Hartsville, S.C.----The 24th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs notched their 15th straight win and seventh consecutive sweep Tuesday night, prevailing 3-0 at Coker University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-15, 25-23 and 25-6 to improve to 17-1 overall and 7-0 in the SAC, while the Cobras fall to 3-11 overall and 0-8 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 38 kills and 13 errors in 96 attacks, hitting .260
- Coker had 19 kills and 19 errors in 97 swings to hit .000
- The Bulldogs held a 53-39 advantage in digs
- The 'Dogs had 11 of the 16 aces on the night
- Wingate held an 8-5 edge in blocks
- WU piled up 29 kills over the final two frames, hitting .406 in the third set
- Coker had seven total kills in the first and third sets combined, hitting -.102

KEY BULLDOGS

- Molly Lambillotte hit .474 with nine kills, four digs and three aces
- Maggie Young added seven kills, two blocks and an ace
- Maya Walker also contributed seven kills on the night
- Gabby Saye hit .500 with five kills and two aces
- Emily Johnson hit .400 with five kills and four blocks
- Shannon Kasprak had 33 assists, 10 digs, four blocks, three aces and two kills
- Maggie Mullen picked up 17 digs

FIRST SET

- Three Lambillotte aces and a Kasprak block gave the 'Dogs an 11-4 lead
- WU added a 7-0 run, getting three kills and an ace from Kasprak to make it 20-8
- Lambillotte and Stacherski each had a kill and a block in a 3-0 spurt that made it 23-12
- Young's kill made it 24-14; Lambillotte ended it with a kill

SECOND SET

- A Chelsey Blume kill gave Coker a 10-8 advantage
- A kill and a block from Walker put the 'Dogs on top 11-10
- A Wingate error gave the Cobras an 18-17 lead
- Kills from Kasprak and Johnson put Wingate back on top
- A Taylor Hicks kill gave Coker a 23-21 advantage
- A kill and a block from Saye tied it at 23
- Maddie Hoffman's ace made it 24-23; another Hoffman ace ended the set

THIRD SET

- Wingate scored the first five points and never looked back, getting two early Young kills
- Two Saye kills, along with kills from Lambillotte and Johnson made it 11-1
- A kill and a block from Johnson, followed by a Kasprak kill put WU on top 17-4
- The Bulldogs ended the night on a 7-0 run, starting with a Walker kill and two Coker errors
- Back-to-back Lambillotte kills, along with a Young kill made it 24-6; a Coker error ended it

UP NEXT

- Wingate is on the road for two matches this weekend
- The Bulldogs are at UVA Wise Friday night at 7:30 p.m.
- The 'Dogs are at Emory & Henry Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
- Wingate and Coker meet again next Tuesday in Hartsville at 7 p.m.