Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs stayed perfect on the season Tuesday night, prevailing 3-1 over visiting Queens University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-20, 18-25, 25-20 and 25-22 to improve to 17-0 overall and 10-0 in the SAC. The Royals fall to 9-10 overall and 5-7 in league play.



THOUGHTS FROM COACH COLLIER

"Although we somehow found a way to win the match, it was obvious that neither team was playing their "A" game. I am sure our players will discuss that we will need to play significantly better in future matches, especially in tough upcoming road matches. For us to come away with a win while struggling to find a rhythm tonight was a positive."

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .171 with 56 kills and 25 errors
- Queens hit .116 with 41 kills and 19 errors
 - Lowest hitting percentage in Cuddy Arena for WU this year
- Season-high 117 digs for the 'Dogs
- Five different Bulldogs had at least 14 digs
- The 41 kills for the Royals are the most WU has allowed in Cuddy Arena this season
- Wingate had seven blocks and three aces; QU had four blocks and five aces

KEY BULLDOGS

- Hannah Givens led the 'Dogs with 14 kills, adding three digs and three blocks
- Sophie Schaff had 11 kills, six digs and five blocks
- Phoebe Havenaar hit .391 with 10 kills and two blocks
- Molly Lambillotte had 10 kills and a career-high 16 digs
- Reese Blackley added eight kills and three blocks
- Rachel Alles collected 49 assists and a season-high 19 digs along with a block and a kill
- Kori Adams had a career-high 36 digs, adding two aces, two assists and a kill
- Career-high 15 digs for Kasey Eastland; season-high 14 digs for Treslyn Ortiz

NOTES

- Wingate is one of two undefeated NCAA Division II volleyball teams
- WU moves to 32-7 all-time against Queens
- The 'Dogs are 18-1 against the Royals in Cuddy Arena; only loss in 1994
- Third straight year Wingate has started a season 17-0
- 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
- 10th double-double of the year for Alles; second for Lambillotte
- Wingate moves to 362-32 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- WU has won 313 of its last 333 regular season matches
- The Bulldogs are 207-11 in league play over the last 12 seasons

SET ONE

- Wingate hit a match-high .371 with 15 kills and two errors
- Queens hit .200 with 10 kills and three errors
- Blackley hit .500 with four kills
- Schaff and Givens had three kills each
- Alles had 13 assists and four digs
- A Chanel Turner kill gave Queens a 14-9 lead
- Back-to-back aces from Adams made it 14-12, but two WU errors pushed Queens lead to four
- Lambillotte's kill and Ortiz's ace made it 16-15, but two Casey Tarvin kills made it 18-15
- WU scored next five points, getting two Havenaar kills and a Givens kill and block to go on top
- A Givens kill and two Queens errors made it 23-19; Alles kill made it 24-20
- Blackley's kill ended the frame

SET TWO

- Wingate hit .091 with 11 kills and seven errors
- Queens hit .176 with 13 kills and four errors
- Schaff had five kills in eight swings
- Five Tarvin kills helped the Royals race out to a 10-2 lead
- Kills from Turner and Jordan Proszenyak made it 14-4
- Another Tarvin kill put Queens on top 19-8
- Kills from Schaff and Adams got WU within six at 24-18
- Tarvin's eighth kill of the set ended the frame and tied the match

SET THREE

- Wingate had 13 kills and seven errors, hitting .122
- The Royals hit .056 with 10 kills and seven errors
- Givens had four kills and no errors; Schaff added three kills
- Alles had 13 assists; Adams had 12 digs
- Logan Witt's kill gave Queens a 10-7 lead
- Wingate scored the next eight to take a 15-10 advantage
- Schaff had two kills and a block in the spurt; Givens added two kills
- Two more Schaff blocks highlighted a 5-0 run to make it 21-11
- Queens scored the next eight, making it 21-19 on a Turner block
- Kills from Blackley and Havenaar made it 24-20
- Lambillotte ended the frame with a kill

SET FOUR

- The Bulldogs hit .151 with 17 kills and nine errors
- Queens had eight kills and five errors, hitting .061
- Givens piled up seven kills
- Havenaar hit .455 with five kills
- Eastland and Adams had eight digs apiece; 16 assists for Alles
- Kills from Witt and Lindsay Elmore gave Queens a 12-7 lead
- Havenaar's kill and Schaff's block made it 13-10
- Two more kills from Witt put the Royals on top 17-13
- Wingate scored the next six to take the lead
- Havenaar had three straight kills in the spurt; Lambillotte's kill capped it
- Two Wingate errors tied it at 19, but a Givens kill gave WU a 22-19 edge
- Two more kills from Givens made it 24-21
- Givens ended the match with a kill

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs are back on the road this weekend, traveling to Lenoir-Rhyne and Mars Hill
- WU is at LR Friday at 7 p.m. then travels to Mars Hill Saturday at 2 p.m.
- Wingate returns home next Tuesday, hosting Coker at 7 p.m.