Salisbury, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs bounced back from a tough five-set loss Friday night in Hickory, picking up a 3-1 victory at Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action Saturday afternoon. Wingate won by scores of 25-23, 26-24, 24-26 and 25-15 to improve to 8-3 overall and 4-2 in the SAC. The Indians fall to 8-3 overall and 4-3 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 54 kills and 33 errors in 172 attacks, hitting .122
- Catawba had 40 kills and 26 errors in 147 swings to hit .095
- The Bulldogs had nine of the 11 aces
- The Indians held a 12-9 edge in blocks
- Catawba had a 77-73 advantage in digs
KEY BULLDOGS
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Rylee Tanner had 17 kills, 14 digs, five blocks and two aces
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Lillian Edwards added 16 kills, eight digs and an ace
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Jordan Griffin contributed six kills, three aces, three digs and a block
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Grace Woodring had four kills, five blocks and two digs
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Abby Mas and
Rylee Lambert added three kills apiece
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Addie Rossum had 25 assists, nine digs and three aces
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Reece Bellush registered 18 assists and five digs
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Hailey Green piled up 28 digs to go along with four assists
SET ONE
- A Madison McIlwain kill gave Catawba an 11-8 lead
- Griffin's kill tied it at 11
- A Maddie Henning block put the Indians back on top 14-12
- WU scored seven of the next nine, getting kills from Edwards, Tanner and
Carson Reeves to take a 19-16 lead
- An Annica Kagle kill capped a 3-0 run that tied it at 19
- Wingate scored four of the next five, getting two kills and a block from Tanner to take a 23-20 lead
- A Lillie Kate Rogers kill sparked a 3-0 Catawba run, tying it at 23
- Griffin's kill put the 'Dogs on top 24-23; Edwards ended the frame with a kill
SET TWO
- Two kills and a block from Tanner gave the Bulldogs a 10-8 lead in set two
- A Maggie Ayers kill tied it at 12
- Kills from Edwards and Woodring put the 'Dogs on top 15-13
- An Alani Kincaid kill tied it at 20
- An Edwards kill gave Wingate a 22-21 cushion, but Kincaid's kill gave Catawba a 23-22 edge
- Tanner's kill and a Catawba error put the Bulldogs back on top by one
- A Wingate error tied it at 24
- Tanner's kill made it 25-24; Tanner followed with another kill to end the set
SET THREE
- A Kagle kill gave the Indians an 8-3 lead in the third frame
- Kills from Tanner, Rossum and Griffin cut the lead to two at 11-9
- A Rebekah Ayers block gave Catawba a 15-10 cushion
- A Tanner kill and Griffin ace cut the lead to three
- An Ayers kill made it 17-12
- WU scored seven of the next nine to tie it at 19
- Edwards and Tanner each had a kill in the spurt; Woodring added two blocks
- A Catawba error gave the Bulldogs a 20-19 advantage
- A Kagle block capped a 3-0 run to give Catawba a 22-20 lead
- An Edwards kill and Tanner ace put the 'Dogs back on top 23-22
- A Kincaid block tied it at 23; an Edwards kill gave WU a 24-23 edge
- A WU error and McIlwain block gave the Indians a 25-24 lead; Ayers ended it with a kill
SET FOUR
- A kill and a block from Tanner gave Wingate an 8-4 lead
- A McIlwain kill cut the lead to two at 10-8
- Wingate scored the next 10 to take a commanding 20-8 advantage
- Woodring had two kills and a block in the flurry; Rossum added two aces
- Two Lambert kills made it 24-15; another Lambert kill ended the match
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting Anderson at 6 p.m.
