Wingate, N.C.----The 24th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs stayed unbeaten on the year, prevailing 3-1 against Newberry College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-17, 23-25, 25-18 and 25-15 to improve to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in league play. Newberry falls to 3-3 overall and 0-2 in the SAC.

NOTES

- The Bulldogs move to 384-35 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- Wingate has won 147 of its last 153 matches in Cuddy Arena
- The 'Dogs are 176-7 overall at home since 2007
- WU has won 40 straight matches in Cuddy Arena; 45 straight SAC home victories
- Wingate is 53-1 all-time against Newberry and 24-0 at home against the Wolves
- Wingate leads the nation in blocks; ranks fourth nationally in opponents' hitting percentage
- Rachel Alles notched her fifth double-double of the season
- The 'Dogs dropped just their second set of the season; first at home
- Newberry is the first team to hit over .100 against the 'Dogs this season

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .248 on the day with 56 kills and 19 errors in 149 attacks
- Newberry had 40 kills and 23 errors in 153 attacks to hit .111
- The 'Dogs had eight blocks; Newberry collected five
- Wingate registered 70 digs on the afternoon; the Wolves had 60
- WU had nine aces and seven service errors; NC had five aces and nine errors

KEY BULLDOGS

- Marianna Warren had 13 kills in three sets of action, hitting .321
- Molly Lambillotte added 10 kills and seven digs
- Sophie Schaff contributed seven kills, three digs and three blocks
- Lexi Pryd registered six kills
- Lynnlee Mather and Reese Blackley added five kills apiece
- Alles had five kills, 15 assists, 14 digs and two blocks in three sets
- Shannon Kasprak added five kills, 27 assists and four digs
- Treslyn Ortiz piled up 22 digs

FIRST SET

- Sidra Triplett's kill gave Newberry an early 6-3 lead
- Two Ortiz aces put the 'Dogs on front 7-6
- Three straight kills from Lambillotte gave the Bulldogs an 11-7 advantage
- NC cut the lead to two, but Wingate answered with a 5-0 run to go on top 17-10
- Blackley started the spurt with a kill; a Schaff ace capped the run
- A Pryd kill and Maggie Mullen ace made it 23-17
- Kasprak's kill made it 24-17; Lambillotte finished the frame with a kill

SECOND SET

- A Kylee Kanealey ace put the Wolves on top 10-4
- Kills from Warren and Blackley got the 'Dogs back within three at 12-9
- A Kanealey kill pushed the advantage back to six for the Wolves at 17-11
- Kills from Warren and Alles, along with a Warren block got WU within one at 19-18
- A Wingate error gave Newberry a 22-19 edge, but the Bulldogs scored the next four
- A Blackley block and Alles kill tied it, while a Newberry error gave WU a 23-22 advantage
- Katie Ullsperger's kill tied it at 23, while an Angela Gore kill and Wingate error ended the set

THIRD SET

- Kills from Lambillotte and Alles gave the Bulldogs a 10-4 lead
- A Taylor Garrison kill pulled Newberry within three at 11-8
- Kills from Mather and Warren extended the lead back to six
- Two kills and an ace from Warren put the Bulldogs on top 19-11
- A Warren kill and Mather block made it 24-18; an Ortiz ace ended the frame

FOURTH SET

- A kill and a block from Lambillotte put Wingate on top 10-5
- Mather's kill gave the 'Dogs a 15-8 advantage
- Lambillotte's kill made it 19-12
- Kills from Alles, Mather and Pryd sparked a 4-0 run that made it 23-13
- A pair of Newberry errors ended the match

UP NEXT

- The 'Dogs wrap up their four-match home stand Tuesday at 7 p.m. against Coker
- Wingate hits the road next Friday, traveling to Queens to take on the Royals at 7 p.m.