Volleyball Takes Final Three Sets, Defeats Furman in Four

Friday, October 16

Greenville, S.C.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

12-8,6-2SoCon

Furman

9-10,3-5SoCon

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

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Volleyball Takes Final Three Sets, Defeats Furman in Four

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Box Score

By: Ben Kinealy, Kinealy_ben@mercer.edu

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mercer Volleyball took down the Furman Paladins on Friday in four sets at Timmons Arena to improve to 6-2 in conference play.

Lara Matta led the way for the Bears with 21 kills on a .372 hitting percentage and 13 digs for her seventh double-double of the season. She also added three assists, two service aces, and a block onto her impressive performance. The offense ran through Sammi Bergjans once again, as she totaled 43 assists and 12 digs for her ninth double-double of the season while adding three kills and a block.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Mercer 3, Furman 1 (19-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-22)
RECORDS	Mercer 12-8, 6-2 SoCon; Furman 9-10, 3-5 SoCon
ARENA	Timmons Arena (Greenville, S.C.)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 19-25	The Paladins took control early, going up 10-6 before going on a four-point run to extend their lead to 14-7. The Bears took four of the next five to bring the set within four and eventually cut the deficit to 21-18. However, Furman regained control, taking four of the final five points to win the first set 25-19.
SET 2 I 25-15	Mercer stole the momentum early, taking a 5-1 lead in the second set. The Paladins cut their deficit down to 6-4, but the Bears regained control, extending their lead to 10-5. The Paladins and Bears went back-and-forth before Mercer went on a three-point run to make it 19-13. Mercer followed that up with a five-point run and took the second set 25-15 after a Paladins service error.
SET 3 I 25-19	Furman took the first three points of the third set and jumped out to an early 7-4 lead before Mercer took eight of the next nine points with two four-point rallies to go up 12-8. Furman responded by taking five of the next seven to bring the set to within one, but Mercer reestablished their lead with a three-point run that was followed up with a four-point run to make it 21-14. Furman took four of the next five points, but it wasn't enough as the Bears took the next two points and ended the set on a Lara Matta kill to go up 2-1 in the match.
SET 4 \| 25-22	Both sides were fighting for control early in the set, as each team had nine points before the Paladins took the next three points. They followed that up by taking the next six points to take a 18-10 lead on the Bears that they eventually extended to 22-15. However, Mercer refused to lay down, as a quartet of kills from Sammi Bergjans, Lara Matta, Joselynn Sanjurjo, and Brooklyn Palmer sparked a 10-point run that also included two Sarah Frager service aces, giving Mercer a 25-22 set victory and a 3-1 match win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Lara Matta (21), Joselynn Sanjurjo (10), Brooklyn Palmer (9)
ASSISTS	Sammi Bergjans (43), Aubri Martin (4), Lara Matta (3)
DIGS	Sarah Frager (15), Lara Matta (13), Sammi Bergjans (12)
BLOCKS	Joselynn Sanjurjo (4), Bella Pons (2), Avery Wilks (1)
SERVICE ACES	Sarah Frager (4), Lara Matta (2), Emily Matias-Lopez (1)