Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs remained one of only two undefeated teams in all of NCAA Division II volleyball Tuesday night, rolling to a 3-0 victory over visiting Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 26-24, 25-13 and 25-11 to improve to 14-0 overall and 7-0 in the SAC. Catawba falls to 5-13 overall and 1-6 in league play.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH COLLIER

"We are happy we could win 3-0 tonight and pleased we were able to make progress with several specific aspects of our game. Phoebe Havenaar continues to be so impressive with her work ethic and her kill percentage. Our team played some excellent defense at times tonight as well."

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .315 on the night, holding Catawba to a .102 hitting percentage
- The Bulldogs piled up 51 kills, 24 more than the Indians
- WU hit just .167 in the first set, but had 38 kills and just five errors in last two sets
- The 'Dogs had 79 digs compared to 60 from the Indians
- Wingate had four aces and four blocks, with Catawba collecting three blocks and two aces

KEY BULLDOGS

- Phoebe Havenaar hit .455 with a match-high 16 kills, collecting nine kills in the second set
- Reese Blackley hit .389 with nine kills; Taylor Williams added eight kills
- Hannah Givens hit .312 with seven kills; Molly Lambillotte contributed five kills
- Rachel Alles piled up 34 assists, 16 digs and two aces
- Kori Adams led all players with 20 digs, adding seven assists and an ace

NOTES

- Wingate is one of two undefeated NCAA Division II volleyball teams
- WU finishes off season sweep over Catawba, moving to 44-18 all-time against the Indians
- 20-6 all-time in Cuddy Arena vs. Catawba; 23rd straight win overall against the Indians
- The 'Dogs entered the match leading the nation in opponents' hitting percentage (.066)
- Wingate has held 11 opponents to a hitting percentage of under .110 this year
- Wingate moves to 359-32 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- WU has won 310 of its last 330 regular season matches
- The Bulldogs are 204-11 in league play over the last 12 seasons

SET ONE

- Each team had 13 kills, Wingate hit .167 while Catawba hit .136
- Set featured 10 ties and three lead changes
- Blackley had four kills in eight swings
- Williams and Havenaar had three kills each
- An Allison Benton ace and Allie Grubb block gave Catawba a 16-10 lead
- A kill and a block from Williams sparked a 5-0 run to make it 16-15
- Kimberly Hurtado's kill gave the Indians a 20-17 advantage
- Kills from Givens and Sophie Schaff tied it at 21, but a Jade Brooks kill put Catawba up 23-21
- Back-to-back Blackley kills tied it at 23 while a Catawba error made it 24-23
- A Williams kill put the 'Dogs on top 25-24 while a Havenaar kill ended the frame

SET TWO

- Wingate had 19 kills, hitting .312 compared to Catawba's seven kills and .082 hitting
- Havenaar piled up nine kills in 20 swings
- Williams added five kills, hitting .308 in the frame; three kills for Blackley
- WU raced out to a 10-2 lead, getting four Havenaar kills
- A Brooks kill and Jessica Walker block got the Indians within three at 13-10
- Wingate scored eight of the next nine, getting three kills and a block from Blackley
- Back-to-back Havenaar kills, followed by a Williams kill made it 24-12
- Williams ended the frame with a kill

SET THREE

- The Bulldogs hit .486 with 19 kills and just one error; Catawba hit .086 with seven kills
- Givens had five kills on nine swings; Lambillotte and Havenaar added four kills each
- Givens and Schaff had two kills each to give Wingate an early 10-4 lead
- WU used a 10-1 run to take a 20-5 lead, getting three kills and a block from Lambillotte
- Three straight kills from Givens made it 24-10
- Lambillotte ended the match with a kill

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs hit the road for two SAC matches this weekend
- Wingate is at Tusculum Friday night, then travels to LMU Saturday
- The 'Dogs return home next Tuesday, hosting Queens at 7 p.m.