Mount Olive, N.C.----The 18th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs dropped their first match of the season Friday afternoon, falling in a tight 3-2 (25-16, 19-25, 12-25, 25-17 15-9) match against Fayetteville State. The 'Dogs fall to 2-1 on the year, while the Broncos move to 1-0 overall.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 52 kills and 19 errors in 149 attacks, hitting .221
- FSU had 45 kills and 18 errors in 146 swings to hit .185
- The Bulldogs had a 63-57 edge in digs
- The Broncos piled up 16 aces compared to Wingate's 11
- Each team had six blocks
- WU hit .353 in the second and third sets
- Fayetteville State hit .400 in the opening frame
KEY BULLDOGS
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Rylee Tanner had 18 kills, 10 digs and two aces, hitting .400
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Abby Mas had 13 kills and no errors in 21 swings, hitting .619 while adding four digs
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Grace Woodring added seven kills and two blocks
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Addie Rossum piled up 29 assists, 10 digs, six kills, an ace and a block
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Anya Pershin picked up 12 digs, adding three aces
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Hailey Green added 11 digs;
Jordan Griffin contributed 10 digs
SET ONE
- Back-to-back Jasmine Cup aces gave FSU a 10-5 lead
- Kills from Tanner, Rossum and
Lillian Edwards cut the lead to two at 14-12
- A Mya Hejl block capped a 3-0 run to give the Broncos a 21-15 advantage
- FSU scored the final four points in the frame, ending it on a Nicolette Connell ace
SET TWO
- A Woodring block and
Kaity Coan ace gave the 'Dogs a 6-2 lead
- A McKenna Miller kill cut the lead to three
- Hejl capped a 6-0 run with a kill to put the Broncos on top 11-9
- A kill and a block from
Vittoria Leggiero tied it at 12
- Kills from Mas and Tanner gave the Bulldogs a 14-13 advantage
- Wingate went on a 7-0 run, taking a 21-14 lead
- Tanner piled up three kills in the flurry
- Tanner's kill made it 24-18; Rossum's kill ended the frame
SET THREE
- Two kills and a block from Mas, along with two Pershin aces gave WU a 7-1 lead
- A kill and two aces from Tanner made it 11-2
- Kills from Mas and Tanner put the 'Dogs on top 15-4
- Back-to-back Mas kills made it 21-11
- A kill and a block from Leggiero made it 24-12; Tanner's kill ended the set
SET FOUR
- A Melissa Gonzalez block gave Fayetteville State a 10-6 lead
- Tanner's kill cut the lead to two
- Miller's kill stretched the cushion back to four at 15-11
- Back-to-back FSU errors pulled the 'Dogs back within two
- The Broncos scored the next six, taking a 21-13 lead on a Hejl kill
- A Kyla Powell kill made it 24-17; her ace ended the frame
SET FIVE
- Connell's ace gave the Broncos an early 5-2 lead
- A Tanner kill and Ximena Padilla's ace cut the lead to one
- A kill and ace from Hejl made it 9-5
- A Tanner kill and Leggiero block pulled Wingate back within two at 9-7
- Tione Freeman's ace made it 11-7, but an FSU error cut the lead back to three
- A Harris kill gave the Broncos a 14-9 advantage; Hejl ended it with a kill
UP NEXT
- Wingate has two matches Saturday at Mount Olive
- The 'Dogs play the Trojans at 1 p.m. and Shaw at 5 p.m.
