Saturday, October 22
Chattanooga, Tenn.
6 PM
Mercer University
12-10 (4-6SoCon)
0
at
3
Chattanooga
13-10 (6-4SoCon)
1
2
3
F
Mercer
24
16
22
0
Chattanooga
26
25
25
3
Team Stats
MER
UTC
Kills
28
44
Errors
12
16
Attempts
98
120
Hitting %
.163
.233
Points
37.0
55.0
Assists
27
41
Aces
3
4
Blocks
6.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
8
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
Photo by: David Scearce
Mercer Defeated in Straight Sets by Chattanooga
10/22/2016 10:58:00 PM | Volleyball
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Mercer's two-match road trip to the state of Tennessee ended as sourly as it started on Saturday afternoon as the Bears were defeated in straight sets, 3-0 (24-26, 16-25, 22-25), by Chattanooga at Maclellan Gym.
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Mercer (12-10, 4-6 Southern Conference) was also defeated in straight sets Friday at ETSU, making it two straight losses for the Bears after they had jumped back to .500 in conference play only a week ago. The Mocs improved to 13-10 overall and 6-4 in the SoCon.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 (24-26) | The Bears had a 17-12 lead more than halfway through the opening set, but a late Chattanooga rally would set the tone for the rest of the match. The Mocs crawled back into it with runs of three, four and three before finally finishing it off by capitalizing on a pair of errors by Mercer.
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Set 2 (16-25) | Mercer kept the second set tight up until Chattanooga pulled away with nine of 12 points mid-way through the frame to jump out to an 18-11 lead that proved insurmountable. Morgan MacGilvary totaled three kills and an ace in the set.
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Set 3 (22-25) | After Mercer locked the third and final set at 19-19 with a kill from Paige Alsten, Chattanooga would close out the match with five of the next eight points to seal it. The Bears had eight different leads throughout the frame but just couldn't string together enough momentum to break away from the Mocs on their home court.
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NOTABLES
Mercer gets a week off from competition before hosting Samford (RECORD) at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Hawkins Arena, where the Bears are 6-1 this season. The Bulldogs defeated Mercer 3-1 in Birmingham, Alabama on Oct. 7.
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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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Mercer (12-10, 4-6 Southern Conference) was also defeated in straight sets Friday at ETSU, making it two straight losses for the Bears after they had jumped back to .500 in conference play only a week ago. The Mocs improved to 13-10 overall and 6-4 in the SoCon.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 (24-26) | The Bears had a 17-12 lead more than halfway through the opening set, but a late Chattanooga rally would set the tone for the rest of the match. The Mocs crawled back into it with runs of three, four and three before finally finishing it off by capitalizing on a pair of errors by Mercer.
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Set 2 (16-25) | Mercer kept the second set tight up until Chattanooga pulled away with nine of 12 points mid-way through the frame to jump out to an 18-11 lead that proved insurmountable. Morgan MacGilvary totaled three kills and an ace in the set.
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Set 3 (22-25) | After Mercer locked the third and final set at 19-19 with a kill from Paige Alsten, Chattanooga would close out the match with five of the next eight points to seal it. The Bears had eight different leads throughout the frame but just couldn't string together enough momentum to break away from the Mocs on their home court.
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NOTABLES
- Mercer's road woes continued as it fell to 2-7 on away from home.
- Mercer is riding a four-match skid in the all-time series against Chattanooga. The Mocs lead 15-9 all-time.
- Tori Penrod's 21 digs continued her streak of double-digit digs in every match this season. She's reached at least 20 in 11 matches.
- Mercer: 12-10 (4-6 SoCon)
- Chattanooga: 13-10 (6-4 SoCon)
Mercer gets a week off from competition before hosting Samford (RECORD) at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Hawkins Arena, where the Bears are 6-1 this season. The Bulldogs defeated Mercer 3-1 in Birmingham, Alabama on Oct. 7.
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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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