Anderson, S.C.----The 17th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs capped an undefeated SAC season in style Friday night, sweeping past Anderson University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 27-25, 25-19 and 25-13 to improve to 25-1 overall and 18-0 in the SAC, while the Trojans fall to 20-6 overall and 15-3 in league play. Wingate has won 24 straight, while handing AU its first home loss of the year. Wingate handed the Trojans two of their three SAC losses this season. This marks the seventh time the 'Dogs have gone undefeated in league play and the first time since 2013. Wingate is the only current SAC school to ever go undefeated in league play. The Bulldogs are 330-20 in SAC play since 2007.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 42 kills and 10 errors in 98 attacks, hitting .327
- Anderson had 33 kills and 19 errors in 97 swings to hit .144
- The 'Dogs had 11 of the 13 aces on the night
- The Bulldogs had five of the six blocks
- Wingate held a 37-34 edge in digs
- WU hit .421 with 18 kills in set two, hitting over .255 in all three frames
- AU had eight kills and 11 errors in set three, hitting -.091

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sydney Morland hit .632 with 12 kills and no errors in 19 swings, adding three blocks
- Gabby Saye hit .381 with 10 kills and four digs
- Emily Johnson hit .316 with nine kills, four aces and two digs
- Abby Mas hit .400 with four kills, a dig and a block
- May Van Heyst had 33 assists, nine digs, three aces and two kills
- Rylee Tanner contributed two kills, five digs and an ace
- Maddie Hoffman had nine digs, an ace and an assist

SET ONE

- Two Saye blocks, along with kills from Morland and Mas gave Wingate an 8-2 lead
- A Mikaylah Hedlund kill trimmed the lead to two at 10-8
- Kills from Johnson and Alanna Vavao, along with two Van Heyst aces made it 14-8
- Kills from Johnson and Saye, along with a Johnson ace put the 'Dogs on top 18-13
- A Morland kill and Tanner ace stretched the lead to seven at 22-15
- AU scored seven of the next eight, cutting the lead to one on an Emily Campbell block
- Johnson's kill gave the 'Dogs a 24-22 lead, but back-to-back Ava Reeves kills tied it at 24
- A Maggie Fillauer kill gave WU a 25-24 lead, but another Reeves kill tied it
- Johnson's kill put the Bulldogs back on top; a Johnson ace ended the frame

SET TWO

- Kills from Morland and Vavao, along with a Van Heyst ace gave Wingate a 9-6 lead
- A Reeves kill capped a 4-0 run that gave the Trojans a 10-9 advantage
- WU scored six of the next seven, getting a pair of Saye kills to take a 15-11 lead
- Kills from Tanner, Johnson and Saye put the 'Dogs on top 20-15
- Two Saye kills, a Johnson kill and Johnson ace made it 24-17
- Saye's kill ended the frame

SET THREE

- Kills from Tanner, Morland and Saye gave the Bulldogs a 7-1 lead in set three
- A Campbell kill cut the lead to four at 12-8
- Saye's kill sparked a 4-0 run that gave the Bulldogs a 16-8 advantage
- A Johnson kill and Morland block made it 20-10
- A Hailey Green ace and Van Heyst kill gave Wingate a 23-13 lead
- Morland's block made it 24-13; Mas ended the match with a kill

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting the SAC Tourney quarterfinals at 7 p.m.
- The Bulldogs will host Coker in the opening round match in Cuddy Arena
- The winner advances to the SAC Tournament semifinals Friday in Rock Hill, S.C.
- The SAC championship match is set for Saturday at 3 p.m. in Rock Hill
- The 'Dogs have won 14 SAC Tourney titles in the last 19 years