Wingate, N.C.----One of the nation's top-rated defenses was on full display Saturday afternoon, as the Wingate University Bulldogs held visiting Flagler College to a .000 hitting percentage en route to an impressive 3-0 victory in NCAA Division II Southeast Regional volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-22, 25-19 and 25-14 to improve to 18-3 overall. Flagler sees its 18-match winning streak come to an end, falling to 18-4 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .241 on the match while the Saints hit .000
- The 'Dogs had 35 kills and 14 errors in 87 attacks
- The Saints had 29 kill and 29 errors in 104 swings
- The 'Dogs piled up 10 blocks on the night compared to Flagler's five
- Wingate held a 39-33 advantage in digs
- The Bulldogs had six of the nine aces on the night
- The 'Dogs hit .294 in the second frame, the highest of the day
- Flagler hit -.333 in the third set, with four kills and 13 errors
- Wingate piled up seven blocks in the third frame
- WU moves to 7-4 all-time against Flagler
- The Bulldogs and Saints have met in the regional title match four times since 2009
- This is Flagler's first loss to a Southeast Region team this season

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sophie Schaff had nine kills and five blocks to lead the Wingate attack
- Reese Blackley added seven kills on the day
- Maggie Young had six kills in 10 swings, adding four blocks and an ace
- Quin Sutphin contributed five kills on the day
- Molly Lambillotte had four kills, eight digs, three blocks and an ace
- Shannon Kasprak piled up 29 assists, five digs, five blocks and two kills
- Taryn Pryce had nine digs, with Kasey Eastland adding eight digs

FIRST SET

- A Jordan Berglin kill gave Flagler a 12-9 lead in the opening set
- Schaff's kill cut the lead to one at 14-13, but a Molly Boyd kill put the Saints on top 18-15
- A Blackley kill and two FC errors tied it at 18, but a WU error put Flagler back on top
- A Blackley kill and Maggie Mullen ace highlighted a 3-0 run that gave Wingate a 21-19 lead
- Kills from Sutphin and Young made it 23-21, but a Logan Garcia kill cut the lead back to one
- Kasprak's kill made it 24-22; Schaff and Kasprak teamed for a block to end the frame
- Blackley led the 'Dogs with four kills in the set; Kasprak had 11 assists

SECOND SET

- Two Young kills and a Sutphin kill gave the 'Dogs a 9-4 advantage
- A Rebekah Machovec kill cut the lead to two at 11-9
- A Kennedy Muff kill tied it at 14
- Kills from Blackley and Young sparked a 3-0 run that put WU on top 17-14
- A Lambillotte kill, followed by a block and a kill from Schaff gave WU a 21-16 lead
- Kills from Schaff and Blackley, along with a Lambillotte ace made it 24-18
- Lorna Stacherski ended the set with a kill
- Young had four kills in seven swings in the set; Schaff added four kills, Pryce had five digs
- Wingate had 15 kills and five errors to hit .294 while Flagler hit .077

THIRD SET

- A Mullen kill, followed by back-to-back Lambillotte blocks made it 7-2
- Sutphin's kill stretched the lead to six at 10-4
- A kill and a block from Young sparked a 3-0 run that made it 13-6
- A Kasprak ace and Young block made it 16-7
- Kills from Sutphin and Lambillotte, followed by a Young ace put WU on top 20-9
- The 'Dogs scored the final five points of the set to end the match
- A kill and a block from Schaff made it 22-14, while another Schaff kill made it 24-14
- Schaff and Kasprak teamed for a block to end the match
- Kasprak, Young and Schaff had three blocks apiece in the final frame; Lambillotte added two

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action next weekend, hosting a pair of matches
- The 'Dogs host Mars Hill Friday at 7 p.m., then face Lenoir-Rhyne Saturday at 2 p.m.