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Volleyball Knocked Out of SoCon Tournament
11/21/2025 1:23:00 PM | Volleyball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The No. 4 seeded Chattanooga Mocs were taken down by the No. 5 seeded UNC Greensboro Spartans in the Quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Tournament in four sets. Each set was tightly contested, as neither side won a set by more than four points (21-25, 21-25, 28-26, 22-25).
Records/Series
Chattanooga: 16-13, 10-6 SoCon
UNC Greensboro: 17-11, 9-7 SoCon
Series: Chattanooga drops to 37-25 all-time against Greensboro… The Spartans have won all three meetings during the 2025 season… The Mocs are 1-2 all-time against the Spartans in the Conference Tournament.
Team Notes
Chattanooga 1, UNCG 3
Set 1 – UNCG 25, Chattanooga 21
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Records/Series
Chattanooga: 16-13, 10-6 SoCon
UNC Greensboro: 17-11, 9-7 SoCon
Series: Chattanooga drops to 37-25 all-time against Greensboro… The Spartans have won all three meetings during the 2025 season… The Mocs are 1-2 all-time against the Spartans in the Conference Tournament.
Team Notes
- Chattanooga brought in a season-high 95 digs in the defeat.
- With 14 total blocks, the Mocs had their highest total against SoCon opposition this year.
- The Mocs have been knocked out of the SoCon Tournament in the Quarterfinals in consecutive seasons.
- Head Coach Julie Torbett Thomas finishes her fourth year as Head Coach, and has produced a winning record in every season.
- With her 16th double-double of the year, Sydney Jackwin led the Mocs with 16 kills and 15 digs.
- Jordain Glass tallied 11 kills with a .450 attack percentage.
- Caiti Barthel contributed 33 digs to the Mocs' defense, which ties a career high.
Chattanooga 1, UNCG 3
Set 1 – UNCG 25, Chattanooga 21
- Chattanooga opened with a balanced attack, featuring kills from Glass and Kendyl MacAskill to stay competitive early.
- Jackwin's consistent play included multiple kills, keeping the score tight at the midway point.
- Ashley Reynolds contributed with key assists, maintaining the Mocs' momentum despite a back-and-forth exchange of points.
- UNCG capitalized on two late errors from Chattanooga, closing the set with a 25-21 victory.
- Ashley Reynolds contributed a service ace as the Mocs gained a 4-1 advantage.
- UNC Greensboro responded with a series of plays, including three kills from Allie Sweet, to pull ahead 7-4.
- A 6-0 run for the Spartans in the middle of the set put them in the driver's seat.
- Despite a late push with Gracie Rose recording back-to-back kills, Chattanooga fell short as UNCG secured the set 25-21.
- Gracie Rose struck early with a kill assisted by Reynolds, leveling the score at 1-1.
- Jackwin contributed a pair of kills, helping the Mocs maintain a slim lead at 7-5.
- Sweet's consistent attacking kept UNCG close throughout the set, tying the set at 21-21.
- Chattanooga clinched the set at 28-26, with Jackwin securing the final point after earlier killing off two match points.
- The Mocs started strong with an opening kill by Rose followed by a kill from Glass to go up 2-0.
- UNCG surged ahead with a seven-point run, highlighted by blocks from Robin Rosser and kills by Siena Smiejek.
- The Mocs fought back, closing the gap to 23-22 with a kill by Kirkendoll and a block from MacAskill.
- UNCG clinched the set and the match by scoring the next two points via a kill and a Chattanooga attack error.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
UNCG
UTC
Kills
64
54
Errors
26
20
Attempts
199
177
Hitting %
.191
.192
Points
77.0
71.0
Assists
59
48
Aces
4
3
Blocks
9
14
Game Leaders
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