GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) volleyball team will continue the Southern Conference (SoCon) slate by hosting ETSU on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. inside Bodford Arena.
UNCG and ETSU first met this season on Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Johnson City, Tennessee, with the Bucs securing the five-set thriller. ETSU leads the all-time series against UNCG at 39-12.
Match information
Match 23: UNC Greensboro (15-7, 8-3 SoCon) vs ETSU (9-13, 7-4 SoCon)
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 27
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Greensboro, N.C. (Bodford Arena)
Tickets: Free admission!
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About the Spartans
- The Spartans come into Tuesday's contest with a 15-7 overall record and 8-3 mark in SoCon play, standing in second place in the league standings.
- UNCG is just one victory behind first-place Wofford at 9-2 in the conference.
- The Spartans most recently secured their sixth-straight with a weekend sweep over Chattanooga with scores of 3-1, 3-0.
- The last time UNCG secured six consecutive SoCon wins was in the 2017 season, as that team notched seven consecutive wins to conclude the regular season.
- Saturday's 3-0 sweep was UNCG's sixth of the season and fifth in SoCon play.
- Senior setter Izora Gragg and freshman right side Hailey Clifton both picked up SoCon weekly accolades announced by the league office on Monday.
- As the Spartans' leading setter, Gragg totaled 81 assists with an 11.57 assists per set average in seven sets this past weekend. She notched a double-double in the team's win over Chattanooga on Friday with 46 assists and 10 digs, while posting a career-best seven service aces.
- Clifton stood out for the Spartans offensively last week with 32 kills, a .551 hitting percentage and a 4.57 kills per set average. In the team's win over Chattanooga on Friday, Clifton recorded a career-best 20 kills.
- The Spartans have now received seven SoCon Player of the Week accolades this season, including Allie Sweet earning SoCon Offensive Player of the Week three times (Sept. 21, Sept. 28 and Oct. 19), Gragg being named SoCon Setter of the Week three times (Aug. 31, Sept. 7 and Oct. 26) and Clifton earning SoCon Offensive Player of the Week once (Oct. 26). This is the second consecutive season the Spartans have received seven SoCon weekly awards.
- Sweet leads the nation in total kills (412) and points (470.0). She is second in the country in total attacks (1,087) and third in kills per set (4.96), attacks per set (13.10) and points per set (5.66).
- Gragg is pacing the SoCon in assists per set (10.19) and second in total assists (846). Her 846 total assists rank 13th nationally.
- Kendall Lanclos stands out from behind the service line, leading the SoCon with 35 service aces and a 0.42 aces per set average.
- Connore' Siler-Nixon leads the team in the middle, ranking second in the league in blocks per set (1.10) and total blocks (91).
- Chloe Nussbaum is the leading libero for the Spartans and is seventh in the SoCon with 293 total digs this year.
- As a team, the Spartans are second in the SoCon in assists per set (12.48), hitting percentage (.235), kills per set (13.49) and service aces (150).
- In the team's win over Delaware State on Sept. 20, Sweet broke the single match program record in kills with 36. The previous record was 34 kills held by Becky Moore against Chattanooga on Oct. 3, 1997.
- Sweet, Nussbaum and Gragg have all hit career milestones this season. Gragg achieved 2,000 career assists in UNCG's SoCon opener against Western Carolina on Sept. 25. In addition, in the team's matchup at Clemson on Sept. 4, Sweet paced the Spartans with 16 kills to secure 1,000 career kills, while after leading UNCG with 19 digs, Nussbaum reached 1,000 career digs.
- UNCG recorded a 17-12 overall record and a 9-7 mark in the SoCon last season.
- UNCG was selected to finish fourth in the 2026 SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll with 50 total points.
- Sweet was named to the SoCon Preseason All-Conference Team after being selected to the All-SoCon First Team last season.
- The 2026 roster features 12 returners and five newcomers, including four freshmen and one transfer.
- Head Coach Trent Dunahoo is in his first season at the helm of the UNCG volleyball team and fourth season overall with the program. The 3-1 win over Northeastern on Aug. 29 marked his first win as a head coach.
About the Bucs
- ETSU heads to Greensboro with a 9-13 overall record and 7-4 mark in SoCon play, standing in a three-way tie for third place in the league standings.
- The Bucs most recently went 1-1 against Furman in Johnson City, Tennessee. ETSU claimed a 3-1 win over the Paladins on Friday but fell 3-0 on Saturday.
- The Bucs were picked to finish first in the 2026 SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll with five first-place votes and 77 points.
- Makayla Bays was selected to the 2026 SoCon Preseason All-Conference Team.
- Bays currently paces the team with 276 kills and 32 service aces.
- Melanie Morris and Gianna Blair are leading the team defensively with 301 digs and 88.0 total blocks, respectively.
- Alex Kreutzmann is the leading setter for the Bucs at 406 total assists this season.
- As a team, ETSU is second in the SoCon in aces per set (2.00), assists per set (12.86), kills per set (13.43) and total attacks (294).
- ETSU is coming off a stellar 2025 season, going 23-7 overall and 15-1 in SoCon play. The team's season was concluded in a five-set loss to Wofford in the SoCon Championship match.
- Head Coach Lindsey Devine is in her 19th season at the helm of the ETSU volleyball program, posting a 343-249 record during her time.
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