ANDERSON, S.C. - A balanced offensive attack lifted league-leading Wingate to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-16) win past Anderson in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action Saturday afternoon at the Abney Athletic Center.

The Bulldogs, who had already clinched the top seed in next week's league tournament, improved to 25-1 and went undefeated in the league at 18-0, while Anderson (18-14, 8-10 SAC) earned the sixth seed in their inaugural season in the SAC and will face third-seeded Lincoln Memorial in Friday's quarterfinals.

The final regular-season contest for both teams saw the Bulldogs break open an evenly-played first set midway through the frame and held off the Trojans with senior outside hitter Lauren Billo serving for four of the final four Wingate points.

Anderson jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the second set, but the Bulldogs rallied to knot the score at 10-10 and took a brief 14-13 edge before AU capitalized on a service error to tie the set at 14 apiece.

Bulldog senior Rebecca Bloemer's kill gave Wingate it lead it would not relinquish at 15-14 and held off the Trojans after AU climbed back within one again at 17-16, behind an 8-2 run to close the set.

Wingate gained an early lead in the final set and pushed out to a 19-10 lead, its largest of the contest on the strength of a .361 attack percentage.

Bloemer and freshman Cori McGowan shared match-high honors in kills with 11 apiece, while WU senior Stormi Gale notched a double-double with 10 kills and 15 digs. Junior setter Liz Willis handed out 37 assists and freshman Katie Handy added 13 digs for the visitors.

The Trojans were led by senior Jamie Lancaster's seven kills. The Fountain Inn, S.C. native overtook former Trojan standout Amanda "Tex" Edwards in the school record books with her first kill of the afternoon - on the match's first point. Lindsay Doggett, who now owns the school record for assists, handed out a team-high 24 against the Bulldogs, while Adria Mullaney came up with a match-high 22 digs.

The SAC Tournament runs Friday through Sunday and will be hosted by Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C. AU and LMU will square off at 7:30 p.m. The Trojans will be looking to reverse their regular-season fortunes, as Lincoln Memorial swept the season series with AU by counts of 3-0 and 3-1.