JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - East Tennessee State University's volleyball team hits the road for a midweek matchup against UNC Greensboro on Tuesday at Bodford Arena. 

East Tennessee State (9-13, 7-4 SoCon) enters the match after splitting its weekend matches against Furman. The Buccaneers took a 3-1 win on Oct. 23 to extend their win streak to seven. Makayla Bays picked up her 10th double-double of the season with her 14-kill, 20-dig performance as Karis Chatfield earned her seventh of the season with her 11-kill, 14-dig performance. 

UNCG (15-7, 8-3 Socon) enters the week after sweeping Chattanooga at home. Hailey Clifton and Izora Gragg earned Southern Conference's Offensive Player and Setter of the Week honors, respectively. Clifton averaged 4.57 kills per set, while logging a .551 hitting percentage in UNCG's two wins last week. Gragg led the Spartans offense, averaging 11.57 assists per set.

This will be the 52nd meeting of the two programs, with the Bucs leading the all-time series 39-12. The Bucs have taken the last 11 matches, with the most recent being a 3-2 win on Oct. 6, 2026, at Brooks Gym.

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Match Points

• Lindsey Devine is in her 19th season at the helm of ETSU volleyball; her third consecutive season. 
• Devine earned her fourth regular-season title last season; the eighth in program history. 
• The 2026 squad consists of 11 returners, five freshmen, and one transfer. 
• The reigning SoCon Player of the Year, Makayla Bays, was selected as a Preseason All-Conference selection after her standout sophomore campaign. 
• Bays leads the team with 276 kills and 32 service aces. Alex Kreutzmann leads with 406 assists. Melanie Morris paces the squad with 301 digs as Gianna Blair leads with 88 blocks.
• The Bucs are third in the SoCon with 1,052 team assists. Their 11.82 assists per set, .202 hitting percentage, and 12.52 kills per set rank fourth.
• Gianna Blair is third in the conference with 88 blocks and 1.04 per set. Makayla Bays is third with 32 service aces, seventh with 276 total kills, and eighth with 319.5 points. Melanie Morris is sixth with 301 total digs, while Karis Chatfield is 10th with 2.88 kills per set.  

Scouting report

• The Spartans are second in the SoCon with 12.48 assists per set, a .235 hitting percentage, 13.49 kills per set, and 150 team service aces. 
• Allie Sweet leads the nation with 412 kills, 4.96 kills per set, and 470.0 points. Kendall Lanclos is first in the conference with .42 aces per set and 35 aces. Izora Gragg leads with 10.19 assists per set and is second with 846 assists. Connore' Siler-Nixon is second with 1.10 blocks per set and second with 91 blocks.