CHATTANOOGA (October 22, 2025) — The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team continued to roll and extended its winning streak to six matches after securing a 3-1 (25-14, 17-25, 26-24, 25-21) victory over Mercer during Southern Conference action on Wednesday night inside Maclellan Gym.
 
The six-match win streak within SoCon regular season play is the longest for the Chattanooga (13-8, 7-2 SoCon) program in a single season since rattling off nine-straight during the 1999 campaign. It's the fourth-longest such streak in program history while the overall win streak ties the second-longest in a single season (W6 in 2024 & 2015) for the program since a W11 streak earlier in the 2015 campaign.
 
Up Next
Chattanooga jumps right back into action tomorrow night with a massive Southern Conference matchup against in-state rival and current league-leading ETSU (15-5, 9-0 SoCon) inside Maclellan Gym. First serve is set for 6 p.m. (ET) on ESPN+. (FREE UTC scarf giveaway while supplies last)

Records/Series
Chattanooga: 13-8, 7-2 SoCon
Mercer: 6-17, 2-8 SoCon
Series: 43^rd all-time meeting… Mercer still leads the all-time series 22-21.
 
Team Notables

• Chattanooga extended its winning streak to a season-long six matches after Wednesday's win… just the third overall W6 streak since 2015… W6 in 2024 and 2015… longest since W11 in 2015.
• The Mocs have won six-straight SoCon regular season matches for the first time since 1999 (W9)… fourth-longest streak in a single season in program history.
• Chattanooga currently sits in sole possession of second place in the SoCon standings at 7-2… two matches behind ETSU (9-0)… host the Bucs on Thursday night.

 
Player/Team Stat Notables

• Sydney Jackwin surpassed 1,000 career kills during Wednesday's win… follows her 1,000 career digs achievement last Saturday… finished with a team-high 16 kills at a .262 clip… added 14 digs to complete the double-double.
• Kynli Kirkendoll finished the match with 13 kills on 23 attempts (.565) with no errors… fourth match this season finishing north of .500 on 20+ attempts… currently sits with 377 career kills.
• Gracie Rose recorded 14 kills tonight… 64 kills over the last five matches… sixth match this season with 14 or more kills.
• Chattanooga's offense finished the match hitting .304 (56 kills; 14 errors; 138 attempts)… second-highest total (.313 vs. Samford) in SoCon play this season… third-highest percentage for the entire season.

Quotable
Julie Torbett Thomas, head coach – "While tonight wasn't the cleanest performance, I'm proud of the group for gutting it out and winning our sixth-straight match. It was great to come out on the winning end when you know you didn't play your best volleyball. I'm also super proud of Sydney [Jackwin] for getting her 1,000^th career kill tonight. We're super thankful for everything she has brought to Chattanooga volleyball the last two seasons. We'll regroup tonight and rest up for tomorrow night as we get ready for a really tough ETSU team who has yet to lose a SoCon match this season."

Chattanooga 3, Mercer 1
Set 1 – Chattanooga 25, Mercer 14 
- Chattanooga capitalized on an early service ace by Ashley Reynolds to take a 2-0 lead. 
- Sydney Jackwin recorded four kills in a row, extending Chattanooga's lead to 10-4. 
- Chiara Napoli contributed with multiple assists, providing key setups for Jackwin and Kynli Kirkendoll. 
- Gracie Rose's kill, assisted by Mallory Merz, sealed the set for the Mocs at 25-14. 
 
Set 2 – Mercer 25, Chattanooga 17
- UTC took an early 2-0 lead with a kill by Kendyl MacAskill and a block by Jordin Glass. 
- Mercer responded with a strong offensive push, including two kills by Sophia Henry and a service ace, to move ahead 4-3. 
- An extended scoring run by Mercer, facilitated by Jessica Dunn's assists, saw them extend their lead to 11-5. 
- Chattanooga's Kynli Kirkendoll and Gracie Rose added key kills, but Mercer closed the set 25-17 with a service ace and a final block.
 
Set 3 – Chattanooga 26, Mercer 24
- Mercer jumped to a 3-0 lead with a service ace by Sammi Bergjans and a kill by Charlotte Thompson. 
- Chattanooga tied the score at 6-6 with two consecutive kills from Jackwin. 
- Rose and Reynolds combined for a strong finish, with Reynolds' service ace giving Chattanooga a 19-18 lead. 
- Chattanooga secured a 26-24 set victory after an attack error by Thompson concluded the period.
 
Set 4 – Chattanooga 25, Mercer 21
- Chattanooga's Elena Vukmanov delivered a service ace to contribute to an early 2-1 lead. 
- Kirkendoll recorded back-to-back kills, pushing the Mocs to a 7-5 advantage. 
- Mercer responded with a 5-1 run, highlighted by Lara Matta's two kills, to take a 10-7 lead. 
- Rose secured the final points for Chattanooga with three consecutive kills, ending the set with a service ace.
 
Chattanooga Top Performers 
Sydney Jackwin 
  - 16 kills (1,000+ career); .262 hitting percentage; 14 digs; 17.5 points
 
Ashley Reynolds 
- 25 assists; 8 digs; 3 aces
 
Kynli Kirkendoll 
- 13 kills; .565 hitting percentage; 2.0 blocks; 14.0 points 
 
Caiti Barthel 
- 19 digs; ace
 
Gracie Rose 
- 14 kills; .286 hitting percentage; 14 points.0

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