Bucs Big Block Shuts Down Mercer

Tuesday, October 21

Johnson City, Tenn.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

6-16,2-7SoCon

East Tennessee State

15-5,9-0SoCon

Mercer

ETSU

10/21/2025 7:32:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

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

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The Bucs used their home court advantage to put up 22 blocks against Mercer, defeating them 3-0 on Tuesday night in J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium to remain undefeated in Southern Conference play.

Freshman outside hitter Charlotte Thompson and sophomore outside hitter Sophia Henry led the Mercer offense with a combined 15 kills on the night. Sophomore setter Sammi Bergjans tallied 14 assists and a service ace and sophomore libero Aubri Martin recorded a match-high 16 digs.

The Bears will close out their road trip in Chattanooga on Wednesday, October. 22 as they take on the Mocs in a 6 p.m. conference match up inside Maclellan Gym. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Mercer 0, ETSU 3 (17-25, 17-25, 18-25)
RECORDS	Mercer 6-16, 2-7 SoCon; Western Carolina 15-5, 9-0 SoCon
ARENA	Johnson City, Tenn. (J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 17-25	Both squads battled for the first half of set one with eight tie scores and four lead changes until the Bucs started to pull away at the 17-13 mark after back-to-back kills from ETSU. The Bucs continued to add points until they took the set out of reach at the 20-13 mark.
SET 2 I 17-25	The second set was similar to the first in that Mercer did not let ETSU gain more than a four-point lead until the last few points of the set. The Bucs capitalized off of a few Mercer errors to win set two.
SET 3 I 18-25	ETSU carried the momentum into set three taking an early 6-1 lead over the Bears. Mercer battled back to come within three points at the 13-10 mark after a kill from Destiny Nelson but it was not enough to stop ETSU's fast-paced offense, resulting in a Mercer loss.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Charlotte Thompson (8), Sophia Henry (7), Joselynn Sanjurjo, Avery Wilks (5)
ASSISTS	Sammi Bergjans (14), Jessica Dunn (10), Aubri Martin (3)
DIGS	Aubri Martin (16), Sophia Henry (7), Sammi Bergjans, Charlotte Thompson (2)
BLOCKS	Charlotte Thompson, Joselynn Sanjurjo, Avery Wilks. Lara Matta (1)
SERVICE ACES	Avery Wilks, Sammi Bergjans (1)

UP NEXT
The Bears will close out their road trip in Chattanooga on Wednesday, October. 22 as they take on the Mocs in a 6 p.m. conference match up inside Maclellan Gym. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.

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