Mercer to Face ETSU, Chattanooga on Road Trip

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer volleyball team (7-9, 2-2 Southern Conference) continues its conference schedule with two road matches at ETSU and Chattanooga this weekend.

Mercer will face ETSU at 8 p.m. Friday in Johnson City, Tenn., followed by a quick trip to Chattanooga to battle the Mocs at 1 p.m. Saturday.

FRIDAY AT ETSU
Date/Time: Oct. 6, 8 p.m.
Location: Johnson City, Tenn. | Brooks Gym
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SATURDAY VS. CHATTANOOGA
Date/Time: Oct. 7, 1 p.m.
Location: Chattanooga, Tenn. | Maclellan Gym
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SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Mercer trails ETSU, 16-5, and Chattanooga, 16-9, in their respective all-time series. The Bears did not have luck against the Bucs and Mocs last year, falling in straight sets twice to both teams at Hawkins Arena and on the road.

COACH SCHROEDER'S TAKE
On this weekend's SoCon matches…
"We have back-to-back tough road trips, maybe even our toughest back-to-back road trips of the season," said head coach Derek Schroeder after Wednesday's 3-0 win over Savannah State. "Last weekend's matchup at Western Carolina was a really tough place to play, and we're going back there for the conference tournament.

This weekend we travel to Johnson City [Friday] then travel 3.5 hours in between to play Chattanooga at 1 p.m. the next day. None of that sets up well for us but we are not using it as an excuse. We're just going to go up there and be who we are and at the end of the match, if we are resilient and if we're in system, then we'll have a chance to win."

NOTABLES

Mercer leads the SoCon in hitting percentage (.228) and is second in service aces (1.52).
Paige Alsten tops the SoCon in hitting percentage (.388), total blocks (64.0) and blocks per set (1.05). The junior middle blocker recorded a SoCon-best .714 attack percentage Wednesday vs. Savannah State.
Claire Waliczek leads the Bears in assists (571) and ranks fifth in the SoCon with 10.02 assists per set.
Emily Krogman ranks second in the SoCon for service aces (30).
Morgan MacGilvary notched her fourth straight double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs vs. Savannah State on Wednesday. She has seven double-doubles in 11 matches played this season.

SCOUTING ETSU
ETSU (6-9, 2-2) is coming off a 3-0 win against The Citadel on Saturday. Rylee Milhorn is a key player for the Bucs with 3.43 kills per set, 134 digs and 23 service aces this season. The Bucs are coached by 2016 SoCon Coach of the Year, Lindsey Devine, and were picked to win the league this fall. ETSU leads the conference in blocks per set (2.15).

SCOUTING CHATTANOOGA
Chattanooga is coming off a straight-sets loss at Furman on Saturday. Dani Szczepanski notched her 300th career kill in the loss. Senior setter Lauren Greenspoon leads the SoCon with 10.57 assists per set and Megan Kaufman backs the Mocs on the defensive end with a SoCon-best 379 digs. Chattanooga (9-9, 2-2) will face Samford on Friday night before squaring off against the Bears on Saturday.

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Mercer to Face ETSU, Chattanooga on Road Trip

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