CHATTANOOGA --- Opening up its 'Maclellan Magic' schedule in October for the first time in program history, the Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team looks to snap a four-match skid and gain ground in Southern Conference play by hosting ETSU and Western Carolina this weekend inside Maclellan Gymnasium.
 
Chattanooga (5-9, 0-1 SoCon) faces in-state and conference rival ETSU (11-3, 2-0 SoCon) on Friday before welcoming Western Carolina (8-7, 2-0 SoCon) on Saturday. Both matches carry 6 p.m. ET start times and will be streamed LIVE on the SoCon Digital Network.
 
UTC dropped its SoCon opener in Birmingham, Ala., last Wednesday at league-leading Samford in straight sets. Ending an eight-day hiatus, the Mocs return to action against a pair of unbeaten squads in league play with sights set on ending a current four-match losing streak.

Full match details are listed below including promotional and match-coverage details.
 
MATCH DETAILS
» Chattanooga (5-9, 0-1) vs. ETSU (11-3, 2-0) & WCU (8-7, 2-0)
» Maclellan Gym – Chattanooga, Tenn.
» Friday & Saturday, 6:00 p.m. ET
» WATCH: ETSU – WCU | LIVE STATS 
 
PROMOTIONS
» Friday night's contest against ETSU will be a celebration of 'National Taco Day' with a FREE pre-match taco bar for STUDENTS ONLY, sponsored by Salsarita's! Please bring valid Mocs ID.
» Saturday's match will focus towards a GREEN OUT to raise awareness for both Mental Health & Bone Marrow Donation Awareness.
» The GREEN OUT match follows this week's #SoConnected campaign hosted by the Southern Conference, raising awareness and ending the stigma surrounding mental health. Take your picture at the match with the hashtag #SoConnected & post it to any social network to have it recognized!

HISTORY
» Chattanooga trails the all-time series against ETSU 37-33… ETSU has won the last five meetings.
» Chattanooga owns a slight 41-39 all-time edge against Western Carolina… split last four matches against Catamounts.

CHATTANOOGA NOTES | FULL NOTES
- Dani Szczepanski notched her 100^th career service ace last week at Samford… becomes just the ninth Moc in program history to reach the milestone… holds a .303% career attack percentage which actively ranks fourth all-time at UTC.
- After the Chattanooga Classic was forced to re-locate due to water issues campus-wide, the home-opening weekend marks the latest since the program assembled in 1984… first time opening in the month of October… latest home-opening date by nearly two weeks.
- CHATT CHATS (Vol. 1) an in-depth series that features #GoMocs student-athletes and programs debuted last week with a focus around the Chattanooga Volleyball family culture… READ & WATCH HERE.

ETSU & WCU NOTES
- ETSU enters the contest winners of its last four overall matches and carries an 11-3 overall and 2-0 mark in SoCon play… defeated Furman and UNCG last weekend to open up league play… notched the SoCon's first ever at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2018.
- WCU started 2-0 in the league play after defeating the similar likes of Furman and UNCG last weekend… Karen Glover directs the Catamounts in her ninth season at the helm… UTC and WCU have split the last four matchups.
 
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