Friday, October 21
Johnson City, Tenn.
6 PM
Mercer University
11-9, 3-5SoCon
0
at
3
ETSU
15-6, 7-2SoCon
1
2
3
F
Mercer
19
19
21
0
ETSU
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
MER
ETSU
Kills
28
46
Errors
17
22
Attempts
110
120
Hitting %
.100
.200
Points
36.0
55.0
Assists
27
45
Aces
1
4
Blocks
7.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
MB
/ Volleyball
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/ Volleyball
OH
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOpp.
/ VolleyballOpp.
/ Volleyball
S
/ Volleyball
L/DS
/ Volleyball
Photo by: Evan Davies
Mercer Swept, 3-0, by SoCon-leading ETSU
10/21/2016 8:59:00 PM | Volleyball
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – No volleyball team has traveled to J. Madison Brooks Gym this season and walked away victorious against ETSU. Mercer added to that storyline on Friday, as it was defeated by the Buccaneers in straight sets, 3-0 (19-25, 19-25, 21-25), snapping a two-match win streak in Southern Conference play.
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ETSU (15-6, 7-2 SoCon) remained atop the conference standings and maintained its perfect 7-0 mark when playing on its home court at Brooks Gym. Meanwhile, the Bears dropped to 12-9 overall and 4-5 in the SoCon with seven matches remaining in the regular season.
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Mercer totaled a collective .100 hitting percentage and couldn't find its usual offensive identity against an ETSU defense that ranks second among SoCon teams in opponent hitting percentage. The Bears will get another shot at the Bucs in the regular season finale on Nov. 12 at Hawkins Arena.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 (19-25) | After Mercer took three straight points to claim an 11-10 lead in the opening set, ETSU broke away with five consecutive points of its own and never looked back. The Bears committed a match-high seven attack errors in the set to allow ETSU to pull away, spoiling a strong offensive frame by Morgan MacGilvary with five kills on 11 total attacks.
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Set 2 (19-25) | Mercer owned the lead three times in the second set, but the latest one came at 8-7 early on before the Buccaneers once again pulled away. Defensive woes proved to be the case in the second frame as ETSU hit .333 with 16 kills, seven of which came from Briana Allmon, who finished with a match-high 18 kills. Mercer split the final 10 points with ETSU and added its lone ace of the match from Hannah Noon, but by then the deficit was too much to overcome.
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Set 3 (21-25) | The Bears couldn't rally from another large deficit in the final set despite winning nine of the last 13 points in the frame. Mercer received kills from Ellie James, Paige Alsten, Noon, Emily Krogman and Danielle Faust in the late push, but ETSU had all but sealed the match early on in the set with a seven-point run that put the Bucs up 14-9.
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NOTABLES
Mercer takes on Chattanooga (12-10, 5-4 SoCon) at Maclellan Gym in Chattanooga, Tennessee at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22. The Mocs were pushed to the brink against The Citadel on Friday before defeating the Bulldogs in five sets. The Bears were ousted by Chattanooga in straight sets earlier this month for their lone loss of the season at Hawkins Arena.
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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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ETSU (15-6, 7-2 SoCon) remained atop the conference standings and maintained its perfect 7-0 mark when playing on its home court at Brooks Gym. Meanwhile, the Bears dropped to 12-9 overall and 4-5 in the SoCon with seven matches remaining in the regular season.
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Mercer totaled a collective .100 hitting percentage and couldn't find its usual offensive identity against an ETSU defense that ranks second among SoCon teams in opponent hitting percentage. The Bears will get another shot at the Bucs in the regular season finale on Nov. 12 at Hawkins Arena.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 (19-25) | After Mercer took three straight points to claim an 11-10 lead in the opening set, ETSU broke away with five consecutive points of its own and never looked back. The Bears committed a match-high seven attack errors in the set to allow ETSU to pull away, spoiling a strong offensive frame by Morgan MacGilvary with five kills on 11 total attacks.
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Set 2 (19-25) | Mercer owned the lead three times in the second set, but the latest one came at 8-7 early on before the Buccaneers once again pulled away. Defensive woes proved to be the case in the second frame as ETSU hit .333 with 16 kills, seven of which came from Briana Allmon, who finished with a match-high 18 kills. Mercer split the final 10 points with ETSU and added its lone ace of the match from Hannah Noon, but by then the deficit was too much to overcome.
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Set 3 (21-25) | The Bears couldn't rally from another large deficit in the final set despite winning nine of the last 13 points in the frame. Mercer received kills from Ellie James, Paige Alsten, Noon, Emily Krogman and Danielle Faust in the late push, but ETSU had all but sealed the match early on in the set with a seven-point run that put the Bucs up 14-9.
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NOTABLES
- Mercer dropped to 2-6 on the road.
- Mercer is 5-15 against ETSU all-time and has lost nine in a row dating back to 2012.
- The Bears struggled with only one service ace in the match while making three service errors.
- Mercer out-blocked ETSU, 7-5.
- Morgan MacGilvary saw her 12-match streak of double-digit kills come to an end. She still led Mercer with a team-high seven.
- Ellie James led the team with 29 total attacks and finished tied for the team-lead with seven kills. She added seven digs.
- Paige Alsten appeared in two sets and recorded three total blocks, tying her with Maria Avramova for the most among the Bears.
- Tori Penrod had 19 digs to continue her streak of double-digit digs in every match this season.
- Mercer: 12-9 (4-5 SoCon)
- ETSU: 15-6 (7-2 SoCon)
Mercer takes on Chattanooga (12-10, 5-4 SoCon) at Maclellan Gym in Chattanooga, Tennessee at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22. The Mocs were pushed to the brink against The Citadel on Friday before defeating the Bulldogs in five sets. The Bears were ousted by Chattanooga in straight sets earlier this month for their lone loss of the season at Hawkins Arena.
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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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