CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team gets set for a weekend road trip to the Carolinas, squaring off against Furman on Friday night in Greenville, S.C., before heading north to face UNCG in Greensboro, N.C., on Saturday.
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Friday's match at Furman is set for a 6 p.m. ET start while Saturday night's closer at UNCG will start at 5 p.m. ET. Both matches can be streamed LIVE on the SoCon Digital Network. Links will be available before first serve.
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Full match details are below.
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MATCH DETAILS
» Chattanooga (5-20, 0-12 SoCon) at Furman (5-18, 5-7 SoCon) & at UNCG (9-17, 3-9 SoCon)
» Alley Gym – Greenville, S.C. & Fleming Gym – Greensboro, N.C.
» Friday, 6:00 p.m. ET & Saturday, 5:00 p.m. ET
» SoCon Digital Network (Both matches, links available before start time)
» LIVE STATS -
FURMAN |
UNCG
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HISTORY
» Furman leads the all-time series over Chattanooga 44-26 (.629) including a 12-4 mark since 2011. The Paladins won the season's first meeting, 3-2, in Maclellan Gym back on October 12.
» Chattanooga leads the all-time series over UNCG 29-18 (.617) and are 11-7 in the
Travis Filar era. UNCG earned a 3-1 victory over the Mocs back on October 11 inside Macllelan Gym. The Mocs are 0-11 in last 11 road trips at UNCG.
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CHATTANOOGA NOTES
- Chattanooga dropped its 15
th-straight match after the loss on Wednesday to Mercer… suffered season sweep to the Bears for the first time since they joined the Southern Conference in 2014.
- Chattanooga has fell in 11-straight matches on the road at UNCG… last win against the Spartans in Greensboro came back in 2006.
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Megan Kaufman led all defenders with a match-high 17 digs on Wednesday… extends active streak to eight-straight matches with 15+ digs… sits just seven digs shy of 1,300 for her career.
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Gylian Finch posted a team-high 11 kills on Wednesday… back-to-back matches with double-digit kills and seventh in last eight overall… 249 (2.83 per set) kills this season leads the team.
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FURMAN & UNCG NOTES
- Furman enters the weekend on a three-match losing skid after rattling off four-straight victories beginning October 12 against Chattanooga… all five wins this season for the Paladins have come in SoCon play… freshman Andrea Aceveda ranks second in the SoCon in digs per set with a 4.33 average.
- UNCG looks to snap a four-match losing skid this weekend… hosts SoCon-leading Samford on Friday night before Chattanooga comes to town… has defeated the Mocs in 11-straight regular season matches at home… junior Maria Esch leads the offense and ranks third in the league with a 3.58 kills per set average… freshman setter Gabriela McHugh sits fourth in the league with a 10.13 assists per set tally.
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