Emory, Va.----The 24th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs notched their 17th straight win and ninth straight sweep Saturday morning, rolling to a 3-0 victory at Emory & Henry College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-13, 25-13 and 25-22 to improve to 19-1 overall and 10-0 in the SAC, while the Wasps fall to 1-16 overall and 1-8 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 44 kills and 14 errors to hit .309
- Emory & Henry had 24 kills and 19 errors, hitting .050
- The 'Dogs held a 54-35 advantage in digs
- The Bulldogs had six of the 11 blocks
- Each team had three aces
- WU had 16 kills in the opening set and 18 in the final frame
- The 'Dogs hit .571 in the first set
- The Wasps did not hit over .103 in any frame, hitting -.063 in set two
- E&H never had more than 10 kills in a set

KEY BULLDOGS

- Gabby Saye had nine kills and three blocks to lead the WU attack
- Emily Johnson had eight kills in 11 swings, hitting .727 while adding three blocks
- Lorna Stacherski collected seven kills and nine digs
- Molly Lamibllotte needed just two sets to register seven kills, six digs and a block
- Maggie Young hit .444 with four kills in two sets of action
- Shannon Kasprak piled up 33 assists, 11 digs, six kills and two aces, hitting .857
- Maggie Mullen picked up 18 digs on the day, adding seven assists

FIRST SET

- Two Young kills gave the 'Dogs an early 5-0 lead
- Three kills from Lambillotte made it 10-2
- Kills from Johnson, Young, Kasprak, Saye and Emma Ahrens put WU on top 16-5
- A kill and a block from Saye made it 20-8
- Kills from Lambillotte and Johnson gave the 'Dogs a 24-13 lead; Kasprak's kill ended the set

SECOND SET

- A kill and a block from Saye put Wingate on top 10-5
- Kills from Stacherski and Kasprak made it 14-7
- WU used a 5-0 run to go on top 21-10, getting a pair of Kasprak aces
- Three straight E&H errors made it 24-13; Stacherski ended the frame with a kill

THIRD SET

- Back-to-back WU errors gave the Wasps an 11-8 lead
- A Stacherski kill and Johnson block pulled the 'Dogs within one at 13-12
- Johnson's kill gave the Bulldogs a 15-14 advantage
- A pair of Payton Rolfsen kills gave Emory & Henry a 19-16 lead
- A block and a kill from Ahrens, followed by a Saye kill tied it at 19
- A Gracyn Miller kill put the Wasps back on top by two at 21-19
- The Bulldogs scored the next five to take a 24-21 advantage
- A Stacherski kill and E&H error tied it at 21, while kills from Saye and Rayah Givens put WU on top by two
- Stacherski's kill made it 24-21; another Stacherski kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back on the road Tuesday night, traveling to Coker
- The Bulldogs wrap up the five-match road trip next Saturday at Limestone