Volleyball Extends Win Streak to Four in Sweep Over Tennessee Tech
COOKEVILLE, TENN. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) volleyball team extended its win streak to four after securing another 3-0 sweep over Tennessee Tech (27-25, 25-21, 25-11) in The Southern Conference (SoCon) action on Saturday night inside the Hooper Eblen Center. The Spartans improve to 13-7 overall and 6-3 in conference.
The last time UNCG secured four-straight SoCon wins was in the 2021 season from Nov. 5-13 with wins over Furman, Wofford, Western Carolina and The Citadel.
The 3-0 sweep marks the fifth straight-set victory for UNCG this season and fourth in SoCon play. The last time UNCG secured back-to-back sweeps was last season against Western Carolina and Chattanooga.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 – The teams traded the lead before UNCG used an Allie Sweet kill and service ace to move ahead 16-15. Kills by Kendall Lanclos and Haily Clifton helped the Spartans stretch the advantage to 23-17. Tennessee Tech rallied to take a 25-24 lead, but Sweet tied it with a kill. A block by Siena Smiejek and Izora Gragg gave UNCG set point and a Sweet kill finished the set, 27-25.
Set 2 – UNCG led 14-12 before Tennessee Tech rallied to move in front, 17-16. The Spartans tied it at 17 and Lanclos answered a late Golden Eagle lead with a kill to make it 19-19. After Tennessee Tech went up 20-19, Lanclos and Sweet powered a 5-1 closing stretch. Sweet put down two kills, Lanclos added an ace and Chloe Nussbaum served an ace to secure the 25-21 win.
Set 3 – UNCG took control with a four-point run that pushed the lead from 14-9 to 18-9. Lanclos had three straight kills during the stretch and Siler-Nixon added another. The Spartans reached a 20-10 lead, then got a Sweet block and a Tennessee Tech attack error to go up 22-10. Nussbaum’s ace and a block by Smiejek and Gragg closed out the 25-11 set and the sweep.
BY THE NUMBERS
Sweet recorded her 36th career double-double and 13th of the season after leading the match in both kills and digs with 16 and 14, respectively.
Gragg paced the contest with 35 assists and led UNCG with four total blocks.
Lanclos with 13 kills and Clifton with 10 rounded out the Spartans with double-digit kills.
Nussbaum added 10 digs and led the Spartans with three service aces.
RECORDS
UNCG: 13-7, 6-3 SoCon
TTU: 9-12, 5-4 SoCon
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UP NEXT
The Spartans return to Greensboro to host the Chattanooga Mocs on Friday, Oct. 23 at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 24 at 3:00 p.m. inside Bodford Arena. For Friday’s contest, the first 100 UNCG students receive free pizza! Saturday’s match will feature postgame autographs. Both matches will be a part of the team’s Pink Game.
from Emma White
Strategic Communications Coordinator
UNC Greensboro