Wingate Volleyball Snaps Carson-Newman's Win Streak With A 3-1 Win Friday At Holt Fieldhouse
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Wingate University Volleyball Team (19-1, 7-0 SAC) remained perfect in South Atlantic Conference Play Friday evening as it defeated Carson-Newman College (11-6, 5-2 SAC) by a 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-16) score at Holt Fieldhouse. With the victory, the Bulldogs snapped the Lady Eagles' five-match win streak.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Wingate University Volleyball Team
(19-1, 7-0 SAC) remained perfect in South Atlantic Conference Play
Friday evening as it defeated Carson-Newman College (11-6, 5-2 SAC)
by a 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-16) score at Holt Fieldhouse.
With the victory, the Bulldogs snapped the Lady Eagles' five-match
win streak.
"We settled tonight," said Head Coach Shannon Mincey. "Our
enthusiasm to score lessened as the match went on. Our setter
opened up some one-on-one situations but our hitters didn't put
away the ball."
C-N had its high point of the match early, as the Lady Eagles won
the first set by a 25-23 score. Seven players tallied kills in the
frame with a .344 (16-5-32) hitting percentage.
In the second set, Wingate put together four runs of more than
three points each as the team cruised to a 25-18 victory. Jacki
Emmenecker (Perrysburg, Ohio) recorded five kills in the stanza for
the Bulldogs.
Wingate took a 2-1 lead in the match after hitting .243 (14-5-37)
in the third set. The Bulldogs capitalized on a four-point run late
in the stanza to go up 22-16, and held on for the victory.
The fourth set was all Bulldogs as Liz Willis (Raleigh, N.C.)
served the final six points of the frame to give Wingate its
largest set win of the night.
"We haven't seen a team move the ball offensively as well as
Wingate, so our defense found themselves stuck," continued
Mincey.
Wingate had three players reach double figures in kills, led by
Stormi Gale (Richmond, Texas) with 17. Lauren Billo (Orland Park,
Ill.) and Emmenecker recorded 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Willis
tallied a double-double with 38 assists and 11 digs and led all
players with four service aces.
Junior outside hitter Carly Mozgai (Greensboro, N.C.) led the Lady
Eagles offensively with 11 kills while senior setter Stephanie
Cutter (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) recorded a double-double with 30
assists and 11 digs. Freshman libero Angelle Hayes (Brentwood,
Tenn.) led all players with 19 digs.
"Our focus should be on Catawba tomorrow in an attempt to position
ourselves as best we can for the conference tournament," concluded
Mincey.
Carson-Newman will remain at home for its final match of the first
half of the SAC Regular Season tomorrow as it hosts Catawba College
at 11:30 a.m. at Holt Fieldhouse.
