Wednesday, October 10
Charleston, SC
6 PM
Mercer University
9-9,2-5
3
at
0
The Citadel
8-10, 3-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| The Citadel | 22 | 22 | 23 | 0 |
Team Stats
MER
CIT
Kills
45
32
Errors
16
18
Attempts
109
97
Hitting %
.266
.144
Points
55.0
41.0
Assists
43
30
Aces
4
3
Blocks
6.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Judy Stapleton
Bears Sweep Bulldogs in Mid-Week Battle
10/10/2018 8:59:00 PM | Volleyball
Mercer downs The Citadel 3-0, ending five-game losing streak
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Mercer (9-9, 2-5 SoCon) blanked The Citadel 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-23) in Southern Conference action on Wednesday evening.
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The victory was Mercer's second conference win of the season and snapped a five-match skid. Paige Alsten led the charge while reaching a career milestone with her 300th block.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 (25-22) | The first set began in Mercer's favor after a pair of miscues by the Bulldogs and a kill from Brittany Major. After seven ties throughout the first set, Mercer took control of the frame and finished it off with a 6-2 run, highlighted by three kills from Roberta Todd. Todd tallied five of her match-high 15 kills during the opening set.
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Set 2 (25-22) | The Citadel outscored the Bears 5-1 to start the second set. After a Mercer 5-1 run, the two teams were knotted at 6-6. The Bulldogs took the lead for the following six points before Mercer regained control. Five ties occurred before the Bears put the set away with a 7-4 closing run that included two kills apiece by Annie Karle and Todd.
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Set 3 (25-23) | Mercer started out the third set in a hole as The Citadel took a 6-2 advantage. Todd led a Mercer rally, however, with four kills in an 8-2 run to give the Bears a 10-8 lead. Mercer would later rally once again to tie the set at 22-22 before Karle pushed Mercer to the sweep with the final two kills of the match.
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NOTABLES
NEXT MATCH
Mercer returns to Hawkins Arena to host ETSU at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12 in SoCon action. The match will kick off the Jay's Hope Fundraiser; fans are asked to bring quarters to the match to support the cause.
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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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The victory was Mercer's second conference win of the season and snapped a five-match skid. Paige Alsten led the charge while reaching a career milestone with her 300th block.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 (25-22) | The first set began in Mercer's favor after a pair of miscues by the Bulldogs and a kill from Brittany Major. After seven ties throughout the first set, Mercer took control of the frame and finished it off with a 6-2 run, highlighted by three kills from Roberta Todd. Todd tallied five of her match-high 15 kills during the opening set.
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Set 2 (25-22) | The Citadel outscored the Bears 5-1 to start the second set. After a Mercer 5-1 run, the two teams were knotted at 6-6. The Bulldogs took the lead for the following six points before Mercer regained control. Five ties occurred before the Bears put the set away with a 7-4 closing run that included two kills apiece by Annie Karle and Todd.
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Set 3 (25-23) | Mercer started out the third set in a hole as The Citadel took a 6-2 advantage. Todd led a Mercer rally, however, with four kills in an 8-2 run to give the Bears a 10-8 lead. Mercer would later rally once again to tie the set at 22-22 before Karle pushed Mercer to the sweep with the final two kills of the match.
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NOTABLES
- The win marked Mercer's first victorious sweep in SoCon play this season.
- Paige Alsten's 300th career block moved her into the top five all-time at Mercer. She had four blocks in the match, a team-best.
- The Bears out-hit The Citadel, .266 to .144 and tallied 45 total kills to 32.
- Mercer earned more assists (43), service aces (4), digs (45) and total blocks (11) compared to the Bulldogs (3 service aces, 43 digs and 10 total blocks).
- Roberta Todd notched a match-high 15 kills and 10 digs for her third double-double of the season. The outside hitter also had one service ace.
- Maddie Nunley had a game-best 38 assists.
- Amber Gibson led the Bears with a team-best 17 digs.
- Mercer: 9-9, 2-5 SoCon
- The Citadel: 8-10, 3-4 SoCon
NEXT MATCH
Mercer returns to Hawkins Arena to host ETSU at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12 in SoCon action. The match will kick off the Jay's Hope Fundraiser; fans are asked to bring quarters to the match to support the cause.
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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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