Harrogate, Tenn.----Wingate University seniors Phoebe Havenaar and Hannah Givens combined for 25 kills against just three errors Saturday afternoon, leading the Bulldogs to a 3-1 victory at Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-20, 25-17, 20-25 and 25-15 to improve to 16-0 overall and 9-0 in the SAC. The Bulldogs are one of two undefeated teams in all of NCAA Division II volleyball. LMU falls to 9-6 overall and 5-4 in league play.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH COLLIER

"We had to really work hard to win this one today. After losing that third set, LMU had a lot of momentum playing in their gym. For us to come out in the fourth set and hit .467 was impressive on our part. We played some really good defense and Hannah and Phoebe were really strong with efficient attacking today."

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .257 with 59 kills and 21 errors
- LMU hit .167 with 43 kills and 19 errors
- The Bulldogs had seven blocks and seven aces
- WU collected 70 digs compared to LMU's 57

KEY BULLDOGS

- Havenaar had 13 kills and just one error in 30 swings to hit .400
- Givens had 12 kills in 23 swings to hit .435
- Taylor Williams had nine kills; Sophie Schaff added eight kills
- Reese Blackley contributed seven kills
- Rachel Alles compiled 41 assists, 11 digs and five kills
- Kori Adams piled up 26 digs to go along with four assists, two kills and two aces
- Treslyn Ortiz led all players with three aces

NOTES

- Wingate is one of two undefeated NCAA Division II volleyball teams
- WU moves to 26-1 all-time against LMU
- Third straight year Wingate has started a season 16-0
- The 'Dogs lead the nation in opponents' hitting percentage (.067)
- Ninth double-double of the year for Alles
- Lincoln Memorial's .167 hitting percentage is the highest against WU this year
- Wingate moves to 361-32 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- WU has won 312 of its last 332 regular season matches
- The Bulldogs are 206-11 in league play over the last 12 seasons

SET ONE

- Wingate hit .243 with 14 kills and five errors
- LMU hit .171 with 11 kills and five errors
- Givens, Schaff and Havenaar had three kills each
- Alles had 11 assists and three digs
- A kill and a block from Blackley and an Adams kill gave WU an 11-6 lead
- Kai Wesemann's kill got LMU within three
- A Givens kill and Alles ace pushed the lead back to five
- A Schaff kill and Adams ace made it 21-16; two Havenaar blocks made it 23-16
- Havenaar's kill ended the frame

SET TWO

- The 'Dogs hit .289 with 16 kills and five errors
- The Railsplitters hit .182 with nine kills and three errors
- Havenaar hit .444 with four kills
- Givens, Schaff and Williams added three kills each
- Alles had 11 assists, two digs and a kill
- Aces from Adams and Ortiz along with two Williams kills gave WU a 9-3 lead
- Kills from Havenaar and Alles made it 14-6
- Givens, Schaff and Williams added kills to push the lead to 10 at 18-8
- An Emma Flowers kill cut the lead to six at 23-17; Schaff answered with a kill
- Schaff and Hanna Knaley teamed for a block to end the set

SET THREE

- WU hit .093 with 13 kills and nine errors
- LMU had 12 kills and five errors to hit .179
- Havenaar had four kills in eight swings, hitting .500
- Eight ties and three lead changes
- A Givens kill gave WU an 8-6 lead
- A kill and a block from Tone Gill gave LMU a 10-8 advantage
- Wingate used a 4-0 run to go up 15-11, getting kills from Havenaar and Adams
- Alicia Kessler's kill got LMU within one, but a Givens kill made it 19-17
- Lincoln Memorial used a 7-0 run to take a 24-19 lead, getting two Rylee Storm kills
- Gill ended the set with a kill

SET FOUR

- Wingate piled up 16 kills and just two errors to hit .467
- Lincoln Memorial had 11 kills and six errors, hitting .135
- Williams hit .500 with four kills in eight swings
- Givens had three kills in five swings without an error
- Alles had eight assists, three kills, a dig and a block
- Kills from Williams and Alles put the 'Dogs on top 7-5
- Wingate used a 6-1 run to take a 13-8 lead, getting a kill and a block from Alles
- A kill and a block from Williams, along with an Alles ace made it 17-10
- Kills from Havenaar and Molly Lambillotte put WU on top 22-13
- Two kills from Givens made it 24-15
- Knaley ended the match with a kill

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs return home Tuesday to host Queens at 7 p.m. on ESPN3
- Wingate travels to Mars Hill and Lenoir-Ryne next weekend