Wingate, N.C.----The 19th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs held visiting Carson-Newman University to a season-low 26 kills and .051 hitting percentage Friday night, rolling to a 3-0 victory in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-15, 25-12 and 25-20 to improve to 22-1 overall and 15-0 in the SAC. The Eagles fall to 18-4 overall and 9-4 in league play. The 'Dogs have won 21 straight on the year, while notching their 17th sweep of the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 39 kills and 11 errors in 104 attacks, hitting .269
- Carson-Newman had 26 kills and 21 errors in 99 swings to hit .051
- The Bulldogs had 12 of the 14 aces on the night
- The 'Dogs had a 7-5 advantage in blocks
- Each team had 45 digs
- WU hit over .300 in each of the first two frames, totaling 27 kills and just six errors
- C-N never hit over .080 in a set, with single-digit kills in each of the first two frames
- WU also held the league's kill leader Emerson Ahsmuhs to five kills and a .040 hitting percentage

KEY BULLDOGS

- Emily Johnson had nine kills, four blocks and two aces to lead the WU attack
- Gabby Saye hit .400 with seven kills, three digs and three blocks
- Sydney Morland had six kills in eight swings, hitting .750 while adding a block and a dig
- Abby Mas contributed five kills
- Rylee Tanner had four kills, 10 digs, three blocks and two aces
- Alana Vavao hit .500 with four kills in eight swings
- Maya Van Heyst registered 30 assists, four digs, four kills and a block
- Maddie Hoffman had 10 digs, seven aces and six assists
- Hailey Green added 12 digs and an ace

SET ONE

- An Addie Smith ace gave Carson-Newman an early 7-4 lead
- Two Johnson kills, along with kills from Mas and Tanner tied it at eight
- A Raychel Ehlers kill put the Eagles on top 11-9
- A Saye kill and two Morland kills gave the 'Dogs a 12-11 advantage
- Kills from Maddie Hurst and Blair Cherry put C-N back on top by one
- Wingate responded with a 9-0 run behind the serving of Hoffman, who had two aces in the spurt
- Johnson and Saye each added a block and kill in the flurry that put Wingate on top 21-13
- A Tanner kill and two C-N errors made it 24-14; Tanner's kill ended the frame

SET TWO

- A kill and a block from Ahsmuhs gave the Eagles a 7-5 lead in set two
- The Bulldogs answered with a 12-0 run, highlighted by five Hoffman aces
- Mas added three kills in the spurt that gave Wingate a 17-7 advantage
- A kill and an ace from Johnson made it 21-10
- A Van Heyst kill, Green ace and Grace Woodring block put the 'Dogs on top 24-11
- Tanner's kill ended the frame

SET THREE

- Two Saye kills and a Johnson kill gave Wingate a 9-2 lead in set three
- Two Van Heyst kills and two Tanner aces sparked a 5-0 run that made it 14-3
- A Vavao kill and Woodring block put the 'Dogs on top 16-4
- Cherry's kill cut the lead to six at 22-16, but a Vavao kill made it 24-18
- Another Vavao kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Newberry for a 4 p.m. start