of action
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Rylee Tanner added five kills, 13 digs and two blocks
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Maya Van Heyst contributed 23 assists, five kills, four digs, a block and an ace
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Emily Johnson hit .400 with four kills , four blocks and three digs in two sets
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Jordan Griffin also had four kills
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Grace Woodring contributed two kills, two digs and two blocks
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Maddie Hoffman piled up 20 digs, five assists and two aces
SET ONE
- A kill and an ace from Johnson gave the 'Dogs an early 4-1 lead
- Two Morland kills and a Van Heyst kill made it 11-5
- WU used a 7-0 run, getting two kills and a block from Saye to go on top 19-7
- A Saye block and Woodring kill made it 21-9
- Morland's kill made it 24-13; another Morland kill ended the frame
SET TWO
- A kill and a block from Morland gave the Bulldogs an 8-6 lead
- Two Hoffman aces and a Morland kill made it 12-7
- A Lillie Kate Rogers ace pulled Catawba within two at 13-11
- Wingate scored the next five, getting two Saye kills to take an 18-11 advantage
- Two Saye kill sand a Griffin kill made it 21-12
- A kill and a block from
Addie Rossum gave the 'Dogs a 24-15 lead
- Tanner's kill ended the frame
SET THREE
- The Bulldogs used a 9-0 run to take a 12-4
- Johnson had three kills in the flurry;
Maggie Fillauer added three aces
- A kill and a block from Saye, along with a Tanner kill made it 18-6
- Kills from Saye and Van Heyst, along with a Johnson block put the 'Dogs on top 23-11
- Tanner's kill ended the match
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Friday, traveling to Emory & Henry for a 7 p.m. match
