CLEMSON, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) volleyball team earned a three-set sweep over App State, 3-0 (30-28, 25-18, 26-24), on Saturday afternoon at the Clemson Invitational inside Jervey Gymnasium.
The 3-0 victory marks the first sweep of the season for the Spartans. The last time UNCG notched a straight-set victory was in the 2025 regular season finale against Wofford on Nov. 15 inside Bodford Arena.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 – UNCG opened on a 4-1 run and built a 14-7 advantage following a block from
Hailey Clifton and
Connore' Siler-Nixon. The Spartans extended their lead to 20-14 behind a pair of
Allie Sweet kills, but App State responded with six-straight points to even the score at 20. UNCG regained momentum with three consecutive points, including back-to-back Mountaineer attacking errors, for a 23-20 edge. After App State fought back to take a 27-26 lead, Sweet tied the set with a kill before
Izora Gragg served an ace to put the Spartans ahead, 28-27. App State leveled the score once more, but
Kendall Lanclos and Sweet delivered consecutive kills to clinch the 30-28 victory.
Set 2 – The Spartans broke a 3-3 tie with a 3-0 run and never trailed again. A Siler-Nixon ace pushed the lead to 9-5 before Gragg added an ace during a 5-1 stretch that made it 12-6. UNCG continued to pull away with kills from Lanclos, Sweet and Siler-Nixon, building a 19-12 advantage. App State trimmed the margin to 23-18 late, but Clifton's kill gave UNCG set point before Clifton and
Akila Hardie combined for a block to secure the 25-18 win.
Set 3 – App State controlled the early portion of the frame and led by as many as six, 18-12, before the Spartans began their comeback. UNCG chipped away at the deficit with kills from Sweet, Siler-Nixon and Clifton, cutting the margin to 22-18. The Mountaineers reached set point at 24-19, but the Spartans answered with eight unanswered points. A Lanclos-Hardie block started the surge, while two App State attacking errors and three Lanclos kills tied the score at 24. Lanclos then gave UNCG the lead with another kill before Siler-Nixon sealed the sweep with a service ace, 26-24.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Sweet led all players with 16 kills, adding five digs and one service ace.
- Lanclos totaled 12 kills on a .333 hitting percentage.
- Siler-Nixon posted 10 kills with no errors for a career-best .667 hitting percentage, while adding two aces and a team-high four blocks.
- Gragg paced the offense with 35 assists and two aces.
- Chloe Nussbaum led the Spartans defensively with 15 digs.
- Clifton added eight kills and four blocks, while her two digs marked a new career high.
- UNCG hit .362 as a team with 49 kills, five aces and eight total blocks.
RECORDS
UNCG: 2-2
App State: 2-3
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UP NEXT
The Spartans will conclude the Clemson Invitational tomorrow by taking on East Carolina at noon inside Jervey Gym.
