Who: at Furman When: Saturday, October 15 Where: Greenville, S.C. | Alley Gymnasium Time: 7:00 p.m. Tickets: $5 each Live Stats | ESPN+

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) volleyball team hits the road for a three-match road trip opening it with Southern Conference (SoCon) rival Furman on Saturday night.
 
RECORDS
UNCG: 8-12, 2-5 SoCon
Furman: 4-13, 0-7 SoCon
 
SPARTAN STATS IN THE SOCON

• Gabriela McHugh is fourth in assists per set (9.06).
• Taylor Robertson is fourth in total assists (607), sixth in attacks per set (9.77), and 6^th in total attacks (645).
• Ella Voegele is third in digs per set (4.32) and total digs (294).
• Daija Jackson is fourth in hitting percentage (0.332).
• UNCG is fourth in the SoCon in digs per set (15.09) and opponent hitting percentage (.203). The Spartans are also fifth in team digs (1,026).

LAST TIME OUT

• The Spartans fell to Western Carolina at home on Wednesday night, 3-0.
• Daija Jackson tallied five kills with a .444 hitting percentage.
• Gabriela McHugh tallied 26 of UNCG's assists while adding six digs.
• Jocelyn Carter posted four kills in only five attempts.
• Mya Wood added three aces to her team-leading nine kills.
• Ella Voegele led the back row with 14 digs.

TOURNAMENT AWARDS

• At the Spartan-Aggie Tournament (August 26-27), Mya Wood and Gabriela McHugh were named to the All-Tournament Team.
• Following the Tussle in the Triad Tournament (September 2-3), Taylor Robertson and Ella Voegele earned the honors.
• Robertson and Voegele also were named to the All-Tournament Team after the Aggie/Phoenix Volley for Unity Tournament.
• Robertson was most recently named to the Chucktown Throwdown All-Tournament Team.

SOCON PRESEASON POLL
UNCG was voted to finish sixth in the Southern Conference (SoCon) Preseason Coaches' Poll.
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Gabriela McHugh, who was on the All-Conference first team last season, was voted to the Preseason All-Conference team.
 
FRESH FACES
The Spartans added seven new faces to the roster this season.
Volleyball Signs One on National Signing Day
Volleyball Adds Five to 2022 Roster
 
SCOUTING FURMAN

• Furman was picked eighth in the SoCon Preseason Volleyball Poll.
• The Paladins are coming off back-to-back SoCon matches last weekend, where they fell to Mercer and Samford.
• Ava Augustson leads the Paladins averaging 3.06 kills per set, while Mary Beth Headley is second averaging 3.03.
• Headley has averaged 0.32 service aces per set to lead Furman.
• Sarah Turner is first on the team averaging 6.36 assists per set.
• Turner earned SoCon Setter of the Week in September.
• Andrea Aceveda has averaged 3.88 digs per set for Furman.
• Grainne McGrath has led the Paladins with 0.89 blocks per set.

ALL-TIME HISTORY

• Furman leads the all-time series over UNCG, 36-18.

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

• The UNCG women's athletic teams have partnered with Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) for the month of October.
• LBBC is a national nonprofit organization that seeks to create a world that understands more than one way to have breast cancer.
• To fulfill its mission of providing trusted information and a community of support to those impacted by breast cancer, LBBC offers in-person experiences and on-demand content for those newly diagnosed, in-treatment, post-treatment, and living with metastatic disease.
• The donation link to LBBC will be open throughout the month of October.
• Donate to Living Beyond Breast Cancer