CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs indoor volleyball team looks to secure its first wins of the 2022 campaign as the squad travels to the Sunshine State for the Jacksonville Invitational presented by Hampton Regency and hosted by Jacksonville University on Friday and Saturday inside Swisher Gymnasium.
 
In addition to Chattanooga and tournament host Jacksonville (0-3), the likes of Presbyterian College (1-2) and Georgia State (0-3) will round out the competitive field. UTC kicks off play against JU on Friday at 10 a.m. ET and will face PC to close out the day at 4 p.m. ET. Saturday's finale against Georgia State will begin at 10 a.m. ET.
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 2
Chattanooga at Jacksonville | 10AM ET | LIVE STATS
Chattanooga vs. Presbyterian | 4PM ET | LIVE STATS
 
Saturday, Sept. 3
Chattanooga vs. Georgia St. | 10AM ET | LIVE STATS
 
The Mocs (0-3) are coming off the season's opening weekend which took place in Athens, Georgia at the Classic City Clash hosted by the University of Georgia. The stiff competition included Georgia, Troy and Santa Clara and provided a quality test for the program.
 
Following the weekend of play, first-year head coach Julie Torbett was intrigued about the potential shown on the court.
 
"We didn't get the results we wanted but I felt we learned a lot this weekend. We have a lot of new faces and figuring each other out will be important moving forward. I saw moments of great volleyball and I'm excited to keep with the process with this team."
 
More on the upcoming weekend in Jacksonville can be found below.
 
ATHENS RECAP
Chattanooga opened the 2022 campaign last weekend at the Classic City Clash in Athens, Georgia hosted by the University of Georgia. The Mocs battled tough against stiff competition, falling to a trio of quality programs in Santa Clara (L, 0-3), Georgia (L, 0-3) and Troy (L, 1-3).
 
WHO'S NEW
Since being hired on Jan. 4, Torbett has brought in five transfers and one freshman. She is reuniting with Natalie Tyson and Sydney Hall after the duo played for her at East Carolina. She also welcomed Halle Olson from FAU and Nailah Jones from Chicago State. The final transfer is returning home to play in the Scenic City. Elaine Redman was the starting setter for Toledo last year and comes to Chattanooga with three years of eligibility remaining. The lone freshman on the squad is Cassidy Couch who made her way to UTC from Murfreesboro.
 
CAREER MILESTONE WATCH
ECU transfer Natalie Tyson surpassed 800 career kills after last weekend's season opening tournament in Athens, Ga. She is also two blocks away from 100 in her career. Coniah Davis also has 98 career blocks, all coming at UTC. Sophia Bossong is 30 digs away from 500 in her career.
 
ABOUT JACKSONVILLE
The Dolphins opened the season last weekend at the North Texas Invite in Denton, Texas and dropped a trio of matches to the hosts, UTRGV and UNLV, all by a 3-0 count. The meeting between UTC and JU will be the fifth all-time meeting with the Dolphins claiming three wins in the previous four matchups including a 3-1 decision on September 7, 2019 in Troy, Alabama.
 
ABOUT PRESBYTERIAN
The Blue Hose are coming off a 1-2 weekend at the Big Orange Bash hosted by ACC-member Clemson last Friday and Saturday. PC defeated Austin Peay 3-1 in the middle match of the three-match set to come away with its first victory of the 2022 season. UTC and PC have met just one time in each of the program's histories, a 3-0 home victory for Chattanooga back on August 27, 2016.
 
ABOUT GEORGIA STATE
Georgia State suffered an 0-3 weekend last week after hosting the Panther Invitational with the likes of Marist, Auburn and Belmont. The Panthers fell to Marist 3-0, Auburn 3-1 and Belmont 3-2 to round out the weekend. The matchup against the Mocs will be the 15^th all-time meeting with Chattanooga claiming a 3-1 victory in the previous meeting last season on August 27. The series is tied 7-7.

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