Volleyball Cruises Past ETSU

Friday, October 6

Macon, Ga.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

7-9,3-2SoCon

East Tennessee State

1-15,1-4SoCon

ETSU

Mercer

10/6/2023 8:04:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

MACON – The Bears came out fierce on Friday, defeating ETSU in three sets. The final set was one of the closest of the season, with 11 ties and six lead changes, but the Bears would not give up a sweep on their home court tonight.

Sets one and two ended in the same score, but play in set two was a bit of a different story. The Bears did not allow the Bucs to take a lead and only allowed two ties, with the last at 2-2. Mykole Morgan was second on the team in kills for the match, with two of those coming at a crucial time--the last two points of the match, giving the Bears the win in the toughest set.

The Bears host Furman on October 7 at 6 p.m. in Macon.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Mercer 3, ETSU 0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-22)
RECORDS	Mercer 7-9 (3-2 SoCon); ETSU 1-15 (1-4 SoCon)
ARENA	Hawkins Arena (Macon, Ga.)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-18	ETSU scored first and kept it close throughout the set. The last lead for the Bucs was at 9-8, but they came within two points at 14-16. Set one had six ties and three lead changes. After the Bears forced two Buc timeouts, the Bears extended the lead, taking the set by seven points.
SET 2 I 25-18	A repeat of set one, but better. There were two ties but no lead changes. The Bears held a lead after the last tie at 2-2. The Bucs came within one point at 15-16 before the media timeout, but the Bears went on a run to again force two ETSU timeouts that did not bring them to overcome to Mercer's lead.
SET 3 I 25-22	Set three went down to the wire with the game tied at 21-21. Kills by Kylee Quigley and Mykole Morgan and a service ace by Kiera McCarles carried the Bears through match point.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Kylee Quigley (12), Mykole Morgan (10), Skyler Bumpers (4)
ASSISTS	Kiera McCarles (15), Jessica Dunn (8), Abbey Havrilla (3)
DIGS	Abbey Havrilla (17), Gia Padilla (14), Kylee Quigley (8)
BLOCKS	Skyler Bumpers (5), Aliyah Waldon (3), Lillian Beardsley (2), Mykole Morgan (2)
SERVICE ACES	Kylee Quigley (3), Gia Padilla (2), Skyler Bumpers (1), Kiera McCarles (1), Jessica Dunn (1), Abbey Havrilla (1)

UP NEXT
The Bears host Furman on October 7 at 6 p.m. in Macon.

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