Chattanooga State’s first-ever home volleyball match also became the program’s first victory – 3-1 Tuesday night against Hiwassee. The set scores were 25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 25-18. Kayla Wimpee, the only non-freshman, made 14 kills and Brieana Hemphill and Sidney Killingsworth had 10 each for the winners (1-4), while Emily Redden had 23 assists and Dakota Rawiszer had 18 assists with four aces. Sakari Pack had seven kills and Cayla Jacob had six and matched Hemphill with five blocks. Scarlett Hamrick led in digs with nine. “I thought our girls played well tonight. We lost our focus during the third game but rebounded well,” Chattanooga State coach Janet Tate said. “Our passing looked good and the hitting was good.” Tate also praised the support given the team, with students and other athletes and coaches from the school among the spectators. “What an outstanding crowd we had tonight!” she said. Her Lady Tigers host Georgia Northwestern at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Soccer
‘ University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sophomore Chloe Arnold was named Tuesday the Southern Conference women’s soccer player of the week after the Mocs’ 6-1 loss at perennial Sun Belt Conference champion South Alabama and 3-0 win at Sun Belt member Troy. Arnold scored the UTC goal at USA and the first goal at Troy, giving her at least one in each of the 3-1 Mocs’ games. She has five in all, making her the NCAA leader. “We’ve improved, we’re connecting passes really well, which in turn creates space for her, (and) she’s done a really nice job of making her final movement good,” coach Gavin McKinney said in a UTC release. The Mocs host another Sun Belt team, Georgia State, at 7 p.m. Friday at Finley Stadium.
‘ Tennessee Wesleyan freshman Harry Baggaley was the Appalachian Athletic Conference men’s soccer offensive player of the week after his three goals and an assist in two matches at SCAD Savannah’s tournament. He has four goals for the 3-0 Bulldogs. The TWU women lost 1-0 on a late goal Tuesday night at Georgia Gwinnett, which led 18-3 in shots, 9-1 in on-goal attempts and 10-1 in corner kicks. Lauren Teal made seven saves in defeat.
‘ The Dalton State College soccer teams beat visiting Talladega on Tuesday, 9-0 in the women’s game and 5-2 in the men’s. Adriana Romero had three goals and an assist, Sarah Chamale had two goals and an assist and Adrianna Arjoon scored the last two goals for the Lady Roadrunners (2-0), who had a 47-0 margin in shots. Maria Vasquez netted the first goal at 12:19 from an Alondra Salaises assist, Rocio Carrizales also scored and Kaela Ebanks and Caylee Carpenter each had two assists. For the 2-0-1 DSC men, Daniel Valenciano registered two goals and two assists and Frank Herrera, Tyler Hudson and Sebastian Guzman also scored.