CULLOWHEE, N.C. --- The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team fell behind early and failed to rebound suffering a 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-18) road sweep to Western Carolina on Friday night inside the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, N.C.
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Following the loss, Chattanooga drops to 5-18 overall and 0-10 against SoCon opponents. WCU improves to 15-9 overall and 9-2 in the league to continue its hunt for a regular season conference title.
BOX SCORE » WCU 3, Chattanooga 0
» S1 | 25-15, WCU
» S2 | 25-12,Â
WCU
» S3 | 25-18, WCU
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MATCH NOTABLES
- Chattanooga drops its 13
th-straight match to fall to 5-18 overall and 0-10 in league play… third longest losing skid since 1994… first time suffering pair of sweeps to WCU in a single season since 2013.
- Sophomore
Maia Rackel finished with a team-high 12 kills… sixth-straight match with 10+ kills… eighth match this season with 10+… surpassed 200 career kills on Friday… continues to lead team in total blocks with 56.0.
- Junior
Megan Kaufman recorded a match-high 16 digs during Friday's action… playing in all 23 matches and 86 sets she has recorded double-digit digs in all but two matches… sixth-straight match with 15+ digs… sits fourth all-time in program history (after rally scoring era change in 2008) with 1,260 career digs.
UP NEXT
Chattanooga (5-18, 0-10Â
SoCon) continues its road trip with an 8 p.m. ET showdown in Johnson City against in-state rival ETSU tomorrow night. Live stats are available and located on the schedule page.
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