CHATTANOOGA --- With just two matches remaining on the regular season schedule, the Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team gets set to host The Citadel and Wofford and honor three seniors during an event-packed weekend inside Maclellan Gymnasium on Friday and Saturday.
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Chattanooga welcomes The Citadel on Friday evening at 5 p.m. before Wofford comes to town for a Saturday showdown at 6 p.m.
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Saturday's match will be SENIOR NIGHT as the program recognizes three stellar student-athletes in
Brianna Anderson,
Sarah Root and
Dani Szczepanski ahead with a pre-match ceremony.
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Full match details and promotions are listed below.
MATCH DETAILS
- Chattanooga (5-22, 0-14 SoCon)
    » vs. The Citadel (10-18, 4-11 SoCon)
    » vs. Wofford (15-14, 8-7 SoCon)
- Macellan Gymnasium
- Friday, 5 p.m. ET & Saturday, 6 p.m. ET
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LIVE STATS (no streaming due to other home events)
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PROMOTIONS
- Friday vs. The Citadel – 5 p.m.
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Mac at the Mac – FREE Mac 'n Cheese for the first 75 students, courtesy of Puckett's Grocery!
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Greek Night – The fraternity and sorority to have the most members attend the match will each win a set of UTC cornhole boards!
- Saturday vs. Wofford – 6 p.m.
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Senior Night – Chattanooga Volleyball honors its three seniors in
Brianna Anderson,
Sarah Root and
Dani Szczepanski with a pre-match ceremony.
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HISTORY
- Chattanooga leads the all-time series against The Citadel 30-2 (.938) and are 12-2 (.857) under head coach
Travis Filar.
           » The Citadel won the season's first meeting, 3-2, in Charleston back on October 19.
- Chattanooga leads the all-time series against Wofford 29-10 (.744) and have posted an 8-7 (.533) record in the Filar era.
           » Wofford earned a 3-2 victory in the first matchup in Spartanburg, S.C., on October 18.
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CHATTANOOGA NOTES
- Chattanooga looks to snap its losing skid this weekend… the Mocs have won eight of the last 10 meetings against The Citadel… split the previous 10 matchups against Wofford.
- Junior
Megan Kaufman carries an active streak of 10-straight matches with at least 15 digs… posted back-to-back matches of 22 and 21 digs… just two matches this season finishing in single digits… sits just six digs shy of passing Melissa Green (1,341) and moving into 3
rd all-time in program history (post-rally scoring era) in total digs.
- Sophomore
Maia Rackel has combined for 40 kills over her last nine sets played… 16.0 total blocks in last 16 sets played… upped her season total to 72.0 total blocks.
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Dani Szczepanski posted 29 kills last weekend in a pair of matches at Furman and UNCG in nine sets… currently ranks 4
th all-time in program history in career attack percentage (.301%), 7
th in total blocks (280.0), 8
th in block assists (233) and 8
th in service aces (106). Â
CITADEL & WOFFORDÂ NOTES
- The Citadel enters the weekend on a three-match skid after winning six of its last eight previous matches… carries a 10-18 overall and 4-11 mark in conference play… the Bulldogs offense is led by junior Sharlissa De Jesus who ranks ninth in the SoCon with a 3.25 kills per set average… De Jesus leads the league in service aces behind a 0.45 per set average.
- Wofford has played to a 15-14 overall record and 8-7 tally against SoCon opponents… the Terriers enter the weekend winners of four of its last five including a 3-1 victory over The Citadel on Wednesday… Riley Coonan leads the SoCon in both efficiency and blocks with a .362% attack percentage and 1.20 blocks per set average, respectively.
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