Anderson, S.C.----The fourth-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs held fifth-seeded Flagler College to a -.074 hitting percentage Thursday afternoon, rolling to a 3-0 victory in the quarterfinals of the 2021 NCAA Southeast Regional Volleyball Tournament. Wingate won by scores of 25-13, 25-10 and 25-18 to improve to 24-4 overall and advance to Friday's regional semifinals to take on Lenoir-Rhyne. Flagler ends its season at 21-6 overall.

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .274 on the day while the Saints hit -.074
- The 'Dogs had 32 kills and 12 errors in 73 attacks
- The Saints had 21 kills and 27 errors in 81 attacks
- The Bulldogs had nine of the 12 blocks on the day
- Wingate also had 11 of the 13 aces
- The 'Dogs held a 28-27 advantage in digs
- Flagler hit -.222 in set one and -.190 in set two, with nine total kills and 19 errors
- WU hit .276 in set one, .278 in set two and .269 in the third frame
- No Flagler player had more than five kills
- Four different Saints hit negative on the day; only one Flagler player hit over .100

KEY BULLDOGS

- Quin Sutphin hit .417 with seven kills to lead the WU offense
- Molly Lambillotte added seven kills, six digs and three blocks
- Maggie Young hit .364 with six kills and two blocks
- Reese Blackley had six kills in 10 swings, hitting .600 while adding three blocks
- Sophie Schaff hit .625 with five kills in eight swings, adding two blocks
- Shannon Kasprak collected 25 assists, nine digs, three blocks, three aces and a kill
- Marianna Warren piled up six aces on the day

NOTES

- Wingate is making its 16th straight NCAA Tournament appearance
- The 'Dogs move to 24-16 all-time in the NCAA Tournament
- WU is the SACs' all-time leader in NCAA Tourney wins and appearances
- The Bulldogs also lead the league with five regional titles
- The 'Dogs have played in the region title match in eight of the last 11 seasons
- Wingate moves to 8-4 all-time against Flagler
- The Bulldogs swept both meetings against the Saints this season
- WU and FC have met in the regional title match four times
- In two matches against Wingate, Flagler has 50 kills and 56 errors
- The Saints hit -.032 in the two matches against the Bulldogs this season
- The two Wingate matches are the only two times the Saints have had under 30 kills this year
- The 'Dogs have held Flagler to its two worst hitting percentages of the season
- WU ranks in the top 10 in the nation in opponents' hitting percentage
- This is the first time this season Wingate has held an opponent below .000

FIRST SET

- A Young kill and two Flagler errors gave Wingate an early 7-2 lead
- A Rebekah Machovec kill pulled the Saints within three at 11-8
- Kills from Blackley and Young, along with a Young block made it 16-10
- A Schaff kill and Blackley block put the 'Dogs on top 20-12
- WU ended the frame on a 5-0 run, with a Lambillotte ace and Kasprak kill making it 24-13
- Blackley ended the frame with a kill

SECOND SET

- Wingate raced out to a 10-1 lead in set two, getting five Warren aces in the spurt
- A kill and a block from Lambillotte made it 13-2
- Kasprak's block put the 'Dogs on top 16-4
- The Bulldogs closed out the frame with a 7-0 run
- Kills from Blackley and Young, followed by blocks from Blackley and Young made it 23-10
- Sutphin's kill made it 24-10; Kasprak ended the set with an ace

THIRD SET

- A Kennedy Muff kill gave Flagler an 11-4 lead in set three
- WU answered with five straight points, getting a Schaff kill and two Young kills to make it 11-9
- A 4-0 Wingate run, highlighted by kills from Blackley and Sutphin tied it at 13
- The 'Dogs added a 5-1 run, taking an 18-15 lead on a Warren ace and Schaff block
- Another 5-0 run made it 23-16, with Sutphin and Schaff each notching a kill in the spurt
- Lambillotte's kill made it 24-17; a Flagler error ended the set

UP NEXT

- Wingate faces Lenoir-Rhyne in Friday's regional semifinals at 5 p.m.
- The Bulldogs and Bears met twice this season, with each team winning at home
- LR won in five in Hickory; the 'Dogs swept Lenoir-Rhyne in Cuddy Arena
- The winner advances to the regional title match Saturday
- Every match of the regional is hosted by Anderson University