GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) volleyball team won its second-straight match by way of a 3-0 score, defeating Chattanooga on Saturday evening in Fleming Gymnasium in The Southern Conference (SoCon) action.

This is the first time since 2021 that UNCG has defeated Chattanooga twice in a season. During the 2021 season, the Spartans won 3-0 and 3-1.

With tonight's win over the Mocs, the Spartans improve to 10-2 at home, marking the best record in Fleming Gym since the 2017 season as that team went 12-6 overall at home that year.

This is the seventh straight-set sweep for the Spartans this season. This is the most three-set wins for UNCG since 2021, when the team had 11 matches with 3-0 victories.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 – The first set was a point-for-point duel until the very end, seeing 13 tied scores throughout. With UNCG holding an 18-15 advantage, the Mocs captured four consecutive points to take a 19-18 lead. Both teams raced to find a two-point lead as the frame would go into overtime. An attack error from Chattanooga, following an Allie Sweet kill secured the Spartans with set one, 27-25.

Set 2 – The Spartans continued their momentum into set two, getting out to an early 4-1 lead to never allow the Mocs to lead in the game. A final set-point kill from McKenna Timmerman granted UNCG with the win, 25-22.

Set 3 – UNCG took the first point of the set, but Chattanooga took over the lead with a 4-1 run, 4-2. The Spartans cut the deficit to one, 15-14, late in the set, but the Mocs maintained the advantage. Following a kill by the Mocs, 21-19, the Spartans scored six straight points to come out on top and secure the victory, 25-21.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Sweet registered her 19th career double-double and 14th of the season with 19 kills and 13 digs. Sweet's 13 digs paced the Spartans.
• Timmerman was second on the team with 13 kills.
• Gabby Seeds was the leading setter in the match 36 assists.
• Kendall Lanclos had a new career-high with 11 digs.
• Two other Spartans had double-digit digs, including Chloe Nussbaum and Graylinn Serge, who both had 11.

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UP NEXT
The Spartans will begin a three-match road stretch starting in Macon, Georgia, as UNCG takes on Mercer on Friday, Nov. 7 at 6:00 p.m. in Hawkins Arena.