SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The No. 2 seeded Wofford volleyball team rolled Friday night in Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in the quarterfinal round of the Southern Conference Tournament, defeating the No. 7 Chattanooga Mocs in three sets to advance to the semifinals for a second-straight season. The defending champion Terriers improve to 21-8 as the Mocs end their campaign at 17-15.
 
The sweep marks Wofford's 14^th of the season, setting a new single-season program record for the Division I era. The previous high was 13 set in the 2009 campaign.
 
Wofford dominated on offense, posting a .315 hitting clip to the .176 mark of Chattanooga. This included 55 Terrier kills to the 33 of the Mocs alongside a 55-29 assists advantage for Wofford. The Terriers sent home four aces while allowing none and issued five blocks to the four of Chattanooga. Defensively, Wofford dominated with 66 digs to 48 of the Mocs.
 
"I think going into this tournament we really emphasized in everything having relentless pursuit, and that really showed tonight," said Mary Emily Morgan of the defensive effort. "It shows in our blocking, and it shows in our defense and in our hustle plays. I was really proud of how everyone just came out ready to play for three sets tonight and really lock in and focus, and I think that shows in our defensive numbers as well."
 
Mary Emily Morgan and Sarah MacLean led the charge for the Terriers with 17 and 15 kills, respectively. MacLean hit a staggering .520 on the night with only two errors in 25 attempts. Natalie Arnold tallied seven kills and was unblemished in her 11 swings for a .636 clip. Bradley Brown also hit high at .385 with six kills and one miscue on 13 attempts.
 
"When we're passing really well on serve receive and defense and we can get the ball to target, our offense is really hard to stop as we run fast plays to both pins and the middles," said MacLean of the offensive numbers.
 
Taylor Pecht dished 30 assists to lead the team, and she notched a double-double with her 13 digs. It's her 15^th of the season, tied for the fifth most in a single season in program history. It is also her 22^nd career double-double. Maddy Frazier dished 18 helpers of her own.
 
Laney Klika held down the defense with 18 digs while adding seven assists and a team-best two aces. Bri Mahoney posted 16 digs with an ace and five kills. Pecht marked a trio in double figures. At the net, Morgan, Brown and Annemarie Rakoski all posted two blocks.
 
The match started off tight and was back-and-forth early. Chattanooga led 9-8 in the initial goings, but a service error tied the contest, and that's when Sarah MacLean took charge, erupting for three-straight kills. Mary Emily Morgan and Bri Mahoney both added one to follow, marking a six-point Terrier run for a 14-9 lead. After trading some blows, Natalie Arnold delivered a kill bure a Moc error and block by Annmarie Rakoski marked three-straight Terrier points and a 20-12 lead. The Mocs began to push back and chipped away to pull within 21-18, but MacLean put home a kill for breathing room. After a Moc kill, MacLean and Morgan struck again for set point. Though Chattanooga tallied a pair of points, Bradley Brown delivered the dagger to clinch the set 25-21 for the Terriers.
 
Wofford carried the momentum into set two, dropping point one before winning each of the next three, including two kills by Morgan. Though Chattanooga responded with three-straight points of its own, Mahoney tallied a kill to spark four in a row for the Terriers. Chattanooga stayed on Wofford's heels, but the Terriers stayed an step in front with Arnold and Rakoski going back-to-back for a 13-9 advantage. After trading a couple blows, MacLean struck once more before Laney Klika delivered back-to-back aces. MacLean struck again before Morgan added two-straight kills. The six-point swing pushed Wofford ahead 20-12. The newfound hole proved too much for the Mocs to climb out of as Wofford closed out the set with five of the final eight points, including Mahoney putting home the clincher at 25-16.
 
On their back foot, the Mocs got off to a hot start with an early 13-9 lead in set three. However, it MacLean once more to spark a much-needed run for the Terriers. Morgan and Brown added kills with Chattanooga committing three errors plus a pair of Terrier blocks. The eight-point run pushed the Terriers up 17-13 for a commanding lead. The Mocs refused to roll over, though, fighting back to chip away to a 23-21 margin. However, Morgan struck for match point, and Maddy Frazier came up clutch on the following rally with a surprise dump kill to clinch the set 25-21 and thusly the match in three sets.
 
The Terriers will take on No. 3 ETSU in the semifinal round tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. The Buccaneers are fresh off a five-set thriller against No. 6 Furman. The match will take place inside Wofford's Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.