SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford volleyball team fell in three sets in its home opener against Chattanooga (23-25, 17-25, 18-25) Tuesday night at Benjamin Johnson Arena.
 
The Mocs outlasted the Terriers through 13 ties and three lead changes to win the opening set. The second and third were more one-sided. Chattanooga went up 11-5 to cruise through the second and used a 7-3 run to create separation in the third.
 
Chattanooga (14-2, 3-0 SoCon) maintained its undefeated start in SoCon play, while Wofford (7-10, 0-2 SoCon) dropped its second straight to begin the conference season.
 
"I thought we gave a good effort against a very strong Chattanooga team," said head coach Lynze Roos, who made her home debut in Tuesday night's contest. "The first set could have gone either way and we were running some good offense. Coach Filar has a good team and credit to them for playing so well on the road."
 
Wofford's attack generated a .325 hitting percentage in the opening set, but Chattanooga answered at .381 with 19 kills to edge it out. The score was tied at 22 before back-to-back kills by Briana Reed and Lauren Gainer gave the Mocs set point. Wofford called time and was able to save the first on a kill from sophomore Danni Densford, but Allie Davenport put it away for UTC with her fourth kill of the set.
 
Davenport finished the night with a .417 attack percentage and 11 kills. Reed was just as punishing, slamming a match-high 15 kills with just one attack error to finish the night at .359. The two combined for 26 of Chattanooga's 43 kills.
 
Sophomore Alex Holland led the Terrier offense with a team-high nine kills at a modest rate of .200. Sophomores Bella Santoro and Danni Densford registered eight and seven, respectively, while sophomore Molly Mayo recorded a double-double of 33 assists and 10 digs. Senior Jessica Graham led the Terriers with 15 digs, becoming the second Terrier in history to reach the 1,600-dig plateau. She is 31 digs shy of the school record of 1,631 held by 2013 graduate Reagan Styles.
 
The Terriers welcome defending Southern Conference Tournament champion Samford (7-5, 2-0 SoCon) to Benjamin Johnson Arena on Friday. Start time is scheduled for 6:15 p.m.
 
Terrier Notes:
- Jessica Graham became the second Terrier in history to reach 1,600 career digs.
- Molly Mayo recorded her seventh double-double of the season, which shares for the team lead with Bella Santoro.
- Wofford fell to 10-11 in home openers in the NCAA Div. I era (1995-present).