ANDERSON, S.C. - Held to its second-lowest hitting percentage of the season, the Anderson University volleyball team wrapped up its brief two-match homestand with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-19) setback to South Atlantic Conference-foe Wingate, Saturday afternoon at the Abney Athletic Center.

Anderson slipped to 8-9 overall and 6-5 in the conference with its fifth setback in six outings, while Wingate (16-2, 10-1 SAC) assumed sole possession of first place in the league standings with its ninth consecutive win.

Sophomore Marissa Mitter led the Trojans with six kills and added six digs, while junior Tinsley Hallman tallied four kills and 12 digs. Sophomore Serena Jackson also posted four kills and chipped in a pair of block assists. Redshirt junior Priscilla Irizarry dished out 18 assists and came up with seven digs, with freshman Emily Conard notching a match-high 18 digs.

Junior Abby Saehler paced Wingate with 15 kills and 11 digs, with freshman Oakley Attaway adding 11 kills. Senior Shelly Stumpff recorded seven kills and 12 digs for the Bulldogs. Senior Iris Brewer had 21 assists and six digs, with freshman Kimberly Hovey adding 13 digs.

With Hallman serving, the Trojans scored the first five points of the opening set and pushed out to an early 7-3 lead, but were unable to hold off the Bulldogs, as Wingate rallied to take a 17-13 lead. AU stayed close, but was unable to overtake the Bulldogs, as they claimed the three-point win.

The second set featured 12 ties and five lead changes, with neither team able to gain more than a three-point advantage until the final moments. The Trojans built a two-point lead on three occasions, the final time at 12-10 on a Wingate attack error. After falling behind, 19-17, the Trojans evened the score at 19 apiece on another Bulldog miscue and a block from Jackson and Irizarry. But Wingate countered by scoring six unanswered points to claim the win.

Anderson fell behind 10-3 in the third set and was unable to recover, as the Bulldogs posted a .300 attack percentage. Wingate pushed out to a double-digit, 16-6, lead before the Trojans posted a 10-4 outburst to climb within four on three occasions and eventually battle back as close as 22-19 on another Bulldog attack error. But Wingate took the win with three straight points.

Following a five-day layoff, the Trojans will look to get back in the win column when they visit Queens University of Charlotte on Friday. First-serve versus the Royals is slated for 7 p.m.