WINGATE, N.C. --- The Tusculum College volleyball team saw its nine-match winning streak come to an end at the hands of No. 9 Wingate University by a 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-15) score on Saturday evening in Wingate, North Carolina. Megan Hasse, Rachel Garnett, and Laryssa Welch each had seven kills for the Pioneers (10-9, 9-2 South Atlantic Conference).

Hasse, a senior outside hitter, finished with seven kills and eight digs. Garnett, a sophomore outside hitter, and Welch, a freshman outside hitter, also tallied seven kills each, while Garnett dug up three balls and Welch dug up two. Freshman setter Shannon Murphy had a team-high 16 assists and sophomore libero Moriah Jones had a team-high nine digs.

Wingate (8-1, 11-0), who is ranked ninth in the latest AVCA Division II poll, was led by Susie Murach and Shelly Stumpff who finished with 12 and 11 kills respectively. Alison Cooke had a match-high 39 assists and Corey McGowan and Kori Adams each had a match-high 14 digs.

Wingate jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the match after compiling a blistering .571 hitting percentage en route to an eight point first-set victory. In the second set, the score was tied on nine occasions and the lead change hands three times. TC took its first lead of the match by earning the first two points of the second set off a Garnett Kill and a service ace by freshman outside hitter Sabrina Schleuger.

Later in the set, a Bulldog attack error tied the match at 17-17. However, Wingate reeled off seven straight points to take earn set-point with a 24-17 lead. A Welch kill ended the WU run, but the Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead in the match off a kill by Cooke. Wingate led the third set wire-to-wire and used an early 7-0 run to close out the 3-0 sweep.

Tusculum will open a four-match homestand on Tuesday night (Oct. 14) when it welcomes Lincoln Memorial University to Pioneer Arena. First set is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.