SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNC Greensboro volleyball will begin play in the 2019 Southern Conference Volleyball Championship on Friday afternoon when the seventh seeded Spartans match up with second seeded ETSU Buccaneers.
Who: ETSU
Where: Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium | Spartanburg, S.C.
When: Friday, Nov. 22 | 4:30 p.m.
Five Facts To Know
-- After knocking off Mercer in the regular season finale last Friday, UNCG (11-19, 5-11) moved into the No. 7 seed to face ETSU
-- The Spartans won two of their last three games in the regular season, as they also defeated Chattanooga on Nov. 9
-- Gabriela McHugh (1,083) already ranks eighth in program history in total assists, trailing Kimiko Naito by 156 assists for seventh place
-- As a team, UNCG ranks third in the SoCon in digs per set (15.06)
-- ETSU (23-5, 14-2) is the No. 2 seed in this year's SoCon Volleyball Championship after earning an at-large bid into last year's NCAA Tournament
Series History
-- The 35th all-time matchup between UNCG and ETSU will take place on Friday
-- The Buccaneers currently hold a six-match winning streak against the Spartans
Upcoming For The Spartans
If the Spartans are able to defeat ETSU on Friday, they'll face the winner of No. 3 Western Carolina and No. 6 Mercer on Saturday in a match that will start at 4:30 p.m.
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