Wise, Va.----The #24 Wingate University Bulldogs rolled to their eighth straight sweep Friday night, prevailing 3-0 at UVA Wise in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-23 to improve to 18-1 overall and 9-0 in the SAC, while the Cavs fall to 3-9 overall and 0-8 in league play. The 'Dogs are riding a 16-match winning streak and have now won 26 straight sets.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 40 kills and 10 errors in 99 attacks, hitting .303
- UVA Wise had 28 kills and 19 errors in 108 swings to hit .083
- The Bulldogs held a 53-47 advantage in digs
- The 'Dogs registered three of the five blocks on the night
- WU also recorded six of the 11 aces
- The Bulldogs had 12 or more kills in each set, with 16 in the final frame
- UVA Wise hit below .060 in each of the first two sets, hitting .000 in the second

KEY BULLDOGS

- Molly Lambillotte had 10 kills, 12 digs and two aces, hitting .500 to lead the offense
- Lorna Stacherski hit .429 with seven kills
- Gabby Saye added six kills
- Emma Ahrens contributed five kills and five digs
- Rayah Givens and Emily Johnson had four kills apiece, with Johnson hitting .571
- Shannon Kasprak registered 16 assists, four digs, three kills, a block and an ace in two sets
- Maddie Hoffman piled up 20 digs

FIRST SET

- Kills from Lambillotte and Johnson gave the Bulldogs a 7-2 lead
- A Lily Gutierrez ace got the Cavs within three at 12-9
- A kill and a block from Kasprak sparked a 4-0 run that put WU on top 19-11
- Kills from Kasprak and Saye made it 22-13
- A Lambillotte kill made it 24-17; a UVA Wise error ended the frame

SECOND SET

- Kills from Givens and Lambillotte put the Bulldogs on top 8-1
- Two Johnson kills and a Stacherski kill made it 13-5
- Givens and Johnson each had a kill and a block in a 4-0 run that made it 17-8
- Another Givens block made it 20-9, while Hoffman's ace made it 22-10
- Stacherski's kill made it 24-11; a Cavalier error ended the set

THIRD SET

- Three straight Wingate errors gave UVA Wise an 8-3 advantage
- A Givens kill and Lambillotte ace highlighted a 4-0 run that made it 8-7
- Kills from Stacherski and Saye gave the Bulldogs a 13-12 lead
- A Piper Suddeth ace gave UVA Wise a 17-15 advantage
- A Morgan Blevins kill put the Cavs on top 19-16
- A Stacherski kill and back-to-back Hoffman aces tied it at 19
- Wingate took a 20-19 lead on a UVA Wise error
- Lambillotte's kill made it 23-22, but a Kaylee Scarce kill tied it at 23
- A UVA Wise error put the 'Dogs on top 24-23
- Lambillotte finished the match with her 10th kill of the night

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back on the road Saturday, traveling to Emory & Henry for a 10:30 a.m. start
- The Bulldogs travel to Coker Tuesday night
- The five-match road trip wraps up next Saturday at Limestone