Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University All-American setter/right-side hitter Rachel Alles notched the first WU triple-double in 12 years Friday night, leading the 15th-ranked Bulldogs to a 3-0 victory over visiting Mars Hill University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-17, 25-22 and 25-18 to move to 15-0 overall and 8-0 in the SAC. The Lions fall to 6-6 overall and 5-4 in league play.

NOTES

- First Wingate triple-double since Stormi Gale in 2007 (12 kills, 20 digs, 11 blocks)
- Wingate starts a season 15-0 for the fourth straight season
- The Bulldogs move to 392-35 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- The 'Dogs are 224-12 in league play since 2007
- WU has won 152 of its last 158 matches in Cuddy Arena
- Wingate is 181-7 at home since the 2007 season
- The 'Dogs have won an NCAA-best 47 consecutive home matches
- The Bulldogs have won 48 straight SAC matches in Cuddy Arena
- Wingate has now won 41 straight against Mars Hill
- The 'Dogs are 50-7 all-time against MHU and 23-1 against the Lions in Cuddy Arena
- WU leads the nation in opponents' hitting percentage, ranking third in blocks and aces

KEY STATS

- Wingate piled up 55 kills against 14 errors, hitting .289
- Mars Hill had 27 kills and 14 errors, hitting .107
- The 'Dogs had eight blocks; MHU had one
- WU collected four aces while Mars Hill had three
- The Bulldogs picked up 72 digs; MHU registered 63 digs
- Wingate had over 15 kills in all three sets, piling up 21 kills in set two

KEY BULLDOGS

- Alles had 10 kills, 21 assists and 18 digs, adding two blocks
- Alles hit .391 on the night, needing just 23 swings
- The senior has been one kill shy of a triple-double on two occasions this year
- Sophie Schaff piled up 15 kills in 24 swings, hitting .542 while adding four blocks
- Lynnlee Mather hit .412 with eight kills in two sets of action
- Maggie Young had seven kills in 13 swings, hitting .538 while adding five blocks in two sets
- Marianna Warren and Reese Blackley had four kills apiece in two sets each
- Shannon Kasprak had 21 assists and seven digs
- Treslyn Ortiz piled up 23 digs

FIRST SET

- A Sarah Goddard kill gave Mars Hill a 10-8 lead
- Wingate scored the next eight to take a 16-10 advantage
- Warren and Young had two kills each in the flurry
- A Young kill and Schaff block made it 19-12; kills from Alles and Schaff made it 23-14
- Another Schaff kill put WU on top 24-17; Young and Molly Lambillotte teamed for a block to end it
- WU hit .324 with 16 kills and five errors; MHU had six kills and six errors to hit .000

SECOND SET

- A Sally Anne Johnson kill gave Mars Hill a 9-6 lead in set two
- Two Schaff kills and a Warren kill tied it 9-9
- A Goddard kill put the Lions on top 13-10; kills from Alles and Schaff got WU within one
- Two Mather kills tied it at 15, but a Johnson ace gave MHU a 17-15 advantage
- WU scored the next three, with Schaff and Anne Abernathy each notching a kill and a block
- Schaff's kill put the 'Dogs on top 21-20, but an error tied it at 21
- Kills from Schaff and Alles, followed by a block from Blackley and Mather made it 24-21
- Mather's kill ended the frame
- WU piled up 21 kills against five errors, hitting .291; MHU hit .233 with 12 kills and two errors

THIRD SET

- Back-to-back Grace Lilly kills gave Mars Hill a 9-6 lead in set three
- Two kills and a block from Schaff put the 'Dogs on top 11-10
- Kills from Blackley, Alles and Mather gave Wingate a 15-12 lead
- Lauren Phillips got MHU within two at 16-14, but the 'Dogs scored the next five
- Alles and Young started the spurt with a kill each, then teamed for a block
- Alles followed with her 10th kill of the night to make it 20-14
- Kills from Schaff and Hanna Knaley gave the Bulldogs a 24-17 lead
- Young ended the night with a kill
- Wingate hit .264 with 18 kills and four errors; Mars Hill hit .058 with nine kills and six errors

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Lenoir-Rhyne at 2 p.m.
- The 'Dogs then hit the road for five straight, starting next weekend at UVA-Wise and Tusculum
- The Bulldogs return home Thursday, Oct. 24 to host Queens