Wingate, N.C.---Trailing 14-12 in the fifth set Thursday night, the Wingate University Bulldogs scored the final four points of the evening, prevailing 16-14 over visiting Tusculum University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 26-28, 25-10, 25-22, 21-25, 16-14 to improve to 16-11 overall and 12-9 in the SAC. The Pioneers fall to 17-8 overall and 14-7 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 64 kills and 33 errors in 211 attacks, hitting .147
- Tusculum had 51 kills and 28 errors in 212 swings to hit .108
- The Bulldogs had 12 of the 17 aces
- The 'Dogs had a 13-12 edge in blocks
- Wingate had a 115-101 advantage in digs
- WU hit .500 with 18 kills and one error in set two
- TU combined for just 14 total kills in sets two and three, hitting .037
KEY BULLDOGS
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Lillian Edwards had 19 kills, four digs and two blocks to lead the 'Dogs
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Grace Woodring hit .393 with 13 kills, nine blocks and two digs
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Abby Mas had 10 kills, eight digs, three blocks and an ace
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Alanna Vavao added 10 kills and two blocks
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Vittoria Leggiero had three kills and three blocks
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Addie Rossum contributed 22 assists, nine digs, five blocks and three kills
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Reece Bellush added 27 assists, nine digs, three aces and two kills
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Rylee Lambert had 20 digs, two kills and two aces
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Rylee Tanner notched 20 digs, two kills, an ace and a block
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Hailey Green picked up 18 digs, adding four assists
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Anya Pershin contributed 15 digs and two aces
SET ONE
- Kills from Edwards, Vavao, Mas and Leggiero gave Wingate an early 9-2 lead
- TU scored eight of the next nine, cutting the lead to one on an Addison McLarty kill
- Kills from Edwards and Woodring put the 'Dogs on top 14-11
- A Mas kill gave the Bulldogs an 18-14 advantage
- The Pioneers scored the next four, tying it on a Karris Oller block
- A Leggiero block and
Kaity Coan ace gave Wingate a 20-18 lead
- An Adreana Lee kill tied it at 23
- Tanner's kill put the 'Dogs back on top, but a Lee kill and MK Hall ace gave TU a 25-24 edge
- A Tusculum error tied it at 25, but another Lee kill gave the Pioneers a 26-25 lead
- A Tusculum error tied it at 26
- A Mackenzie Land kill gave TU a 27-26 lead; a McLarty block ended the frame
SET TWO
- Two kills and a block from Mas, along with a kill and block from Woodring gave WU a 7-2 lead
- A Woodring kill and back-to-back Edwards kills put the 'Dogs on top 13-5
- Three more Edwards kills sparked a 5-0 run to give Wingate an 18-6 cushion
- Two Vavao kills gave the 'Dogs a 21-10 advantage
- A Woodring kill and Pershin ace made it 24-10; Woodring's kill ended the set
SET THREE
- Kills from Mas and Vavao gave Wingate a 7-4 lead in the third
- Kills from Oller and Jordan Moore gave the Pioneers an 11-10 advantage
- A Vavao kill and
Jordan Griffin ace put the 'Dogs back on top 14-13
- TU scored five of the next six, taking an 18-15 lead on Lee's kill
- An Edwards kill cut it back to two, but an Oller kill gave Tusculum a 20-17 lead
- A Bellush kill and Mas ace sparked a 3-0 run that tied it at 20
- A Moore block put TU back on top, but Woodring answered with a kill to make it 21-21
- A Lambert ace and Tusculum error gave the Bulldogs a 23-21 lead
- A Wingate error made it 23-22, but Tanner and Woodring teamed for a block to make it 24-22
- Tanner followed with a kill to end the set, giving the 'Dogs a 2-1 lead
SET FOUR
- Land's kill gave the Pioneers an early 8-2 lead in the fourth
- Two Rossum kills, along with kills from Edwards and Woodring cut the lead to two at 11-9
- An Edwards kill and Rossum block pulled the 'Dogs within one
- TU answered with a 3-0 run, taking a 15-11 lead on a Land kill
- Wingate scored the next four, getting two kills and a block from Edwards to tie it at 15
- Tusculum used a 6-0 run to take a 23-16 advantage on an Oller kill
- A Vavao kill, Coan ace and Woodring block cut the lead to four, but an Oller kill made it 24-19
- Vavao pulled the 'Dogs within three with a kill, but a Bulldog error sent it to a fifth set
SET FIVE
- Three early Wingate errors helped the Pioneers build a 4-0 lead in the fifth set
- A Jaida Alvin kill gave Tusculum an 8-3 advantage
- A Mas kill and Pershin ace cut it to two, but a Lee kill made it 9-5
- Vavao's kill cut it back to three, but Land answered with a kill to make it 10-6
- A Woodring kill and back-to-back Edwards kills pulled the Bulldogs within one at 10-9
- An Edwards kill and TU error tied it at 11
- An Oller block put the Pioneers back on top, but a Tusculum error made it 12-12
- A Gracie Hibdon kill, followed by a Moore kill gave the Pioneers a 14-12 advantage
- A Bellush kill staved on the first match point, while Woodring and Mas teamed for a block to tie it
- Woodring then teamed with Vavao for a second straight block, giving Wingate a 15-14 lead
- Mas ended the match with a kill
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting Mars Hill at 7 p.m. on Senior Night
