Courtesy: GoMocs.com Sophomore Jennifer Kuroski connecting on a kill.

Chattanooga vs. Northwestern State Aug. 27, 2011 Hattiesburg, Miss. (Reed Green Coliseum) Team 1 2 3 4 Score Northwestern State 25 19 20 13 1 Chattanooga 17 25 25 25 3

Chattanooga (1-2) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Jennifer Kuroski 16-0-1; Christina Teter 14-2-7; Ellie Kuhn 7-0-0; Heather Parman 3-2-1; Bridget Camacho 2-0-4; Aneisha Christie 2-0-4; Kasey Talley 1-0-2; Melissa Green 0-4-0; Paula Passmore 0-1-0; Totals 45-9-12.0. (Assists) - Bridget Camacho 33. (Dig leaders) - Paula Passmore 27; Bridget Camacho 9 Northwestern  State (1-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) - EDWARDS,Christine 19-4-3; COLEMAN,Chyna 15-3-0; DUNN,Donisha 9-0-1; BOGGAN,Kameron 4-0-6; WILLIAMS,Paige 3-3-9; CLARK,LaToya 1-1-0; SCOTT,LaTosha 1-0-2; Totals 52-11-13.0. (Assists) - CLARK,LaToya 47. (Dig leaders) - CARLINE,Daedra 21; EDWARDS,Christine 15; COLEMAN,Chyna 12; KELLEY,Angelica 10

Match Notes -

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - The much anticipated debut of head coach Travis Filar with the Chattanooga Mocs Volleyball team was a come-from-behind, 3-1 (19-25, 25-20, 25-22, 26-24), victory over Northwestern (La.) State at the Southern Miss Invitational on Friday afternoon. Junior right side Christina Teter (Signal Mountain, Tenn.) led the way offensively totaling 12 kills and a .407 attacking pct., while sophomore outside Jennifer Kuroski (Acworth, Ga.) added 11 at Reed Green Coliseum.

"We were very excited and ready to play a different opponent," said head coach Travis Filar. "I really felt that our kids settled down after the first set, played and fought really hard. Our focus going into the match was playing every point the same no matter what the score was, whether we were winning or losing, and to move on quickly to the next point."

The offensive attack was run by sophomore setter Bridget Camacho (Cumming, Ga.), who recorded 36 assists. Junior outside Heather Parman (Ooltewah, Tenn.) notched nine kills for the Mocs.

Chattanooga's defense typically starts with strong play in the back row, but the Mocs blocked down 16 Lady Demon attacks from the front row, which ties the highest total from last season. Leading the way was sophomore Aneisha Christie (Alpharetta, Ga.) with eight total blocks including five in the final frame. Senior Ellie Kuhn (San Antonio, Texas) and Teter tallied seven blocks each.

“I was really pleased with our blocking,” said Filar. “I thought that Aneisha and Teter did great jobs closing the blocks. Ellie did a good job in setting the block. I was definitely not expecting to block 16 balls in the first match.”

A complete team effort was used as all nine players that participated for Chattanooga recorded at least one dig with junior libero Paula Passmore (Merritt Island, Fla.) pacing the team with 28. Freshman defensive specialist Melissa Green (Boca Raton, Fla.) registered 11 digs in her first collegiate match, while Teter and Camacho each had nine digs and freshman Kasey Talley (Boiling Springs, S.C.) and Parman added eight each.

With discipline as a primary focus for the Mocs under coach Filar, Chattanooga limited its mistakes to at most eight in a single set and took advantage of 39 errors committed by Northwestern State.

The first point of the 2011 volleyball season went to the Mocs on a kill by Parman. The Lady Demons then jumped out to a 10-5 advantage before Chattanooga rallied to within two, 15-13, converting on two consecutive mistakes. An 8-2 run by Northwestern State put it in control of the first set notching a 25-19 victory.

After four quick points for the Lady Demons in the second set, coach Filar inserted Talley into the service rotation as Chattanooga rolled off four-straight points knotting the score at six. Northwestern State, then, built a 19-16 lead before the Mocs responded with a 9-2 run to even the match at one.

Following the 10-minute intermission, the Mocs took advantage of 13 mistakes from the Lady Demons and took a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-22 victory. Chattanooga tallied points at crucial times.

With Passmore on the service line in the third frame, Chattanooga scored four-straight points, but the Lady Deamons came back to tie the match at eight. The back-and-forth set saw the Mocs fall behind 24-21 before a match-winning rally as Parman had consecutive kills to ignite the Chattanooga to the 26-24 victory.

The Mocs open their home slate on Tuesday against Belmont at 7 p.m. inside Maclellan Gym. A series of promotions will be occurring for the event including a Student Tailgete prior to the match with games and music and a postgame autograph session. Additionally, it serves as a Mocs Maniacs and Residence Rumble event.