Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University Bulldogs hit .316 while holding Lincoln Memorial University to a .057 hitting percentage Saturday afternoon, prevailing 3-0 in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-18, 25-19 and 25-17 to improve to 17-2 overall and 10-1 in the SAC, pushing its winning streak to eight. The Railsplitters fall to 8-13 overall and 2-9 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 41 kills and 11 errors in 95 attacks, hitting .316
- LMU had 30 kills and 24 errors in 105 swings to hit .057
- The Bulldogs held a 45-42 advantage in digs
- Wingate had 10 of the 13 blocks on the day
- The 'Dogs also had four of the six aces
- WU hit .300 or better in all three sets, piling up 17 kills in set two
- LMU never had more than 11 kills in a set, hitting -.025 in the third frame

KEY BULLDOGS

- Emily Johnson hit .500 with eight kills and seven blocks
- Gabby Saye hit .313 with seven kills, three digs and a block
- Amber Rowoldt had seven kills, four blocks, three digs and two aces
- Lorna Stacherski also had seven kills while adding four blocks and three digs
- Maggie Young and Sydney Morland contributed five kills apiece
- Katie Jamerson had 19 assists and nine digs
- Clare Sheedy contributed 16 assists and five digs
- Maggie Mullen collected 11 digs, three assists, two aces and a kill

SET ONE

- Kills from Young, Saye and Stacherski gave Wingate a 7-5 advantage
- Kills from Morland and Young pushed the lead to four at 12-8
- A kill and a block from Johnson made it 15-10
- An Abigail Kesler kill pulled LMU to within one at 16-15
- Rowoldt's kill made it 19-17, but an Agata Bogdankska kill cut it back to one
- Wingate responded by scoring the next six points
- Kills from Morland and Johnson, along with a Johnson block made it 23-18
- An LMU error made it 24-18; Rowoldt finished it with a kill

SET TWO

- Two Rowoldt aces and two Stacherski blocks helped the 'Dogs take a 6-1 lead in set two
- Kills from Morland and Rowoldt made it 12-6
- Kills from Saye, Mullen and Stacherski stretched the lead to seven at 15-8
- A Kristen Moehring kill cut the lead to three at 17-14
- Kills from Stacherski and Sheedy made it 20-15
- Three more Johnson kills put the 'Dogs on top 23-18
- An LMU error made it 24-19; another error ended the set

SET THREE

- A Saye kill and Mullen ace put Wingate on top 5-1 early
- A Katie Cardenas kill cut the lead to one at 8-7
- Kills from Young and Saye made it 12-8
- A Cardenas kill pulled LMU back within two at 14-12
- Stacherski and Young teamed for a block to cap a 3-0 run and make it 17-12
- Kills from Young and Rowoldt, along with a Johnson block made it 22-16
- A Rowoldt kill and LMU error made it 24-17; Johnson's kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to UNC Pembroke for a 7 p.m. start