University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
UNC Greensboro
Lady Mocs continue hot streak, down UNC Greensboro to move to 7-1 in Southern Conference
10/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Trailing 7-5 in Game 1, Chattanooga hit their stride as they scored nine consecutive points, three on kills by Ball, to take a 14-7 lead. The Lady Mocs soon extended that lead to 22-12, aided by a pair of kills from senior middle blocker Julianna Martinez (
Game 2 was a tightly contested affair that saw UNCG pull out to leads of 6-3 and 11-8 before
The third game featured five ties early on before the Lady Mocs pulled out to a 17-13 advantage off of an 8-4 run. The Spartans would not go quietly, closing to 23-22 before a 4-0 run put them ahead 27-24. Three straight kills by Ball keyed a
For UNC Greensboro, junior middle blocker Kaitlyn Nortz and senior outside hitter Katherine Hart led the offensive attack with 16 and 12 kills, respectively, while sophomore setter Lisa Falwell notched a team-high 40 assists. Defensively, sophomore libero Catherine Hanners led the way with 20 digs and was joined by sophomore defensive specialist Kayleigh Knerr and sophomore outside hitter Branagan Fuller with 10 digs each. Fuller added nine kills while Hart posted eight digs.
In addition to the performances of Ball and Herndon,
The Lady Mocs return to action tomorrow when they host Elon at 2 p.m. at Maclellan Gym.
Notes
Newberry is now 38 digs away from breaking the school mark of 2,058 set by Kylie Hunter from 1990-93.
