CLEVELAND, Ga. – Truett McConnell women's volleyball faces off against Spartanburg Methodist College for the second time this season tomorrow evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Harris Athletic Complex.
 
The two teams face off for the fourth time in series history, the Pioneers having the alight 2-1 edge over the Lady Bears. TMU does have the last victory, a 3-0 straight-set win on Sept. 29 in Spartanburg. SMC captured the lone match in Cleveland with a 3-1 score last season.
 
The Pioneers have had a struggling season, going 4-16 overall and 3-9 in Appalachian Athletic Conference play coming into the match. They've started the month of October with a 2-2 record, picking up wins over Milligan and Bluefield, both straight set results. The team is in 11^th place in the AAC standings, just behind Montreat for the last spot in the AAC tournament.
 
SMC is led offensively by Hana Vucinic, who is averaging 2.57 kills per set, and 154 kills overall. The senior has 182.0 points overall and averages three points per set. Setter Katie Boldin leads with 3.84 assists per set. Once again, Vucinic is the leader on the defense, producing 3.33 d/s and 200 overall.
 
The Lady Bears have won four of the past five matches in conference play, which includes a 3-2 win over CIU and a 3-1 win vs. Milligan. At 9-3, the team is ranked third in the AAC standings, half a game behind Reinhardt and a similar margin ahead of Tennessee Wesleyan.
 
Julia Fisher leads the team in kills per set with 1.91 and has 170 overall, third to Alexis Mills' 174 and Faith Clarkson's 179. The duo of Caroline Yeager and Grace Lamontagne carry 329 and 309 assists, respectively. Yeager also leads in total aces with 42 on the year. On the defense, freshman Adleigh Schwier is the leader in digs per set with 2.33 while the duo of Anna Forbus and Elizabeth Cook control the line with 53 and 52 total blocks.