Jefferson City, Tenn.----Led by a near triple-double from Maya Van Heyst, the 21st-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs hit .396 in an impressive 3-0 victory at Carson-Newman University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action Friday night. The Bulldogs won by scores of 25-23, 25-14 and 25-10 to move to 11-1 overall and 4-0 in the SAC, while the Eagles fall to 11-2 overall and 2-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 48 kills and just eight errors in 101 attacks to hit .396
- C-N had 30 kills and 18 errors in 104 swings, hitting .115
- The 'Dogs had seven of the 11 blocks
- The Bulldogs held a 5-4 advantage in aces
- Wingate held a 45-35 edge in digs
- WU hit .484 with 18 kills in set two and .444 with 14 kills in the third
- The Eagles had just 13 kills in the final two sets combined, after 17 kills in set one
- Carson-Newman hit .000 in the final two frames

KEY BULLDOGS

- Van Heyst had 32 assists, 14 digs, nine kills, two aces and a block, hitting .643 on the night
- Sydney Morland hit .529 with nine kills and three blocks
- Gabby Saye hit .389 with eight kills, five digs and a block
- Emily Johnson added eight kills, three digs, three blocks and two aces
- Abby Mas contributed eight kills, three digs and three blocks
- Maddie Hoffman had eight digs and six assists

SET ONE

- An Emerson Ahsmuhs kill gave the Eagles a 13-9 lead
- A Mas kill and a pair of Morland kills cut the lead to one at 14-13
- A Blair Cherry kill pushed the Carson-Newman advantage back to four at 18-14
- Addie Smith's kill gave the Eagles a 21-16 advantage
- Two kills and a block from Johnson, along with a Mas kill sparked a 4-0 run that made it 21-20
- An Annie Dziczkowski kill gave C-N a 22-20 lead
- A Saye kill and Carson-Newman error tied it at 22
- Smith's kill put the Eagles back on top by one
- A Van Heyst kill tied it at 23, while a Mas kill put the 'Dogs on top 24-23
- A Hailey Green ace ended the frame

SET TWO

- Two kills and a block from Morland helped the 'Dogs jump out to a 5-1 lead
- Wingate added a 9-0 run to go on top 14-2
- Van Heyst piled up four kills and a block in the spurt, behind more strong serving from Green
- A Blair Cherry ace cut the lead to seven at 15-8
- Kills from Van Heyst, Rylee Tanner and Alanna Vavao pushed the lead back to 10
- Kills from Van Heyst, Mas and Johnson gave the Bulldogs a 22-12 advantage
- Kills from Johnson and Saye made it 24-14; a C-N error ended the frame

SET THREE

- Kills from Van Heyst and Morland gave Wingate a 5-2 lead
- Cherry's kill pulled the Eagles within one at 8-7
- Wingate reeled off another 9-0 run to take a 17-7 lead
- Saye had two kills in the spurt, with Van Heyst adding two aces along with a block and kill from Johnson
- Kills from Johnson and Saye put the 'Dogs on top 19-8
- A Saye kill, Morland block and Johnson ace made it 24-9
- Saye's kill ended the match

UP NEXT

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