Salisbury, N.C.----Wingate University All-American Sydney Morland piled up 16 kills and seven blocks Tuesday night, leading the 20th-ranked Bulldogs to a 3-1 victory at Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 24-26, 25-21, 25-20 and 25-13 to improve to 8-1 overall and 1-0 in the SAC, while the Indians fall to 3-3 overall and 0-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 49 kills and 27 errors in 152 attacks, hitting .145
- Catawba had 44 kills and 31 errors in 160 swings to hit .081
- The Bulldogs had 13 of the 16 blocks
- The 'Dogs had nine of the 14 aces on the night
- Wingate held a 74-69 advantage in digs
- WU piled up 15 kills in the final frame while holding Catawba to six kills and a -.031 hitting percentage

KEY BULLDOGS

- Morland hit .382 on the night, notching 16 kills on 34 swings to go along with her seven blocks
- Emily Johnson hit .278 with eight kills, five blocks, four digs and an ace
- Alanna Vavao added seven kills, three blocks and two digs
- Abby Mas contributed six kills and five digs
- Gabby Saye had five kills, five blocks and six digs
- Maya Van Heyst piled up 37 assists, 12 digs and five kills
- Maggie Fillauer had 19 digs
- Maddie Hoffman added 14 digs, six assists and three aces

SET ONE

- A Lillie Kate Rogers kill helped Catawba jump out to a 9-3 lead
- Wingate used a 5-0 run to cut the lead to one, getting a kill and a block from Vavao
- Another Rogers kill gave the Indians a 15-11 advantage
- Two Morland kills and a Johnson ace tied it at 16
- A Rogers ace gave Catawba an 18-16 lead, but kills from Morland and Van Heyst tied it
- A Sofia Beard kill and two WU errors gave the Indians a 21-18 advantage
- Johnson's kill cut the lead to one at 23-22, but an Annica Kagle kill made it 24-22
- Kills from Morland and Mas tied it at 24
- Sara Puskas's kill gave Catawba a 25-24 lead; a Wingate error ended the frame

SET TWO

- Kills from Johnson, Morland, Van Heyst and Mas gave the 'Dogs a 5-1 lead
- A Riley Hill ace gave Catawba a 10-9 advantage
- A 4-0 run gave the Bulldogs a 16-11 lead, getting a pair of Saye kills in the spurt
- A Puskas kill pulled the Indians within one at 17-16
- A Morland block pushed the lead back to three at 19-16
- A Rogers kill and Beard ace tied it at 20
- Kills from Vavao and Saye, followed by a Johnson block put the 'Dogs on top 24-20
- Vavao's kill ended the set

SET THREE

- Beard's kill gave Catawba an 8-7 lead in the third frame
- Wingate scored the next seven, getting two kills and a block from Vavao along with two Hoffman aces
- A WU error cut the lead to three, but a Vavao kill and Johnson error made it 16-11
- Back-to-back aces from Fillauer gave the Bulldogs a 20-12 advantage
- Beard's kill cut the lead back to four at 22-18
- A Morland kill and Rylee Tanner ace made it 24-18; Morland's kill ended the frame

SET FOUR

- WU used a 7-0 run to take a 9-2 lead, getting two kills and a block from Morland
- A Hoffman ace and Van Heyst kill gave the 'Dogs a 13-4 lead
- A block and two kills from Morland sparked a 3-0 run that made it 19-8
- A Saye kill and Morland block made it 21-9
- Kills from Mas and Morland made it 24-12; Johnson's kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting Tusculum at 7 p.m.