Volleyball Falls To Samford On The Road

Thursday, October 10

Birmingham, Ala.

7:30 p.m.

Mercer University

13-4,3-1SoCon

Samford

10-5,4-1SoCon

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Mercer	25	15	15	19	1
Samford	22	25	25	25	3

10/10/2024 10:00:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Kaylin Flukey, Kaylin.flukey@live.mercer.edu

By: Kaylin Flukey, kaylin.flukey@live.mercer.edu

BIRMINGHAM - The Mercer volleyball took their first loss in Southern Conference play tonight in a four set match against Samford at the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Ala. The Bears won a close first set but were not able to rally back ultimately falling to the Bulldogs 3-1.

Lou Johnson and Skye Ekes led the offense for the Bears with 10 and 15 kills respectively. Brooke Phillips registered 31 assists and six digs while libero MeMe Davis added 18 digs and two assists. As a team, Mercer recorded 10 blocks and three service aces.

The Bears return to Hawkins Arena in just two days when they face the Paladins of Furman University on Saturday, Oct. 12. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Macon, Ga.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Mercer 1, Samford 3 (25-22, 15-25, 15-25, 19-25)
RECORDS	Mercer 13-4, 3-1 SoCon; Samford 10-5, 4-1 SoCon
ARENA	Birmingham, Ala. (The Pete Hanna Center)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-22	The Bears trailed the majority of the set until Gia Padilla and Skyler Bumpers combined for a block to change the momentum of the set and tied the score at 18-18. Ekes recorded three kills for Mercer to shut the door on set one.
SET 2 I 15-25	Mercer started the set trailing by five points and weren't able to come back within eight points for the remainder of the set. The Bulldogs took advantage of their lead, going on multiple service runs to take the second set.
SET 3 I 15-25	The Bulldogs got up early on the Bears until Lou Johnson stopped the first service run of the game with a statement kill. Mercer fought back to come within two points but Samford finished on top out-hitting the Bears 9 kills to 7.
SET 4 \| 19-25	Mercer started off the set strong with a big block from Sophia Henry to give the Bears some life in a must-win fourth set. A kill by Skye Ekes gave the Bears a two-point lead but the Bulldogs grabbed the momentum and carried it through the remainder of the set and securing the match-win for Samford.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Skye Ekes (15), Lou Johnson (10), Sophia Henry (5)
ASSISTS	Brooke Phillips (31), MeMe Davis (2)
DIGS	MeMe Davis (18), Gia Padilla (9), Abbey Havrilla (8)
BLOCKS	Lou Johnson (3), Skyler Bumpers (2), Skye Ekes (2)
SERVICE ACES	Skye Ekes (1), Abbey Havrilla (1), Gia Padilla (1)

UP NEXT
The Bears return to Hawkins Arena in just two days when they face the Paladins of Furman University on Saturday, Oct. 12. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Macon, Ga.

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