Saturday, October 1
Macon, Ga.
3 PM
Mercer University
10-6 (2-2SoCon)
0
vs
3
Chattanooga
9-7 (2-1SoCon)
1
2
3
F
Chattanooga
25
25
25
3
Mercer
15
22
17
0
Team Stats
UTC
MER
Kills
47
41
Errors
8
12
Attempts
95
104
Hitting %
.411
.279
Points
57.0
43.0
Assists
44
39
Aces
4
1
Blocks
6.0
1.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
OH
/ VolleyballOpp.
/ Volleyball
L/DS
/ Volleyball
OH
/ Volleyball
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/ Volleyball
Photo by: David Scearce
Mercer Suffers First Home Loss to Chattanooga
10/1/2016 5:28:00 PM | Volleyball
MACON, Ga. – Less than 24 hours after winning a lengthy five-set match on its home court, the Mercer volleyball team was silenced with a 3-0 (15-25, 22-25, 17-25) defeat at the hands of visiting Chattanooga on Saturday, Oct. 1 at Hawkins Arena.
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The Southern Conference loss was Mercer's (10-6, 2-2 SoCon) first at Hawkins Arena this season while the Mocs won their second league match in as many days to improve to 9-7 (2-1).
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Very little stopped the Mocs offensively as they hit an impressive .411 for the match, including .448 in the opening set to win 25-15. The early hole proved difficult for Mercer to climb out of despite hitting a respectable .279 for the match.
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Trailing 1-0 overall, Mercer jumped out to 7-3 advantage in the second set and was tied with the Mocs as late as 22-22, but couldn't hold on. The Mocs finished the set with three final points, overshadowing a quality offensive set by the Bears that included 18 kills. After a three-point run pulled Mercer within one, 15-14, in the third set, Chattanooga closed the door on the match with 10 of the final 13 points to win 25-17.
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NOTABLES
While the Mercer student population enjoys its university fall break next weekend, the Bears will hit the road for Birmingham, Alabama to take on Samford. The match will be on Friday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. (ET) at the Pete Hanna Center.
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FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Volleyball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerBearsVB (Twitter), and @mercervolleyball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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The Southern Conference loss was Mercer's (10-6, 2-2 SoCon) first at Hawkins Arena this season while the Mocs won their second league match in as many days to improve to 9-7 (2-1).
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Very little stopped the Mocs offensively as they hit an impressive .411 for the match, including .448 in the opening set to win 25-15. The early hole proved difficult for Mercer to climb out of despite hitting a respectable .279 for the match.
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Trailing 1-0 overall, Mercer jumped out to 7-3 advantage in the second set and was tied with the Mocs as late as 22-22, but couldn't hold on. The Mocs finished the set with three final points, overshadowing a quality offensive set by the Bears that included 18 kills. After a three-point run pulled Mercer within one, 15-14, in the third set, Chattanooga closed the door on the match with 10 of the final 13 points to win 25-17.
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NOTABLES
- Chattanooga has won three in a row against Mercer and leads the all-time series 14-9.
- Mercer has surpassed last year's wins total in 13 less matches played.
- The loss dropped Mercer to 4-1 at Hawkins Arena this year and 10-5 in its last 15 matches at home.
- Tori Penrod recorded a match-high 15 digs Saturday. She's reached that mark in 13 of 16 matches played this season.
- Two Bears finished with double-digit kills, Morgan MacGilvary (12) and Danielle Faust (10). Faust's .375 hitting percentage led the team.
- After making her collegiate debut a week ago at Wofford, Taylor Spence appeared again Saturday, notching the first four kills of her career in the third set.
- Claire Waliczek recorded Mercer's lone ace of the day while adding 18 assists.
- It's been nearly two years since Mercer was defeated in straight sets at home. The last time it happened was Oct. 4, 2014 in a 3-0 loss to Wofford.
- Mercer: 10-6 (2-2 SoCon)
- Chattanooga: 9-7 (2-1 SoCon)
While the Mercer student population enjoys its university fall break next weekend, the Bears will hit the road for Birmingham, Alabama to take on Samford. The match will be on Friday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. (ET) at the Pete Hanna Center.
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FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Volleyball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerBearsVB (Twitter), and @mercervolleyball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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