UNCG-Furman Box Score

Greensboro, NC - The UNC Greensboro volleyball team was defeated, 3-0, by Furman Saturday afternoon in Fleming Gym. With the loss, UNCG moves to 4-9 overall and 1-1 in Southern Conference play heading into Sunday's showdown with Wofford. The Paladins improved to 7-9 overall, 3-0 in SoCon action.

In game one, UNCG notched out an early 11-10 lead following a kill by freshman Hilary Overby. Furman regained the lead at 12-11 and pushed out to an 18-15 advantage. The Spartans rallied, however, to close the gap to 18-17 on a kill by senior Kim Dayton. A kill by Amber Montague ended the Spartan rally, as the Paladins took game one, 30-23.

After dropping game two, 30-23, UNCG looked strong at the outset of game three taking an early 2-1 lead. The two teams then traded points with Furman taking a slim 11-10 lead. The Spartans responded with a thunderous kill from Dayton to once again knot the score, 11-11. An ace by Ally Hock put the Paladins up again, 20-17, en route to the 30-25 win.

The Spartans were led by LaJean Morrow who posted 10 kills and 12 digs. Abbi Meyer added nine kills, while Rebekah Faulise led the defensive effort with 18 digs.

Julia Fredrickson recorded a match-high 16 kills to pace the Paladin attack. Amber Montague chipped in with nine kills, while Molly Rybak tallied 27 assists.

UNCG will return to action Sunday afternoon, as the Spartans host Wofford at 2pm.