Mercer Comes up Short Against Evansville

Saturday, September 21

Martin, Tenn.

11 a.m.

Mercer University

7-6

Evansville

8-2

Evansville

Mercer

9/21/2019 5:24:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

By: Jesika Moore

MARTIN, Tenn. – The Mercer Bears ended the Skyhawk Invitational losing against Evansville 3-1 Saturday afternoon.

The Bears went 1-3 against Evansville (25-17, 14-25, 27-29, 22-25) in their last match at the Skyhawk Invitational.

MERCER VS EVANSVILLE
Set One (25-17) | Roberta Todd opened the Bears scoring with a kill from Annie Karle. The Purple Aces tried to keep up but Mercer stayed strong and kept the difference. Mercer took the set on a ball handling error by Evansville.

Set Two (14-25) | The Bears fell behind early in the second set and tried to make a comeback. Mercer tied it up at 10 but the Purple Aces went on a run and ended the set 25-14.

Set Three (27-29) | It was a back and forth battle between Mercer and Evansville that had a combined score of 58 points. The third set had 15 ties and 2 lead changes. Jaida Howell recorded 7 kills but couldn't help the Bears beat the Purple Aces.

Set Four (22-25) | Mercer struck first to open the last set with a kill by Roberta Todd and it was another back and forth battle from there. The set included 10 ties and 3 lead changes. The Bears started to make a 3-0 run but Evansville scored two to secure the match.

NOTABLES

Juniors Roberta Todd and Malia Randolph were named to the All-Tournament Team-Todd recorded 14 kills, 19 digs, and 2 blocks while Randolph recorded six kills and 44 assists.
Alexia Morey recorded 10 kills during the tournament, bringing her season total to 80.
Freshman Jaida Howell continues to lead the Southern conference in hitting percentage with .398%.
Mercer is leading the SoCon in service aces and is ranked third in hitting percentage.

UP NEXT
Mercer will open conference play at The Citadel September 27 at 6 p.m.

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