South Atlantic Conference · 2026 season
Wingate
10–7
Overall
7–5
SAC
.225
Hitting % · 61st in D2
.175
Opponents hit · 118th in D2
88
Power rank of 281
NCAA tournament chance
Projected Southeast seed 6.8
Projected Southeast seed 6.8
Next · Tue, Oct 13, 5:00 PM CT
vs. Catawba 9–6
How they play
Ranked against all 281 Division II teams, with the Lone Star rank alongside. The bar shows how much of the field they're better than; the tick marks the median.
What they do well
- Aces per set2.19 · 26th in D2
- Sideout %60.2% · 29th in D2
- Digs per set17.06 · 33rd in D2
- Kills per set13.34 · 45th in D2
Where they can be pushed
- Service errors per set2.37 · 215th in D2
Players
Full season. Ranks show the national top 100. Ranked players have played 75% of their team's sets (hitting % also needs 3 attempts per team set).
| 1 | Hailey Green | L/DS | 43 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | -.125 | 0.84 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 3.37 | 0.05 |
| 2 | Jordan Griffin | OH | 43 | 57 | 185 | 1.33 | .135 | 0.09 | 0.60 | 0.23 | 2.16 | 2.06 |
| 3 | Mia Marty | S | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Gabby Lund | L/DS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Alanna Vavao | OH | 14 | 13 | 40 | 0.93 | .150 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 1.04 |
| 7 | Carson Reeves | MB | 30 | 30 | 81 | 1.00 | .247 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.23 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Reece Bellush | S | 27 | 7 | 41 | 0.26 | .098 | 7.11 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 1.70 | 0.54 |
| 9 | Abby Mas | OH | 30 | 64 | 153 | 2.13 | .281 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.67 | 2.18 |
| 10 | Rylee Tanner | OH | 42 | 117 | 373 | 2.79 | .174 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 2.79 | 3.32 |
| 11 | Addie Rossum | S | 32 | 24 | 91 | 0.75 | .220 | 6.84 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 2.00 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Rylee Lambert | OH | 24 | 4 | 14 | 0.17 | .000 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.46 | 0.40 |
| 13 | Kaity Coan | L/DS | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | 0.19 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 0.28 |
| 14 | Vittoria Leggiero | MB | 22 | 16 | 50 | 0.73 | .080 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.59 | 0.23 | 1.02 |
| 15 | Saylor Edwards | OH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 16 | Ximena Padilla | L/DS | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0.04 | .333 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.26 |
| 18 | Julia Kneba | OH | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0.73 | .263 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Lillian Edwards | OH | 43 | 124 | 302 | 2.88 | .232 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.60 | 1.37 | 3.36 |
| 20 | Anya Pershin | L/DS | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0.05 | .200 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 2.37 | 0.37 |
| 21 | Siena Sumner | MB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 24 | Grace Woodring | MB | 44 | 93 | 224 | 2.11 | .313 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0.30 | 2.52 |
Pressure and runs
Full season. Built from NCAA play-by-play.
Late in sets (20–20 or later)
- Rallies won54.8% of 126
- Sideout %63.9% · all rallies 60.2%
- Point-scoring %45.3% · all rallies 46.6%
- Late kills–errorsTanner 18–3 · Edwards 12–4 · Griffin 7–3 · Mas 5–2 · Bellush 3–0 · Woodring 4–2
Runs and comebacks
- Longest run10 straight · 24–14 in set 4 vs. Catawba 09/19
- Longest run against7 straight · 26–24 in set 2 vs. Lander 08/28
- Sets with a 5-point run17 for · 12 against · of 43
- Comeback setsdown 5, won 25–21 in set 2 vs. Mount Olive 09/05
down 5, won 22–21 in set 3 vs. Shaw 09/05
down 5, won 25–23 in set 1 vs. UVA Wise 09/11 - Leads lostNone from 5+ up
Wingate news
- Bulldogs drop tough five-set match against Lenoir-RhyneOct 6
- Wingate drops tough 3-2 match at TusculumOct 3
- Wingate rolls past Mars Hill for third straight SAC sweepOct 2
- Wingate sweeps past Carson-Newman SaturdaySep 26
- Bulldogs hit .360 to sweep past RailsplittersSep 25
Headlines from Wingate athletics. All D2 news ›
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Opp. record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | vs.  Lee | 8–6 | W 3–1 34-32, 22-25, 25-16, 26-24 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at  Lander | 4–11 | W 3–0 25-23, 26-24, 25-18 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs.  Fayetteville St. | 10–3 | L 2–3 16-25, 25-19, 25-12, 17-25, 9-15 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | at  Mount Olive | 9–10 | W 3–1 25-19, 25-21, 19-25, 25-17 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | vs.  Shaw | 6–13 | L 0–3 25-12, 25-22, 25-22 |
| Tue, Sep 8 | vs.  Newberry SAC | 11–7 | L 2–3 25-20, 25-23, 17-25, 22-25, 12-15 |
| Thu, Sep 10 | at  Emory & Henry SAC | 1–15 | W 3–0 25-15, 25-20, 25-16 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | at  UVA Wise SAC | 8–7 | W 3–2 25-23, 21-25, 19-25, 25-11, 15-9 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | vs.  Coker SAC | 7–9 | W 3–0 25-12, 25-15, 25-20 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at  Lenoir-Rhyne SAC | 11–5 | L 2–3 23-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-15, 13-15 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | at  Catawba SAC | 9–6 | W 3–1 25-23, 26-24, 24-26, 25-15 |
| Mon, Sep 21 | vs.  Anderson (SC) SAC | 15–3 | L 1–3 22-25, 25-23, 21-25, 21-25 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | vs.  Lincoln Memorial SAC | 9–7 | W 3–0 25-20, 25-15, 25-20 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | vs.  Carson-Newman SAC | 14–5 | W 3–0 25-22, 25-19, 26-24 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | at  Mars Hill SAC | 9–10 | W 3–0 25-11, 25-19, 25-21 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | at  Tusculum SAC | 10–5 | L 2–3 19-25, 25-18, 25-20, 17-25, 8-15 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs. Lenoir-Rhyne SAC | 11–5 | L 2–3 |
| Tue, Oct 13 | vs. Catawba SAC | 9–6 | Oct 13, 5:00 PM CT 91% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | at Newberry SAC | 11–7 | Oct 16, 5:00 PM CT 55% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | at Coker SAC | 7–9 | Oct 20, 5:00 PM CT 87% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | vs. UVA Wise SAC | 8–7 | Oct 23, 6:00 PM CT 69% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs. Emory & Henry SAC | 1–15 | Oct 24, 1:00 PM CT 99% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | vs.  UNC Pembroke | 14–6 | Oct 27, 5:00 PM CT 78% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | at Lincoln Memorial SAC | 9–7 | Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT 57% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | at Carson-Newman SAC | 14–5 | Oct 31, 11:00 AM CT 45% |
| Thu, Nov 5 | vs. Tusculum SAC | 10–5 | Nov 5, 6:00 PM CT 64% |
| Fri, Nov 6 | vs. Mars Hill SAC | 9–10 | Nov 6, 5:00 PM CT 79% |