Harrogate, Tenn.----The Wingate University Bulldogs dropped a tough 3-1 match at Lincoln Memorial University Friday night in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. The Railsplitters won by scores of 25-17, 22-25, 25-21 and 26-24 to improve to 13-10 overall and 11-8 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 14-11 overall and 10-9 in league play.
KEY STATS
- LMU had 61 kills and 10 errors in 176 attacks, hitting .290
- Wingate had 55 kills and 16 errors in 167 swings to hit .234
- The Railsplitters had nine of the 13 aces
- Lincoln Memorial had a 6-4 edge in block
- The Bulldogs had a 78-74 advantage in digs
KEY BULLDOGS
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Rylee Lambert had 13 kills, 11 digs and an ace
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Grace Woodring hit .458 with 12 kills, eight digs and two blocks
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Lillian Edwards added nine kills and five digs, hitting .400
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Abby Mas and
Vittoria Leggiero each contributed four kills
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Addie Rossum had 17 assists, six kills, four digs and a block
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Reece Bellush added 13 assists, nine digs and three kills
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Rylee Tanner had 16 digs, three kills and two aces
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Hailey Green added 11 digs
SET ONE
- A Finley Sparks kill gave LMU an 11-7 lead
- A Mas kill cut the lead to three, but the Railsplitters scored the next four to go on top 15-8
- Kaitlyn Johnson's kill gave Lincoln Memorial a 19-10 cushion
- Two Rossum kills, along with kills from Mas and Lambert cut the lead to six
- A Sparks kill made it 24-17; another Johnson kill ended the set
SET TWO
- A Georgia Dobson kill gave LMU a 12-7 lead in set two
- A Lambert kill cut the lead to three at 14-11
- A Sarah Robbins kill put the Railsplitters on top 17-13
- Three Woodring kills sparked a 4-1 run to pull the Bulldogs within one
- Back-to-back WU errors gave Lincoln Memorial a 20-17 lead
- Wingate scored the next six to take a 23-20 advantage
- Lambert piled up four kills in the flurry; Woodring added a block
- A Rossum kill made it 24-22; Leggiero's kill ended the frame
SET THREE
- A Sparks kill gave LMU an 11-8 lead
- Kills from Woodring and Bellush tied it at 11
- Two Woodring kills and an Edwards kill put the 'Dogs on top 14-12
- LMU used a 7-0 run to take a 21-17 advantage on a Laney Inman kill
- Back-to-back Woodring kills cut the lead to two
- A WU error made it 23-20, but a Woodring kill made it 23-21
- A Wingate service error made it 24-21; a Robbins block ended the set
SET FOUR
- A Jazmine Starks kill gave Lincoln Memorial an 11-7 lead
- A Tanner ace cut the lead to two at 14-12
- A Lambert kill and Leggiero ace made it 15-14
- Kills from Bellush and Woodring put the 'Dogs on top 18-16
- LMU scored the next three, taking a 19-18 lead on a Dobson ace
- Kills from Tanner and Rossum, along with a Woodring block gave WU a 21-19 lead
- Back-to-back Lauren Pickett aces gave LMU a 22-21 advantage
- Johnson's kill gave the Railsplitters a 24-22 lead
- Back-to-back Edwards kills tied it at 24
- A Starks kill made it 25-24; Johnsons' kill ended the match
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Carson-Newman for a 2 p.m. start
