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Carlos Morales
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UNC Greensboro UNCG 10-20,4-12 SoCon
3
Winner Furman Furman 9-18,4-12 SoCon
UNC Greensboro UNCG
10-20,4-12 SoCon
1
Final
3
Furman Furman
9-18,4-12 SoCon
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNC Greensboro UNCG 21 25 7 19 (1)
Furman Furman 25 20 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Denise Archetto, Assistant Athletic Director for Strategic Communications

Volleyball Drops SoCon First Round Match to Furman, 3-1

GREENVILLE, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) volleyball's senior Gabriela McHugh posted seven kills, eight digs, and 33 assists as the ninth-seeded Spartans dropped a Southern Conference Volleyball Tournament first round match to the eighth-seeded Furman Paladins, 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-7, 25-19).
 
How it Happened
Both sides stood knotted at 6-6 early in the first set before Furman produced a three-point rally to claim an early advantage. The Paladins' rally extended to 7-1 as Furman stretched their lead, 13-7. Down 15-8, the Spartans sparked a 5-1 rally fueled by two kills from Taylor Robertson. UNCG later tied the set at 17 behind a 9-2 rally to erase the Furman lead. The Paladins responded with a 6-1 rally to reclaim a five-point lead, 23-18. Sierra Herndon created a rally of her own for the Spartans with three-straight kills to keep UNCG in the set, but Furman posted the final two points to end the rally and claim the set.
 
There were ten ties and three lead changes in the second set as both sides kept the score even early in the set all the way to 10-10. UNCG posted a 4-1 rally in that stretch to take an early two-point lead. After the 10-10 tie, both sides began to trade rallies. The Spartans posted a three-point rally to claim a 13-10 lead. Furman claimed the lead with a four-point rally in response. The Spartans used defense to propel their ensuing four-point rally that included a forced Furman attack error and a block from Daija Jackson and Karolina Zubkova. Furman stopped the rally, but UNCG posted a 4-1 rally, sparked by McHugh's fifth kill of the match. Furman could get no closer than three points to the Spartans as UNCG ended the set with a 3-1 rally to even the match.
 
Furman opened the set with a seven-point rally that forced the Spartans to spend a timeout. The Spartans posted two points to stop the rally before Furman created another offensive spread, scoring four-straight points. The Paladins did not relinquish the lead throughout the set on the way to claiming a 2-1 match lead.
 
The Spartans and Paladins played a tight matchup early in the fourth set with Furman holding on to a one-point lead. The Paladins posted a four-point rally to build their lead to five, 10-5. UNCG scored three of the next four points in response to cut the lead down to three. Furman scored six of the next eight points to claim a seven-point lead, 17-10. UNCG posted a 6-3 rally in response thanks to a pair of kills from both Jackson and Mya Wood to shrink the deficit to four, 20-16. Furman kept the lead above four the rest of the frame to claim the match and advance in the Southern Conference Volleyball Tournament.  
 
By the Numbers
  • The Spartans increased their hitting percentage from .167 in the first set to .247 through two sets thanks to UNCG's .387 performance in the second set.
  • Robertson led the Spartans with nine kills with a .188 hitting percentage.
  • Wood finished with eight kills and eleven digs with two blocks.
  • McHugh finished with a .208 hitting percentage and added two blocks. 
  • Jackson tallied six kills and a .267 hitting percentage.
  • Ella Voegele led the back row with 20 digs while tallying two service aces.
  • Avery Sziksai added 13 digs to represent the third Spartans' player with double-digit digs.
  • Furman hit .199 for the match compared to the Spartans' .123.
UNCG concluded the season with a 10-20 overall mark and a 4-12 SoCon record.

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