SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford volleyball team picked up its second consecutive conference win with a 3-1 win over Chattanooga on Friday night, playing in front of the largest crowd in Benjamin Johnson Arena all season. With the win over the Mocs, Wofford improves to 16-13 on the season and 8-6 in Southern Conference action, surpassing last year's conference win total and tying Wofford's overall win mark from 2015.. The win was also the first over Chattanooga since Nov. 15, 2013.
 
Wofford won the first set 25-16 but the Mocs took the second set 25-21. The Terriers would rally to win the third and fourth sets, both by scores of 25-16. The nine point margin of victory in each of the three sets the Terriers won ties Wofford's conference margin of victory in a set this year. Wofford also improves to 6-2 in four set matches this season.
 
"I'm really proud of the way we followed the game plan and the way we were aggressive behind the service line," said head coach Lynze Roos. "It's encouraging to get a big win like this so late in the season. We had some players play in different roles tonight and everyone reacted well under pressure. Overall, I'm just really proud of our effort tonight."
 
Colleen Reilly led the Terriers on offense, racking up 17 kills, a match high, and hitting an impressive .414 on the night, also a match high among players. Catie Cronister followed closely behind with 15 kills. The freshman also added three service aces and four digs. Reilly paced Wofford on defense as well as she had a dominant performance at the net with five block assists. Kara Shacklette led all players with six block assists and Wofford won the battle at the net with 13 team blocks to Chattanooga's eight.
 
Bella Santoro had eight kills and 10 digs. Lorissa King totaled 39 assists and Madeline Savage led the team in digs with 17 digs.
 
The stingy Wofford defense didn't allow a Chattanooga player to record double digit kills and also held the Mocs' offense to a hitting percentage of just .060 while the Terriers finished with a percentage of .259. on the night. There were only five ties and two lead changes in the match, one the Terriers dominated throughout.
 
Wofford looks to tie the program's record for conference wins in a season and record the most conference wins since 2001 when they host The Citadel on Saturday at 2 p.m. The match is the final conference match inside the Benjamin Johnson Arena and is part of the volleyball alumni reunion weekend. Wofford defeated the Citadel 3-1 in the previous matchup between the two teams this season.