Wingate, N.C.----The top-seeded and 15th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs are onto the SAC Tournament semifinals after sweeping past eighth-seeded Coker University in the quarterfinals of the 2025 South Atlantic Conference volleyball tournament in Cuddy Arena Tuesday night. Wingate won by scores of 25-15, 25-14 and 25-10 to improve to 26-1 overall. The Cobras fall to 11-17 on the year.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 49 kills and 11 errors in 117 attacks, hitting .325
- Coker had 20 kills and 19 errors in 113 swings to hit .009
- The Bulldogs had eight of the 12 blocks on the night
- The 'Dogs had seven of the nine aces
- Wingate had a 65-52 advantage in digs
- WU hit .459 with 17 kills and no errors in the final frame
- Coker never had more than eight kills in a set, with six kills and six errors in the third to hit .000

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sydney Morland had 15 kills and no errors in 21 swings, hitting .714 with three blocks and two digs
- Maya Van Heyst piled up 35 assists, nine kills, six digs and a block
- Gabby Saye hit .375 with eight kills and a block
- Emily Johnson contributed six kills, four digs, four blocks and three aces
- Abby Mas had six kills, three blocks and two digs
- Alanna Vavao hit .333 with three kills and a block
- Maddie Hoffman notched 18 digs, three assists and an ace
- Maggie Fillauer added 15 digs and a pair of assists
- Rylee Tanner registered 11 digs, two kills, two blocks and an ace

SET ONE

- A Morland block and Mas kill gave the Bulldogs an early 6-2 lead
- A Cayla Gilmore kill capped a 6-1 run that gave Coker an 8-7 advantage
- A Van Heyst kill tied it at 10, but a Pelin Aksoy kill gave the Cobras an 11-10 lead
- The 'Dogs scored the next seven, getting two kills and a block from Morland to go on top 17-11
- A kill and a block from Johnson, along with a Van Heyst kill put the 'Dogs on top 22-14
- A Johnson kill and Coker error made it 24-15; Saye ended the frame with a kill

SET TWO

- Kills from Van Heyst, Saye and Morland gave Wingate a 3-1 lead
- Coker scored five of the next six, taking a 6-4 lead on a McKay Kasper kill
- WU used a 7-0 run to take a 12-7 lead, with Mas notching two kills and a block
- An Addie Bittner kill pulled the Cobras within two at 14-12
- Johnson's ace put the 'Dogs on top 16-12
- Two kills and a block from Morland sparked a 5-0 run that made it 21-13
- A Morland kill and Tanner ace made it 24-14; a Coker error ended the frame

SET THREE

- Mas and Van Heyst had two kills each in a 4-1 run that gave the 'Dogs a 7-4 advantage
- Bittner's kill tied it at seven
- A kill and a block from Johnson, followed by two Saye kills made it 12-8
- The Bulldogs scored the next 12 to go on top 24-9 behind the strong serving of Johnson
- Morland and Saye notched three kills apiece in the flurry, with Johnson adding two aces
- A Coker error ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday in the SAC Tournament semifinals in Rock Hill
- The Bulldogs will take on Carson-Newman Friday
- The winner will advance to Saturday's SAC title match
- The title match is set for 1 p.m. in Rock Hill