Wingate, N.C.----For the 15th time in the last 16 seasons, the Wingate University Bulldogs are regular season SAC champions. Wingate prevailed 3-1 over visiting Catawba College Saturday night to claim a share of the league title. Wingate won 25-18, 23-25, 25-16 and 25-22 to move to 22-3 overall and 15-3 in the SAC. The Indians fall to 11-13 overall and 8-10 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .288 on the night; Catawba hit .143
- The 'Dogs piled up 68 kills against 21 errors in 163 attacks
- The Indians had 43 kills and 21 errors in 154 attacks
- Wingate had 83 digs compared to Catawba's 62
- The Bulldogs held an 11-7 advantage in blocks
- The 'Dogs had four of the six aces on the night
- WU had at least 16 kills in every set, hitting over .325 in two of the four frames
- Catawba was held under 10 kills in two of the four sets

KEY BULLDOGS

- Quin Sutphin had 15 kills and five blocks, hitting .435
- Molly Lambillotte had 13 kills and 17 digs, hitting .364
- Sophie Schaff contributed 12 kills and three blocks
- Maggie Young hit .588 with 11 kills and seven blocks
- Reese Blackley added 10 kills, five digs and two blocks
- Shannon Kasprak piled up 58 assists, 12 digs and six kills
- Taryn Pryce picked up 23 digs

NOTES

- Young ends the season as the SAC leader in hitting percentage (.366)
- Schaff ends the season as the league-leader in blocks per set (1.28 blocks per set)
- Schaff is the only player in the league with over 3.0 kills hitting over .300
- Kasprak is second in the league in assists
- She is the only player in the SAC with over 9.0 assists, 3.0 digs and 1.0 kills per set
- Wingate has piled up 27 total SAC championships since 2006
- The 'Dogs have won 28 straight against Catawba
- WU is 49-18 all-time against the Indians and 24-6 in Cuddy Arena

FIRST SET

- Kills from Schaff and Lambillotte gave the 'Dogs a 9-3 lead
- A Jordan Gore kill pulled Catawba within three at 12-9
- Kills from Kasprak and Lambillotte put WU on top 16-11
- Three straight kills from Young made it 19-12
- Blackley's kill made it 23-16, while a Kasprak kill made it 24-18
- Schaff ended the set with a kill

SECOND SET

- A block from Young and Lambillotte gave WU a 9-6 lead
- An Allison Bryant kill tied it at 11
- Schaff's kill put WU on top 14-13, but two Gore blocks gave Catawba a 16-15 lead
- Kills from Lambillotte and Young put Wingate on top 19-17
- Bryant's kill tied it at 21, while a WU error put the Indians on top 22-21
- Kills from Schaff and Kasprak gave the Bulldogs a 23-22 advantage
- A WU error tied it at 23, while a Gore kill put Catawba on top 24-23
- A Bryan ace ended the set

THIRD SET

- A Kylie Morgan kill gave Catawba a 10-9 advantage
- WU scored the next four, getting two Young blocks to take a 13-10 lead
- Wingate added a 6-0 run, getting three kills and a block from Sutphin to go on top 19-11
- Kills from Sutphin and Blackley made it 24-16; a Schaff kill ended the frame

FOURTH SET

- Kills from Sutphin and Lambillotte gave the Bulldogs a 7-5 advantage
- Three WU errors put the Indians on top 10-9
- A Schaff kill gave Wingate a 13-12 lead, but a 4-0 Catawba run made it 16-13
- A Lambillotte kill and Young block cut the lead to one at 16-15
- Raytchelle Miranda answered with a kill to make it 17-15, but WU answered with a 3-0 run
- Kills from Young and Sutphin, followed by a block from the duo gave Wingate an 18-17 advantage
- Morgan's kill tied it at 18, but the 'Dogs answered with a 4-0 run
- Kills from Young and Sutphin, followed by blocks from Schaff and Blackley put WU on top 22-18
- Kills from Sutphin and Schaff made it 24-20
- Schaff's kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday night, hosting a SAC quarterfinal match
- The 'Dogs host Mars Hill at 7 p.m. in Cuddy Arena
- The winner advances to the SAC semis Friday in Rock Hill
- The winner will take on the winner of the Anderson-Queens match
- The SAC title match is Saturday at 2 p.m. in Rock Hill