Friday, September 28
Greenville, SC
6 PM
Mercer University
8-6, 1-2SoCon
0
at
3
Furman
5-9, 1-2SoCon
1
2
3
F
Mercer
22
23
15
0
Furman
25
25
25
3
Team Stats
MER
FUR
Kills
34
46
Errors
23
14
Attempts
121
122
Hitting %
.091
.262
Points
45.0
51.0
Assists
33
46
Aces
5
1
Blocks
6.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
MB
/ Volleyball
OH
/ Volleyball
L/OH
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballOH
/ VolleyballMB
/ Volleyball
S
/ Volleyball
L/DS
/ Volleyball
Photo by: Judy Stapleton
Mercer Downed by Paladins on Road Swing
9/28/2018 9:14:00 PM | Volleyball
Bears suffer second straight SoCon loss
MACON, Ga. – Mercer (8-6, 1-2 SoCon) was defeated by Furman, 3-0 (22-25, 23-25, 15-25), in its first Southern Conference road match of the season on Friday at Alley Gym.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 (22-25) | Mercer found itself trailing 5-1 to begin set one. After a 6-2 run, led by a kill apiece for Annie Karle and Maddie Nunley, Mercer found itself with a one-point, 13-12 advantage. The Bears were unable to hold off a late 7-1 run by the Paladins, however, who took the opening set 25-22.
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Set 2 (23-25) | Kills by Karle, Paige Alsten and Brittany Major gave Mercer an 11-10 lead near the midway point of the second set. Another key run by the Paladins regained them the lead at 20-13. Momentum shifted back to Mercer, which tied the set at 23-23 and forced a Furman timeout thanks to a 9-2 run that included points from Danielle Faust, Alexia Morey and Maddie Nunley. Despite the late run by Mercer, Furman put the set away with the final two points.
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Set 3 (15-25) | Furman scored the first point of the third set before Alsten came through with consecutive kills for the Bears to give them a 2-1 lead. After three tie-ups (4-4, 5-5, 6-6) the Bears were able to take the lead at 9-7 thanks to a 4-1 run. Furman stifled the Bears down the stretch with 18 of the final 24 points.
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NOTABLES
RECORDS UPDATE
NEXT MATCH
Mercer travels to Spartanburg, S.C. to face Wofford on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. for the back end of the road trip to South Carolina.
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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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HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 (22-25) | Mercer found itself trailing 5-1 to begin set one. After a 6-2 run, led by a kill apiece for Annie Karle and Maddie Nunley, Mercer found itself with a one-point, 13-12 advantage. The Bears were unable to hold off a late 7-1 run by the Paladins, however, who took the opening set 25-22.
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Set 2 (23-25) | Kills by Karle, Paige Alsten and Brittany Major gave Mercer an 11-10 lead near the midway point of the second set. Another key run by the Paladins regained them the lead at 20-13. Momentum shifted back to Mercer, which tied the set at 23-23 and forced a Furman timeout thanks to a 9-2 run that included points from Danielle Faust, Alexia Morey and Maddie Nunley. Despite the late run by Mercer, Furman put the set away with the final two points.
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Set 3 (15-25) | Furman scored the first point of the third set before Alsten came through with consecutive kills for the Bears to give them a 2-1 lead. After three tie-ups (4-4, 5-5, 6-6) the Bears were able to take the lead at 9-7 thanks to a 4-1 run. Furman stifled the Bears down the stretch with 18 of the final 24 points.
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NOTABLES
- Mercer recorded five aces to Furman's one, including a pair by Maddie Nunley.
- Mercer also out-blocked the Paladins, 6-4. Paige Alsten recorded four of the six.
- Alsten added a team-high 11 kills to her four blocks. She has recorded double-digit kills in eight consecutive matches.
- Nunley totaled 26 assists, two kills and eight digs along with her two aces.
- Maddie Nunley totaled 26 assists, two service aces, two kills and eight digs.
- Amber Gibson led the way with a team-high 14 digs with Emilee Wissmach following closely behind with 10.
RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 8-6, 1-2 SoCon
- Furman: 5-9, 1-2 SoCon
NEXT MATCH
Mercer travels to Spartanburg, S.C. to face Wofford on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. for the back end of the road trip to South Carolina.
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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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