Charlotte, N.C.----The 25th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs are now the only team without a conference loss, after rolling to a 3-0 victory at Queens University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-17, 25-23 and 25-22 to improve to 9-0 overall and 4-0 in league play, while the Royals fall to 6-2 overall and 3-1 in the SAC.

- NOTES

- The Bulldogs move to 386-35 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- Wingate is 220-12 in league play since the 2007 season
- The 'Dogs are 33-7 against the Royals; 8-3 in Charlotte
- Second straight sweep against Queens in Charlotte
- Wingate is now 5-0 in Curry Arena this year, with four sweeps (Queens is 3-2 in its home arena)
- Queens had a season-low 26 kills (previous low was 39 kills)
- The Royals led the league with 13.96 kills per set entering the match
- Wingate leads the nation in blocks; ranks second nationally in opponents' hitting percentage
- The Bulldogs have swept seven of their nine matches this season

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .211 with 46 kills and 22 errors
- Queens had 26 kills and 13 errors to hit a season-low .134
- The 'Dogs had eight aces compared to four from the Royals
- Each team had seven blocks
- Wingate had 54 digs while Queens had 43

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sophie Schaff had 15 kills while hitting .458, adding five blocks
- Maggie Young hit .538 with eight kills
- Molly Lambillotte added six kills, 15 digs, four blocks and two aces
- Rachel Alles piled up six kills, 16 assists and six digs
- Marianna Warren contributed five kills, two blocks and two aces
- Lynnlee Mather hit .333 with four kills in one set of action
- Shannon Kaskprak handed out 23 assists, adding 11 digs and two aces
- Treslyn Ortiz picked up 10 digs

FIRST SET

- Two Alles kills, along with a kills and a block from Schaff gave Wingate a 7-2 lead
- Queens cut the lead to four, but the 'Dogs used a 4-0 run to take a 16-7 advantage
- Schaff capped the flurry with a block and a kill
- Kills from Schaff, Alles and Young made it 20-12
- A Young kill put the 'Dogs on top 24-16; an Anne Abernathy kill ended the frame

SECOND SET

- Two Logan Witt blocks gave Queens a 10-6 lead
- Kills from Schaff, Lambillotte, Young and Alles got Wingate within a point
- A JayCee Jones ace gave the Royals a 15-10 advantage
- Two Schaff kills and a Kasprak ace got the 'Dogs within one, but a WU error put Queens on top 19-16
- A Schaff block got WU back within one, but a Wingate error gave the Royals a 20-18 advantage
- The Bulldogs scored the next four points, with kills from Schaff and Young tying it and an Ortiz ace giving WU a 22-20 lead
- A Chanel Turner kill tied it at 23
- Lambillotte gave the 'Dogs a 24-23 edge with a kill; a block from Warren and Young ended the set

THIRD SET

- Back-to-back Turner kills put the Royals on top 9-5
- Wingate used a 6-0 run to take a 12-10 lead
- Schaff started the flurry with a kill and a block; Warren capped it with back-to-back kills
- A Young ace and Schaff kill put the 'Dogs on top by four, but a Witt kill tied it at 20
- A Schaff kill and Lambillotte ace put Wingate on top 22-20
- Back-to-back Schaff kills made it 24-21
- Mather ended the match with a kill

UP NEXT

- 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.