Volleyball Wins at Western Carolina

Saturday, September 30

Cullowhee, N.C.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

6-8,2-1SoCon

Western Carolina

4-11,1-3SoCon

Mercer

Western Caro.

9/30/2023 8:39:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

CULLOWHEE – After dropping the first set 20-25, the Bears finished the match with three straight set wins to take the match over Western Carolina.

Every set of the match stayed close, with the greatest lead never exceeding six points. Kylee Quigley scored the match-winning point on a kill, topping the leaderboard in kills with 20. Kiera McCarles and Jessica Dunn paired to post 25 and 22 assists, respectively. The team posted a .239 hitting percentage, with a .500 mark in set 2.

The Bears travel to Charleston on October 1 to play undefeated Citadel at 4 p.m.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Mercer 3, WNC 1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-23)
RECORDS	Mercer 6-8 (2-1 SoCon); WNC 4-11 (1-3 SoCon)
ARENA	Ingles Court (Cullowhee, N.C.)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 20-25	Western Carolina scored first, but Mercer tied it up at 5-5, 8-8, and in a back-and-forth set one, got their largest lead of five points at 18-13. While the Bears had a better hitting percentage (.259) and blocks (3), the Catamounts rallied to win the set.
SET 2 I 25-17	Mercer posted an impressive .500 hitting percentage in set 2. The Bears got on the board first and battled throughout, reaching a set-high six point lead at 21-15 and extended the momentum to win the set.
SET 3 I 25-22	Coming off of a win in set 2, the Bears played strong in set 3, maintaining a lead for the majority of the set until near the end. The Catamounts rallied to lead until 19-20, when the Bears tied it up and took the win.
SET 4 I 25-23	The set started out back and forth, but the Bears consistently trailed in the second half of the set. When the Catamounts reached a 23-20 lead, the Bears scored five straight, closing it out with a kill by Kylee Quigley to take the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Kylee Quigley (20), Mykole Morgan (13), Skyler Bumpers (8)
ASSISTS	Kiera McCarles (25), Jessica Dunn (22) Gia Padilla (3)
DIGS	Abbey Havrilla (23), Gia Padilla (13), Jessica Dunn (8), Kylee Quigley (8)
BLOCKS	Aliyah Waldon (2), Skyler Bumpers (2), Lillian Beardsley (2), Gia Padilla (2)
SERVICE ACES	Kylee Quigley (1), Skyler Bumpers (1), Kiera McCarles (1), Carley Raleigh (1)

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