Wingate, N.C.----The 17th-ranked Wingate University Bulldogs swept past UNC Pembroke in NCAA Division II volleyball action Thursday night in Cuddy Arena. Wingate starts the season 1-0, while the Braves fall to 0-1 overall.

KEY STATS

- Wingate had 45 kills and 12 errors in 121 attacks, hitting .273
- UNCP had 32 kills and 17 errors in 127 swings to hit .118
- The Bulldogs had six of the 11 aces on the night
- The 'Dogs held a 5-4 edge in blocks
- Wingate had a 70-51 advantage in digs
- WU had 16 kills in set one and 17 in the final frame, hitting .385 in set three

KEY BULLDOGS

- Gabby Saye had 12 kills and three digs, hitting .478
- Emily Johnson hit .333 with nine kills, three digs and a block
- Abby Mas contributed eight kills and three digs, hitting .280
- Maya Van Heyst had 27 assists, 11 digs, five kills and two blocks
- Sydney Morland added five kills and four blocks
- Alanna Vavao notched four kills, four digs and two blocks
- Maddie Hoffman piled up 22 digs, adding seven assists and two aces
- Maggie Fillauer added 15 digs

SET ONE

- An Addie Decker kill gave UNCP an 8-5 lead in the opening frame
- A Johnson kill and Morland block cut the lead to one
- A McKenna Hayes kill gave the Braves a 12-10 advantage
- A Van Heyst kill tied it at 14
- An Abby Peduzzi kill put UNCP on top 19-16
- Wingate scored the next seven to take a 23-19 lead
- Kills from Saye and Morland tied it at 19; kills from Saye and Mas gave WU a four-point lead
- A Mas kill made it 24-20; Johnson's kill ended the frame

SET TWO

- Kills from Vavao and Van Heyst, along with a Rylee Tanner ace gave the 'Dogs a 7-4 lead
- A kill and a block from Morland, along with a Saye kill made it 13-6
- A Kaitlyn Koel kill cut the lead to three
- Kills from Morland, Saye and Mas put the 'Dogs on top 18-11
- Two Van Heyst kills and a Mas kill made it 22-16
- A Saye kill gave Wingate a 24-17 lead; a UNCP error ended the set

SET THREE

- Saye and Mas had two kills apiece as the Bulldogs raced out to a 6-0 lead
- Kills from Johnson and Vavao made it 10-4
- A Van Heyst ace and Morland block gave the 'Dogs a 14-6 advantage
- A Hayes kill helped UNCP cut the lead to four at 15-11
- Two Saye kills, along with kills from Mas and Johnson sparked a 5-0 run that made it 20-11
- Three Johnson kills and a Tanner kill gave the Bulldogs a 24-16 lead
- Van Heyst ended the match with a kill

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Friday, hosting Lewis at 7 p.m.
- The 'Dogs host Francis Marion Saturday at 2 p.m., then face USC Aiken at 7 p.m. in Cuddy Arena