Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University All-American middle blocker Emily Johnson hit .577 with 15 kills Tuesday night, as the Wingate University Bulldogs rolled to a 3-0 victory over Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference volleyball action in Cuddy Arena. Wingate won by scores of 25-18, 25-20 and 25-18 to improve to 17-2 overall and 9-1 in the SAC. The Railsplitters fall to 13-6 overall and 7-5 in league play.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 51 kills and 13 errors in 109 attacks, hitting .349
- LMU had 30 kills and 15 errors in 106 swings to hit .142
- The 'Dogs had eight of the 11 blocks on the night
- The Bulldogs had three of the four aces
- Wingate held a 52-37 advantage in digs
- Tied for a season high for kills in a three-set match with 51
- Third-best hitting percentage of the season for the Bulldogs
- WU hit .394 with 19 kills in set one; hit .371 with 17 kills in the final frame
- LMU only hit double-digit kills in the second set, notching only 16 total kills in sets one and three

KEY BULLDOGS

- Johnson needed only 26 kills for her 15 kills without committing an error, adding four blocks and two digs
- She has 30 kills in 52 swings in two matches against LMU this year, hitting .558
- Elsa Lamphere hit .300 with 10 kills and nine digs
- Maya Van Heyst piled up 29 assists, seven kills, seven digs, three blocks and an ace
- Gabby Saye hit .313 with seven kills, four blocks and two digs
- Sydney Morland hit .429 with seven kills and four blocks
- Katie Jamerson handed out 16 assists, adding two kills and two digs
- Maddie Hoffman had 18 digs, two assists and an ace
- Maggie Fillauer added 11 digs and an ace

SET ONE

- Kills from Saye and Lamphere gave the Bulldogs a 10-7 lead in set one
- Back-to-back Morland kills put the 'Dogs on top 14-10
- A pair of WU errors cut the lead to three at 15-12
- Kills from Johnson and Lorna Stacherski, along with a Van Heyst ace and Saye block made it 19-12
- LMU scored the next four, cutting the lead to three on a Kristen Moehring block
- Kills from Johnson and Saye pushed the lead back to five at 22-17
- A Saye kill and Morland block made it 24-18; Lamphere's kill ended the frame

SET TWO

- Kills from Stacherski and Van Heyst put the 'Dogs on top 8-5 in set two
- Moehring's kill tied it at nine
- Kills from Saye and Johnson sparked a 3-0 run to make it 12-9
- A pair of Lampehre kills gave Wingate a 17-13 advantage
- The Railsplitters cut the lead back to two with a Lauren Pickett kill, making it 18-16
- Johnson countered with back-to-back kills to make it 20-16
- Kills from Johnson and Lamphere, followed by a Johnson block made it 24-17
- Lamphere's kill ended the frame

SET THREE

- Kills from Saye and Lamphere gave the Bulldogs an early 5-3 cushion
- LMU got three kills from Josibeth Capellan in a 4-0 run to take a 10-7 lead
- A Katherine Bedel kill gave the Railsplitters a 13-8 advantage
- Wingate had the emphatic answer, going on a 7-0 run behind the strong serving of Van Heyst
- Johnson piled up four kills in the spurt, giving the Bulldogs a 15-13 advantage
- A Wingate error cut the lead back to one at 17-16
- Morland and Van Heyst answered with kills, making it 19-16
- A Lamphere kill and emphatic Morland block put the 'Dogs on to p21-17
- Kills from Jamerson and Van Heyst made it 24-18; Hoffman's ace ended the match

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, traveling to UVA Wise for a 6 p.m. start