Wingate, N.C.----The 17th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs rolled to a pair of sweeps Saturday afternoon on day three of the Bulldog Invitational in Cuddy Arena. Wingate rolled past Francis Marion 25-22, 25-22, 25-16, while wrapping up the weekend by taking down USC Aiken 25-17, 25-16, 25-19 to move to 3-1 on the year.
MATCH ONE | WINGATE 3 FRANCIS MARION 0
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 55 kills and 12 errors in 128 swings, hitting .336
- Francis Marion had 37 kills and 14 errors in 125 attacks to hit .184
- The Bulldogs had 10 of the 11 blocks on the day
- The 'Dogs had a 65-54 edge in digs; FMU had five of the eight aces
- WU had at least 18 kills in each set, hitting .310 or better in every frame
KEY BULLDOGS
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Sydney Morland piled up 19 kills in just 28 swings, hitting .643 while adding three blocks
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Gabby Saye hit .364 with nine kills, six digs and three blocks
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Alanna Vavao hit .389 with nine kills, three digs and two blocks
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Emily Johnson had seven kills and seven blocks
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Abby Mas contributed six kills and four digs
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Rylee Tanner notched three kills and five digs
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Maya Van Heyst piled up 44 assists, seven digs, five blocks, a kill and an ace
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Maddie Hoffman picked up 17 digs;
Maggie Fillauer added 16 digs
MATCH TWO | WINGATE 3 USC AIKEN 0
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 45 kills and 17 errors in 108 attacks, hitting .259
- USC Aiken had 29 kills and 17 errors in 110 swings to hit .109
- The Pacers held a 6-5 edge in blocks
- The Bulldogs had all five aces on the night
- The 'Dogs held a 54-39 advantage in digs
- WU hit .400 in set two, while piling up 18 kills in the final frame
KEY BULLDOGS
- Vavao had 11 kills to lead the Bulldogs
- Van Heyst piled up seven kills, 29 assists and nine digs
- Morland hit .364 with seven kills and three blocks
- Johnson had six kills, three digs and a block
- Saye hit .417 with five kills
- Mas also had five kills, adding two digs and two blocks
- Tanner contributed three kills, five digs and an ace
- Hoffman had 21 digs, eight assists and two aces
UP NEXT
- Wingate travels to UNC Pembroke for four matches next weekend, playing Friday and Saturday
- The 'Dogs face Eckerd at 9 a.m. and Virginia State at 3 p.m. Friday
- WU wraps up the weekend by taking on Albany State Saturday at 11 a.m. and UNCP at 7 p.m.
