Wingate, N.C.----The 25th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs piled up 42 kills and hit a season-high .353 Tuesday night, while holding visiting Coker College to a .013 hitting percentage in a 3-0 victory in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-9, 25-21 and 25-9 to improve to 8-0 overall and 3-0 in league play. The Cobras fall to 3-3 overall and 1-2 in league play.

- NOTES

- The Bulldogs move to 385-35 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- Wingate has won 148 of its last 154 matches in Cuddy Arena
- The 'Dogs are 177-7 overall at home since 2007
- WU has won 41 straight matches in Cuddy Arena; 46 straight SAC home victories
- Wingate is 16-0 all-time against Coker, with a 7-0 record at home
- Wingate leads the nation in blocks; ranks second nationally in opponents' hitting percentage
- The 'Dogs have held seven of eight opponents to a hitting percentage of .050 or below
- The Bulldogs have swept six of their eight matches this season

KEY STATS

- The 'Dogs had 42 kills and 12 errors in 85 attacks to hit .353
- The Cobras hit .013 with 18 kills and 17 errors in 75 attacks
- The Bulldogs piled up 11 aces on the night; Coker did not have an ace
- The Cobras registered eight blocks compared to Wingate's six rejections
- Wingate picked up 38 digs compared to Coker's 26 digs
- WU held Coker to a negative hitting percentage in two of three sets
- The 'Dogs hit a season-high .542 in the first set

KEY BULLDOGS

- Anne Abernathy had eight kills on the night, hitting .267
- Reese Blackely registered seven kills in two sets of action, hitting .278 with three blocks
- Sophie Schaff hit .385 with seven kills in two sets
- Molly Lambillotte had four kills in five swings, hitting .800 while adding 10 digs
- Marianna Warren contributed four kills, three aces and two digs
- Rachel Alles piled up four kills, 18 assists, eight digs, two aces and a block
- Shannon Kasprak added 14 assists, two digs, two aces and a kill

FIRST SET

- Abernathy, Schaff and Warren had two early kills apiece as WU raced out to a 9-2 lead
- Kills from Schaff, Lambillotte, Alles and Maggie Young made it 13-3
- A Young kill and Alles ace pushed the Wingate advantage to 13
- Kills from Abernathy and Emma Ahrens made it 21-7
- Alles and Kasprak added kills to make it 24-9; a Young block capped the frame
- WU had 15 kills and two errors to hit .542
- Coker had three kills and six errors, hitting -.143

SECOND SET

- Kills from Abernathy, Schaff and Treslyn Ortiz put WU on top 9-5
- Three Chelsey Blume blocks got Coker within one at 11-10
- Two Emily Everton kills put the Cobras on top 15-14
- Two Warren kills tied it at 18, but an Olivia Cerick kill put Coker back on top by one
- Two Schaff kills put the 'Dogs on top 21-19; Warren added back-to-back aces to make it 23-19
- Schaff's kill made it 24-20, Blackley's kill ended the set
- Wingate hit .211 with 16 kills and eight errors in the frame
- Coker hit .385 with 11 kills and one error

THIRD SET

- A kill and an ace from Young, followed by three Lynnlee Mather blocks gave Wingate a 7-1 lead
- Coker cut the lead to five, but the Bulldogs scored the next eight points to go on top 18-5
- Lambillotte started the flurry with two kills, while an Alles ace and Young block capped the spurt
- Two Abernathy kills, along with a block and a kill from Blackley made it 22-8
- Back-to-back Coker errors put Wingate on top 24-9; Lambillotte's kill ended the match
- Wingate hit .391 in the final frame, with 11 kills and two errors
- Coker had four kills and 10 errors, hitting -.214

UP NEXT

- The Bulldogs are on the road Friday night, traveling to Queens for a 7 p.m. start
- Wingate is at Catawba Saturday at 2 p.m.
- The 'Dogs return home next Tuesday, hosting a tri-match starting at 2:30 p.m.