Hickory, N.C.----The 19th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs went on the road and picked up a big 3-1 victory at Lenoir-Rhyne University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-22, 21-25, 25-21 and 25-19 to improve to 14-1 overall and 7-0 in the SAC, while the Bears fall to 11-4 overall and 5-2 in league play. The 'Dogs have won 13 straight, while handing Lenoir-Rhyne its only two SAC losses, both coming over the last seven days.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 46 kills and 24 errors in 173 attacks, hitting .127
- LR had 54 kills and 33 errors in 185 swings to hit .114
- The Bulldogs had 11 of the 20 blocks on the night
- The Bears had a 6-3 edge in aces, but had 11 of the 13 service errors
- The 'Dogs held an 89-85 advantage in digs

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sydney Morland had 11 kills and six blocks to lead the WU attack
- Rylee Tanner added 10 kills, 14 digs, three blocks and two aces
- Gabby Saye contributed nine kills, three blocks and two digs
- Emily Johnson registered seven kills, five blocks and five digs
- Abby Mas also had seven kills, adding three digs and two blocks
- Maya Van Heyst notched 38 assists, 15 digs, two kills and a block
- Maddie Hoffman piled up 20 digs
- Maggie Fillauer had 15 digs, with Hailey Green notching 12 digs

SET ONE

- Two Saye kills and a Morland kill gave Wingate an early 5-0 lead
- An Averie Dale ace capped a 7-1 LR run that gave the Bears a 7-6 lead
- A Morland kill and Johnson block sparked a 4-1 run that gave WU an 11-9 edge
- The Bears scored the next four, taking a 13-11 advantage on an Emmaleigh Allen kill
- The 'Dogs scored the next five, getting a Mas kill and two Johnson blocks to go up 16-13
- Lenoir-Rhyne scored six of the next seven, taking a 19-17 lead on a Kayli Cleaver kill
- Van Heyst's kill tied it at 19, but Dale's kill gave the Bears a 20-19 advantage
- An LR error tied it at 20, while a Morland kill and Tanner ace put the 'Dogs on top 22-20
- Back-to-back Wingate errors tied it at 22
- Morland answered with a kill, while a Mas kill gave the Bulldogs a 24-22 lead
- Another Mas kill ended the frame

SET TWO

- Back-to-back Cleaver kills gave Lenoir-Rhyne a 5-1 lead
- A kill and a block from Morland sparked a 4-0 run that tied it at five
- A Morland kill and Tanner ace put the 'Dogs on top 10-8
- Allen's kill capped a 6-2 run that gave the Bears a 14-12 lead
- Two Tanner kills, a Green ace and a Morland block gave WU an 18-16 lead
- A Hallie Brown kill tied it at 18, but a kill and a block from Morland gave Wingate a 21-18 lead
- Lenoir-Rhyne answered by scoring the final seven points of the frame
- A Brown block tied it at 21, while a Emmie Modlin kill put the Bears on top
- A Wingate error made it 24-21; Modlin's kill ended the frame and tied the match 1-1

SET THREE

- Two Mas kills and a Morland block gave the Bulldogs a 10-5 lead in set three
- Two Modlin kills sparked a 5-0 LR run that tied it at 10
- A Johnson block and Saye kill gave the 'Dogs a 13-10 advantage
- Back-to-back Tanner kills made it 16-12
- Back-to-back Morland blocks gave Wingate an 18-13 cushion
- Cleaver's kill capped a 3-0 run that made it 18-16
- A Mas kill sparked a 5-0 run that put the 'Dogs on top 23-16
- Another Mas kill made it 24-17; Johnson's kill ended the set

SET FOUR

- Wingate used a 6-0 run to take a 12-7 lead, getting a kill and a block from Johnson
- Kills from Tanner and Johnson stretched the lead to seven at 20-13
- Back-to-back WU errors cut the lead to five
- Kills from Johnson and Morland capped a 3-0 run that put the 'Dogs on top 23-15
- A Saye kill made it 24-18; Morland's kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting UVA Wise at 7 p.m.
- The Bulldogs host Emory & Henry Saturday at noon on Senior Day