Volleyball Moves To 3-0 In SoCon After Win Over The Mocs

Saturday, October 5

Macon, Ga.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

13-3,3-0SoCon

Chattanooga

8-8,0-3SoCon

Chattanooga

Mercer

Volleyball Moves To 3-0 In SoCon After Win Over The Mocs

10/5/2024 4:53:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

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

MACON - The Mercer volleyball team rallied to defeat Chattanooga in a five-set thriller Saturday night. The Bears move to 13-3 on the season and 3-0 in conference play.

Skye Ekes and Skyler Bumpers combined for a total of 35 kills in the victory. Ekes achieved a career-high 21 kills and Bumpers tallied a season-high 14 kills. Libero MeMe Davis recorded 16 digs and seven assists, leading the defense. Brooke Phillips added 43 assists, three aces and eight digs to help the Bears past the Mocs.

The Bears hit the road again on Oct. 10 against the Bulldogs of Samford in Birmingham, Ala. at the Pete Hanna Center. First serve is schedule for 7:30 p.m.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Mercer 3, Chattanooga 2 (25-13, 17-25, 7-25, 27-25, 11-15)
RECORDS	Mercer 13-3, 3-0 SoCon; Chattanooga 8-8, 1-2 SoCon
ARENA	Macon, Ga. (Hawkins Arena)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-13	The Bears came out swinging from the jump, taking the lead early on in the set. Skyler Bumpers recorded a match-high six kills and the Bears outhit the Mocs .483 to .080.
SET 2 I 17-25	Mercer started out the set with a four-point service run from Gia Padilla but fell behind shortly after. A kill from Sophia Henry brought the Bears to the 16-21 mark but was not enough to defeat the Mocs in set two.
SET 3 I 7-25	The Bears fell into a hole in the beginning of the set and were not able to get out of it. The Mocs took advantage and went on multiple service runs to hold the Bears to only seven points.
SET 4 \| 27-25	The two squads exchanged kills back and forth throughout the entire set. Skye Ekes secured the set-win with two kills to force the match to a fifth set.
SET 5 \| 15-11	The Bears battled back to take the lead at the 10-9 mark with a kill from Skyler Bumpers. Skye Ekes added two more kills followed up by one from Sophia Henry to seal the match-win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Skye Ekes (21), Skyler Bumpers (14), Gia Padilla (9)
ASSISTS	Brooke Phillips (43), MeMe Davis (7), Jessica Dunn (4)
DIGS	MeMe Davis (16), Gia Padilla (10), Skye Ekes (9)
BLOCKS	Lou Johnson (2), Skyler Bumpers (1)
SERVICE ACES	Brooke Phillips (3), Gia Padilla (2), Skye Ekes (2)

UP NEXT
The Bears hit the road again on Oct. 10 against the Bulldogs of Samford in Birmingham, Ala. at the Pete Hanna Center. First serve is schedule for 7:30 p.m.

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