Wingate, N.C.----The Anderson University Trojans won the final two sets Tuesday night, prevailing 3-1 at Wingate University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Anderson won 25-22, 23-25, 25-21 and 25-21 to improve to 12-2 overall and 6-0 in the SAC, while the Bulldogs fall to 8-4 overall and 4-3 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Anderson had 55 kills and 14 errors in 169 attacks, hitting .243
- Wingate had 55 kills and 24 errors in 171 swings to hit .181
- The Bulldogs had a 14-8 edge in aces
- The 'Dogs held an 87-78 advantage in digs
- The Trojans had a 12-6 edge in blocks
KEY BULLDOGS
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Grace Woodring hit .407 with 13 kills and two blocks
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Lillian Edwards added 11 kills, 23 digs and an ace
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Rylee Tanner had 11 kills, 22 digs, three aces and three blocks
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Abby Mas contributed 10 kills, two digs and a block
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Jordan Griffin had six kills, four digs, two aces and a block
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Addie Rossum registered 26 assists, nine digs and two kills
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Reece Bellush added 21 assists and eight digs
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Hailey Green had 17 digs, three assists and an ace
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Rylee Lambert piled up seven aces
SET ONE
- An Emily Campbell kill gave Anderson an 8-4 lead
- Three Woodring kills, along with a kill and an ace from Tanner put the 'Dogs on top 9-8
- A kill and an ace from Ava Reeves capped a 3-0 run that gave AU a 12-10 advantage
- WU scored four of the next five, getting kills from Edwards on Rossum to go on top 14-13
- A Campbell block and Reeves kill capped a 4-0 run that gave the Trojans a 19-15 lead
- Another Reeves kill made it 22-17
- Two Edwards kills and a Tanner kill cut the lead to one at 23-22
- A Maura Kindel kill made it 24-22; Mikaylah Hedllund's kill ended the frame
SET TWO
- A Campbell kill gave the Trojans a 5-1 advantage
- A Griffin kill and Green ace pulled the 'Dogs within one at 9-8
- Campbell's block pushed the lead back to three at 13-10
- Tanner's block made it 13-12, but another Campbell block gave AU a 15-12 cushion
- Wingate scored the next five, getting kills from Mas and Woodring along with three Lambert aces to go on top 17-15
- Two Woodring kills and a Tanner kill put the 'Dogs on top 20-16
- A Reeves kill cut the lead to one at 20-19
- A kill and an ace from Tanner gave Wingate a 23-19 advantage
- A Reeves kill made it 23-22, but a Woodring kill gave the Bulldogs a 24-22 lead
- An error cut the lead back to one at 24-23
- Edwards ended the set with a kill, tying the match 1-1
SET THREE
- Two Griffin aces and two Mas kills helped the Bulldogs race out to a 9-3 lead in set three
- Kindel's kill cut the lead to three at 11-8
- A Tanner ace pushed the advantage back to five
- AU scored the next five, with four Reeves kill tying it at 13
- A Reeves ace gave the Trojans a 16-15 advantage
- A kill and an ace from Edwards, along with Tanner's kill gave Wingate an 18-16 lead
- Hedlund's kill tied it at 18, but a Mas kill put the 'Dogs back on top by one
- Anderson scored the next four, taking a 22-19 lead on a Reeves kill
- Kills from Woodring and Griffin cut the lead to one at 22-21
- A kill and a block from Reeves made it 24-21; Tara Wheeler's ace ended the set
SET FOUR
- A pair of Campbell kills helped the Trojans jump out to a 7-1 lead in set four
- Another Campbell kill made it 13-5
- A Woodring block and Edwards kill cut the lead to five at 14-9
- A 6-1 run pulled the 'Dogs within a point, with kills from Mas and Tanner along with two Lambert aces
- Kills from Campbell and Reeves pushed the lead back to three at 18-15
- Kills from Woodring and Griffin cut the lead to two at 20-18
- A kill and an ace from Reeves made it 22-18, but a Tanner kill pulled the 'Dogs back within two
- Kills from Kindel and Campbell made it 24-20; another Campbell kill ended the frame
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting LMU at 7 p.m.
- The 'Dogs host Carson-Newman Saturday at 1 p.m.
