Anderson, S.C.----Wingate University junior outside hitters Reese Blackley and Molly Lambillotte combined for 23 kills Friday night, leading the Bulldogs to a 3-0 victory at Anderson University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-16, 25-20 and 25-20 to move to 2-0 overall and 2-0 in the SAC. The Trojans fall to 0-2 overall and 0-2 in league play.

THOUGHT FROM MOLLY LAMBILLOTTE

"Tonight we executed really well in every aspect our game. I am so proud of how well-prepared we were and how calm we stayed in our first away match with this team. Every player did their job tonight and followed our game plan and this was a great win for us."

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .314 on the night; Anderson hit .118
- The 'Dogs had 45 kills and 13 errors in 102 attacks; AU had 28 kills and 17 errors in 93 swings
- The Bulldogs piled up nine blocks; the Trojans had three blocks
- Anderson had four of the seven aces on the night
- The 'Dogs had 40 digs compared to 35 for the Trojans
- WU had 13 kills or more in every set; AU never had more than 12 kills in a frame
- Wingate hit over .340 in the first two sets; Anderson hit under .100 in sets one and three

KEY BULLDOGS

- Blackley hit .333 with a career-high 13 kills, adding two blocks
- Lambillotte hit .333 with 10 kills, eight digs and three blocks
- Sophie Schaff added eight kills and six blocks
- Maggie Young hit .500 with six kills and two blocks
- Shannon Kasprak piled up 28 assists, nine digs and six kills
- Courtney Niesen picked up 11 digs
- Marianna Warren contributed two aces on the night

SET ONE

- Kills from Schaff, Kasprak, Lambillotte, Blackley and Young gave Wingate a 5-0 lead
- Lambillotte's kill put the Bulldogs on top 11-5
- A Regan Duty kill pulled Anderson to within three at 12-9
- The 'Dogs scored the next seven to take a 19-9 lead
- Schaff and Blackley each had a kill in the spurt; Young added a block
- Kills from Blackley and Young, followed by a block from Schaff and Lambillotte made it 24-15
- Lambillotte ended the frame with a kill
- Wingate hit .344 with 15 kills and four errors in the first frame

SET TWO

- Back-to-back Blackley kills gave the Bulldogs a 6-4 advantage in the second set
- A Lindsay McCurley kill tied it at eight
- WU scored the next four, getting two Lambillotte kills to take a 12-8 lead
- Kills from Kasprak and Blackley put the 'Dogs on top 17-12
- Noelle Knutsen's kill pulled the Trojans back within three at 19-16
- Blackley slammed home back-to-back kills to make it 22-17
- Kills from Kasprak and Lambillotte made it 24-20
- An Anderson error ended the set
- The 'Dogs piled up 17 kills against just two errors to hit .484 in set two

SET THREE

- A Young kill and Schaff block gave Wingate a 7-5 advantage in set three
- A block from Duty put the Trojans on top 8-7
- A Kasprak kill, followed by a kill and a block from Schaff gave WU a 10-8 lead
-  A Jenna Long kill tied it at 12
- Young and Blackley teamed for a block to give the Bulldogs a 14-12 advantage
- Two Wingate errors tied it at 15
- A Young kill and Schaff block put the 'Dogs back on top by two at 17-15
- Schaff's kill pushed the lead to three at 19-16
- A Tabitha Wheeler kill and Long ace cut Wingate's lead to one at 20-19
- Blackley answered with a kill, while an Anderson error made it 22-19
- Schaff's ace gave the 'Dogs a 24-20 lead; Lambillotte ended the match with a kill

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Newberry for a 2 p.m. start
- The Bulldogs host Catawba Tuesday at 7 p.m.