Belmont, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs picked up a pair of wins Tuesday evening, sweeping past Barton and Belmont Abbey in a tri-match in Belmont. Wingate won 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-10) over Barton, then prevailed 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-10) against the Crusaders to improve to 17-3 overall.

MATCH ONE | Wingate 3 Barton 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .305 on the match; Barton hit .048
- The 'Dogs had 36 kills and 11 errors in 82 attacks
- Barton had 21 kills and 17 errors in 83 swings
- WU had a 12-1 advantage in aces and 10-1 edge in blocks
- Wingate also held a 32-27 advantage in digs
- After hitting .333 in set one, BC hit -.063 in set two and -.125 in the third
- The 'Dogs hit over .400 in the first and third set

KEY BULLDOGS

- Maggie Young had seven kills in 11 swings, hitting .636
- Lorna Stacherski hit .357 with seven kills and two blocks
- Sophie Schaff added five kills and five blocks in two sets of action
- Marianna Warren contributed four kills in eight swings, adding two aces and a block
- Molly Lambillotte had three kills and eight digs; Quin Sutphin added three kills and four blocks
- Shannon Kasprak registered 21 assists, six aces, three digs and a kill

FIRST SET

- A kill and a block from Schaff gave Wingate an early 7-3 lead
- Kills from Schaff and Warren, followed by a block from the duo made it 10-4
- Three Young kills made it 14-8, but a 3-0 Barton run cut the lead to three
- A Lambillotte kill and Kasey Eastland ace stretched the advantage to six at 17-11
- Kills from Warren and Young put WU on top 22-15
- A Warren ace made it 24-16; Young's kill ended the set

SECOND SET

- WU used a 5-0 run to take a 13-9 lead, getting two Kasprak aces in the flurry
- A Warren kill, along with a kill and a block from Stacherski made it 18-12
- Wingate added a 4-0 run, getting a Lambillotte kill and two Schaff blocks to make it 22-13
- Kills from Sutphin and Schaff made it 24-15; Lambillotte's ace ended the spurt

THIRD SET

- Wingate used a 12-0 run to take a commanding 13-2 lead behind a Kasprak service run
- Kasprak had four aces in the spurt; Sutphin added two kills and a block
- Kills from Young and Reese Blackley put the 'Dogs on top 17-4
- A 5-0 run, highlighted by three Rayah Givens blocks made it 22-5
- Kills from Givens and Emma Ahrens made it 24-7; a Stacherski kill ended the frame

MATCH TWO | Wingate 3 Belmont Abbey 0

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .306 on the match; Belmont Abbey hit .051
- The 'Dogs had 41 kills and 11 errors in 98 attacks
- The Crusaders had 20 kills and 15 errors in 98 swings
- The Bulldogs piled up 15 more aces compared to BAC's three
- Wingate held a 6-2 advantage in blocks
- The 'Dogs also had a 54-39 edge in digs
- WU hit over .275 in all three frames; BAC hit below .030 in two of three sets

KEY BULLDOGS

- Schaff had nine kills and three blocks to lead the Wingate attack
- Blackley hit .500 with eight kills and five digs in two sets of action
- Lambillotte contributed seven kills, 10 digs and two aces
- Young added six kills in 10 swings, hitting .600 with three aces and two blocks
- Sutphin registered five kills and three blocks
- Kasprak piled up 27 assists, eight digs, five aces, four kills and two blocks
- Taryn Pryce picked up 13 digs while adding three aces

FIRST SET

- Two Blackley kills and a Young kill sparked a 3-0 run that made it 9-4
- Two Young kills, along with kills from Blackley and Sutphin made it 13-5
- Another 4-0 run, highlighted by kills from Schaff and Lambillotte made it 20-11
- A Blackley kill and Pryce ace made it 24-12; a block from Young and Sutphin capped the set

SECOND SET

- Wingate used a 4-0 run to turn a 12-10 deficit into a 14-12 lead, getting two Kasprak kills
- WU added a 5-0 run, getting two Pryce aces along with kills from Schaff, Blackley and Young to make it 19-13
- A 4-0 run highlighted by two Kasprak aces made it 23-14, while a Blackley kill made it 24-16
- A block from Sutphin and Young capped the frame

THIRD SET

- WU scored 11 of the first 12, getting two Lambillotte kills while Schaff and Sutphin had a kill and two blocks each
- Kills from Lambillotte and Schaff made it 14-3
- Kills from Young and Warren, along with two more Kasprak aces made it 18-6
- The 'Dogs scored the final five points of the match, with a Stacherski ace and Schaff kill making it 24-10
- A Katie Jamerson kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Flagler at 2 p.m.