Sergio Guerra, Sports Editor 

UNCG Volleyball played their first home game of the SoCon season on Sept. 28. Coming from a 1-3 loss to East Tennessee State University in their season opener, they were hoping to put that behind them and focus on coming away from the match with a positive result. 

UNCG started off the game on the front foot and won the first set with a score of 25 – 21. Our Spartans were unable to take this momentum forward, and Furman won the next set with a score of 25 – 18. Furman took advantage of their momentum to win the third set of the match.  

Our UNCG Spartans were able to find their way back into the match by winning the fourth set with a decisive scoreline of 25 – 17 and forcing a fifth set. It was anyone’s game now. It was a back-and-forth final set, but Furman was able to outscore our Spartans with a final score of 15 – 12. 

Some standout performers from our UNCG Spartans were Allie Sweet, with 21 kills, and America Anderson, with 5 blocks. UNCG will have the chance to bounce back from their losses on Thursday, Oct. 3, against The Citadel.