Saturday, September 14
New Orleans, La.
12 p.m.
Mercer University
4-4
3
vs
1
Tennessee State
5-5
1
2
3
4
F
Tennessee St.
23
19
25
17
1
Mercer
25
25
18
25
3
Team Stats
TSU
Mercer
Kills
46
49
Errors
22
22
Attempts
138
145
Hitting %
.174
.186
Points
55
65
Assists
42
45
Aces
2
5
Blocks
7
11
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Ava Johnson
Bears Close Out Tournament with Win against Tigers
9/14/2019 3:26:00 PM | Volleyball
Mercer defeated Tennessee State 3-1
NEW ORLEANS, La.  –  The Mercer Bears volleyball squad defeated the Tennessee State Tigers 3-1 (25-23, 25-19, 18-25, 25-17) to close out the New Orleans Tournament where they went 2-1 overall.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Set One (25-23) |Mercer and Tennessee State went back and forth in the first set. The Bears went on a 7-2 run with a few Tiger errors and kills by Alexia Morey and Annie Karle. Both teams fought to the end and the Bears took it on a Brittany Major kill.
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Set Two (25-19) | The Bears went into the second set with energy from the first going on an 8-3 run late in the set to build a lead between them and the Tigers. Mercer didn't let up and ended the set with a error by Tennessee State.
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Set Three (22-25) | Mercer went down early and tried to claw their way back but Tennessee State went on a 8-2 run to end the set. Brittany Major had 4 kills and a service ace.
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Set Four (25-17) | Mercer went into the last set looking to end the match. Brittany Major led the team in kills to improve the Bears lead. Mercer went on to win the set and match on a Tennessee State service error.
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NOTABLES
UP NEXT
The Bears head to Martin, Tennessee for the SkyHawk Invitational to battle Little Rock, UT Martin, and Evansville Friday Sept. 20 and Saturday Sept. 21.
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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 One (25-23) |Mercer and Tennessee State went back and forth in the first set. The Bears went on a 7-2 run with a few Tiger errors and kills by Alexia Morey and Annie Karle. Both teams fought to the end and the Bears took it on a Brittany Major kill.
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Set Two (25-19) | The Bears went into the second set with energy from the first going on an 8-3 run late in the set to build a lead between them and the Tigers. Mercer didn't let up and ended the set with a error by Tennessee State.
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Set Three (22-25) | Mercer went down early and tried to claw their way back but Tennessee State went on a 8-2 run to end the set. Brittany Major had 4 kills and a service ace.
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Set Four (25-17) | Mercer went into the last set looking to end the match. Brittany Major led the team in kills to improve the Bears lead. Mercer went on to win the set and match on a Tennessee State service error.
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NOTABLES
- Annie Karle led the with 46 kills during the tournament, brings her season total to 113.
- Nya Steele improves her assists record to 236 on the season
- Freshman Jaida Howell is ranked second in the SoCon in hitting percentage with .372%
- Brittany Major and Annie Karle were named All-Tournament Team.Â
UP NEXT
The Bears head to Martin, Tennessee for the SkyHawk Invitational to battle Little Rock, UT Martin, and Evansville Friday Sept. 20 and Saturday Sept. 21.
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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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