Newberry, S.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs picked up a 3-1 victory at Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action Friday night. Wingate won by scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-13 and 25-19 to improve to 12-7 overall and 8-6 in the SAC. The Wolves fall to 12-9 overall and 5-9 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 47 kills and 20 errors in 161 attacks, hitting .168
- Newberry had 40 kills and 26 errors in 165 swings to hit .085
- The 'Dogs had an 11-6 advantage in blocks and 9-6 edge in aces
- The Bulldogs also had an 81-79 advantage in digs
KEY BULLDOGS
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Carson Reeves hit .304 with eight kills and five blocks
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Abby Mas added eight kills, five digs and four blocks
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Lillian Edwards contributed eight kills, 11 digs, four aces and two blocks
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Grace Woodring had seven kills and two blocks
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Rylee Tanner added five kills and 11 digs;
Alanna Vavao hit .400 with five kills
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Reece Bellush had 18 assists, 14 digs and two kills
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Addie Rossum contributed 14 assists and 10 digs
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Hailey Green piled up 22 digs to go along with five assists
SET ONE
- A kill and an ace from Bellush gave Wingate a 10-8 lead
- NC scored seven of the next nine, taking a 15-12 lead on a Carole Ann Hussey kill
- A Symone Wyatt put the Wolves on top 20-14
- Edwards cut it to five with a kill, but a Wyatt kill made it 22-16
- Wingate scored the next eight to take a 24-22 advantage
- Mas had three kills in the flurry; Reeves added a kill and a block
- An Edwards kill ended the frame
SET TWO
- Two Edwards aces and a Tanner kill gave the Bulldogs a 6-2 lead
- A Carley Raleigh ace capped a 10-3 run that gave Newberry a 12-9 lead
- WU scored five of the next six, getting kills from Woodring, Edwards and
Jordan Griffin to go up 14-13
- A Taylor Blandford kill gave the Wolves a 17-15 advantage
- Back-to-back Woodring kills put the 'Dogs on top 19-18
- Kills from Rossum and Edwards sparked a 3-0 run to give Wingate a 22-19 cushion
- NC scored the next four, taking a 23-22 lead on a Raleigh ace
- A Woodring block tied it at 23
- A WU error gave Newberry a 24-23 lead; Hussey's kill ended the set
SET THREE
- A kill and a block from Woodring, along with a
Kaity Coan ace gave Wingate an early 7-2 lead
- A kill and an ace from Edwards, along with a Reeves kill made it 12-4
- Two Tanner kills and a Reeves kill put the 'Dogs on top 17-8
- A kill and an ace from Edwards stretched the lead to 10
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Julia Kneba kill made it 24-13; Reeves ended the frame with a kill
SET FOUR
- Kills from Kneba, Mas and Reeves gave the Bulldogs a 10-8 advantage
- A Wyatt kill tied it at 10, but kills from Mas and Vavao along with a Coan ace made it 13-10
- A Woodring kill and Anya Pershin ace gave Wingate an 18-13 advantage
- An Anna Schneider kill trimmed the lead to three at 18-15
- A Tanner kill and Reeves block made it 20-15
- Tanner's kill capped a 3-0 run to put the 'Dogs on top 23-16
- A Newberry error made it 24-18; Vavao ended the match with a kill
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Anderson for a 6 p.m. match
