Wingate, N.C.----The 24th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs piled up a season-high 17 aces Friday night, rolling to a 3-0 victory over visiting Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. The 'Dogs won by scores of 25-13, 25-13 and 25-14 to improve to 13-0 overall and 6-0 in the SAC. The Railsplitters fall to 2-8 overall and 2-5 in league play. The victory gives head coach Shelton Collier his 500th career win at Wingate.

NOTES

- Collier is 500-81 in his 18-year Bulldog career
- The 10-time SAC Coach of the Year is 1,066-287 in his 37-year coaching career
- He became the ninth coach in the history of NCAA volleyball to win 1,000 matches in 2017
- Wingate starts a season 13-0 for the fourth straight season
- The Bulldogs move to 390-35 overall since the start of the 2007 season
- The 'Dogs are 222-12 in league play since 2007
- WU has won 150 of its last 156 matches in Cuddy Arena
- Wingate is 179-7 at home since the 2007 season
- The 'Dogs have won an NCAA-best 45 consecutive home matches
- The Bulldogs have won 46 consecutive SAC matches in Cuddy Arena
- Wingate is 29-1 all-time against LMU, with a 15-0 home record
- The 'Dogs have not dropped a set against LMU in Cuddy Arena since 2009
- WU leads the nation in blocks and opponents' hitting percentage

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 42 kills and 15 errors, hitting .297
- LMU had 11 kills and 10 errors, hitting .013
- WU piled up 17 aces; LMU had two aces
- The 'Dogs had 48 digs compared to Lincoln Memorial's 31 digs
- The Bulldogs registered five blocks; the Railsplitters had four blocks
- LMU hit .000 or worse in the first two sets

KEY BULLDOGS

- Lynnlee Mather had nine kills in 12 swings, hitting .667
- Anne Abernathy hit .857 with six kills in seven swings
- Marianna Warren piled up five kills and nine aces in two sets of action
- Sophie Schaff hit .333 with five kills and three blocks
- Rachel Alles added four kills, 12 assists, five digs and two blocks
- Shannon Kasprak handed out 18 assists
- Treslyn Ortiz picked up 15 digs, adding five assists and an ace

FIRST SET

- WU trailed 6-3 when a Warren kill got the 'Dogs within two
- Warren then stepped to the service line and sparked a 9-0 run
- Warren had five aces in the flurry, with Alles adding two kills
- A Mather kill and two Molly Lambillotte kills made it 17-10
- Kills from Abernathy and Warren, along with a Kasprak ace pushed the lead to 10 at 22-12
- A Warren kill and Warren ace made it 24-13; Warren's seventh ace of the set ended the frame
- Wingate hit .267 with 12 kills and four errors; LMU had four kills and four errors, hitting .000

SECOND SET

- Two kills and a block from Abernathy helped the Bulldogs race out to a 7-1 lead in set two
- Two more Warren aces and a Schaff kill put the 'Dogs on top 15-5
- A kill and a block from Schaff, followed by a Mather kill made it 18-6
- Back-to-back Abernathy kills gave WU a 24-12 lead; Warren's kill ended the set
- Wingate hit .261 with 11 kills and five errors in the frame; LMU had three kills and five errors (0.083)

THIRD SET

- The Bulldogs jumped out to an 11-1 lead in the final frame
- Schaff had three kills in the flurry; Alles and Reese Blackley added two kills apiece
- Two Emma Ahrens kill, along with a Lexie Pryd kill made it 16-3
- Kills from Pryd and Schaff pushed the lead to 19-4; an Ahrens kill made it 20-6
- Two Mather kills and a Blackley kill put Wingate on top 24-14
- Hanna Knaley ended the night with a kill
- WU piled up 19 kills to hit .342 in the set; LMU had four kills and one error, hitting .107

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Carson-Newman at 2 p.m.
- Wingate wraps up the home stand next weekend, hosting Mars Hill and Lenoir-Rhyne Friday and Saturday