Wingate, N.C.----In a contest featuring two teams with double-digit winning streaks, the 20th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs prevailed 3-1 over Anderson University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action Tuesday night in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-12, 24-26, 25-21 and 25-20 to improve to 19-1 overall and 12-0 in the SAC, while the Trojans fall to 13-5 overall and 8-2 in league play. The 'Dogs have won 18 straight, while Anderson sees its 10-match winning streak come to an end.

KEY STATS

- Wingate piled up a season-high 66 kills against 13 errors in 166 attacks, hitting .319
- Anderson had 60 kills and 23 errors in 187 swings to hit .198
- The Bulldogs held a 10-1 advantage in aces
- The 'Dogs had a 5-4 edge in blocks
- Wingate held an 87-77 advantage in digs
- WU hit .476 in set one with 11 kills and just one error
- The 'Dogs hit .341 with 18 kills in the second and .360 with 22 kills in set three
- AU hit .312 with 20 kills in set two, after hitting .031 with 11 kills and 10 errors in set one

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sydney Morland hit .353 with 115 kills and a block to lead the attack
- Abby Mas hit .345 with 13 kills
- Rylee Tanner piled up 11 kills, 22 digs, four assists, two blocks and two aces, hitting .310
- Gabby Saye hit .409 with 10 kills, two digs and a block
- Emily Johnson added nine kills, two blocks and an ace
- Maya Van Heyst piled up 53 assists, 10 digs, eight kills and five aces
- Maddie Hoffman had 25 digs and six assists
- Maggie Fillauer added 17 digs, an ace and an assist

SET ONE

- A Morland kill and Tanner ace gave Wingate a 6-4 lead
- Emily Campbell's kill tied it at seven
- WU scored the next six, getting kills from Mas and Johnson along with two Van Heyst aces
- Another 6-0 run put the 'Dogs on top 21-11
- Saye and Morland each had a kill in the flurry
- A kill and an ace from Tanner made it 24-12; an Anderson error ended the set

SET TWO

- Kills from Tanner, Morland and Mas gave Wingate a 9-4 lead
- AU scored the next five, tying it at nine on Campbell's kill
- A Morland kill and two Van Heyst kills gave the 'Dogs a 12-9 cushion
- An Ava Reeves kill cut the lead to one at 14-13
- A Saye kill gave the Bulldogs a 17-14 advantage
- A Reeves kill made it 19-18, but kills from Johnson and Mas pushed the WU lead back to three
- A Reeves kill and Wingate error tied it at 22
- Johnson's kill gave the 'Dogs a lead, but a Mikaylah Hedlund kill tied it at 23
- Saye's kill made it 24-23, but kills from Campbell and Mia Elder gave AU a 25-24 advantage
- A Wingate error ended the frame

SET THREE

- Kills from Van Heyst and Johnson gave the Bulldogs a 7-5 lead
- Elder's kill tied it at eight
- Two Van Heyst kills, along with kills from Tanner and Morland made it 12-8
- Kills from Morland, Mas and Tanner sparked a 4-1 run, making it 17-12
- Three straight kills from Reeves pulled the Trojans back within two at 17-15
- Kills from Johnson and Saye, along with a Fillauer ace put the 'Dogs on top 20-16
- Back-to-back Elder kills cut the lead back to one at 20-19
- Saye's kill made it 21-19, while Morland and Van Heyst followed with kills to make it 23-19
- Tanner's kill gave WU a 24-20 cushion; Morland's kill ended the set

SET FOUR

- A Maura Kindel kill gave Anderson an 8-3 lead in set four
- Kills from Morland, Mas and Van Heyst pulled the 'Dogs back within two
- Mas added three straight kills in a 3-0 run to tie it at nine
- A kill and a block from Campbell put the Trojans back on top 11-9
- WU scored the next six, getting two kills and a block from Johnson along with three Van Heyst aces
- Another 5-0 run extended the Wingate lead to seven at 22-15
- Saye's kill started the spurt, with Saye adding a kill and Hailey Green notching an ace
- Morland's kill put the 'Dogs on top 24-18; an Anderson error ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, traveling to Mars Hill for a 7 p.m. start