Wingate, N.C.----The 23rd-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs held Lenoir-Rhyne University to a season-low in kills and hitting percentage Saturday afternoon, rolling to a 3-0 victory in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-20, 25-14 and 25-19 to move to 16-0 overall and 9-0 in the SAC. The Bears fall to 10-4 overall and 6-4 in league play.

NOTES

- Wingate starts a season 16-0 for the fourth straight year
- The 'Dogs have won an NCAA-best 48 consecutive home matches
- The Bulldogs have won 49 straight SAC matches in Cuddy Arena
- The Bulldogs move to 393-35 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- The 'Dogs are 225-12 in league play since 2007
- WU has won 153 of its last 159 matches in Cuddy Arena
- Wingate is 182-7 at home since the 2007 season
- The 'Dogs move to 46-11 against LR, with a 24-3 record in Cuddy Arena
- WU leads the nation in opponents' hitting percentage, ranking third in blocks and aces

KEY BULLDOGS

- Anne Abernathy hit .360 with 11 kills to lead the Bulldogs
- Sophie Schaff collected nine kills and six blocks, hitting .300
- Marianna Warren contributed seven kills, two digs and two aces
- Molly Lambillotte added six kills and 11 digs
- Rachel Alles had four kills, 18 assists, 12 digs and three blocks
- Shannon Kasprak added 15 assists, six digs and two aces
- Treslyn Ortiz piled up a match-high 20 digs

FIRST SET

- A kill and a block from Maggie Young gave WU a 10-6 lead
- Kills from Lambillotte, Warren and Young made it 14-8
- A Taylor Prall kill got LR within three, but a block from Schaff and Alles made it 18-12
- Kills from Lambillotte and Alles made it 24-20; Abernathy's kill ended the frame

SECOND SET

- Three Abernathy kills, along with a block and a kill from Schaff gave WU a 6-1 lead
- A Schaff kill and two Kasprak aces made it 11-3
- Kills from Warren and Schaff stretched the lead to 10 at 15-5
- A Schaff block and Warren kill made it 21-11, while kills from Warren and Alles made it 24-14
- Lynnlee Mather and Reese Blackley ended the set with a block

THIRD SET

- Two Schaff kills and a Warren ace gave the 'Dogs a 7-4 advantage
- Kills from Lambillotte, Abernathy and Schaff made it 13-9
- A Selena Scudder ace got LR within two at 15-13
- Kills from Lambillotte and Abernathy pushed the lead back to five at 20-15
- A Warren kill and Ortiz ace, along with an Abernathy kill made it 23-17
- Schaff's kill made it 24-19; Alles ended the match with a kill

WRAPUP

- Wingate hit .209 with 40 kills and 16 errors
- LR had 22 kills and 20 errors, hitting .019
- The Bears had 10 blocks; the "Dogs registered eight blocks
- The 'Dogs had 59 digs while LR had 51 digs
- The Bulldogs had seven of the 12 aces on the day

UP NEXT

- Wingate is on the road for its next five matches
- The Bulldogs are at UVA-Wise Friday night, then travel to Tusculum Saturday
- WU heads to Carson-Newman and LMU the following weekend
- The 'Dogs travel to Coker Oct. 22 to wrap up the road trip
- Wingate's next home match is Thursday, Oct. 24, hosting Queens