Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs notched their second conference sweep in as many days Saturday afternoon, taking down Carson-Newman University 3-0 in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-22, 25-19 and 26-24 to improve to 10-4 overall and 6-3 in the SAC. The Eagles fall to 11-5 overall and 4-4 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 51 kills and 12 errors in 135 attacks, hitting .289
- Carson-Newman had 43 kills and 16 errors in 132 swings to hit .205
- The 'Dogs had seven of the 10 aces and seven of the 12 blocks
- The Bulldogs held a 65-63 edge in digs
- WU had 16 or more kills in all three frames, piling up 19 kills in set three
KEY BULLDOGS
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Lillian Edwards had 12 kills, 10 digs and a block, hitting .323
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Grace Woodring added 10 kills and four blocks
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Rylee Tanner had nine kills, 12 digs, five blocks and an ace
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Carson Reeves hit .545 with seven kills and three blocks
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Addie Rossum piled up 37 assists, nine digs and seven kills
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Hailey Green picked up 15 digs to go along with two assists
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Anya Pershin had three aces, adding seven digs and an assist
SET ONE
- Kills from Rossum, Edwards and Woodring gave Wingate a 7-3 lead
- A Maddie Hurst kill cut the lead to two at 13-11
- Bella Cardello's kill tied it at 15
- Kills from Edwards and Reeves, along with a Reeves block gave WU an 18-15 lead
- Another Cardello kill tied it at 19
- Back-to-back Woodring blocks sparked a 3-0 run to put the 'Dogs on top 22-19
- Addie Smith's kill tied it at 22
- A Tanner kill and C-N error gave Wingate a 24-22 edge; Rossum's kill ended the set
SET TWO
- Two Edwards kills, along with kills from Woodring, Reeves and Rossum gave WU an 8-3 lead
- A Hurst kill cut it to two, but a kill and a block from Reeves made it 11-6
- A Reeves kill and
Rylee Lambert ace gave the Bulldogs a 14-7 advantage
- A Pershin ace and Rossum kill made it 17-9
- An Edwards block and
Alanna Vavao kill gave Wingate a 22-13 cushion
- Kills from Julia Kneba and Woodring made it 24-17; Tanner ended the frame with a kill
SET THREE
- Kills from Woodring and Tanner, along with two Pershin aces gave the 'Dogs a 12-9 lead
- A Hurst kill cut the lead to one at 14-13
- Addie Smith's kill tied it at 16
- Back-to-back Tanner kills and a
Gabby Lund ace gave Wingate a 19-16 advantage
- C-N scored five of the next six, taking a 21-20 lead on an Emerson Ahsmuhs kill
- A Rossum kill and Tanner ace put WU back on top, but an error tied it at 22
- Edwards gave the 'Dogs a 23-22 lead, but another Ahsmuhs kill tied it at 23
- A Carson-Newman service error put the 'Dogs back on top, but an Ahsmuhs kill made it 24-24
- An Abby Mas kill gave Wingate a 25-24 lead; Tanner's kill ended the match
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Friday, traveling to Mars Hill for a 6 p.m. start
- The 'Dogs are at Tusculum Saturday at 2 p.m.
