Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs piled up 52 kills with a .360 hitting percentage Friday night en route to a 3-0 victory over visiting Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-20, 25-15 and 25-20 to improve to 9-4 overall and 5-3 in the SAC, while the Railsplitters fall to 6-6 overall and 4-4 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 52 kills and 12 errors in 111 attacks to hit .360
- LMU had 36 kills and 11 errors in 106 swings to hit .236
- The 'Dogs had five of the six aces and five of the eight blocks
- The Bulldogs held a 48-39 advantage in digs
- WU had 15 or more kills in each frame, with 20 kills in set one, hitting .357
KEY BULLDOGS
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Lillian Edwards hit .483 with 15 kills and six digs
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Grace Woodring hit .500 with 11 kills and four blocks
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Rylee Tanner added seven kills, six digs and an ace
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Julia Kneba hit .556 with six kills
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Carson Reeves contributed five kills and a block, hitting .333
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Abby Mas added three kills in four swings
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Jordan Griffin had two kills, 10 digs, an ace and two assists
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Addie Rossum piled up 41 assists, six digs, three kills and three blocks
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Hailey Green collected 15 aces on the night
SET ONE
- A Woodring kill gave Wingate a 9-7 lead in set one
- Georgia Dobson's kill tied it at 13
- Kills from Edwards and Tanner put the 'Dogs on top 15-13
- A Kneba kill and
Rylee Lambert ace stretched the lead to four at 18-14
- A Jasmine Starks kill trimmed the lead to two at 21-19
- Back-to-back Edwards kills gave the Bulldogs a 23-19 advantage
- A Kneba kill made it 24-20; another Kneba kill ended the frame
SET TWO
- A Tanner ace, along with a kill and a block from Edwards gave Wingate a 10-6 lead
- Dobson's kill cut the lead to two at 11-9
- Two Reeves kills sparked a 4-0 run that gave the 'Dogs a 15-9 cushion
- Tanner's kill made it 18-12
- Kills from Kneba, Woodring and Tanner gave Wingate a 22-13 lead
- A Woodring block and Edwards kill made it 24-14; another Woodring block ended the frame
SET THREE
- Kills from Woodring, Rossum and Reeves gave the Bulldogs an 8-4 lead
- A Jana Petkovic kill cut the lead to two at 9-7
- A kill and a block from Woodring, along with kills from Kneba and Tanner sparked a 5-1 run that made it 14-8
- Dobson's kill pulled LMU within two at 17-15
- Kills from Mas and Woodring gave the 'Dogs a 21-18 advantage
- An Edwards kill and Reeves block made it 23-19
- Edwards gave WU a 24-20 lead with a kill; Mas ended the match with a kill
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Carson-Newman at 1 p.m.
