Salisbury, N.C.----The 19th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs opened conference play in style Tuesday night, rolling to a 3-0 victory at Catawba College in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action. Wingate won by scores of 25-20, 25-16 and 25-13 to improve to 8-1 overall and 1-0 in the SAC. The Indians fall to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 47 kills and 13 errors in 103 attacks to hit .330
- Catawba hit .050 with 24 kills and 19 errors in 100 swings
- The Bulldogs held a 46-36 advantage in digs
- The 'Dogs had eight of the 12 blocks on the night
- Catawba held a 4-3 advantage in aces
- WU hit over .280 in every set with at least 14 kills in each frame
- The Indians had 14 kills and 13 errors in the final two frames, hitting .015

KEY BULLDOGS

- Lorna Stacherski hit .500 with 11 kills, three digs and two blocks
- Gabby Saye hit .333 with 10 kills
- Sydney Morland added eight kills in 14 swings, hitting .429
- Maggie Young and Emily Johnson contributed seven kills each, combining for five blocks
- Amber Rowoldt collected four kills, four blocks and 10 digs
- Maya Van Heyst handed out 21 digs, with Katie Jamerson going for 19 assists and seven digs
- Maggie Mullen added seven digs and four assists

FIRST SET

- A Johnson kill and Rowoldt block gave Wingate a 9-7 lead
- Katrina Misra's kill cut the lead to one
- Two Rowoldt kills and a Jamerson ace made it 12-8
- A Dara Kane ace tied it at 13
- A kill and a block from Stacherski put the 'Dogs back on top by two
- Mira's kill capped a 3-0 spurt that gave Catawba a 16-15 advantage
- WU scored five of the next seven, getting kills from Stacherski and Young to go on top 20-18
- A Rowoldt kill and two Catawba errors made it 23-19
- A Johnson kill made it 24-20; Saye's kill ended the spurt

SECOND SET

- A Morland kill, along with a kill and a block from Johnson gave WU a 12-8 lead
- The 'Dogs used a 7-0 run to go on top 19-10
- Stacherski had two kills in the spurt, with Saye adding a kill and a block
- Kills from Saye, Morland and Young gave the Bulldogs a 24-15 lead
- Johnson ended the frame with a kill

THIRD SET

- A Morland kill and two Rowoldt blocks gave Wingate a 9-5 advantage in set three
- The 'Dogs went on a 6-0 run to stretch the lead to nine
- Stacherski had two kills and a block in the flurry; Saye added a pair of kills
- Another 6-0 run gave Wingate a 24-10 lead
- Stacherski and Morland had two kills apiece in the spurt; Saye and Young each added a kill
- Morland's kill ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Saturday, hosting Newberry at 2 p.m. in the home opener