WINGATE, NC – Wolves go down 3-0 to red hot Bulldogs

OVERVIEW: NEWBERRY COLLEGE VS WINGATE UNIVERSITY

SCORE: Newberry Wolves 0, Wingate Bulldogs 3 (11-25, 10-25, 15-25)

RECORDS: Newberry (7-13), Wingate (23-2)

LOCATION: Eleazar Arena – Newberry, SC

HIGHLIGHTS:
 Set 1:

• The Bulldogs jumped out to an early 6-1 lead interrupted by a kill from Madison Watson and an attacking error, turning the score to 6-3.

• Wingate put some fire under their feet, scoring seven straight points to give them a commanding 13-3 lead.

• The Bulldogs maintained their large lead and closed out set one, 25-11.

Set 2:

• Wingate kept strong in the beginning of set two, taking a 7-3 lead early on.

• A kill from Watson got the Wolves back on their feet, but the Bulldogs didn't slow down, going on a 13-2 run, turning the score to 20-7.

• The Wolves tried to chip away at this huge lead only scoring three points before the Bulldogs ended set two, 25-10.

Set 3:

• Beginning set three in a similar fashion, Wingate took an early 10-5 lead.

• The Bulldogs raised their lead to 16-9, until the Wolves scored four straight with kills featuring Madi Smith, Samantha Shaffer, and Kate Brown, 16-13.

• Wingate went on a 9-2 run to close out set three 25-15, ending the match 3-0.

NEWBERRY LEADERS:

• Kills: Shaffer (4), Watson (3), Brown (2)

• Assists: Dill (9), Ravanhani (5), Morrison (1)

• Digs: Morrison (11), Shaffer (7), Dill (6)

• Blocks: Warren (2), Watson (1), Shaffer (1)

• Aces: Clayworth (1), Ravanhani (1)

The Wolves are on the road for their next match on November 12th vs. SAC opponent Catawba College.