CHATTANOOGA --- After capturing a pair of wins last weekend, the Chattanooga Mocs volleyball program (6-9, 2-0 SoCon) looks to continue Southern Conference momentum this weekend with road matches at UNCG (7-7, 1-1 SoCon) and ETSU (12-3, 1-0 SoCon) on Friday and Saturday.
 
UTC will meet UNCG at 6 p.m. on Friday in Greensboro before heading to in-state rival ETSU on Saturday for a 2 p.m. match. Match coverage links are located under the volleyball schedule tab on GoMocs.com.
 
Chattanooga is coming off a strong conference-opening weekend, earning a 3-2 comeback win over Wofford last Friday before sweeping Furman 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.
 
Notes, previews and more leading up to the weekend can be found below.
 
CHATTANOOGA NOTES
FILAR WINS NO. 100: Head coach Travis Filar notched his 100th career win after Saturday's 3-0 win over Furman. Filar, a 2000 Furman graduate, began his coaching career at his alma mater as an assistant to current head coach Michelle Young.
 
CONSISTANT ATTACKING: The Chattanooga Mocs used a balanced offensive attack over the weekend to help pick up the pair of wins. As a team, UTC finished with a .233 hitting percentage in the eight total sets. Four different Mocs totaled 17 kills & .200 hitting percentages.
 
MACLELLAN MAGIC: After picking up two wins last weekend, UTC is now 39-10 overall and 21-5 in SoCon matches at home since 2015 while holding a 5-1 record in 2018. A loud, raucous crowd helped will the Mocs back from a two-set deficit against Wofford on Friday night.
 
SOUND OFF
"The most important way to respond after our opening conference weekend was to come back into the gym and get better, continue to improve and cover up any deficiencies to fell prepared knowing what we will face in Greensboro and ETSU. I think our team has done just that in having a great week of practice and we are continuing to allow ourselves an opportunity to build on the momentum from last weekend.

"Both of these road tests will be extremely challenging, but I'm excited to see our ever improving group of fighters come out with a disciplined, unified and strong effort this weekend."
- Head Coach, Travis Filar
 
UNCG Spartans (7-8, 1-2 SoCon)
UNCG enters tomorrow's contest at 7-8 overall and 1-2 in the SoCon after suffering a sweep at Western Carolina on Wednesday evening in Cullowhee. Greensboro has faced six 'Power 5' schools in seven matches during the non-conference slate and notched a win over Wake Forest back on Aug. 25.

Holly Behrends leads the Spartans with 148 kills on a 2.90 kills per set average while ranking second on the team with 111 digs. Defensively, Lauren Robeck has totaled a team-high 35.0 blocks at a 0.70 per set average in addition to Christian Gregory who leads the squad with 210 digs.
 
ETSU Bucs (12-3, 1-0 SoCon)* entering 9/28
ETSU enters the weekend receiving 10 votes in the latest AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll after a hot 12-3 start to the season, capturing 'Power 5' wins over Clemson, Tennessee, Duke and No. 22 Washington State. The Bucs downed Western Carolina in their SoCon opener last Wednesday and will host Samford on Friday before welcoming UTC on Saturday.

As a team, ETSU ranks first in hitting percentage (.268), assists per set (12.89), kills per set (13.83) and blocks per set (1.93). Leah Clayton leads the offense with a team-high 224 kills and ranks second in the SoCon in total kills and kills per set (4.15). Marija Popovic anchors the team with a 5.09 digs per set average while Braedyn Tutton has recorded a team-best 0.91 blocks per set average.

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