CLEVELAND, Ga. – Truett McConnell women's volleyball plays its second-to-last home match tomorrow evening with a 6:30 p.m. start time vs. Montreat at the Harris Athletic Complex.
 
It will be the fourth and final meeting between the two teams in the regular season, the first two being in the Bear Invitational white the third occurred on September 15^th on the road. The Lady Bears were winners in all three meeting with 3-0 finals in each of them.
 
TMU rides a six-match winning streak vs. the Cavaliers which dates back to 2024. All six wins have been straight set results, as has been the case in the past seven overall matchups.
 
Montreat is 5-16 overall with a 3-12 Appalachian Athletic Conference record, good for 12^th in the AAC standings. It's lost the past four matches, three of which have been three-set affairs. The Cavaliers have not won on the road since Sept. 22 and have a 2-7 record in away games this season.
 
Josie Leatherman is the points leader with 227.5 total in 2026. She averages 3.07 kills per set and 218 overall. Taylor Shaw is the primary setter with 4.08 assists per set while Bonnie Trautman has 29 aces on the serve. Defensively, Allie Anderson has 3.16 digs per set while Elizabeth Harrington is the block leader with 49 total including 14 block solos.
 
Truett had won four of the past five matchups including a 3-1 win over Bluefield last time out. It stands at third place in the AAC standings, tied with Columbia International and one game below Reinhardt for second place. In Cleveland, the team is 11-5 overall and has won the past two at home.
 
Faith Clarkson leads the team on the attack with 1.92 kills per set with 200 overall. The senior is also impressive on the hitting with a .230 percentage (200-65-588). Caroline Yeager is the lead assists producer with 3.81 per set and leads in aces with 44. Defensively, Julia Fisher averages a team-leading 2.31 digs per set while Elizabeth Cook total 58 blocks on the year.