Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs hit .304 Saturday afternoon, cruising to a 3-0 victory over Carson-Newman University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-22, 25-16 and 25-8 to improve to 12-2 overall and 8-2 in the SAC. The Eagles fall to 9-8 overall and 5-3 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .304 on the match; Carson-Newman hit .091
- The 'Dogs had 37 kills and just nine errors in 92 attacks
- CN had 28 kills and 19 errors in 99 swings
- The Bulldogs had 10 of the 14 blocks on the day
- Wingate held a 47-40 advantage in digs
- The 'Dogs had all 11 aces Saturday
- Wingate hit over .250 in every set, hitting .429 in the third frame
- The Eagles hit .083 in set two and -.071 in the final frame

KEY BULLDOGS

- Quin Sutphin hit .471 with 10 kills in 17 swings, adding two blocks
- Sophie Schaff hit .429 with nine kills and three blocks
- Molly Lambillotte added five kills, eight digs and two blocks, hitting .385
- Marianna Warren hit .308 with five kills, four digs, three blocks and three aces
- Maggie Young had three kills, six blocks, three digs and an ace
- Shannon Kasprak had 27 assists, 11 digs, two aces, two kills and a block
- Kasey Eastland picked up nine digs; Taryn Pryce added six digs
FIRST SET

- The first set featured 11 ties and four lead changes
- A 6-0 WU run turned a two-point deficit into a 19-15 lead, getting two Pryce aces and two Young blocks
- Two Sutphin kills made it 24-21; Another Sutphin kill ended the frame
- Wingate hit .256 with 14 kills and four errors; CN hit .229 with 13 kills and five errors
- Sutphin piled up five kills in 10 swings
- Young had four blocks; Kasprak had eight assists, five digs and two kills

SECOND SET

- The second frame featured eight ties and two lead changes
- Another 6-0 run for the 'Dogs blew things open, making it 23-13
- Young had a kill and a block in the spurt; Kasprak capped it with two aces
- Wingate hit .281 with 13 kills and four errors; CN hit .083 with nine kills and six errors
- Sutphin hit .800 with four kills in five swings
- Young and Schaff added three kills each; Kasprak piled up 12 assists and six digs

THIRD SET

- Wingate scored 10 of the first 14 points and never looked back in the final frame
- The 'Dogs had 10 kills and just one error, hitting .429 while adding four blocks
- The Eagles had six kills and eight errors, hitting -.071 in the frame
- Schaff needed just six kills to notch four kills, adding two blocks
- Warren had three kills in five swings, adding two aces

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action next weekend, traveling to UVA Wise at 7 p.m.
- The 'Dogs are at Tusculum Saturday at 2 p.m.
- The Bulldogs return home Oct. 19 to host Coker at 7 p.m.