Volleyball Outlasts Tennessee Tech in Five Sets - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics

Tuesday, October 27

Chattanooga, Tenn.

6:00 p.m.

Chattanooga

7-17,2-10SoCon

Tennessee Tech

10-14,5-5SoCon

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Tennessee Tech	19	25	16	25	12	2
Chattanooga	25	20	25	18	15	3

Chattanooga celebrates after defeating Ten. Tech at home

Photo by: Ray Soldano

10/27/2026 9:19:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Chattanooga won a thriller on Tuesday night to earn a season split with Tennessee Tech

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Chattanooga and Tennessee Tech put on a show for the fans in Maclellan Gym on a Tuesday night, with the home side pulling out a five-set win. Despite trailing by three points early in the fifth set, the Mocs came back to win 15-12 to earn the victory.

The win ends a three-match losing skid for UTC and moves it ahead of The Citadel to ninth place in the SoCon standings. The Golden Eagles drop to 6-6 in their first season in the SoCon. Tonight was the fourth five-setter UTC has played this season and it is now 3-1 in such matches.

Final Score
Chattanooga 3, Tennessee Tech 2 (25-19, 20-25, 25-16, 18-25, 15-12)

Records
Chattanooga (7-17, 2-10 SoCon)
Tennessee Tech (10-14, 6-6 SoCon)

Series Notes
Chattanooga moves to 15-31 all-time against Tennessee Tech and 7-12 in home games against the Golden Eagles… The win ends a two-match losing skid against Tech and is UTC's first win against Tech since Sep. 13, 2019 (W, 3-1)... Tonight was the 46th all-time meeting between the two programs and second as SoCon opponents.

How it Happened
A 7-1 run for UTC in set one gave it the first steady lead of the match at 9-5. After Tech tied the score at 12, the Mocs rattled off seven points in a row, highlighted by three kills from Gracie Rose. As the set progressed, Chattanooga remained in control as Delaney Wingenbach tallied the set-winning kill to end things at 25-19.

In set two the score was tied at nine apiece after a service ace from Ryan Oden. Bailey Burgess tied the match again soon afterwards at 15-15 with one of her seven kills on the night. Immediately following the Burgess kill though, Tech rattled off four consecutive points. UTC only got as close as three points the rest of the way as the Golden Eagles earned the 25-20 win to tie the match up.

With the help of kills from Rose and Wingenbach, UTC scored the first three points of set three to set the tone. Chattanooga extended its lead to 12-7 later on via a Rose service ace. The Mocs kept cruising as a 3-0 run a few minutes later made it 21-12. The final two points for UTC were a Burgess kill and an attack error as it won 25-16 to move ahead 2-1.

Chattanooga held the lead for much of the beginning of the fourth set, leading by as many as three points before Tech tied it at 10. Not much longer after tying the set, the Golden Eagles ripped off five points in a row and suddenly led 16-11. The away side kept gaining ground as it took the 25-18 win to send the match to a fifth set.

Tech had the early advantage at 5-2 in the fifth set before the Mocs started to turn things around, scoring the next three points as a service ace by Ashley Reynolds tied the set at five. Kills from Sophia Garrido and Kirkendoll put Chattanooga ahead 8-6. Tech pushed back, tying the set at 10 and 11. Chattanooga then scored four of the next five points, including a pair of kills from Kirkendoll, one of which was the match-winning kill, to end things at 15-12.

Individual and Team Stats

Ashley Reynolds did it all for Chattanooga, posting a double-double with 31 assists, 12 digs, and a career-high eight kills. She was two kills away from the first Chattanooga triple-double since 1998.
The Mocs had two more double-doubles on the evening as Kirkendoll delivered a career-high 14 digs and 11 kills while Rose came through with 11 kills and a career-high 10 digs. It's the first time this season that UTC has had three double-doubles in a single match.
Wingenbach had nine kills, which is a new career high for her as well.
In defense, Caiti Barthel contributed 14 digs while tallying seven assists offensively.
Chattanooga held a .213 hitting percentage and are now 7-1 in matches this season when it hits .200 or higher.
The Mocs had 71 digs in the win, the second most it has had in a match this year.

Postgame Quotes
Julie Torbett Thomas Head Coach

On tonight's performance

"Of course, we're happy to come away with the win, but I felt like it was a total team effort. We used everybody and pulled out everything. We had a lot of support through the band and the crowd, so that was really awesome."

On the production of the middle blockers

"I felt like Kynli was awesome. She played all the way around. She did great in the back row and hit .478. Bailey also hit .333, and had to step into a little more permanent role. So that was great."

Up Next: Chattanooga visits Samford on Friday and Saturday for a pair of SoCon road matches. Friday's match is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT start time and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

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