Mercer Over the Mocs

MACON – Mercer volleyball extends their overall win streak and home game win streaks to four in a 3-0 sweep of Chattanooga Sunday afternoon.

While sets one and three stayed close, there were only a total of seven lead changes in the match, with five of them coming in set three, along with 11 ties. Mercer controlled set one, only allowing one tie, otherwise leading until the set win. Set two was back and forth to begin, but it played out to be a dominating win for the Bears. The team played from behind most of set three, but always within striking distance. Once the match was tied for the final time at 22-22, a service ace by Gia Padilla, who had two aces in the set, Chattanooga called a timeout, but Mercer finished out the match with a kill by Kylee Quigley, assisted by Kiera McCarles. McCarles recorded the only assists for the Bears, logging a match-leading 47.

The Bears will travel to Greensboro to play at UNCG on October 20 at 6 p.m.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Mercer 3, UTC 0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-23)
RECORDS	Mercer 10-9 (6-2 SoCon); UTC 15-8 (3-5 SoCon)
ARENA	Hawkins Arena (Macon, Ga.)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 26-24	The match began with a 4-0 Mercer run and the Bears led until the Mocs tied it up at 19-19. A kill by Kylee Quigley brought the lead back, leading by two at the most. The set was tied at set point, 24-24, when kills by Skyler Bumpers and Gia Padilla, both assisted by Kiera McCarles, gave the Bears the set win.
SET 2 I 25-17	Set two started out very close until Mercer accumulated a six-point lead at 13-7, forcing a Chattanooga timeout. The Bears continued to dominate, holding the lead at seven points for most of the remainder of the set, getting to set point and the set win on kills by Kylee Quigley and Skyler Bumpers, assisted by Kiera McCarles.
SET 3 I 25-23	The high energy and noise from both teams remained in set three, propelling UTC to lead starting the match and retaking a lead at 10-9. A service ace by Gia Padilla tied the match at 12-12, but the Bears could not snag more than a tie until 23-22. After another service ace by Padilla put the Bears in the lead, a block by Kylee Quigley and Lillian Beardsley put Mercer at set point. Chattanooga came out of a timeout to score, but the Bears bounced right back to win the match on a kill by Kylee Quigley.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Skyler Bumpers (15), Kylee Quigley (13), Aliyah Waldon (9), Gia Padilla (9)
ASSISTS	Kiera McCarles (47)
DIGS	Abbey Havrilla (15), Gia Padilla (13), Aliyah Waldon (9)
BLOCKS	Skyler Bumpers (2), Lillian Beardsley (2), Kylee Quigley (1), Aliyah Waldon (1), Kiera McCarles (1)
SERVICE ACES	Aliyah Waldon (3), Gia Padilla (2), Abbey Havrilla (2), Kylee Quigley (1)

UP NEXT
The Bears will travel to Greensboro to play at UNCG on October 20 at 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Lillian Beardsley

Skyler Bumpers

Abbey Havrilla

Kiera McCarles

Gia Padilla

Kylee Quigley

Ali Waldon

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