Wingate, N.C.----Playing in front of a packed Cuddy Arena for the first time since the 2018 regional title match, the 24^th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs steamrolled visiting Limestone College Tuesday night in NCAA Division II volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-15, 25-11 and 25-12 to move to 5-0 on the year, notching its fourth sweep of the season. Limestone falls to 1-3 overall.

NOTES

- The Bulldogs move to 382-35 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- Wingate has won 145 of its last 151 matches in Cuddy Arena
- Season high in hitting percentage and kills per set for the Bulldogs
- WU moves to 6-0 all-time vs. Limestone; first meeting in Cuddy Arena
- The 'Dogs held an opponent to a hitting percentage below zero for third straight time
- Limestone did not hit above zero in any set
- Wingate ranks fourth nationally in opponents' hitting percentage
- Rachel Alles and Shannon Kasprak each notched their third double-double of the season
- Eight different Bulldogs had at least five kills
- Fourth sweep of the season after sweeping 19 matches last year

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .303 with 44 kills and 14 errors in 99 attacks
- Limestone had 15 kills and 21 errors in 93 swings, hitting -.065
- The 'Dogs piled up 10 blocks compared to Limestone's four
- Wingate had 52 digs on the night; the Saints picked up 36 digs
- WU had seven aces in the match; Limestone had one ace

KEY BULLDOGS

- Alles had seven kills, 13 assists, 11 digs and three blocks
- Anne Abernathy hit .545 with six kills, adding two blocks
- Marianna Warren had six kills, four blocks and three aces
- Sophie Schaff added six kills in two sets of action, adding three digs and two blocks
- Lynnlee Mather had six kills in eight swings, hitting .750 with two blocks in two sets of action
- Molly Lambillotte contributed five kills, seven digs, two blocks and an ace
- Shannon Kasprak notched a double-double with 21 assists and 10 digs
- Treslyn Ortiz registered 13 digs

FIRST SET

- WU raced out to a 9-3 lead, getting two kills and an ace from Warren along with two Schaff kills
- Back-to-back Vanessa Blas blocks got Limestone within two at 9-7
- Wingate scored the next six, getting two kills and a block from Lambillotte to go up 15-7
- Limestone got its first kill of the night from Madysen Williams to make it 19-12
- Kills from Abernathy, Alles and Schaff put the 'Dogs on top 22-12
- Kills from Warren and Lambillotte made it 24-14; an Alles kill ended the frame
- WU hit .250 with 18 kills and nine errors in the set
- Limestone hit -.138 with just two kills against six errors

SECOND SET

- Back-to-back Warren kills, followed by a Lambillotte ace gave Wingate an 8-3 lead
- A Williams kill got the Saints within three, but the 'Dogs scored the next five points
- Back-to-back Warren blocks gave the Bulldogs a 13-6 advantage
- Two Warren aces made it 18-8; kills from Mather and Lambillotte made it 24-11
- Mather ended the set with a kill
- Wingate hit .353 with 14 kills and two errors in the frame
- Limestone had seven kills and seven errors to hit .000

THIRD SET

- Two kills and a block from Maggie Young helped Wingate take an early 8-3 lead
- Back-to-back Mather blocks pushed the advantage to eight at 12-4
- A Mather kill and Kasey Eastland ace gave the Bulldogs a 15-6 lead
- A Reese Blackley kill and Maggie Mullen ace made it 20-11
- WU ended the night on a 5-0 run, starting with a kill and an ace from Young
- Mather's block made it 24-12; Mather ended the match with a kill
- Wingate hit .310 in the final frame with 12 kills and three errors
- The Saints had six kills and eight errors, hitting -.062

UP NEXT

- Wingate opens SAC play Friday night at 7 p.m. against Anderson on ESPN3
- The two teams met in the regional semifinals last season in Cuddy Arena
- The Trojans gave the Bulldogs their lone loss of the regular season last year at Anderson
- Wingate prevailed 3-0 and 3-1 in the two meetings in Cuddy Arena last season
- The 'Dogs host Newberry Saturday at 2 p.m.
- WU wraps up a four-match home stand next Tuesday against Coker at 7 p.m.