Volleyball Falls To Wofford On Friday - Mercer University Athletics

Friday, October 30

Spartanburg, S.C.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

14-11,8-5SoCon

Wofford

18-7,11-2SoCon

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Mercer	12	23	15	0
Wofford	25	25	25	3

10/30/2026 9:00:00 PM | Volleyball

By: Ben Kinealy, Kinealy_ben@mercer.edu

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer Volleyball dropped their first match of the weekend to Wofford in three sets on Friday night.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Mercer 0, Wofford 3 (12-25, 23-25, 15-25)
RECORDS	Mercer 14-11, 8-5 SoCon; Wofford 18-7, 11-2 SoCon
ARENA	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (Spartanburg, S.C.)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 12-25	The Terriers came out firing in the first set, taking five of the first six points. The two teams went back-and-forth before Wofford went on a three-point run and later took five straight to take an 18-7 lead. Mercer attempted to fight back, but it was too late as Wofford took the first set 25-12.
SET 2 I 23-25	The Terriers maintained control in the early parts of the second set, going up 8-5. The Bears fought back with four straight points to go up 9-8 and the two teams kept going back-and-forth until the set was tied at 16 apiece. Mercer went on a four-point run and eventually took a 22-17 lead before Wofford took six straight points and closed out the second set 25-23.
SET 3 I 15-25	The Terriers took control in the third set, jumping out to a 14-5 lead. Wofford took another four-point run to go up 18-7 and despite Mercer rallying off three straight points on two separate occasions, Mercer couldn't fight their way back into the third set, falling 25-15.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Lara Matta (12), Taylor Timko (6), Avery Wilks (4)
ASSISTS	Sammi Bergjans (24), Aubri Martin (3), Emily Matias-Lopez (2)
DIGS	Aubri Martin (9), Emily Matias-Lopez (5), Sammi Bergjans (5)
BLOCKS	Avery Wilks (4), Joselynn Sanjurjo (3), Lara Matta (2)
SERVICE ACES