Wingate, N.C.----The top-seeded and 24th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs rolled past eighth-seeded Catawba College Tuesday night in the quarterfinal round of the 2018 South Atlantic Conference volleyball tournament in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-22, 25-13 and 25-16 to improve to 27-1 overall, advancing to Friday's SAC Tournament semifinals. Catawba ends its season at 10-22 overall.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH COLLIER

"With tonight being the first round of a single elimination tournament, we had to work through some tension and find a rhythm to our play tonight. I know our team is excited about moving onto the semifinals, so we can build on the positives from tonight, while at the same time we need to keep improving. Our team has been really good at taking one match at a time, so we will be well-prepared for the semifinals."

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .314 on the match with 45 kills and 13 errors
- Catawba had 26 kills and 13 errors, hitting .124
- The Bulldogs had four blocks compared to Catawba's three
- Wingate piled up eight aces, with half coming from Rachel Alles; Catawba had four aces
- The 'Dogs picked up 59 digs, 20 more than the Indians
- After hitting .250 in the first two sets, Wingate hit .455 in set three

KEY BULLDOGS

- Phoebe Havenaar hit .435 with 11 kills, adding three digs and a block
- Molly Lambillotte had nine kills in 10 swings, hitting .900 while adding 11 digs
- Anna Holmquist contributed eight kills and a block
- Hannah Givens, Taylor Williams and Sophie Schaff had four kills each
- Alles had 36 assists, seven digs, four aces, two kills and a block
- Kori Adams led all players with 18 digs, adding six assists, two aces and a kill

NOTES

- Wingate advances to the SAC semifinals for the 14th straight season
- WU improves to 34-2 in the SAC Tournament since 2006
- Wingate hit over .300 for the 10th time this year
- The 'Dogs lead the SAC in kills per set, assists per set, hitting percentage, opponents' hitting percentage
- The Bulldogs are looking for their 11th SAC Tourney title in the last 13 years
- With the 2018 regular season title, WU has 22 league championships in the last 13 years
- 'Dogs improve to 45-18 against Catawba; 21-6 in Cuddy Arena
- Wingate has won 24 straight over the Indians and 34 of the last 35
- Wingate moves to 372-33 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- The Bulldogs are 141-6 in Cuddy Arena since 2009

SET ONE

- Wingate had 15 kills and six errors, hitting .250
- Catawba hit .216 with 11 kills and three errors
- Havenaar had five kills, Schaff added four kills in six swings
- Alles had 14 assists, Lambillotte collected six digs
- Two Havenaar kills and an Alles ace gave WU a 6-1 lead
- An Alles kill and Adams ace made it 13-6
- Catawba used a 6-0 run, taking a 16-15 lead on a Micah Ensor kill and Wingate error
- Holmquist's kill put WU on top 19-18 but a Morgan Hester kill put the Indians on top 20-19
- Wingate scored four straight to take a 24-21 advantage
- Kills from Havenaar and Schaff in the spurt put WU on top; a Givens kill made it 24-21
- Havenaar's kill ended the frame

SET TWO

- Wingate had 12 kills and four errors, hitting .250
- Catawba hit -.029 with five kills and six errors
- Lambillotte had six kills in seven swings
- Adams picked up seven digs
- A Lambillotte kill and Alles block capped a 4-0 run that put the 'Dogs on top 8-5
- Two Allie Grubb kills got Catawba within two at 11-9
- A kill and a block from Havenaar sparked a 4-0 run that made it 16-10
- Kills from Givens, Havenaar and Lambillotte put the 'Dogs on top 20-11
- Three straight Lambillotte kills made it 24-13; a Holmquist block ended the set

SET THREE

- The Bulldogs piled up 18 kills against three errors, hitting .441
- Catawba had 10 kills and four errors to hit .176
- Havenaar and Holmquist each had four kills in six swings
- Lambillotte added three kills in three swings; Williams also had three kills
- Alles handed out 16 assists; Adams had seven digs
- Wingate's 9-0 run turned an even set into a 16-7 advantage
- Lambillotte had three kills in the spurt; Holmquist added two kills; Treslyn Ortiz capped it with an ace
- Three straight kills from Williams put the Bulldogs on top 20-9
- A Havenaar kill and Catawba error gave Wingate a 24-15 advantage
- A Catawba error ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action in Friday's SAC Tournament semifinals at Coker College
- The Bulldogs will face fourth-seeded Carson-Newman Friday at 4 p.m.
- WU won both regular season meetings against the Eagles
- The winner advances to the SAC Tournament championship match Saturday at 2 p.m. at Coker