Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs piled up 47 kills while hitting a season-best .415 Saturday afternoon, rolling to a 3-0 victory over Limestone. Wingate won by scores of 25-18, 25-19 and 25-10 to improve to 15-3 overall and 11-3 in the SAC. The Saints fall to 7-10 overall and 4-8 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .415 on the day, while Limestone hit .076
- The 'Dogs piled up 47 kills against just eight errors in 94 attacks
- Limestone had 25 kills and 18 errors in 92 swings
- The Bulldogs had eight of the 10 blocks on the day
- Wingate held a 42-31 advantage in digs
- The 'Dogs had four of the six aces
- WU hit over .350 in each set, hitting .517 in the second frame
- Limestone hit -.154 in the final frame

KEY BULLDOGS

- Molly Lambillotte hit .356 with 11 kills, eight digs and two blocks
- Reese Blackley hit .412 with nine kills and two blocks
- Sophie Schaff had seven kills in 12 swings, hitting .583 while adding three blocks
- Quin Sutphin hit .417 with six kills
- Shannon Kasprak piled up 35 assists, five digs, five kills and three blocks
- Maggie Mullen picked up 12 digs; Taryn Pryce added 10 digs

FIRST SET

- Two Schaff kills, along with a kill and a block from Lambillotte gave WU a 7-3 lead
- Two Madyson Lousignont aces gave the Saints a 10-9 advantage
- Wingate scored seven of the next eight, with Schaff and Lambillotte notching two kills each to make it 16-11
- Two Blackley kills gave the 'Dogs a 19-14 lead, but a Leilani Wilcox Nanai kill cut the lead to three
- Kills from Sutphin and Maggie Young, along with a Mullen ace made it 22-16
- Another Young kill made it 24-17; Lambillotte's kill ended the frame
- Schaff had four kills in five swings in the set; Lambillotte added four kills and three digs
- WU hit .357 with 19 kills and four errors in the set

SECOND SET

- A kill and a block from Blackley put the 'Dogs on top 10-7 in the second frame
- Kills from Blackley and Lambillotte made it 13-9
- A Williams kill pulled the Saints within one at 15-14
- WU scored six of the next seven to take a 21-15 advantage
- Kasprak had a kill and a block in the spurt; Blackley added two kills
- Three Sutphin kills put the Bulldogs on top 24-18; Schaff's kill ended the set
- Sutphin, Lambillotte and Blackley had four kills each in the set, needing just 20 total swings
- WU hit .517 with 16 kills and just one error in 29 attacks

THIRD SET

- A kill and a block from Lambillotte gave the Bulldogs an 11-5 lead
- Wingate added a 6-0 run, getting two more Lambillotte kills to take a 17-6 advantage
- A kill and a block from Marianna Warren, along with a Pryce ace made it 21-8
- Kills from Warren and Rayah Givens made it 24-9; Warren ended it with a kill
- Lambillotte and Warren led the 'Dogs with three kills each in set three
- Limestone had five kills and nine errors, hitting -.154
- Wingate hit .391 with 12 kills and three errors in 23 swings

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, traveling to Belmont Abbey for a tri-match
- WU faces Barton at 5 p.m. and Belmont Abbey at 7:30 p.m.
- The Bulldogs return home next Saturday, hosting Flagler at 2 p.m.