Wofford College Athletics

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College volleyball team defeated Tennessee Tech 3-1 on senior night at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. The Terriers improve to 23-7 on the season with a 16-2 mark in conference play. Wofford will be the No. 1 seed in the Southern Conference Tournament.
 
Chloe Smith led the offensive attack with 17 kills on a .359 hitting percentage while Bradley Brown had 11 kills on a .409 hitting percentage. Avery White had nine kills along with eight from Bri Mahoney. Maddy Frazier dished out a team-high 26 assists. Taylor Pecht followed behind with 17 helpers. Frazier and Smith led the team with two service aces each.
 
Laney Klika had a team-high 26 digs to pace the defense. Chloe Smith had 18 to round out her 14^th double-double of the season. Natalie Arnold led the team with five blocks, one of which was solo. Bradley Brown followed behind with four blocks, including three solo rejections. Charlotte Bell also had four blocks.
 
Wofford closed the match with 50 kills on a .279 hitting percentage while Tennessee Tech had 51 kills on a .163 hitting percentage. Wofford had five aces compared to four from Tennessee Tech. The Terriers rejected 10 Golden Eagle attacks.
 
Wofford jumped out to a 9-6 lead early in set one. The Terriers continued to hold that lead until a 4-1 run from Tennessee Tech tied the set at 13-13. The two teams continued to trade points from there, with Wofford leading 21-20. The Golden Eagles responded with a 5-1 run to take set one 25-22.
 
Wofford held a 6-4 lead to start the second set of the match, but Tennessee Tech scored three unanswered points to take a 7-6 advantage. With Wofford trailing 8-7, the Terriers scored four-straight points to go ahead 11-8. That was part of an 11-3 run as Wofford took an 18-11 lead at the media timeout. Wofford would go on to win the set 25-13.
 
The Terriers went up 8-2 to start set three, powered by a Bri Mahoney service ace. Tennessee Tech was able to cut the deficit to three points, 15-12, but Wofford answered with three-straight points to stretch the lead back out to 18-12. With Wofford up 23-17, Tennessee Tech scored four-straight points. The Terriers were able to cut the comeback short, however, with Wofford winning set three 25-22.
 
The two teams traded points to start the fourth set of the match, but Wofford scored six unanswered points to take a 10-5 lead. Tennessee Tech once again cut the Wofford lead to three points, but another three-straight scores from the Terriers put Wofford up 15-9. The Terriers continued to dominate in set four, winning 25-17 and the match 3-1.
 
Wofford will enter the Southern Conference Tournament as the No. 1 seed for the first time in program history. The team will play on Friday, November 20, at 11:00 a.m. against the winner of the No. 8 and No. 9 seed. All matches can be streamed live on ESPN+.