Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University freshman outside hitter Molly Lambillotte piled up a career-high 16 kills Saturday afternoon, leading the Bulldogs to a 3-0 victory over visiting Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-11, 25-20 and 25-22 to improve to 13-0 overall and 6-0 in the SAC. The Wolves fall to 7-8 overall and 2-6 in league play.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH COLLIER

"After a highly emotional win last night, we had a challenge bouncing back today at noon with the goal of playing at a high level again. It was great for Molly Lambillotte to step up and energize our team, along with fellow freshman Reese Blackley. We are working hard to find lineup combinations that can have success and were pleased to get two solid wins at home this weekend."  

KEY STATS
 
- Wingate hit .321 compared to Newberry's .102 hitting percentage
- The 'Dogs came out hot, hitting .433 in set one
- The Bulldogs had 47 kills, 19 more than the Wolves
- WU had 12 more digs than Newberry, with each team notching three blocks
- The Bulldogs collected seven aces compared to Newberry's five

KEY BULLDOGS

- Lambillotte hit .424 on the day, with 16 kills in 33 swings
- The freshman added 11 digs for her first career double-double
- Phoebe Havenaar had eight kills, three blocks and two aces
- Blackley hit .400 with seven kills
- Sophie Schaff and Hannah Givens contributed six kills each
- Rachel Alles had 37 assists, five digs and two kills
- Kori Adams collected 16 digs, adding two assists, a kill and an ace

NOTES

- Wingate is one of two undefeated NCAA Division II volleyball teams
- The Bulldogs move to 51-1 all-time against Newberry
- WU is 22-0 against the Wolves in Cuddy Arena
- The 'Dogs entered the match leading the nation in opponents' hitting percentage (.062)
- Wingate has held 10 opponents to a hitting percentage of under .110 this year
- Wingate moves to 358-32 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- WU has won 309 of its last 329 regular season matches
- The Bulldogs are 203-11 in league play over the last 12 seasons

SET ONE

- Wingate had 16 kills and just three errors to hit .433
- Newberry had six kills and five errors to hit .037
- Blackley, Havenaar and Lambillotte had three kills apiece
- Alles handed out 14 assists
- WU raced out to an 11-2 lead, getting three Havenaar kills and two Blackley kills
- Two Givens kill pushed the advantage to 15-3; two Schaff kills made it 19-5
- An Alles kill and Shannon Kasprak ace made it 24-10; Lambillotte ended it with a kill

SET TWO

- The Bulldogs hit .282 with 13 kills and two errors
- Newberry had 13 kills and nine errors, hitting .095
- Lambillotte piled up seven kills without an error in 16 swings
- Havenaar collected three kills and two blocks
- Kills from Sidra Triplett and Toni-Anne Whitlow gave Newberry a 10-3 lead
- The Bulldogs scored the next seven, getting two kills apiece from Havenaar and Lambillotte
- A Lacie Wood kill and Taylor Garrison ace put the Wolves on top 19-17
- WU scored the next seven points, getting two kills and a block from Lambillotte to take a 24-19 lead
- Lambillotte's seventh kill of the frame ended the set

SET THREE

- Wingate hit .275 with 18 kills and seven errors
- Newberry hit .154 with nine kills and three errors
- Lambillotte registered six more kills
- Blackley had four kills in eight swings; Adams collected nine digs
- Alles handed out 16 assists
- Havenaar and Blackley had two kills each to give WU an 8-2 lead
- Kills from Givens and Havenaar made it 12-5
- Two Vanessa Blas kills got Newberry within five at 18-13
- Two Lambillotte kills pushed the lead back to six, but a Triplett kill made it 23-21
- Blackley's kill made it 24-21; Schaff ended the match with a kill

UP NEXT

- Wingate hosts Catawba Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN3
- The Catawba match wraps up a three-match home stand that started Friday night