Box Score Anderson, S.C.----The fourth-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs took the first set over top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne University Friday afternoon, but the Bears answered by winning the final three sets to prevail 3-1 in the semifinals of the 2021 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional volleyball tournament. LR won by scores of 19-25, 26-24, 25-22 and 25-20 to improve to 24-7 overall, while the Bulldogs end their season at 24-5.

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .121 on the match; Lenoir-Rhyne hit .077
- The Bulldogs had 51 kills and 31 errors in 165 attacks
- The Bears had 44 kills and 31 errors in 168 swings
- Each team had 76 digs
- LR piled up 17 blocks while the Bulldogs registered 15 blocks
- The Bears had nine of the 11 aces on the day
- Wingate had nine service errors compared to LR's six

KEY BULLDOGS

- Quin Sutphin had 11 kills and five blocks for the 'Dogs
- Reese Blackley added 11 kills and three blocks
- Sophie Schaff contributed 10 kills and six blocks
- Molly Lambillotte had eight kills, 14 digs and three blocks
- Maggie Young had five kills and six blocks
- Shannon Kasprak compiled 41 assists, 17 digs, five kills, three blocks and an ace
- Taryn Pryce picked up 21 digs, adding three assists
- Kasey Eastland added 11 digs for the Bulldogs

FIRST SET

- A kill and a block from Colette Romp gave LR a 12-9 lead
- Two Sutphin kills and a Lambillotte kill tied it at 13
- Taylor Prall's ace put the Bears back on top by two at 17-15
- Wingate scored the next four, with back-to-back Young kills giving the 'Dogs a 19-17 advantage
- Braelyn Faust's kill cut the lead to one at 19-18
- The Bulldogs scored the next five, with kills from Sutphin and Blackley, along with two LR errors making it 24-18
- A Blackley block ended the set

SECOND SET

- Back-to-back Sutphin blocks gave the 'Dogs an early 4-0 lead
- A Kasprak kill and two Blackley kills made it 12-7
- A Prall kill and Romp block tied it at 14, while a Wingate error gave the Bears a lead
- Back-to-back Prall aces put Lenoir-Rhyne on top 19-17
- A Lambillotte kill and back-to-back Schaff blocks gave the 'Dogs a 20-19 advantage
- Kasprak's kill gave Wingate a 23-22 lead
- A Romp kill and Ashley Hawkins ace put the Bears up 24-23
- Blackley's kill tied it, but a Prall kill and Rachel Bewick ace ended the set

THIRD SET

- Seven Wingate errors helped the Bears jump out to a 9-2 lead in the third
- Kills from Schaff and Kasprak pulled the 'Dogs within three at 11-8
- An Emma Clark block gave the Bears a 15-11 lead, but kills from Young and Blackley pulled WU within one
- A kill and a block from Lambillotte gave the Bulldogs a 19-18 lead
- Prall's kill gave the Bears a 21-20 lead, but an LR error and Young block gave Wingate a 22-21 advantage
- A Faust block and Clark kill, followed by a Faust ace gave Lenoir-Rhyne a 24-22 lead
- Clark's kill ended the frame

FOURTH SET

- Prall's kill put the Bears on top 7-3 in the fourth
- Two Schaff kills pulled Wingate within a point at 10-9
- Clark's block put LR on top 14-11, but the 'Dogs scored the next four to take the lead
- Blackley started the spurt with a kill, while three straight Young blocks made it 15-14
- A Prall kill and Wingate error gave the Bears a 20-15 lead
- Two Schaff kills pulled the Bulldogs back within three at 22-19
- A kill and an ace from Faust made it 24-20; Clark's kill ended the match