VIDEO | Postgame Interview (Collier & Havenaar)

Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs remained the lone unbeaten team in all of NCAA Division II volleyball Tuesday night, cruising to a 3-0 victory over visiting Coker College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-16, 25-20 and 25-17 to improve to 20-0 overall and 13-0 in the SAC. The Cobras fall to 10-11 overall and 2-10 in league play.

POSTGAME INTERVIEW: WATCH

THOUGHTS FROM COACH COLLIER

"After having such a challenging couple of road matches this past weekend, it was good for our team to play at home and be able to win and make some progress. We are working at improving several areas of our game and we saw signs of that again tonight. We had some solid offensive performances and made some progress with our defense as well. Our team is looking forward to our Twisted Pink match and welcoming our alumni back for homecoming on Friday."  

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .327 with 45 kills and nine errors
- Coker hit .098 with 28 kills and 16 errors
- The 'Dogs had 10 blocks compared to three from the Cobras
- WU had 15 more digs than Coker (69-54)
- Coker had seven aces compared to Wingate's five  

KEY BULLDOGS

- Phoebe Havenaar had 14 kills in 25 swings, hitting .560 while adding four blocks
- Hannah Givens hit .286 with eight kills in two sets
- Sophie Schaff had seven kills in 13 swings, adding six blocks
- Molly Lambillotte collected five kills and eight digs
- Rachel Alles had 32 assists, 11 digs, five kills and four blocks
- Treslyn Ortiz had 15 digs; Kori Adams added 14 digs, 10 digs and three aces for Kasey Eastland

NOTES

- Wingate is the only undefeated team in NCAA Division II volleyball
- Every other team in the SAC and the region has at least three losses
- WU moves to 14-0 all-time against Coker
- Wingate is 6-0 against the Cobras in Cuddy Arena
- Best start since 2011, the only undefeated regular season in program history
- The 'Dogs are second in the nation in opponents' hitting percentage
- WU is third nationally in assists per set, fourth in kills per set and 11th in hitting percentage
- 13th double-double of the year for Alles and her seventh straight
- Seventh time this season Wingate has hit over .300 in a match
- The 'Dogs had gone five straight matches without hitting .300
- Third-most digs in a three-set match for WU this year
- This is the 11th time the Bulldogs have held an opponent under .100
- 29th straight win in Cuddy Arena
- Wingate moves to 365-32 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- WU has won 316 of its last 336 regular season matches
- The Bulldogs are 210-11 in league play over the last 12 seasons

SET ONE

- Wingate had 16 kills and five errors, hitting .297
- Coker hit .098 with eight kills and four errors
- Givens had six kills in 12 swings
- Havenaar hit .625 with five kills and three blocks
- Alles had 13 assists and six digs; Ortiz picked up 10 digs
- Givens and Havenaar had three kills each to give WU a 10-4 lead
- A Givens kill, followed by a Schaff kill and block made it 13-5
- An ace from Eastland put the Bulldogs on top by 10
- Two blocks and a kill from Havenaar made it 22-12
- A Givens kill made it 24-16; Reese Blackley ended the frame with a kill

SET TWO

- Wingate had 15 kills and three errors to hit .316
- Coker hit .103 with nine kills and five errors
- 10 ties and four lead changes in the frame
- Havenaar had four kills in eight swings
- Alles had four kills, seven assists, two digs and two blocks
- Back-to-back Havenaar kills made it 8-4
- Two kills from Olivia Cerick tied it 9-9
- A kill and a block from Alles pushed the WU lead back to three
- A Lana Strejcek ace gave the Cobras a 16-14 lead
- Two kills from Blackley put the 'Dogs on top 18-17
- A Cerick kill tied it 20-20, but Wingate scored the final five points of the set
- An Alles kill and Eastland ace made it 23-20; Schaff and Alles teamed for a block to make it 24-20
- Lambillotte ended the frame with a kill


SET THREE

- Wingate hit .371 with 14 kills and just one error
- Coker had 11 kills and seven errors, hitting .093
- Havenaar had five kills in nine swings
- Schaff and Lambillotte added three kills apiece
- A Chloe Attram kill gave the Cobras a 6-3 lead
- A kill and a block from Havenaar put the 'Dogs on top 10-8
- Kills from Lambillotte, Schaff and Havenaar made it 14-10
- A Schaff block and Eastland ace pushed the lead to six
- Back-to-back Havenaar kills put the 'Dogs on top 22-15
- Kills from Givens and Alles made it 24-17
- Schaff and Alles teamed for a block to end the match.

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in Cuddy Arena Friday night, hosting Carson-Newman at 7 p.m.
- WU is at Coker next Monday, then back home Tuesday against Mars Hill