Mercer Set for SoCon Road Match at Samford

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer volleyball team (7-11, 2-4 Southern Conference) will travel to Birmingham, Ala. to face Samford in its first match of the week Wednesday. The Bears will look to snap a two-match losing streak when they face Samford (8-12, 3-3) at 8 p.m. ET. at the Pete Hanna Center.

Wednesday's match will stream live via ESPN3. Live stats are available as well.

WEDNESDAY VS. SAMFORD
Date/Time: Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. ET
Location: Birmingham, Ala. | Pete Hanna Center
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NOTABLES

Mercer is 2-4 in conference matches this season.
Mercer's last four matches have been decided in three sets (2-2 in such matches).
Paige Alsten leads the SoCon in hitting percentage (.365) and ranks second in blocks per set (1.01).
Mercer seeks its second road win of the season at Samford.
Emily Krogman ranks second in the SoCon for service aces (30).
Claire Waliczek leads the Bears in assists per set (9.83), ranking fourth in the SoCon.
Morgan MacGilvary and Waliczek lead Mercer notching seven double-doubles for the season, Krogman, trailng the two, has earned five double-doubles for the Bears.

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Mercer trails Samford, 26-7, in their all-time series. The Bears did not have luck against the Bulldogs last year, falling in two straight contests at Hawkins Arena and on the road. The two teams split the previous year (2015) with the Bears falling, 3-1, in the first match before capping the second match, 3-1.

SCOUTING SAMFORD
The Bears will look to capitalize against Samford, which is coming off a two straight losses against ETSU and Chattanooga, just like Mercer. The Bulldogs are 2-4 at home. Krista Boesing leads the team in kills (323) and currently ranks second in the SoCon. Other key players for the Bulldogs include Taylor Anderton and Grace Tiesman, who both rank among the SoCon's leaders for assists (Anderton) and digs (Tiesman). Anderton averages 9.87 assists per set, which is just shy above Mercer's Waliczek (9.83).

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Players Mentioned

Paige Alsten

Emily Krogman

Morgan MacGilvary

Claire Waliczek

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