Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs hit .363 for the match Tuesday night, rolling to a 3-0 victory over visiting Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-16, 25-21 and 25-19 to improve to 3-1 overall and 3-1 in the SAC. The Indians fall to 1-2 overall and 1-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .363 on the night; Catawba hit .172
- The 'Dogs had 44 kills and 11 errors; the Indians had 26 kills and 11 errors
- The Bulldogs had eight of the nine aces
- Wingate had 43 digs compared to Catawba's 31
- The Indians had five blocks compared the four from the 'Dogs
- The Bulldogs had 16 service errors; the Indians had 10

KEY BULLDOGS

- Molly Lambillotte had eight kills and six digs to lead the WU attack, hitting .312
- Maggie Young hit .472 with seven kills and three blocks
- Sophie Schaff hit .545 with seven kills
- Marianna Warren hit .308 with seven kills, five digs, three ace and two blocks
- Lorna Stacherski contributed six kills in two sets, hitting .417
- Shannon Kasprak had 31 assists, seven digs and four kills

FIRST SET

- A Young kill gave Wingate an early 5-2 lead
- Ashley Jackson's kill pulled Catawba within two
- The 'Dogs used an 8-0 run to take a 17-7 advantage
- Warren had two aces in the spurt, with Reese Blackley adding three kills
- Kills from Kasprak and Lambillotte made it 22-9
- A Young kill made it 23-15, a Catawba error ended the frame

SECOND SET

- A Schaff kill and two Taylor VandenBerg aces gave Wingate a 10-3 lead
- An Ashley Johnson block pulled the Indians to within five
- Two Claire Kellum blocks made it 14-12
- A block and a kill from Warren put the 'Dogs on top 17-13
- A Kellum kill cut the lead back to two at 19-17
- A kill and a block from Young made it 22-18
- Kills from Lambillotte and Stacherski put WU on top 24-20
- Schaff ended the frame with a kill

THIRD SET

- A Schaff kill and Taryn Pryce error gave Wingate a 4-0 lead
- Kills from Stacherski and Warren made it 8-3
- Catawba scored the next seven, taking a 10-8 lead on a Kylie Morgan kill
- A Lambillotte kill put the 'Dogs on top 12-11
- Back-to-back Schaff kills gave Wingate a 14-12 advantage
- A kill and an ace from Warren pushed the lead to three at 18-15
- An Arianna Colon kill made it 19-18
- Two Lambillotte kills and a Schaff kill gave WU a 23-18 lead
- Another Lambillotte kill made it 24-19; the match ended on a Catawba error

UP NEXT

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