Mars Hill, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs hit .311 Friday night, rolling to a 3-0 victory at Mars Hill University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-11, 25-19 and 25-21 to improve to 11-4 overall and 7-3 in the SAC, while the Lions fall to 7-10 overall and 2-7 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 43 kills and 10 errors in 106 attacks to hit .311
- Mars Hill had 28 kills and 19 errors in 104 swings, hitting .087
- The Bulldogs had eight of the nine blocks on the night
- The 'Dogs had six of the nine aces
- Wingate held a 44-34 advantage in digs
- WU had 13 or more kills in each set, hitting .364 with 16 kills in the third
- MHU had single-digit kills in each of the first two sets, hitting -.065 in the opening frame
KEY BULLDOGS
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Rylee Tanner hit .400 with 11 kills, nine digs and two blocks
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Lillian Edwards added 11 kills, seven digs, three blocks and three aces
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Grace Woodring hit .438 with eight kills and four blocks
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Jordan Griffin added seven kills, six digs and an ace, hitting .333
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Addie Rossum piled up 25 assists, seven digs, four blocks and two aces
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Hailey Green had 10 digs and five assists
SET ONE
- An 8-0 run gave the Bulldogs an early 14-4 lead in set one
- Woodring and Tanner each had a kill and two blocks in the flurry
- Three more Tanner kills put the 'Dogs on top 18-5
- Kills from Edwards and Griffin made it 21-10
- A Woodring kill gave Wingate a 24-11 cushion; a Rylee Lambert ace ended the set
SET TWO
- Kills from Griffin, Tanner and Rossum sparked a 3-0 run that gave the Bulldogs an 11-9 lead
- Kills from Rossum and Woodring stretched the lead to four at 15-11
- Two Edwards kills and a Tanner kill sparked a 5-0 run that made it 20-13
- A Brooke Hoffman kill cut the lead to three at 20-17
- A kill and two aces from Edwards highlighted a 4-0 run that made it 24-17
- Tanner's kill ended the frame
SET THREE
- An Alyssa Kornegay ace gave Mars Hill an 11-8 lead in set three
- WU scored the next four, getting kills from Griffin, Woodring and Tanner to go on top 12-11
- An Iona Poenaru kill gave the Lions a 14-12 advantage
- Wingate scored four of the next five, taking a 16-15 lead on back-to-back Woodring blocks
- A Hoffman kill tied it at 16
- The 'Dogs scored the next six, getting two Edwards kills and a Rossum ace to go on top 22-16
- An Edwards kill and Griffin block made it 24-18; Tanner's kill ended the match
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Tusculum for a 2 p.m. start
