Video | Press Conference (Collier, Wilform, Stacherski)

Wingate, N.C.----The top-seeded and 25th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs are onto the NCAA Southeast Regional title match after prevailing 3-1 over fifth-seeded Lander University in the regional semifinals Saturday night in Cuddy Arena. Wingate improves to 31-2 overall, while the Bearcats end their season at 21-10. The 'Dogs will face Flagler in the region title match Sunday at 3 p.m. in Cuddy Arena. Wingate is playing in the region title match for the ninth time since the 2009 season, looking for a sixth region championship.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 55 kills and 19 errors in 142 attacks, hitting .254
- Lander had 50 kills and 24 errors in 148 swings to hit .176
- The Bulldogs held a 64-58 advantage in digs
- Wingate piled up 14 blocks compared to seven from the Bearcats
- The 'Dogs had seven of the 11 aces on the night
- WU hit .400 in set one and .385 in the third

KEY BULLDOGS

- Emily Johnson hit .474 with 11 kills, nine blocks and four digs
- Molly Lambillotte added 10 kills, eight digs and two blocks
- Victoria Wilform hit .273 with nine kills
- Lorna Stacherski contributed eight kills and five digs, hitting .300 on the night
- Maggie Young hit .353 with six kills and four blocks
- Shannon Kasprak piled up 42 assists, 14 digs, nine blocks, six kills and an ace
- Maggie Mullen collected 15 digs, five assists and an ace
- Maddie Hoffman registered six digs and three aces on the night

FIRST SET

- Two Kasprak kills and a Hoffman ace gave the 'Dogs an early 9-4 lead
- Three straight Lambillotte kills made it 13-5
- A Katie Miller killed pulled the Bearcats within four at 16-12
- Two Johnson kills put the 'Dogs on top 21-15
- Kills from Johnson and Gabby Saye made it 24-18; Johnson's kill ended the frame

SECOND SET

- A kill and a block from Wilform gave Wingate a 6-4 lead
- A kill and a block from Kasprak stretched the lead to three at 9-6
- Lander scored the next five, taking an 11-9 lead on a Maya Walker kill
- WU scored the next four, getting two kills and a block from Lambillotte to take a 13-11 advantage
- Lander answered with six straight, going up 17-13 on a Christina Aguayo ace
- A Miller kill put the Bearcats on top 21-15
- A kill and a block from Wilfom pulled the 'Dogs within two at 22-20
- Walker's kill gave Lander a 24-20 edge; another Walker kill ended the set

THIRD SET

- Kills from Stacherski and Wilform, along with a Mullen ace put WU on top 8-4
- Miller's kill cut the lead to one at 11-10
- A Lambillotte kill gave the 'Dogs a 15-11 advantage
- Aguayo's kill pulled Lander back within one at 16-15
- The Bulldogs answered with a huge 7-0 run behind the serving of Hoffman
- A Stacherski kill and back-to-back Johnson kills started the spurt, making it 19-15
- A Hoffman ace and Kasprak block capped it, giving WU a 23-15 lead
- A Wilform kill made it 24-17; Emma Ahrens ended the set with a kill

FOURTH SET

- A Patricia Pantoja ace gave Lander a 9-6 advantage
- Stacherki's kill pulled the Bulldogs within one at 10-9
- A Stacherski kill, Johnson block and Hoffman ace gave WU a 12-11 lead
- A kill and a block from Kasprak, along with a Taryn Pryce ace made it 15-12
- Miller's kill cut the lead to one at 16-15
- A Young kill and Kasprak ace stretched the lead to three at 18-15
- Aguayo's kill pulled LU within one, but kills from Kasprak and Stacherski made it 20-17
- Kills from Walker and Madilyn Reed tied it at 21
- A block from Kasprak and Johnson gave the 'Dogs a 23-21 advantage
- Kills from Walker and Miller tied it at 23, but a Wilform kill put Wingate on top 24-23
- An Annie Holesinger kill, followed by a Miller kill gave the Bearcats a 25-24 advantage
- Kasprak and Johnson teamed for a block to tie it at 25, while a Young kill made it 26-25
- Kasprak and Johnson teamed for one more block to end it

UP NEXT

- Wingate will face sixth-seeded Flagler at 3 p.m. in the region title match
- The winner advances to the national quarterfinals in Seattle, Wash. Dec. 1-3