Greenwood, S.C.----The 13th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs went 2-0 Friday afternoon in NCAA Division II volleyball action. Wingate defeated Lee 3-1 (34-32, 22-25, 25-16, 25-24), then swept past Lander (25-23, 26-24, 25-18) to start the season 2-0.
MATCH ONE | #13 WINGATE 3 LEE 1
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 47 kills and 29 errors in 149 attacks to hit .121
- Lander had 48 kills and 30 errors in 158 swings, hitting .114
- The Bulldogs piled up 15 aces compared to Lee's seven
- The 'Dogs held a 68-67 edge in digs
- The Flames had a 10-9 advantage in blocks
- Wingate piled up 17 kills in set one, while notching 13 kills and just four errors in the fourth
- The Bulldogs held Lee to a -.029 hitting percentage in set three with five kills and six errors
KEY BULLDOGS
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Lillian Edwards piled up 14 kills and three blocks to lead the Bulldogs
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Rylee Tanner had 11 kills, 10 digs and six aces
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Grace Woodring contributed eight kills and three blocks, hitting .412
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Jordan Griffin had six kills, nine digs, four aces and two blocks
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Vittoria Leggiero added six kills and six blocks, hitting .308
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Addie Rossum piled up 38 assists, eight digs, two kills, two blocks and an ace
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Anya Pershin notched 12 digs and three aces; Hailey Green also had 12 digs
SET ONE
- An Esthefany Rabit ace gave Lee a 10-7 lead
- WU scored five of the next six, getting a kill and two blocks from Edwards along with a Rossum ace
- Three straight Wingate errors gave the Flames an 18-14 advantage
- Kills from Woodring and Edwards, along with an Edwards block cut the lead to one
- A Jordyn Butler block gave Lee a 22-18 lead
- Wingate scored the next five, getting a kill and a block from Leggiero to go on top 23-22
- A Leggiero kill made it 24-23, but a Sophie Lippert kill tied it
- Griffin's kill made it 25-24, but a Payton Danley kill made it 25-25
- Griffin answered with a kill, but a Danley kill and Butler block gave Lee a 27-26 edge
- A Tanner kill and Lee error gave the 'Dogs a 28-27 advantage
- A Wingate service error and Jasmine Terry ace put the Flames back on top by one
- Woodring's kill tied it at 29
- Butler's kill made it 30-29, but kills from Edwards and Griffin gave WU a 31-30 lead
- Lippert tied it with a kill, but an Edwards kill put the 'Dogs back on top
- Lippert's kill tied it at 32
- A Lee error gave Wingate a 33-32 lead; Tanner's kill ended the opening frame
SET TWO
- A Terry kill gave Lee an early 5-2 lead
- Lippert's kill made it 10-6
- An Edwards kill cut the lead to two, but an Avery Sample ace made it 15-9
- An Emmi Black kill gave the Flames a 20-11 advantage
- WU scored the next eight, getting a kill an two aces from Tanner to pull within one
- A Woodring kill tied it at 21
- A Lippert kill and Berra Soyler ace gave the Flames a 24-21 cushion
- Lippert's kill ended the frame, tying the match 1-1
SET THREE
- Two Tanner kills and a Griffin ace helped the Bulldogs jump out to a 6-2 lead
- A Tanner kill and Edwards ace made it 10-5
- A Danley block cut the lead to two
- Aces from Pershin and
Kaity Coan, along with a Griffin block gave Wingate a 15-10 lead
- The 'Dogs added a 6-1 run, getting a kill and two aces from Tanner along with a Woodring kill to make it 21-12
- Kills from Woodring, Leggiero and Edwards made it 24-16; a Pershin ace ended the set
SET FOUR
- A Terry kill gave the Flames a 7-3 lead in the fourth frame
- Two Woodring blocks and a Tanner ace sparked a 5-0 run to give WU an 8-7 lead
- Two Edwards kills put the 'Dogs on top 11-9
- A Gunny Brock kill gave Lee a 15-13 advantage
- Kills from Leggiero and Woodring, along with a Griffin ace gave Wingate a 17-16 lead
- A Butler kill put Lee back on top 20-18
- Two Rossum kills cut the lead to one, but a WU service error gave LU a 23-21 cushion
- Back-to-back Tanner kills tied it at 23
- Brock's kill gave the Flames a 24-23 advantage
- A Lee error tied it at 24, while a Griffin ace gave the Bulldogs a 25-24 lead
- Tanner ended the match with a kill
MATCH TWO | #13 WINGATE 3 LANDER 0
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 44 kills and 21 errors in 127 attacks, hitting .181
- Lander had 33 kills and 13 errors in 109 swings to hit .183
- The Bulldogs held a 9-4 advantage in aces
- The 'Dogs had six of the 11 blocks
- Wingate held a 57-53 edge in digs
- WU piled up 18 kills in set one, while posting 12 kills and just two errors in set three
KEY BULLDOGS
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Abby Mas had 10 kills and four digs, hitting .273
- Tanner added eight kills, 10 digs and a block
- Woodring had seven kills without an error, adding five blocks while hitting .467
- Edwards contributed seven kills and a pair of blocks
- Griffin had four kills and five digs, adding an ace
- Rossum piled up 32 assists, nine digs, five kills, two blocks and two aces
- Pershin had 13 digs and an ace; Green added 10 digs
SET ONE
- Two Griffin kills and a Coan ace gave the 'Dogs an early 5-1 lead
- A Quinn Butler kill tied it at eight
- Griffin's kill capped a 3-0 run to give Wingate an 11-8 advantage
- Ryleigh Willard's kill tied it at 12
- Kills from Tanner and Rossum gave the Bulldogs a 15-14 lead
- An Olivia Shaw kill put the Bearcats on top 18-16
- Kills from Edwards, Rossum and Griffin tied it at 19
- A Karson Browning kill gave Lander a 22-20 advantage
- Mas came off the bench to deliver three straight kills, giving Wingate a 23-22 lead
- A Bulldog service error tied it at 23
- Woodring's kill gave WU a 24-23 edge; Woodring's block ended the set
SET TWO
- Two Coan aces and a pair of Tanner kills gave the Bulldogs a 6-2 lead
- Amelia May's kill tied it at eight
- Three Mas kills put the 'Dogs on top 11-9
- Two kills and a block from Woodring sparked a 5-1 run, giving Wingate a 15-10 lead
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Ximena Padilla ace gave the Bulldogs a 20-13 cushion
- Kills from Leggiero and Edwards made it 22-14
- Lander scored the next seven, cutting the lead to one on a Shaw block
- Tanner's kill made it 24-21, but a Willard kill and WU error tied it at 24
- Tanner gave Wingate a 25-24 lead with a kill; a Lander error ended the set
SET THREE
- Kills from Mas and Woodring, along with aces from Padilla and Griffin gave Wingate a 10-6 lead
- A Rossum kill and Edwards block made it 12-7
- Kills from Edwards, Mas and Carson Reeves gave the 'Dogs a 17-11 advantage
- Kills from Mas and Woodring made it 20-15
- Tanner and Rossum contributed kills to give Wingate a 23-17 cushion
- Edwards made it 24-17 with a kill; a Rossum ace ended the match
UP NEXT
- Wingate has three matches next weekend at Mount Olive
- The 'Dogs play Fayetteville State Friday, then face Mount Olive and Shaw Saturday
