Hartsville, S.C.----The #22 Wingate University Bulldogs rolled to their 18th straight win and 10th straight sweep Tuesday evening, prevailing 3-0 at Coker University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-10, 25-10 and 25-13 to improve to 20-1 overall and 11-0 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 4-13 overall and 1-10 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Wingate had 43 kills and nine errors in 100 attacks to hit .340
- Coker had 17 kills and 19 errors in 113 swings, hitting -.018
- The Bulldogs held a 62-40 advantage in digs
- The 'Dogs had five of the eight aces
- Wingate held a 5-1 edge in blocks
- WU hit .355 in set one and .441 in the third, piling up 32 kills in the two frames
- Coker had eight kills and 16 errors through the first two sets
KEY BULLDOGS
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Emily Johnson had a career-high 15 kills, hitting .619 while adding five blocks
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Lorna Stacherski had 13 kills, 13 digs and four aces, hitting .429
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Gabby Saye contributed four kills
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Molly Lambillotte added three kills, eight digs and a block in two sets
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Shannon Kasprak piled up 35 assists, nine digs, three kills and three blocks
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Maggie Mullen collected 14 digs
NOTES
- Wingate moves to 23-0 all-time against the Cobras
- The 'Dogs are 10-0 at Coker, picking up two sweeps in the past week
- The Bulldogs have won all 69 sets in the series
- Wingate is the only team without a SAC loss this year
- WU leads the nation in opponents' hitting percentage
- Fifth time this season a team has hit negative against the Bulldogs
- Wingate is sixth nationally in hitting percentage
- 11th time the 'Dogs have hit over .300 this year
- WU also leads the nation in wins and ranks second in winning percentage
- Second double-double of the season for Stacherski
- Second career double-digit kill effort from Johnson
FIRST SET
- Three straight Johnson kills capped a 5-0 run that put WU on top 8-1
- Kills from Stacherski and Saye made it 13-4
- A
Maggie Young kill sparked a 5-1 run that gave the 'Dogs a 19-6 lead
- Wingate scored the final five points of the frame
- A Johnson kill and two Lambillotte kills made it 24-10; a Coker error ended it
SECOND SET
- Wingate used an 14-0 run to take an 18-4 lead, behind the serving of Stacherski
- Stacherski had three aces in the flurry; Johnson added three kills and two blocks
- A Johnson kill and Coker error made it 24-10; Stacherski ended it with a kill
THIRD SET
- Three Johnson kills gave the Bulldogs a 5-2 lead
- Kills from Stacherski and Saye pushed the lead to seven at 13-6
- Wingate added a 6-0 run, getting two Stacherski kills and a Mullen ace to make it 19-7
- Kills from Stacherski and
Maya Walker made it 24-12;
Rayah Givens ended it with a kill
UP NEXT
- Wingate caps its five-match road trip Saturday at Limestone at 2 p.m.
- The 'Dogs return home next Friday to host Carson-Newman