GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) volleyball team secured a straight-set victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts (25-21, 25-18, 28-26) on Friday night in The Southern Conference (SoCon) in Fleming Gymnasium.
 
With tonight's win over the Catamounts, the Spartans improve to 9-2 at home, marking the best record in Fleming Gym since the 2021 season as that team went 9-2 overall at home that year.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 – Although the first set tied on three occasions, Western Carolina maintained the lead in the early goings of the match. However, with the Catamounts holding a 14-13 lead, a kill from McKenna Timmerman began a 4-0 Spartan run, making it 17-14 UNCG. The Blue & Gold were able to maintain the lead for the remainder of the first game. A setter dump kill from Gabby Seeds granted the Spartans with set one, 25-21.

Set 2 – The Spartans picked up right where they left off in the second set, getting things started with three unanswered points to hold the lead for the entirety of the second set. UNCG led by as much as seven on a few occasions in the second frame. A final kill from Allie Sweet secured the second set for UNCG, 25-18.

Set 3 – The third stanza was more of a back-and-forth battle seeing 14 ties and six lead changes throughout. With the Catamounts holding a 21-19 lead, UNCG recorded three consecutive points to take a 22-21 advantage. However, Western Carolina tied things right back up at 22-22, turning the remainder of the set into a point-for-point duel as both teams searched for two-straight points. A kill and service ace from Sweet secured the final set for the Spartans, 28-26, for the straight-set victory.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Timmerman led the match with 14 kills on the day, hitting .444 in the match.
• Sweet registered her 18^th career double-double and 13^th of the season with 12 kills and 10 digs.
• Connore' Siler-Nixon rounded out the double-digit kills column for the Spartans with 10.
• Seeds was the leading setter in the match 37 assists.
• Robin Rosser paced the match with four service aces.
• Chloe Nussbaum led the way defensively with 17 digs.
• Elenoa Sing and Sweet paced the Spartans with three blocks apiece.

RECORDS
UNCG: 13-9, 6-5 SoCon
WCU: 7-15, 3-8 SoCon

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UP NEXT
The Spartans will conclude the week by hosting Chattanooga on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. in Fleming Gymnasium.
 
For Saturday's match against the Mocs, the first 60 UNCG students receive a FREE Krispy Kreme Doughnut! All regular season home matches are free admission!