Salisbury, N.C.----The 24th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs rolled to a victory in their first league road match of the season, defeating Catawba College 3-0 in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. The 'Dogs won by scores of 25-12, 25-10 and 25-15 to pick up their 30th straight victory over Catawba, moving to 11-1 on the season and 4-0 in the SAC. The Indians fall to 2-7 overall and 0-3 in league play.

KEY STATS

- The 'Dogs had 36 kills and just seven errors in 66 attacks, hitting .439
- Catawba had 19 kills and 23 errors in 81 swings, hitting -.049
- The Bulldogs held a 31-23 advantage in digs
- WU had five of the eight aces on the night
- The 'Dogs also had six of the nine blocks
- Wingate hit over .400 in every frame; Catawba hit .000 or lower in all three sets

KEY BULLDOGS

- Emma Ahrens had eight kills in 11 swings, hitting .727
- Molly Lambillotte hit .357 with seven kills, five digs, two aces and a block
- Gabby Saye contributed six kills, two digs and two blocks
- Maggie Young hit .500 with five kills, two blocks and an ace
- Victoria Wilform had five kills in eight swings in the opening frame, hitting .625
- Shannon Kasprak registered 29 assists, 10 digs, three blocks and an ace
- Maggie Mullen added nine digs, two assists and a kill

FIRST SET

- A 9-0 run gave the Bulldogs a 13-3 lead
- Wilform had three kills in the spurt; Lambillotte capped it with an ace
- Kills from Wilform and Young made it 16-4
- A Saye kill and Lambillotte block made it 21-8
- A kill and a block from Rayah Givens put WU on top 24-12; a Catawba error ended it

SECOND SET

- The 'Dogs scored the first seven points of set two and never looked back
- Saye had a kill and a block in the flurry with Kasprak adding an ace
- Two Lambillotte kills and a Young ace gave the Bulldogs a 13-2 advantage
- Kills from Ahrens and Lorna Stacherski made it 20-7
- Stacherski's kill made it 24-10; Lambillotte ended the frame with a kill

THIRD SET

- Two kills from Ahrens gave Wingate a 10-6 lead
- Two more kills from Ahrens, along with a Taryn Pryce ace made it 15-9
- A Stacherski kill, Kasprak block and Lambillotte ace made it 20-12
- Two more kills from Ahrens made it 24-15; Mullen ended the match with a kill

UP NEXT

- Wingate is on the road Saturday, playing a pair of matches in Belmont
- The 'Dogs face Chowan at 4 p.m., then face Belmont Abbey at 6 p.m.
- WU has three big SAC home matches next week, starting Tuesday at 7 p.m. against Lenoir-Rhyne
- The Bulldogs host Mars Hill Friday night, then welcome Tusculum to Cuddy Arena Saturday
- All three opponents next week appeared in the 2021 NCAA Tournament