Wingate, N.C.----The 24th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs picked up two more victories Tuesday in Cuddy Arena, prevailing 3-1 over UNC Pembroke and 3-0 over Belmont Abbey in NCAA Division II volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won the opener 20-25, 25-16, 25-8 and 25-12, while prevailing 25-20, 25-19 and 27-25 over Belmont Abbey in the nightcap to move to 12-0 on the season.

MATCH ONE | #24 Wingate 3 UNC Pembroke 1

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sophie Schaff had 12 kills, six blocks and three aces, hitting .375
- Reese Blackley added 11 kills and four digs
- Rachel Alles contributed nine kills, 25 assists, 15 digs and three blocks
- Molly Lambillotte had eight kills and 11 digs, hitting .316
- Lynnlee Mather had seven kills in 10 swings, hitting .600 on the match
- Shannon Kasprak handed out 23 assists while adding nine digs
- Treslyn Ortiz collected 16 digs

SET ONE

- A Casey O'Quinn kill gave UNCP a 12-8 advantage
- A Marianna Warren ace and Schaff block got the 'Dogs within one at 15-14, but back-to-back Ashley Ceasar kills made it 20-16
- A Warren kill and two Schaff aces got WU within three at 23-20
- A Selena Biele kill made it 24-20; a Raven Oates block ended the frame

SET TWO

- Kills from Blackley and Schaff gave Wingate an 11-6 advantage
- Two Alles kills stretched the lead to seven at 14-7
- Back-to-back Schaff aces gave the Bulldogs a 10-point lead
- Two Abernathy kills, along with kills from Mather and Lambillotte made it 23-11
- Schaff's kill ended the frame

SET THREE

- The Bulldogs jumped out to a 14-3 advantage in set three
- Alles had a kill and an ace in the spurt, while Schaff and Lambillotte each added two kills and two aces
- Blackley had four kills in a 7-0 run that made it 22-7
- An Alles kill made it 23-8; back-to-back UNCP errors ended the frame

SET FOUR

- Blackley had three early kills and a block as Wingate took a 14-5 lead
- Kills from Blackley and Lexie Pryd, followed by a Kasprak ace made it 18-8
- The 'Dogs used a 5-0 run, getting a kill and a block from Schaff to take a 23-10 advantage
- A Hanna Knaley kill made it 24-12; Emma Ahrens ended the match with a kill

WRAPUP

- Wingate hit .277 with 58 kills and 17 errors
- UNCP hit .075 with 35 kills and 25 errors
- The Braves hit .355 in set one, but hit -.194 in the third frame and -.100 in the fourth (eight kills, 18 errors)
- WU had 10 of the 12 aces on the day
- The Bulldogs out-blocked the Braves 9-6
- Wingate had 68 digs compared to UNC Pembroke's 57

MATCH TWO | #24 Wingate 3 Belmont Abbey 0

KEY BULLDOGS

- Warren had 15 kills and four digs, hitting .310 to lead the Bulldogs
- Schaff, Mather and Lambillotte contributed five kills apiece
- Blackley and Anne Abernathy added four kills apiece
- Alles added three kills, 24 assists and 16 digs
- Kasprak handed out 13 assists
- Ortiz picked up 14 digs

SET ONE

- A Caitlyn Faber ace gave Belmont Abbey a 9-6 lead
- Wingate used a 4-0 run to take the lead, getting a kill and an ace from Lambillotte
- Two Warren kills put the Bulldogs on top 17-13
- Two Andie Meredith kills got the Crusaders within two at 18-16
- A kill and a block from Lambillotte gave the Bulldogs a 22-16 advantage
- A pair of Maggie Young blocks made it 24-19; a Mather kill ended the frame

SET TWO

- A pair of Mackenzie Chrapliwy kills put BAC on top 10-7
- The 'Dogs used a 7-0 run to take a 17-11 advantage
- Blackley started it with a kill and a block while Ortiz added three aces in the spurt
- A Schaff kill and Mather block put the 'Dogs on top 22-16
- Two Blackley kills and a Schaff kill made it 24-19; a Warren ace ended the set

SET THREE

- Three Warren kills and a Kasprak ace gave Wingate an early 5-1 lead
- A block and a kill from Meredith put the Crusaders on top 9-8
- Kills from Alles and Young, followed by a Young block gave WU a 13-9 advantage
- Belmont Abbey used a 6-0 run to take a 17-14 lead, getting two Cassidy Bonito kills
- Two Abernathy kills, along with a kill and a block from Warren got the 'Dogs back within one
- Kills from Kasprak, Mather and Young made it 22-21, but a Meredith kill gave BAC a 23-21 edge
- Kills from Young and Abernathy tied it at 23 while a Belmont Abbey error put WU on top 24-23
- Bonito's kill tied it at 24, but Blackley's kill put the 'Dogs back on top
- Bonito again had the answer to tie it at 25, but Warren's kill gave Wingate a 26-25 lead
- Warren ended the match with another kill

WRAPUP

- Wingate hit .195 with 46 kills and 20 errors
- Belmont Abbey had 34 kills and 19 errors, hitting .128
- WU had eight blocks compared to BAC's six rejections
- The 'Dogs registered six of the 10 aces on the night
- Wingate picked up three more digs than Belmont Abbey (59-56)

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting Lincoln Memorial at 7 p.m.
- The 'Dogs host Carson-Newman Saturday at 2 p.m.