Wise, Va.----The Wingate University Bulldogs held UVA Wise to an .027 hitting percentage Friday night, rolling to a 3-0 victory in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-18, 25-22 and 25-11 to improve to 13-2 overall and 9-2 in the SAC. The Cavs fall to 4-15 overall and 0-11 in league play. The Bulldogs have won eight straight, with five of those coming in three sets. Wingate moves to 4-0 all-time against UVA Wise, winning all 12 sets.
KEY STATS
- Wingate hit .248 on the night; UVA Wise hit .027
- The 'Dogs had 39 kills and 12 errors in 109 attacks
- The Cavaliers had 24 kills and 21 errors in 112 swings
- The Bulldogs held a 61-52 advantage in digs
- Wingate had six of the nine aces on the night
- The Bulldogs were credited with three blocks on the night
KEY BULLDOGS
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Sophie Schaff had seven kills in 12 swings, hitting .583
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Lorna Stacherski added six kills in two sets of action
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Reese Blackley also had six kills in two sets
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Quin Sutphin contributed five kills and two blocks
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Molly Lambillotte hit .500 with four kills
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Shannon Kasprak had 19 assists, 11 digs and three kills
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Taryn Pryce piled up 18 digs, three aces and two assists
FIRST SET
- Kills from Schaff,
Maggie Young and
Marianna Warren gave WU an 8-4 lead
- A Young kill and Warren ace put the 'Dogs on top 12-6
- Back-to-back Schaff kills gave the Bulldogs a 15-8 advantage
- A Lambillotte kill put the 'Dogs on top 21-14
- A Sutphin block and Young ace made it 24-17; Lambillotte's kill ended the set
- The Bulldogs hit .303 with 14 kills in the opening frame
SECOND SET
- A kill from Dannah Persinger gave UVA Wise a 10-8 lead
- A Stacherski kill and Schaff ace put Wingate on top 11-10
- Adison Minor's kill gave the Cavs a 14-13 lead, but WU scored the next five
- Blackley had three kills in the spurt; Schaff added a kill
- Back-to-back Wingate errors pulled the Cavs within a point at 19-18
- A Schaff kill and UVA Wise error gave the Bulldogs a 23-20 lead
- A Kelsey Green kill pulled the Cavs back within one at 23-22
- A Warren kill made it 24-22; a UVA Wise error ended the frame
THIRD SET
- WU scored the first five points, getting a Sutphin kill and two Pryce aces
- Kills from Kasprak and Young made it 9-2
- Kills from Stacherski and Young put the 'Dogs on top 14-4
- Wingate added a 5-0 run, getting kills from Sutphin and
Rayah Givens to take a 20-8 lead
- Two Stacherski kills made it 24-10; a Lambillotte kill ended the match
- The Cavs had five kills and nine errors, hitting -.103 in the final frame
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Tusculum for a 2 p.m. start