Wingate, N.C.----The Catawba College Indians picked up a 3-0 victory at Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action Tuesday night in Cuddy Arena. The Indians won by scores of 25-23, 25-21 and 26-24 to improve to 11-6 overall and 7-6 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 11-7 overall 7-6 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Catawba had 40 kills and 20 errors in 118 attacks, hitting .169
- Wingate had 36 kills and 23 errors in 111 swings to hit .117
- The Bulldogs held a 10-8 advantage in blocks
- The Indians had five of the seven aces
- Catawba held a 47-43 edge in digs
KEY BULLDOGS
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Lillian Edwards had nine kills, four digs and two blocks
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Rylee Tanner added seven kills, 15 digs and four blocks
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Grace Woodring contributed five kills and four blocks
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Jordan Griffin and
Abby Mas added five kills apiece
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Carson Reeves had four kills and six blocks
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Addie Rossum handed out 12 assists, adding nine digs and an ace
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Reece Bellush had 10 assists and four digs
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Hailey Green notched nine digs, eight assists and an ace
SET ONE
- A Riley Hill ace gave Catawba a 9-5 lead in set one
- A Griffin kill and Woodring block cut the lead to two
- A Lauren Patrick kill made it 14-9
- Kills from Reeves and Edwards, along with a Reeves block made it 15-13
- A kill from Alani Kincaid capped a 3-0 run that gave the Indians a 21-17 advantage
- A Tanner block pulled the 'Dogs within one, but a Patrick kill made it 22-20
- Reeves cut it back to one with a kill at 23-22, but a Rebekah Ayers kill made it 24-22
- Rossum's kill made it 24-23; a Bulldog service error ended the frame
SET TWO
- A Patrick kill gave Catawba an 8-5 advantage
- Kincaid's kill made it 14-8
- Three straight WU errors gave the Indians a 19-10 cushion
- Kills from Mas and Reeves, along with a Rossum ace cut it to four at 20-16
- A Lillie Kate Rogers kill capped a 3-0 run, making it 23-16
- WU scored the next five, getting two Edwards kills and a Mas kill to make it 23-21
- A Kincaid block made it 24-21; another Kincaid block ended the set
SET THREE
- Wingate jumped out to an 8-5 lead, with Woodring and Tanner notching two kills each
- Back-to-back Griffin kills put the 'Dogs on top 13-8
- A Hill ace pulled Catawba within two at 14-12
- Kills from Edwards, Mas and Tanner sparked a 4-1 run that gave Wingate a 19-14 lead
- Woodring's block gave the Bulldogs a 21-16 advantage
- Catawba scored the next six, taking a 22-21 lead on a Maddie Henning block
- Tanner's kill tied it at 22
- Kills from Henning and Rogers gave the Indians a 24-22 advantage
- A Catawba error and Edwards block tied it at 24
- Henning's kill made it 25-24; a Wingate error ended the match
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Anderson for a 6 p.m. start
