Friday, October 9
Chattanooga, Tenn.
6:00 p.m.
Chattanooga
vs
ETSU
Photo by: Ray Soldano
Volleyball Set for Dig Pink Weekend Matches Against ETSU
10/8/2026 1:18:00 PM | Volleyball
Chattanooga renews its rivalry with ETSU on Friday and Saturday in Maclellan
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.- Friday and Saturday Maclellan Gym is the place to be as Chattanooga is scheduled for two matches against in-state foe, ETSU. Friday's match is the first of four consecutive home matches for UTC.Â
The full schedule with game links are copied below. Saturday's match will not be live streamed due to the home Chattanooga Football game that day.Â
Friday, Oct. 9
6 p.m. - Chattanooga vs. ETSU (Watch) (Live Stats)
Play-by-Play: Todd Agne
Saturday, Oct. 10
5 p.m. - Chattanooga vs. ETSU (Live Stats)
Records
Chattanooga (5-12, 0-5 SoCon)
ETSU (4-12, 2-3 SoCon)
Promotions
It's Chattanooga's annual Dig Pink Weekend as fans are encouraged to wear pink, joining the team as we raise awareness and support the fight against breast cancer. For Friday's match Pink Belt Bags will be given out to fans at the entrance to the gym.Â
Series Notes
Friday and Saturday's matches will be the 97th and 98th all-time meetings between Chattanooga and ETSU... The match is the second most all-time played in school history... The Bucs lead the all-time series 44-52... Chattanooga is 22-19 all-time on its home court against ETSU... ETSU has won three in a row in the series... Chattanooga's last win against ETSU came on 10/17/24 at home.Â
About Chattanooga
Chattanooga is riding a five-match losing streak to begin conference play. In the Mocs' last match, which was on Tuesday at Tennessee Tech, they were defeated in four sets. UTC's five wins this season have come against Tennessee State, UT Martin, Jackson State, Presbyterian, and Norfolk State.Â
Chattanooga's most notable team stat is blocking, as it averages 2.03 blocks per set, which is third in the SoCon. The Mocs have had 10 or more total blocks in five matches this season. Looking at Chattanooga's other team stats, it averages 11.43 kills, 10.65 assists, 1.34 service aces, and 14.34 digs per set. Chattanooga's hitting percentage is .192 for the season and it is 5-0 when it hits .200 or higher.Â
Gracie Rose, at outside hitter, has been Chattanooga's go-to attacker as of late, leading the Mocs in kills in each of the last three matches. The junior now leads UTC in kills for the season with 148 and 2.35 per set. Ashley Reynolds and Mallory Merz have been a two-women setter duo, with Reynolds averaging 6.29 assists per set and Merz averaging 3.65 assists per set. Reynolds had her team-best fourth double-double of the season in the match at Tennessee Tech earlier this week.Â
Defensively, the Mocs are led by Caiti Barthel, who has established herself as one of the top liberos in the conference. She ranks third in total digs with 284 and second in digs per set at 4.37. Chattanooga also has a dominant middle blocker trio on the defensive side of the net in Bailey Burgess, Kynli Kirkendoll, and Jordin Glass. Burgess ranks fourth in the SoCon in blocks per set at 1.03 while Kirkendoll is sixth with 0.92 blocks per set. Glass is right behind them at 0.74 blocks per set. Glass and Kirkendoll are also important pieces offensively for UTC, ranking second and third on the team in kills this year.Â
About ETSU
After a tough start to the season where it went 2-9 in non-conference and 0-3 to start SoCon play, ETSU, the defending SoCon Regular Season Champions, have started to right the ship. The Bucs have won two matches in a row, a sweep of Mercer on Saturday followed up by a five-set win over UNCG on Tuesday. Despite the aforementioned slow start to the season, ETSU holds one of the top non-conference wins in the SoCon this year, defeating South Carolina in five sets on Sept. 15.Â
At this point in the season, ETSU is averaging 12.21Â kills, 11.51 assists, 1.52 blocks, 1.33 service aces, and 13 digs per set. The Bucs are hitting .198, which ranks fifth in the SoCon.Â
ETSU's has outside hitter Mikayla Bays on its roster, who was last year's SoCon Player of the Year. She has 198 kills to her name and averages 2.96 kills per set this season, inside the top 10 of the league. Right behind her though is fellow outside hitter, Karis Chatfield. The freshman has 192 kills this season and is averaging 2.91 kills per set. while holding a .283 hitting percentage. The duo of Bays (19 kills) and Chatfield (22 kills) combined for 41 kills in the win against UNCG.
Similar to Chattanooga, ETSU runs a two-setter system in Alex Kreutzmann and Bailey Golhke. The two players have almost identical stats with Kreutzmann averaging 4.77 assists per set while Gohlke averages 4.74 assists per set. Â
On the defensive side of the net, the Bucs are led by Gianna Blair who ranks fourth in the league in total blocks with 67 and third in blocks per set at 1.06. She is coming off an eight-block match in the win vs. UNCG, and had 10 in a match earlier this season against East Carolina. Melanie Morris, ETSU's libero, and Bays are their top two players in total digs with 202 digs, and 164 digs, respectively.Â
FOLLOW CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL
Follow @GoMocsVB on X and @GoMocsVolleyball on Instagram for the most up-to-date information and news regarding Chattanooga volleyball.
GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. Buy officially licensed gear in our online store. The Mocs can also be followed on their official Facebook page or on Twitter. Find out how to join the UTC Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking here. NIL opportunities with Chattanooga Mocs student-athletes can be found here.
The full schedule with game links are copied below. Saturday's match will not be live streamed due to the home Chattanooga Football game that day.Â
Friday, Oct. 9
6 p.m. - Chattanooga vs. ETSU (Watch) (Live Stats)
Play-by-Play: Todd Agne
Saturday, Oct. 10
5 p.m. - Chattanooga vs. ETSU (Live Stats)
Records
Chattanooga (5-12, 0-5 SoCon)
ETSU (4-12, 2-3 SoCon)
Promotions
It's Chattanooga's annual Dig Pink Weekend as fans are encouraged to wear pink, joining the team as we raise awareness and support the fight against breast cancer. For Friday's match Pink Belt Bags will be given out to fans at the entrance to the gym.Â
Series Notes
Friday and Saturday's matches will be the 97th and 98th all-time meetings between Chattanooga and ETSU... The match is the second most all-time played in school history... The Bucs lead the all-time series 44-52... Chattanooga is 22-19 all-time on its home court against ETSU... ETSU has won three in a row in the series... Chattanooga's last win against ETSU came on 10/17/24 at home.Â
About Chattanooga
Chattanooga is riding a five-match losing streak to begin conference play. In the Mocs' last match, which was on Tuesday at Tennessee Tech, they were defeated in four sets. UTC's five wins this season have come against Tennessee State, UT Martin, Jackson State, Presbyterian, and Norfolk State.Â
Chattanooga's most notable team stat is blocking, as it averages 2.03 blocks per set, which is third in the SoCon. The Mocs have had 10 or more total blocks in five matches this season. Looking at Chattanooga's other team stats, it averages 11.43 kills, 10.65 assists, 1.34 service aces, and 14.34 digs per set. Chattanooga's hitting percentage is .192 for the season and it is 5-0 when it hits .200 or higher.Â
Gracie Rose, at outside hitter, has been Chattanooga's go-to attacker as of late, leading the Mocs in kills in each of the last three matches. The junior now leads UTC in kills for the season with 148 and 2.35 per set. Ashley Reynolds and Mallory Merz have been a two-women setter duo, with Reynolds averaging 6.29 assists per set and Merz averaging 3.65 assists per set. Reynolds had her team-best fourth double-double of the season in the match at Tennessee Tech earlier this week.Â
Defensively, the Mocs are led by Caiti Barthel, who has established herself as one of the top liberos in the conference. She ranks third in total digs with 284 and second in digs per set at 4.37. Chattanooga also has a dominant middle blocker trio on the defensive side of the net in Bailey Burgess, Kynli Kirkendoll, and Jordin Glass. Burgess ranks fourth in the SoCon in blocks per set at 1.03 while Kirkendoll is sixth with 0.92 blocks per set. Glass is right behind them at 0.74 blocks per set. Glass and Kirkendoll are also important pieces offensively for UTC, ranking second and third on the team in kills this year.Â
About ETSU
After a tough start to the season where it went 2-9 in non-conference and 0-3 to start SoCon play, ETSU, the defending SoCon Regular Season Champions, have started to right the ship. The Bucs have won two matches in a row, a sweep of Mercer on Saturday followed up by a five-set win over UNCG on Tuesday. Despite the aforementioned slow start to the season, ETSU holds one of the top non-conference wins in the SoCon this year, defeating South Carolina in five sets on Sept. 15.Â
At this point in the season, ETSU is averaging 12.21Â kills, 11.51 assists, 1.52 blocks, 1.33 service aces, and 13 digs per set. The Bucs are hitting .198, which ranks fifth in the SoCon.Â
ETSU's has outside hitter Mikayla Bays on its roster, who was last year's SoCon Player of the Year. She has 198 kills to her name and averages 2.96 kills per set this season, inside the top 10 of the league. Right behind her though is fellow outside hitter, Karis Chatfield. The freshman has 192 kills this season and is averaging 2.91 kills per set. while holding a .283 hitting percentage. The duo of Bays (19 kills) and Chatfield (22 kills) combined for 41 kills in the win against UNCG.
Similar to Chattanooga, ETSU runs a two-setter system in Alex Kreutzmann and Bailey Golhke. The two players have almost identical stats with Kreutzmann averaging 4.77 assists per set while Gohlke averages 4.74 assists per set. Â
On the defensive side of the net, the Bucs are led by Gianna Blair who ranks fourth in the league in total blocks with 67 and third in blocks per set at 1.06. She is coming off an eight-block match in the win vs. UNCG, and had 10 in a match earlier this season against East Carolina. Melanie Morris, ETSU's libero, and Bays are their top two players in total digs with 202 digs, and 164 digs, respectively.Â
FOLLOW CHATTANOOGA VOLLEYBALL
Follow @GoMocsVB on X and @GoMocsVolleyball on Instagram for the most up-to-date information and news regarding Chattanooga volleyball.
GoMocs.com is the official website of the Chattanooga Mocs. Buy officially licensed gear in our online store. The Mocs can also be followed on their official Facebook page or on Twitter. Find out how to join the UTC Mocs Club and support more than 300 student-athletes by clicking here. NIL opportunities with Chattanooga Mocs student-athletes can be found here.
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