Wingate, N.C.----The 20th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs piled up 52 kills with a .431 hitting percentage Friday night, rolling past Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference volelyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate moves to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the SAC, while the Pioneers fall to 3-6 overall and 1-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 52 kills and just eight errors in 102 swings to hit .431
- Tusculum had 25 kills and 13 errors in 97 attacks, hitting .124
- The Bulldogs had five of the eight blocks and six of the 10 aces
- The 'Dogs held a 54-41 edge in digs
- WU had 19 kills with a .471 hitting percentage in set one
- The Bulldogs hit .538 with 15 kills and one error in 26 swings in the second frame
- The 'Dogs held the Pioneers to just five kills and a .000 hitting percentage in the third set

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sydney Morland hit .600 with 12 kills and no errors in 20 swings, adding two blocks
- Abby Mas hit .500 with 10 kills in 16 swings, adding two blocks and two digs
- Gabby Saye hit .571 with nine kills and two blocks
- Maya Van Heyst piled up 34 assists, eight kills, six digs and an ace
- Emily Johnson hit .333 with six kills, four digs, three blocks and two aces
- Alanna Vavao added six kills and four digs
- Maddie Hoffman contributed 18 digs, five assists and a kill

SET ONE

- Two Morland kills and a Rylee Tanner ace gave WU an 8-4 lead
- Kills from Vavao, Johnson, Van Heyst and Saye made it 16-8
- A Grace Van Zwieten trimmed the lead to five at 20-15
- Kills from Johnson, Mas and Saye put the 'Dogs on top 24-16
- A Johnson kill ended the frame

SET TWO

- Two early Mas kills gave the Bulldogs a 5-2 advantage
- A Karris Oller kill cut the lead to one
- Three more Mas kills and a Johnson kill sparked a 4-1 run that made it 11-7
- Morland's kill highlighted a 4-1 run that gave the 'Dogs a 15-9 lead
- A Mackenzie Land kill pulled TU back within three at 16-13
- A kill and an ace from Van Heyst, along with a Maggie Fillauer ace made it 20-14
- Kills from Saye and Morland, followed by a Johnson ace gave Wingate a 24-15 cushion
- Morland's kill ended the set

SET THREE

- Kills from Mas and Saye, along with two Morland blocks gave WU a 6-1 lead
- Morland and Van Heyst had two kills each in a 6-0 run that made it 12-2
- An 8-0 run put the 'Dogs on top 20-3
- Van Heyst and Vavao had two kills each in the flurry; Tanner added an ace
- Kills from Van Heyst and Vavao, along with a block from Johnson and Addie Rossum made it 24-12
- A Mas kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting Coker at 7 p.m.