Wingate, N.C.----The 24th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs stayed perfect in league play Tuesday night, handing the Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears their first conference setback of the season with a 3-0 victory in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-22, 25-17 and 25-17 to move to 14-1 overall and 5-0 in the SAC. The Bears fall to 8-4 overall and 4-1 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 46 kills and 16 errors in 122 attacks, hitting .246
- LR had 29 kills and 16 errors in 117 swings to hit .111
- The Bulldogs held a 64-46 advantage in digs
- The 'Dogs had seven of the eight aces on the night
- Wingate also had eight of the 11 blocks
- WU had at least 14 kills in every set; LR had 11 or less in each frame

KEY BULLDOGS

- Molly Lambillotte had 10 kills, 14 digs and four blocks
- Lorna Stacherski hit .333 with 10 kills and seven digs
- Emma Ahrens added kills on the night
- Emily Johnson contributed six kills and six blocks, hitting .417
- Maggie Young hit .364 with four kills and two aces
- Shannon Kasprak had 36 assists, 16 digs, three kills, three blocks and two aces
- Maggie Mullen registered 11 digs and three assists
- Taryn Pryce added seven digs and two aces

NOTES

- Wingate moves to 50-13 all-time against Lenoir-Rhyne
- The 'Dogs are 27-3 against the Bears in Cuddy Arena
- LR has not defeated Wingate in Cuddy Arena since 2004
- WU and Mars Hill are the final two teams without a SAC loss
- The 'Dogs host the Lions Friday night
- 11 of Wingate's 14 wins this season have been sweeps
- The Bulldogs entered the match ranked in the top five nationally in hitting percentage and opponents' hitting percentage
- Ninth double-double of the year for Kasprak; 34th of her career
- 12th career double-double for Lambillotte
- Second straight match with double-digit kills for Ahrens; 37 kills last four matches
- Fourth time this year Stacherski has had at least 10 kills
- Eighth time this season Johnson has had four or more blocks
- Eighth double-digit dig match for Mullen this season

FIRST SET

- A Collette Romp kill gave Lenoir-Rhyne a 5-1 lead
- A Lambillotte block and Kasprak kill tied it at eight
- Kills from Ahrens and Young gave the 'Dogs a 12-11 advantage
- An Emmaleigh Allen kill put the Bears back on top 16-15
- Back-to-back Ahrens kill capped a 3-0 run that gave WU a two-point edge
- An Ashley Hawkins kill tied it at 20
- A Lambillotte kill and Young ace made it 22-20, while an LR error and Johnson block made it 24-22
- Stacherski ended the frame with a kill

SECOND SET

- A kill and a block from Lambillotte, along with a Stacherski kill put WU on top 6-2
- A Stacherski kill, along with a kill and an ace from Kasprak made it 12-6
- Emma Clark's kill pulled LR within three at 17-14
- Ahrens answered with back-to-back kills to push the lead back to five
- Kills from Stacherski and Ahrens, along with a Pryce ace made it 23-16
- A Lenoir-Rhyne error made it 24-17; another LR error ended the frame

THIRD SET

- A Stacherski kill, along with a kill and a block from Johnson put the 'Dogs on top 5-1
- WU went on a 6-0 run, getting two kills and a block from Johnson to take an 11-3 lead
- An Allen block trimmed the lead to three at 11-8
- Kills from Stacherski and Ahrens pushed the lead back to six at 15-9
- A Hawkins kill cut the lead back to three, but two Young kills, a Kasprak block and Pryce ace made it 20-13
- Kills from Lambillotte gave Wingate a 24-17 advantage; an LR error ended

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting Mars Hill at 7 p.m.
- The Bulldogs host Tusculum Saturday at 2 p.m.