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Team Volleyball vs. Furman
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Furman Furman 20-8,11-5 SoCon
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Winner Chattanooga UTC 16-12,10-6 SoCon
Furman Furman
20-8,11-5 SoCon
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Final
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Chattanooga UTC
16-12,10-6 SoCon
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Furman Furman 15 25 19 20 (1)
Chattanooga UTC 25 20 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Downs Furman 3-1 in Senior Night Finale

The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team controlled the regular season finale and secured a top four seed in next week’s conference tournament.

CHATTANOOGA (November 15, 2025) — The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team earned a thrilling 3-1 (25-15, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20) victory over Furman during Senior Night and Southern Conference finale festivities on Saturday night inside Maclellan Gymnasium.
 
Following the win, Chattanooga ends the regular season 16-12 overall and 10-6 inside Southern Conference. The Mocs have secured the No. 4 seed in next weekend's SoCon Tournament and will face the No. 5 seed (currently TBD). Furman ends the regular 20-8 overall and 11-5 in the league, claiming either the No. 2 or 3 seed in the process.
 
Up Next
Chattanooga heads to the Southern Conference Tournament as the No. 4 seed and will face the (TBD) No. 5 seed on Friday, November 21, in the quarterfinal round. The match is slated for a 10:30 a.m. (ET) start inside the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, N.C.

Records/Series
Chattanooga: 16-12, 10-6 SoCon
Furman: 20-8, 11-5 SoCon
Series: 84th all-time meeting… Chattanooga is now 33-51 all-time in the series… won the last three.
 
Team Notables
  • Chattanooga finished the regular season 16-12 overall and 10-6 in SoCon play… second time in head coach Julie Torbett Thomas' four season with 10 or more SoCon victories.
  • Chattanooga finished among the top four for the second time under coach Torbett Thomas… all four seasons have been .500+.

Player/Team Stat Notables
  • Chattanooga racked up 55 kills and attacked at a .241 percentage for the match… five different Mocs recorded six or more kills… Jackwin (16; .295) and Rose (14; .237) led the efforts.
  • Caiti Barthel once again paced the defensive efforts with a team-high 16 digs… one of four Mocs in double digits in the dig category… Mallory Merz followed with 12.
  • ·Jordin Glass led the blocking effort at the net with a team-high six block assists… UTC recorded 8.0 team blocks.

Inside the Match
Chattanooga 3, Furman 1

Set 1 – Chattanooga 25, Furman 15
  • Chattanooga and Furman exchanged the first 20 points of the match and locked into a 10-10 tie after back-and-forth scoring from both sides.
  • The Mocs broke things open from that point with a 7-1 run to make it 17-11 and force the Paladins into a timeout. UTC ended the set on another 7-1 run to claim a 25-15 decision and 1-0 lead in the match.
  • Chattanooga attacked at a .308 clip in the opening set with 15 kills while holding Furman to an .079 mark and nine kills.

Set 2 – Furman 25, Chattanooga 20
  • After a 4-4 tie, Furman grabbed a 13-9 advantage following a strong offensive attack. UTC immediately responded to pull within one, 13-12, after a quick three-point spurt.
  • The Paladins remained in control of the lead for the remainder of the set, allowing the Mocs to get within one only once, 18-17, before ultimately taking the set 25-20 and tying the match.
 
Set 3 – Chattanooga 25, Furman 19
  • Chattanooga started fast after the break with six of the first nine points following kills from Sydney Jackwin and Gracie Rose and held the three-point edge (11-9) over the next few rallies.
  • After leading 15-12 at the media timeout, the Mocs scored four of the next six points to lead 19-14 before the Paladins responded with a 5-1 scoring run to cut it to one, 20-19.
  • UTC ended the set on a 5-0 run to grab the 25-19 set win and 2-1 lead in the match.
 
Set 4 – Chattanooga 25, Furman 20
  • The two teams went back-and-forth again in the early stages and found themselves tied 7-7 over the first 14 points.
  • Chattanooga jumped ahead at the media timeout, 15-12, and continued its charge by extending the lead to 18-13 after a pair of aces from Elena Vukmanov and kill from Jackwin.
  • After Furman cut it to two, 21-19, Chattanooga finished the set scoring four of the final five points for a 25-20 decision and 3-1 match victory.
 
Quotable – Head Coach Julie Torbett Thomas
"It's a big win for our program. I just love to send the seniors out on a win last time on their home court. Really good momentum going into the tournament. I thought everyone played well. That's a great team. And so for us to be able to close down their middles and have it be just one focus, what's really a testament to our game plan and our players playing hard."

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