Mercer Welcomes UNCG, Furman for Last Regular Season Match

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer Bears will welcome the UNCG Spartans on Friday, November 15 at 3 p.m. They will then welcome the Furman Paladins on Saturday for senior night. The match will start at 3 p.m.

MATCH DETAILS
Date | Time: Friday, Nov. 15 | 3 p.m.
Teams: UNCG (10-18) at Mercer (12-15)
Location: Macon, Ga.
Live Stats: MercerBears.com/LiveStats
TV: ESPN 3
Twitter Updates:@MercerBearsVB

MATCH DETAILS
Date | Time: Saturday, Nov. 16 | 3 p.m.
Teams: Furman (6-19) at Mercer (12-15)
Location: Macon, Ga.
Live Stats:MercerBears.com/LiveStats
TV: ESPN 3
Twitter Updates:@MercerBearsVB

SERIES HISTORY
UNCG leads the all-time series against Mercer. Their last meeting was last month, the Spartans taking the match in four sets. The last meeting between the Bears and paladins was also last month, the Bears falling in five sets.

NOTABLES

Mercer is ranked top five in the Southern Conference in three categories; hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage, and blocks.
Nya Steele recorded 36 assists in the match against Chattanooga, her seventh highest of season behind New Orleans (49), Furman (48), Chattanooga (44), Southern (44), ETSU (42), Western Carolina (37).
Junior Megan Smith has recorded 291 digs on the season, ranking eighth in the SoCon with 3.34 average per set.

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
The Spartans are coming off a 1-3 loss against Furman on Tuesday. Hannah Knier led the team with 22 kills to bring her season total to 151. Gabriela McHugh recorded 51 assists in the match. Her season total is now 1,050. The Spartans are coached by Corey Carlin who is in his sixth season at the helm.

SCOUTING THE PALADINS
The Paladins are coming off a 3-1 win against UNCG on Tuesday. Red-shirt junior Nicole Mack recorded her third straight double-double with 16 kills and 14 digs. She leads the team with 342 kills on the season. The Paladins are coached by Michelle Young who enters her 20^th season at the helm.

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Mercer Welcomes UNCG, Furman for Last Regular Season Match

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