CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team began its first Southern Conference road trip with a 3-1 win over Wofford Friday night.  The fourth away win of the season for UTC came after Chattanooga fell behind 1-0 early in the contest.

“This was a great road win,” Head Coach Travis Filar said. “The team really stepped up, and it's always hard to get a conference win on the road.  The defense did a great job at holding the Wofford hitters to a low percentage.”

Sophomore Allie Davenport (Tyrone, Ga.) and redshirt sophomore Nicole Sumida (Hixson, Tenn.) each recorded double-digit kills, totaling 12 and 10, respectively.  Sumida hit .333, helping the Mocs to a .230 total hitting percentage. 

Chattanooga fell behind 1-0 after on game, falling 26-24 in the first set, but the Mocs stormed back in the following three frames 25-19, 25-20 and 25-22.  After hitting just .139 with nine kills in the first, the Mocs hit .259 with 10 kills.  Sumida added three kills to her total, including two in the first game, along with a solo block.

The Mocs hit a match-best .310 in the third set, tallying a five-point win.  The UTC defense kept the Terriers to a .093 percentage in the set, including two blocks.  The defense struck again in the final set, holding Wofford to a match-low .057 hitting percentage.  Chattanooga tacked on three more blocks in the set, tying their match-best total from the first.

With nine blocks on the night, the Mocs out-blocked the Terriers by two.  Including Sumida's lone team solo block, 16 assisted blocks followed.  Junior Lauren Gainer (Boca Raton, Fla.) led the team with five assisted blocks.

Chattanooga improves to 3-2 in the SoCon with the win while Wofford falls to 2-2 in league play.  Overall, Chattanooga is 10-10 with the Terriers at 9-11.

The team is in Macon, Ga., tomorrow to take on Mercer.  First serve is set for 1 p.m.  Live video is available on the SoCon Digital Network, and live stats are available free.  Links to both can be found on the volleyball schedule page.