CHATTANOOGA – The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team looks to rebound from a pair of losses last weekend with another Southern Conference weekend road trip, matching up against Western Carolina on Friday and UNCG on Saturday in Cullowhee and Greensboro, North Carolina, respectively.
Chattanooga (7-11, 2-2 SoCon) sits in the middle of the league standings after suffering two straight-sets defeat last weekend. UTC opened the conference slate with a 3-1 victory over Furman and a 3-0 sweep over preseason favorite Wofford two weekends ago in Maclellan.
Western Carolina (10-6, 3-1 SoCon) enters the match following a 3-1 win over The Citadel on Sunday after dropping its first league tilt 3-0 at Wofford last Saturday. UNCG (8-9, 2-2 SoCon) enters the weekend following a similar 3-1 win over The Citadel on Monday. The Spartans dropped matches to Samford and Wofford while earning a victory over Mercer in conference action.
MATCH INFO
Chattanooga (7-11, 2-2 SoCon) at W. Carolina (10-6, 3-1 SoCon) – Friday, Oct. 7
Chattanooga (7-11, 2-2 SoCon) at UNCG (8-9, 2-2 SoCon) – Saturday, Oct. 8
6:00 p.m. ET on Friday | ESPN+
5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday | ESPN+
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INSIDE THE SERIES
Western Carolina leads the all-time series 45-41 over the Mocs and have won the last six meetings and eight of the last 10. UTC carries a 13-26 all-time record in Cullowhee.
Chattanooga leads the all-time series over UNCG 29-22 but has dropped eight of the last 10 overall meetings. In addition, UTC has lost its last 13 matches in Greensboro and is in search of their first win at UNCG since 2005.
WEEKEND RECAP
Chattanooga (7-11, 2-2 SoCon) suffered its first SoCon defeats of the season last weekend after falling in straight-sets to both Mercer and Samford on the road Friday and Saturday. UTC was in search for its first win in Birmingham since 2010 entering the match on Saturday.
FIRST SET TREND
Chattanooga has played to an 0-8 record this season when dropping the first set of the match. On the flip side of that stat, the Mocs are 7-3 in matches where they claim the first set.
FIGURING IT OUT ON THE ROAD
Chattanooga is a combined 2-10 (1-5 away, 1-5 neutral) away from the friendly confines of Maclellan Gym this season. The Mocs are 5-1 on its home floor with its lone loss coming to Miami (OH) in five sets.
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