Newberry, S.C.----The Newberry College Wolves knocked off visiting Wingate University 3-1 Saturday afternoon in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Newberry won by scores of 28-26, 25-18, 14-25 and 26-24 to move to 2-1 overall and 2-1 in the SAC. The Bulldogs fall to 2-1 on the season and 2-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Newberry hit .245 for the match; Wingate hit .210
- The Wolves had 52 kills and 18 errors; the 'Dogs had 51 kills and 22 errors
- WU had nine of the 16 blocks on the day and eight of the 15 aces
- The Bulldogs had a 56-55 advantage in digs

KEY BULLDOGS

- Sophie Schaff had 14 kills and six blocks to lead the Wingate attack
- Reese Blackley also had 14 kills, adding five digs and three blocks
- Molly Lambillotte contributed eight kills and 16 digs
- Maggie Young had five kills and three blocks; Anne Abernathy added four kills
- Shannon Kasprak had 39 assists, nine digs and four kills
- Courtney Niesen picked up 13 digs on the day

FIRST SET

- A Blackley kill gave the Bulldogs an 11-10 lead in the opening frame
- A Katie Ullsperger kill put the Wolves on top 12-11
- Lambillotte's kill gave WU a 15-14 advantage, but Newberry scored the next five to take a four-point lead
- A Schaff kill pulled the 'Dogs back within two at 19-17
- Two Newberry errors made it 21-20, but a Zoe Dinkins kill put the Wolves up 23-21
- A Young kill and Schaff blocked tied it at 23, but Taylor Hall's kill made it 24-23
- Schaff tied it at 25 with a kill, but a WU error put Newberry back on top
- Natasha Banister ended the frame with back-to-back kills

SECOND SET

- Blackley's kill gave the 'Dogs an early 6-3 lead
- Back-to-back Niesen aces pushed the advantage to five
- Newberry used a 5-0 run to take a 12-11 lead on a Wingate error
- An Avery Webb kill gave the Wolves a 16-13 lead
- Kills from Lambillotte and Lorna Stacherski pulled WU within two at 19-17
- Newberry scored the next five, taking a 24-17 lead on a Dinkins kill
- Bannister's kill ended the frame

THIRD SET

- A Schaff kill put the Bulldogs on top 8-4 in the third
- A Lambillotte ace and Blackley kill put Wingate on top 11-6
- Blackley's kill gave the Bulldogs a 16-10 advantage
- Wingate scored five straight, taking a 21-11 lead on two straight Abernathy blocks
- A Maggie Mullen ace made it 24-13; Schaff ended the set with a kill

FOURTH SET

- A Lambillotte kill and Niesen ace put the 'Dogs on top 10-7
- A block from Schaff and Blackley made it 14-9
- A Dinkins blocked pulled the Wolves within one, but Blackley's kill made it 17-15
- Kills from Lambillotte and Schaff gave the Bulldogs a 21-17 advantage
- Newberry scored three straight, making it 21-20 on a Bannister kill
- Blackley and Schaff teamed for a block to make it 23-21
- A kill and a block from Dinkins, followed by a WU error put the Wolves on top 24-23
- Kasprak's kill tied it at 24, but a Taylor Hall kill gave Newberry a 25-24 advantage
- Hall ended the match with a kill

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, hosting Catawba at 7 p.m.