Mercer Heads to Spartanburg for SoCon Tournament

Friday, November 22

Spartanburg, S.C.

7 p.m.

Mercer University

Western Carolina

Photo by: Jhalen Wingate

Mercer Heads to Spartanburg for SoCon Tournament

11/21/2019 11:06:00 AM | Volleyball

Bears set to play Western Carolina in the first round

By: Jesika Moore

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer Bears will travel to Spartanburg, S.C. for the 2019 Southern Conference Tournament where they will go head to head with No.3 Western Carolina on Friday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m.

MATCH DETAILS
Date | Time: Friday, Nov. 22 | 7 p.m.
Teams: Western Carolina (17-12) vs. Mercer (13-16)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Richardson Indoor Stadium
Live Stats: SoConVolleyball.com/LiveStats
TV: SoCon Digital Network
Tournament Information: SoConSports.com
Twitter Updates:@MercerBearsVB

SERIES HISTORY
Western Carolina leads the all-time series against Mercer. The two teams saw action twice this season with the Catamounts taking both matches (3-2, 3-1).

NOTABLES

Freshman Jaida Howell was named to the Southern Conference 2019 Postseason All-Freshman Team. She is the fifth Bear in Mercer recorded history to be named to the all-freshman team.
Brittany Major set a career and season high in the match against Furman. She set a season-high 19 kills, one away from tying her career high set her freshman year and a career-high 21 digs.
Annie Karle goes into the postseason leading the Bears in kills (299) and service aces (36). She tied her career-high 20 kills against Southern back on Sept. 13.
Sophomore Nya Steele has recorded 607 assists on the season, averaging 8.43 per set. She has recorded 40+ assists seven times this season along with two double-doubles.
Major and Karle are tied with five double-doubles each this season.

SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS
Western Carolina finished the season with a 17-12 overall record, 11-5 in the Southern Conference. Senior Meagan Sanchez was named the SoCon's Libero of the Year, along with head coach Karen Clover being named Coach of the Year and sophomore Merry Gebel earning an All-SoCon second team spot. Meagan Sanchez has racked up 596 digs on the year, averaging 5.52 digs per set. Senior outside hitter Abigail Veit leads the team with 370 kills on the season.

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.