Bears Suffer Sweep

Wednesday, November 10

Birmingham, Ala.

7:00 P.M.

Mercer University

15-11,11-4SoCon

Samford

9-17,8-7SoCon

Mercer

Samford

11/10/2021 10:52:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Mercer loses to Samford

By: Nicole Dennis

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer Bears were defeated by the Samford Bulldogs in three sets.

MERCER VS. SAMFORD

Set One (25-23) | The first set started with a kill from Annie Karle. The Bulldogs would take a two-point lead before kills by Rayanne de Oliveira and Brittany Major tied the set at four. The Bulldogs responded with a 4-0 run to take the lead by four, 8-4. The Bears responded, going on a seven-point streak including three kills from Jaida Howell and two from Karle. This run would give the Bears a two-point lead, 12-10. Points would be traded but three separate runs of three from the Bulldog gave them a five-point advance late in the first set, 24-19. A few errors and kills by Karle and Agnieska Paskevic would put the Bears within one, 23-24 before a final kill by the Bulldogs gave them set one.

Set Two (25-22) | Although the Bears would not be the first on the board, they would be second and record five points in a row, 5-1. Taylor Lynch and de Oliveira registered kills along with a block solo from Major. The Bulldogs would enter a 5-1 run to tie the set at six. The teams would trade but kills from Howell (2), Karle, and a block sol by Paskevic would but the Bears up by two, 11-9. The game would be tied seven more ties with a 5-1 run from the Bulldogs putting them ahead by four, 24-20. An error and block by Mykole Morgan and Jaida Howell would bring the Bears within two, 24-22 but the Bulldogs would take the second set with a kill immediately after.

Set Three (25-21) | The Bears would start on a 5-1 run before the Bulldogs recorded five of their own in a row, 6-5. The set remained close, with six tie scores, but the Bulldogs would enter a streak of five points to take the lead, 15-11. Kills by de Oliveira, Major, and Howell, a block by Howell and Lynch, and a service ace by Megan Smith contributed in keeping the game close. Kills by Karle, Lynch, and Major would bring the game within two, 17-15. The teams traded a few pairs of scoring back and forth with Howell aiding the offensive recorded four kills, 23-19. An error and block assist by Lynch and de Oliveira would be Mercer's final points, 25-21.

NOTABLES

Annie Karle reached a career milestone of 1000 kills
Jaida Howell and Annie Karle tied in kills (11).
Megan Smith leads in digs (15), and Agnieska Paskevic in assists (30).

The Bears will face Furman, November 12^th at 7:00 P.M.

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