Mercer Travels to Compete in Ole Miss Classic

Mercer Travels to Compete in Ole Miss Classic

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mercer volleyball team will travel to Oxford, Miss. to compete in the Ole Miss Classic on Sept. 7-8. Mercer will kick off the trip against Northwestern State at 5 p.m. Thursday, following by two matches against Austin Peay (11 a.m.) and host Ole Miss (7 p.m.) on Friday.

THURSDAY VS. NORTHWESTERN ST.
Date/Time: Sept. 7 @ 5 p.m.
Location: Oxford, Miss.
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Twitter Updates: @MercerBearsVB

FRIDAY VS. AUSTIN PEAY
Date/Time: Sept. 8 @ 11 a.m.
Location: Oxford, Miss.
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Twitter Updates: @MercerBearsVB

FRIDAY VS. OLE MISS
Date/Time: Sept. 8 @ 7 p.m.
Location: Oxford, Miss.
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Watch Live: olemisssports.com/espn
Twitter Updates: @MercerBearsVB

NOTABLES

After a 0-2 start to the season, Mercer (3-2) has won three straight matches.
Mercer last faced Austin Peay in 2014 and will face Northwestern State and Ole Miss for the first time in program history.
Paige Alsten is currently leading the team with 72 kills and 19.0 total blocks, with Emily Krogman right behind her totaling 62 kills and 11.0 blocks. Both rank among the top three players in the Southern Conference in hitting percentage.
Mercer leads the SoCon in team hitting percentage (.263) and service aces (1.89).
Claire Waliczek leads the SoCon with 10.79 assists per set.

SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN ST.
The Demons are 3-4 leading into the Ole Miss Classic following a two-game win streak against Jackson State and Troy at the Troy Invitational. Reagan Rogers, the All-Tournament elective, leads the team with 74 kills and 12 service aces. Kourtney Seaton and Madeline Drake hold the defensive end, both totaling 14 blocks this season.

SCOUTING AUSTIN PEAY
Austin Peay, the No. 17-ranked team (NIVC) in the nation, is set to play the Bears Saturday. The 6-1 team, with their only loss from Northern Iowa, is looking to continue their three-game win streak. Kristen Stucker and Ginny Gerig nabbed the Adidas Ohio Valley Conference Players of the Week last week. Ashley Slay, another key player for the Governors, leads the team with 126 kills and 20 blocks.

SCOUTING OLE MISS
Emily Stroup, who was named to last week's A-State Invitational All-Tournament team, leads the Rebels with 94 kills. Lexi Thompson is one kill shy from being the co-leader for the Rebels. Ole Miss is 4-3 and currently riding a two-game losing streak to SMU and Arkansas State.

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Mercer Travels to Compete in Ole Miss Classic

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Players Mentioned

Paige Alsten

Emily Krogman

Claire Waliczek

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