Wingate, N.C.----In a contest featuring the only two teams without a conference loss, the 20th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs prevailed 3-1 against Lenoir-Rhyne University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-13, 20-25, 25-23 and 25-16 to improve to 12-1 overall and 5-0 in the SAC, while the Bears fall to 10-3 overall and 4-1 in league play. The Bulldogs have now won 11 straight matches.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 51 kills and 11 errors in 157 attacks, hitting .255
- LR had 56 kills and 23 errors in 171 swings to hit .193
- The Bulldogs had nine of the 10 blocks on the night
- The Bears held a 4-3 edge in aces
- Lenoir-Rhyne had 18 service errors compared to Wingate's six
- LR held an 81-78 advantage in digs
- WU hit .419 with 16 kills in set one, notching 16 more kills and hitting .277 in set four
- LR had 20 kills in set two and 19 in set three
- The Bears hit .000 with seven kills in the first frame

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sydney Morland hit .367 with 12 kills and seven blocks to lead the attack
- Emily Johnson hit .292 with eight kills, seven digs and two blocks
- Gabby Saye added seven kills, three digs and three blocks
- Rylee Tanner contributed six kills and 17 digs
- Alanna Vavao hit .417 with six kills
- Abby Mas also had six kills, adding three digs and three blocks
- Maya Van Heyst had 33 assists, 11 digs, five kills, a block and an ace
- Maggie Fillauer piled up 19 digs, adding two assists and two aces
- Maddie Hoffman added 11 digs and six assists

SET ONE

- Kills from Johnson and Mas helped Wingate jump out to a 4-0 lead
- Kills from Vavao, Johnson and Van Heyst made it 10-3
- An Emmaleigh Allen kill trimmed the lead to four at 12-8
- Kills from Saye, Mas and Morland sparked a 4-0 run that put the 'Dogs on top 16-8
- Two Morland blocks, followed by kills from Van Heyst and Vavao made it 22-12
- A Van Heyst kill made it 24-13; and LR error ended the frame

SET TWO

- Back-to-back Brooke Aeschliman kills gave the Bears a 6-2 lead
- Averie Dale's kill pushed the lead to five at 12-7
- A block from Morland and Mas cut the lead to two at 12-10
- Another Aeschliman kill pushed the lead back to five
- Vavao's kill pulled the 'Dogs back within three at 20-17
- Three Kayli Cleaver kills made it 24-20; Aeschliman's kill ended the frame

SET THREE

- Kills from Tanner and Vavao gave Wingate a 6-3 lead in set three
- LR scored the next four, taking a 7-6 advantage on an Aeschliman ace
- Johnson's kill capped a 4-0 run that put the 'Dogs on top 10-7
- WU added a 5-0 run, getting kills from Johnson and Van Heyst along with a Fillauer ace
- Two kills and a block from Morland gave the Bulldogs a 19-11 lead
- The Bears scored eight of the next 10, cutting the lead to two on a Emmie Modlin kill
- A Lenoir-Rhyne service error gave Wingate a 22-19 advantage
- Kills from Dale, Allen and Cleaver tied it at 22, but Johnson's kill put Wingate back on top
- Cleaver's kill tied it at 23
- Another LR service error gave the Bulldogs a 24-23 edge
- Van Heyst's kill ended the frame

SET FOUR

- Kills from Mas and Saye, along with a Fillauer ace gave the 'Dogs a 7-3 advantage
- Wingate used a 7-0 run to take a 14-4 lead
- Morland had three kills and two blocks in the flurry; Saye added two blocks and a kill
- Kills from Tanner, Morland and Johnson gave the Bulldogs a 19-8 lead
- A block and two kills from Tanner made it 23-11
- Saye's kill made it 24-12; a Tanner kill ended the match

UP NEXT

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