JOHNSON CITY, TENN. – The Wofford College volleyball team fell in a hard fought five-set match against ETSU on Friday night in Johnson City, Tennessee. Despite trailing 2-0, Wofford was able to push the match to five sets. The Terriers suffer their first loss of conference play, dropping to 14-6 on the season with a 7-1 record in SoCon action.
 
Chloe Smith led the team with 19 kills while Bradley Brown followed behind with 16. Avery White closed the match with 10 kills. Maddy Frazier had a team-high 29 assists while Taylor Pecht dished out 23. Smith also led the team with two service aces.
 
Laney Klika paved the way on defense with 16 digs. Taylor Pecht followed behind with 13 digs to round out her double-double. Bradley Brown led the team with six blocks on the night, two of which were solo.
 
Wofford finished the night with 64 kills on a .197 hitting percentage while ETSU had 56 kills on a .155 percentage. ETSU had eight aces compared to Wofford's four. The two teams tied with nine blocks apiece.
 
ETSU held an early 6-3 lead in the first set of the match, but Wofford responded with four-straight points to take its own 7-6 lead. From there the two teams traded leads. Neither team pulled ahead as the stanza was tied 23-all. Both teams held set-point several times from there, with the set going into extra points. The Bucs outlasted Wofford, taking set one 31-29.
 
It was another quick start for ETSU in set two as Wofford trailed 5-2. The Terriers fought back, however, eventually tying the set at 12-12. ETSU responded with six unanswered points to put Wofford down 18-12. The Terriers were able to bring the set within three points, but ETSU eventually claimed set two 25-20.
 
Wofford opened up set three with an early lead, taking a 9-6 advantage. Wofford continued to hold that lead until ETSU scored three-straight points to take a 20-19 lead. The Terriers responded with their own three points, however, regaining a 22-20 advantage. Wofford was able to hold on to win set three 25-22.
 
Despite the two teams trading points in the early goings of set four, Wofford would eventually earn a convincing victory in the fourth stanza. With the Terriers leading 12-10, the team went on an 8-1 run to take a 20-11 lead. The Terriers would later lead by 11 points before taking set four 25-15.
 
Wofford jumped out on top in the final set of the match, holding a 7-4 lead over the Bucs. From there, ETSU went on a 5-0 run to put Wofford down 9-7. The Terriers kept it close, with the ETSU lead at one point, 11-10. Four of the next five points were scored by ETSU as Wofford would lose set five 15-11 and the match 3-2.
 
The Terriers will look to rebound against ETSU tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. The match can be streamed live on ESPN+.