Wingate, N.C.----Six different Bulldogs had at least four kills Tuesday night as Wingate University hit .351 to cruise past Coker University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-13, 25-9 and 25-19 to improve to 4-1 overall and 4-1 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 1-3 overall and 1-3 in league play.
THOUGHTS FROM SHANNON KASPRAK
"I am really proud of our team and how we were so well-prepared. We came out and played inspiring volleyball with each other. We have really been grinding and improving every day in practice and I think it really showed how resilient we are when we play that well together."
KEY STATS
- Wingate hit .351, while Coker hit -.035
- The Bulldogs piled up 47 kills compared to the Cobras' 17
- Wingate hit over .420 in two of the three sets
- The Bulldogs had all five aces on the night
- The 'Dogs piled up nine blocks; the Cobras had eight blocks
- Wingate held a 39-26 advantage in digs
- Coker never had a lead throughout the match
- The Bulldogs sided out 76 percent of the time; Coker sided out at a 42 percent clip
KEY BULLDOGS
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Reese Blackley had nine kills on 15 swings, hitting .533
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Sophie Schaff added eight kills and seven blocks
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Molly Lambillotte had seven kills and nine digs, hitting .467 on the night
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Lorna Stacherski hit .500 with six kills
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Marianna Warren contributed six kills, two blocks and two aces
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Shannon Kasprak registered 35 assists, five digs and four kills
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Courtney Niesen picked up nine digs in two sets;
Maggie Mullen had seven digs
FIRST SET
- Kills from Lambillotte and
Maggie Young gave Wingate a 6-3 lead
- An Emily Everton block pulled Coker within one at 6-5
- The Bulldogs scored the next 10 points to pull away
- Young started it with a kill, while a kill and a block from
Anne Abernathy made it 9-5
- A block and a kill from Schaff capped the spurt to make it 15-5
- Kills from Abernathy and Lambillotte put the 'Dogs on top 23-12
- Back-to-back Coker errors ended the frame
- Wingate hit .423 with 16 kills in the set; Coker hit -.095 with four kills
SECOND SET
- A kill and a block from Stacherski, along with two Warren aces gave Wingate a 9-3 lead
- The 'Dogs added a 6-0 run to take a 17-5 lead, getting two kills and two blocks from Schaff
- Warren's kill gave the Bulldogs a 21-8 advantage
- A kill from Young made it 24-9;
Taylor VandenBerg ended it with an ace
- The 'Dogs had 13 kills and two errors to hit .478; Coker hit -.115 with five kills and eight errors
THIRD SET
- A
Kasey Eastland ace put the Bulldogs on top 4-1, but a Chelsey Blume kill tied it at six
- Two Blackley kills gave Wingate a 9-6 advantage
- Two Stacherski kills pushed the lead to four, but an Overton kill made it 13-11
- A kill and a block from Schaff, along with a Blackley kill made it 17-12
- Kills from Blackley and Warren pushed the lead to five at 20-15
- Overton pulled Coker back within three with a kill to make it 22-19
- Kills from Stacherski and Kasprak made it 24-19; the match ended on a Coker error
UP NEXT
- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Limestone at 2 p.m.
