BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (November 5, 2025) — The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team suffered its fourth-straight defeat within Southern Conference play following a 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-21) loss on the road at Samford inside the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday evening.
 
Following the loss, Chattanooga drops to 13-12 overall and 7-6 in SoCon action. Samford improves to 10-14 overall and 5-8 within the league after the victory. The Mocs sit in fifth place in the SoCon standings after the defeat with three matches, all at home, left on the regular season slate.
 
Up Next
Chattanooga returns home for a Friday evening Southern Conference contest against Western Carolina. First serve is set for 5 p.m. (ET) inside Maclellan Gym. All match coverage links, if/when available, are located on the volleyball schedule page.

Records/Series
Chattanooga: 13-12, 7-6 SoCon
Samford: 10-14, 5-8 SoCon
Series: 59^th all-time meeting… UTC is now 20-39 all-time against Samford.
 
Team Notables

• Chattanooga fell to 13-12 overall and 7-6 inside SoCon play after the loss… fourth-straight defeat… have dropped 12 of the last 13 sets during the span.
• The Mocs sit a half match behind UNCG (7-5) for fourth place in the standings… Mocs do drop the tiebreaker with the Spartans if tied in the loss column.
• Chattanooga has three matches left in the SoCon regular season… final three matches are all at home inside Maclellan Gym… host Western Carolina on Friday before welcoming The Citadel and Furman next weekend.

 
Player/Team Stat Notables

• Chattanooga allowed a .415 attacking percentage to Samford's offensive scheme… highest hitting percentage allowed this season… suffered a -11 margin in kills (52-41).
• Chattanooga allowed 8.0 Samford blocks while connecting on just 3.0… 3.0 total blocks tied a season-low.
• Sydney Jackwin picked up her 100^th career service ace tonight… follows recent milestones of 1,000 career digs and kills.

 
Inside the Match
Samford 3, Chattanooga 0

Set 1 – Samford 25, Chattanooga 19

• The opening set was a true back-and-forth affair with the team's combining for seven ties within the first 20 points as they remained locked at 10-10.
• Chattanooga took a 13-11 lead following kills from Gracie Rose and Jordin Glass before Samford responded with a 7-0 scoring run to take an 18-13 edge.
• The closest the Mocs pulled within the Bulldogs was three, 22-19, as the hosts clinched the opening frame 25-19 following three unanswered points.

 
Set 2 – Samford 25, Chattanooga 18

• Samford and Chattanooga exchanged the first 12 points of the set to build a 6-6 tie before the home team used a 6-2 scoring run to help create a 12-8 advantage.
• Another Glass kill brought the Mocs within three, 14-11, but that difference would mark the closest UTC could climb over the rest of the set.
• Samford closed the set and gained a 2-0 lead in the match with a 4-1 scoring run that feature three kills and a Mocs attacking error.

 
Set 3 – Samford 25, Chattanooga 21

• Samford carried a slight 6-4 lead after the set's first 10 rallies before consecutive kills from Rose pulled UTC into a 9-9 tie.
• The Bulldogs responded with the next four points to amass a 13-9 lead before ultimately grabbing a 15-12 edge at the media timeout.
• After falling behind 21-16 as the set came down the stretch, Chattanooga's attack led by Kynli Kirkendoll helped put the guests on a 5-1 run which allowed for just a one-point Samford lead, 22-21. The Bulldogs responded with a 3-0 scoring run to claim the set 25-21 and complete the 3-0 sweep.

Chattanooga Top Performers 
Gracie Rose 
- 11 kills; .265 hitting percentage; 11.0 points
 
Kynli Kirkendoll 
- 10 kills; .429 hitting percentage; 2.0 blocks; 11.5 points
 
Caiti Barthel 
- 15 digs; ace 
 
Sydney Jackwin 
- 9 kills; .185 hitting percentage; 9 digs, ace (100^th career) 

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