Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs avenged an early-season loss in emphatic fashion Saturday afternoon, rolling to a 3-0 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate improves to 20-3 overall and 13-3 in the SAC, while the Bears fall to 18-6 overall and 13-3 in league play. The 'Dogs have won seven straight and 15 of their last 16, moving into a four-way tie in the SAC standings with two matches remaining in the regular season.

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .336 on the match; Lenoir-Rhyne hit .119
- The 'Dogs had 51 kills and just eight errors in 128 attacks
- The Bears had 30 kills and 15 errors in 126 swings
- The Bulldogs held a 73-60 advantage in digs and 8-2 edge in blocks
- Wingate had four of the five aces on the night
- WU hit over .315 in every set with over 15 kills every time
- LR did not have more than 12 kills in any frame, never hitting over .140

KEY BULLDOGS

- Reese Blackley hit .519 with 15 kills, adding two digs and two blocks
- Molly Lambillotte added 10 kills and 13 digs for her second straight double-double
- Sophie Schaff hit .412 with eight kills and four blocks
- Maggie Young hit .417 with seven kills and four blocks
- Quin Sutphin registered five kills, five digs and three blocks
- Shannon Kasprak piled up 42 assists, 18 digs, six kills and two blocks
- Kasey Eastland had 12 digs, Maggie Mullen had 11 digs; Taryn Pryce had 10 digs

FIRST SET

- Two Blackley kills and a Kasprak ace gave Wingate a 10-7 lead
- WU added a 4-0 run, getting kills from Young and Lambillotte to take a 14-8 advantage
- Kills from Lambillotte and Schaff put the 'Dogs on top 19-11
- A Kasprak kill and Young block gave Wingate a 22-12 advantage
- A Sutphin kill made it 24-15; a Lenoir-Rhyne error ended the set
- Blackley had five kills in seven swings in the frame; Kasprak had 13 assists, five digs and three kills
- Wingate hit .350 with 16 kills in the opening set

SECOND SET

- A kill and an ace from Kasprak, along with a kill and a block from Young gave WU a 9-5 lead
- A Colette Romp killed pulled Lenoir-Rhyne within two at 11-9
- Kills from Kasprak and Schaff, along with a Young block made it 17-11
- A kill and a block from Lambillotte pushed the lead to seven at 21-14
- A kill and a block from Schaff made it 24-16; Blackley's kill ended the frame
- Blackley had four kills in seven swings; Sutphin added three kills in six swings
- Kasprak had 13 assists, six digs and two kills
- Wingate hit .317 with 16 kills and three errors

THIRD SET

- A 5-0 run put the 'Dogs on top 10-4, with Lambillotte notching a pair of kills
- Two Ashley Hawkins kills pulled LR within three at 12-9
- Two Blackley kills put Wingate on top 15-9
- Two Young kills and a Sutphin kill made it 18-10
- Kills from Lambillotte and Blackley put the Bulldogs on top 24-15
- A Lenoir-Rhyne error ended the match
- WU piled up 19 kills in the final set, hitting .340
- Blackley had six kills in 13 swings, Schaff had four kills in nine swings
- Kasprak had 16 assists and seven digs in the frame; Lambillotte had four kills and eight digs

UP NEXT

- Wingate is at Queens Thursday at 7 p.m.
- The 'Dogs wrap up the regular season at home Saturday night at 7 p.m.