Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University All-American middle blocker Maggie Young needed just 21 swings to pile up 17 kills Saturday afternoon, leading the #22 Bulldogs to a 3-0 victory over UVA Wise in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate moves to 11-2 overall and 4-1 in the SAC, while the Cavaliers fall to 7-6 overall and 2-5 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 51 kills and just 10 errors in 110 attacks to hit .373
- UVA Wise had 29 kills and 15 errors in 108 swings, hitting .130
- The Bulldogs had eight of the 12 blocks on the day
- Wingate also had seven of the eight aces
- The 'Dogs held a 57-43 advantage in digs
- WU had 14 or more kills in all three sets, with 20 kills and one error in the third frame
- The Bulldogs held the Cavaliers below a .070 hitting percentage each of the first two sets

KEY BULLDOGS

- Young hit .810 with her 17 kills in 21 swings without an error, adding three blocks
- Lorna Stacherski hit .464 with 13 kills, four digs and three blocks
- Gabby Saye contributed eight kills on the day
- Emily Johnson added five kills and four blocks
- Amber Rowoldt collected four kills, 12 digs, three blocks and two aces
- Maya Van Heyst had 23 assists and three digs
- Clare Sheedy added 21 assists, eight digs and three aces
- Maggie Mullen had 14 digs and five assists, going over 1,000 career digs in the match

SET ONE

- Two Rowoldt blocks gave Wingate an early 7-3 lead
- Kills from Rowoldt and Stacherski made it 12-6
- Kills from Saye, Young and Stacherski put the 'Dogs on top 16-8
- A Morgan Blankenship kill pulled UVA Wise within three at 21-18
- Saye and Young answered with kills to make it 23-18
- Stacherski's kill made it 24-19; Young's kill ended it

SET TWO

- Two Young kills and a Maddie Hoffman ace gave Wingate a 10-4 lead
- A Johnson kill and three straight Sheedy aces made it 16-6
- Two Stacherski kills and a Young kill made it 21-10
- Kills from Young and Johnson made it 24-12; Saye ended it with a kill

SET THREE

- Two Stacherski kills sparked a 5-0 run that put the 'Dogs on top 12-6
- Two Stacherski kills and a Young kill made it 21-14
- A Rowoldt kill gave the Bulldogs a 24-17 advantage
- Analiese Baldauf ended the match with a kill

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Tuesday, traveling to Coker