Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs came back from a 2-0 deficit Thursday night, rallying for a thrilling 3-2 victory over Queens University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. The 'Dogs won by scores of 23-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21 and 15-7 to improve to 7-2 overall and 3-2 in the SAC, while the Royals fall to 6-5 overall and 2-1 in league play. Reigning SAC Player of the Year Shannon Kasprak notched her first career triple-double in the victory.

KEY STATS

- Wingate hit .162 on the night; Queens hit .093
- The 'Dogs had 72 kills and 34 errors in 235 attacks
- The Royals had 46 kills and 26 errors in 216 attacks
- The Bulldogs held a 128-111 advantage in digs
- Queens had six of the eight aces on the night
- The 'Dogs piled up 15.5 blocks compared to nine from the Royals
- Wingate had 15 kills or more in three of the first four sets
- Queens had over 12 kills in just one frame on the night; hitting negative the last two sets
- The 'Dogs improve to 37-7 all-time against Queens, and 21-1 in Cuddy Arena

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kasprak piled up a career-high 52 assists to go along with 17 digs, 10 kills and two blocks
- First WU triple-double since All-American Rachel Alles in October of 2019
- Sophie Schaff had 15 kills and 10 blocks to notch her second career double-double
- The honorable mention All-American has double digit blocks in three of her last four matches
- Marianna Warren contributed 13 kills, five digs, two blocks and an ace
- Most kills for Warren since notching 15 kills in September of 2019
- Loran Stacherski piled up 11 kills, six blocks and two digs, hitting .292 in three sets of action
- The sophomore sets new career highs for kills and blocks
- Maggie Young registered nine kills, six digs and five blocks on the night
- Molly Lambillotte added eight kills, while tying a career high with 24 digs to go along with four blocks
- Taryn Pryce piled up career highs of 29 digs and five assists, adding her first career kill
- Kari Bogen collected a career-high 23 digs, adding four assists
- Maggie Mullen picked up 18 digs on the night, adding three assists

FIRST SET

- A block and a kill from Jesse George gave Queens a 13-10 advantage
- Two Schaff kill trimmed the lead to two, but a Lindsay Elmore kill put the Royals on top 16-12
- WU scored four of the next five, getting kills from Schaff, Warren and Kasprak to make it 17-16
- An Abbey Criser block and Wingate error gave the Royals a 22-19 lead
- Kills from Kasprak and Warren pulled the 'Dogs back within a point at 22-21
- A George Kill and Wingate error made it 24-21; a Jordyn Johnson kill ended the frame
- Queens had 12 kills and four errors in the set; Wingate had 18 kills and nine errors

SECOND SET

- Two Quin Sutphin kills along with a Young kill put the Bulldogs on top 11-7
- Queens scored seven of the next eight, taking a 14-12 lead on a Giunta kill
- Another Sutphin kill tied it at 14, but a 4-1 QU run capped by an Elmore block made it 18-15
- Two Stacherski kills, along with a Warren kill tied it at 19
- An Elmore block and George ace, along with a Kayla McDuffie kill put the Royals on top 23-20
- Kills from Young and Schaff pulled the 'Dogs back within two at 23-22
- Giunta's kill made it 24-22; McDuffie and Giunta teamed for a block to end the set
- Queens had 14 kills and just one error in the frame; Wingate had 18 kills and seven errors

THIRD SET

- A Giunta kill gave Queens a 10-5 lead in the third set
- A Stacherski kill, followed by back-to-back Schaff blocks sparked a 5-2 WU run that made it 12-10
- A Criser kill pushed the Royals lead to four at 14-10
- Kills from Warren and Stacherski pulled Wingate within a point at 17-16
- A Giunta kill gave the Royals a 20-18 advantage
- The 'Dogs scored the next four, getting back-to-back Schaff kills to take a 22-20 lead
- Kasprak added a pair of kills to make it 24-22, but a WU error made it 24-23
- Wingate claimed the set on a Queens error
- The 'Dogs had 13 kills and eight errors in the frame; the Royals had 10 kills and seven errors

FOURTH SET

- A block from Giunta gave the Royals an early 7-3 advantage
- Wingate scored the next five, getting three kills and two blocks from Stacherski to go on top 8-7
- A Schaff block, followed by kills from Warren and Reese Blackley made it 13-9
- The Royals scored eight of the next nine, taking a 17-14 lead on an Elmore kill
- A Warren kill and Young block pulled Wingate back within one at 17-16
- Back-to-back WU errors put Queens on top 19-16
- A kill and a block from Young got the Bulldogs back within one at 19-18
- A Wingate error put the Royals on top 20-18
- The 'Dogs scored the next five to take a 23-20 lead
- Stacherski and Lambillotte started the spurt with kills, while a Schaff kill put the 'Dogs on top 21-20
- A Lambillotte kill and Schaff block capped the flurry to put the Bulldogs on top by three
- Another Lambillotte kill made it 24-21; Schaff and Kasprak teamed for a block to send it to a fifth set
- Wingate had 15 kills and eight errors in the set; Queens had six kills and eight errors

FIFTH SET

- The 'Dogs scored the first four points, getting a Lambillotte kill along with a pair of Schaff/Stacherski blocks
- Lambillotte's kill made it 5-1, but a George kill pulled Queens within three at 5-2
- The Bulldogs answered with a 5-0 run to take a commanding 10-2 advantage
- Lambillotte and Warren started it with kills, while a Schaff block and Kasprak kill capped it
- Kills from Schaff and Warren put the 'Dogs on top 12-4; a Stacherski kill made it 14-6
- Schaff and Lambillotte teamed for a block to end the match
- Wingate had eight kills and two errors in the set; Queens had four kills and six errors

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, traveling to Catawba for a 7 p.m. start
- That starts a three-game road trip that includes a trip to Anderson and Newberry next weekend
- The 'Dogs return home Friday, Oct. 8 to host Lincoln Memorial at 7 p.m.