CHATTANOOGA --- After sweeping all three matches in last weekend's Chattanooga Classic, the Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team gets set to wrap up non-conference tournament play this weekend in Blacksburg, Va., at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational inside Cassell Coliseum this Friday and Saturday. Admission is FREE all weekend.
 
Chattanooga joins Virginia Tech, Charlotte and Arkansas State as tournament participants. UTC last traveled to the Hokie Invitational in 2015 where the team swept the weekend in the midst of an 11-match winning streak.
 
The Mocs captured its second-straight Chattanooga Classic title last weekend following wins over Tennessee Tech (3-1), Manhattan (3-2) and North Alabama (3-0). The tournament was forced to re-locate to Cleveland High School due to the city-wide water outage.
 
Junior setter Maddie Halsey was named the tournament's 'Most Outstanding Player' after racking up 123 assists (10.23/set) to help lead the team to a perfect 3-0 record. In addition to her assists, Halsey totaled 14 kills at a .481% attack percentage and 27 digs in the 12 sets played last weekend.
 
Junior L/DS Megan Kaufman and sophomore OH Gylian Finch joined Halsey on the All-Tournament team after their stellar play in the winning weekend. Kaufman posted 37 digs (3.08/set) and six service aces in three matches, including a career-high five aces in Saturday's 3-0 win over UNA. Finch recorded a combined 35 kills (2.92/set), eight aces and 31 digs (2.58/set) in all 12 sets.
 
Full tournament information including notes on both Chattanooga and its opponents are below.
 
HOKIE INVITE SCHEDULE | ACCNX INFO
Friday, Sept. 20
CHATTANOOGA at Virginia Tech – 12:30 p.m. ET (WATCH) (STATS)
CHATTANOOGA vs. Charlotte – 5 p.m. ET (STATS)
Saturday, Sept. 21
CHATTANOOGA vs. Arkansas State – 1 p.m. ET (STATS)
 
CHATTANOOGA QUICK HITS | MATCH NOTES
- Chattanooga improved to 5-5 overall this season after three-straight wins last weekend in the Chattanooga Classic… claimed its second-straight Classic title… upped its record in the tournament to a combined 15-3 since 2014… forced to re-located tournament from Maclellan Gym to Cleveland HS due to water outage.
- Setter Maddie Halsey was named the Chattanooga Classic 'Most Outstanding Player'… ranks fourth in the SoCon this season with 10.32 assists per set average… posted career-high 47 assists in four-set win over TTU on Friday… 26+ assists in every match played this season.
- MB Dani Szczepanski recorded double-digit kills in all three matches last weekend… finished with 10 kills at a season-high .714% against UNA… 102 kills on a .330% attack percentage for the season… attack percentage mark ranks fourth in the SoCon… career .302% currently ranks fourth all-time at UTC.

OPPONENT NOTES
- Virginia Tech enters the weekend with a 6-4 mark after sweeping three matches last weekend at the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic hosted by Air Force… eight of 10 matches this season have went four sets… 5-3 in such matches… Marisa Cericho leads the team with 118 kills (4.07/set) at a .259% this season.
- Charlotte has won three of its last four matches and sits at 7-5 in 2019… went 2-1 in last weekend's Charm City Invitational hosted by UMBC… won last two matches both in five sets… Sydney Rowan leads the offense with 161 kills… Yumi Garcia paces the C-USA with 289 digs at a blistering 6.72 per set average.
- Arkansas State is 6-3 overall this season… went 2-1 in its own A-State Invitational last week with wins over Stephen F. Austin and Arkansas-Pine Bluff… won two of three matches in all of its preseason tournaments this year… Peyton Uhlenhake has recorded a team-high 112 kills (3.50/set) to lead the offense… Hannah Cox anchors the defensive with 140 digs (4.24/set) this season.

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