Rock Hill, S.C.----The top-seeded and 25th-ranked Anderson University defeated fourth-seeded Wingate University 3-0 in the semifinals of the South Atlantic Conference volleyball tournament. The Trojans won by scores of 25-20, 25-22 and 25-19 to improve to 29-3 overall, advancing to Thursday's SAC title match. The Bulldogs fall to 18-12 on the year.
KEY STATS
- Anderson had 51 kills and 14 errors in 126 attacks, hitting .294
- Wingate had 30 kills and 13 errors in 115 swings to hit .148
- The Trojans had six of the nine aces
- The Bulldogs had seven of the 11 blocks
- AU had a 66-55 advantage in digs
KEY BULLDOGS
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Lillian Edwards hit .357 with 11 kills, two digs and an ace
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Grace Woodring hit .353 with seven kills, five digs and four blocks
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Abby Mas added four kills, four digs and three blocks
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Rylee Tanner contributed four kills, 14 digs and a block
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Reece Bellush registered 16 assists and four digs
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Addie Rossum added 10 assists, three blocks, two digs and a kill
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Hailey Green collected 10 digs
SET ONE
- An Ava Reeves kill gave Anderson a 9-4 lead
- An Edwards kill and Rossum block cut the lead to three
- A Maura Kindel block gave the Trojan a 14-9 advantage
- Mikaylah Hedlund's kill pushed the lead to seven at 20-13
- A Mas kill sparked a 4-0 run that pulled the 'Dogs within four at 21-17
- Hedlund's kill made it 23-18, but a Mas kill and Woodring block trimmed the lead to three
- A Karley Black kill gave AU a 24-20 lead; Emily Campbell's kill ended the set
SET TWO
- A Reeves ace gave Anderson an early 5-1 lead
- A Tanner block and Edwards kill pulled the Bulldogs within one
- A Kindel kill and Reeves ace gave the Trojans a 14-9 advantage
- Kills from Tanner and Woodring, along with a Jordan Griffin ace made it 16-13
- A Reeves block gave AU a 19-13 cushion
- Two Edwards kill pulled Wingate back within three at 19-16
- Kindel's kill pushed the lead back to five at 21-16
- A kill and an ace from Edwards trimmed the lead to two at 21-19
- Kills from Tanner and Woodring cut it to one at 22-21
- A Reeves kill made it 23-21, but an AU error cut it back to one
- Black's kill gave AU a 24-22 lead; her block ended the frame
SET THREE
- A Campbell kill gave Anderson a 6-4 advantage
- WU scored the next four, getting a kill and a block from Woodring to take an 8-6 lead
- A Reeves kill put the Trojans on top 11-10
- Griffin's ace put the 'Dogs back in front 12-11
- Two Reeves kills sparked 3-0 run, putting AU on top 14-12
- Back-to-back Kaleigh Garren aces gave the Trojans an 18-14 cushion
- An
Alanna Vavao kill cut the lead to three
- Campbell's kill gave the Trojans a 22-16 advantage
- Kindel's block made it 24-17; a Wingate error ended the match
