Volleyball Drops Second Match To Wofford - Mercer University Athletics

Saturday, October 31

Spartanburg, S.C.

4 p.m.

Mercer University

14-12,8-6SoCon

Wofford

19-7,12-2SoCon

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Mercer	23	16	25	23	1
Wofford	25	25	23	25	3

10/31/2026 9:00:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

By: Ben Kinealy, Kinealy_ben@mercer.edu

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer Volleyball fell to the Wofford Terriers on Saturday, Oct. 31 in four sets.

Despite the tough result, two Bears reached career milestones, as Aubri Martin reached 1,000 career digs, recording 28 digs, five assists, and four service aces on the evening. Sammi Bergjans reached 1,500 assists, finishing her evening with 48 assists, eight digs, and three kills.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Mercer 1, Wofford 3 (23-25, 16-25, 25-23, 23-25)
RECORDS	Mercer 14-12, 8-6 SoCon; Samford 19-7, 12-2 SoCon
ARENA	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 23-25	The two teams went back-and-forth at the beginning of the first set with the Bears holding a slight edge over the Terriers before Wofford went on a three-point run to go up 11-10 and later used four straight points to go up 17-12. Mercer responded later with their own four-point run to tie the set at 20, but Wofford didn't give up the lead for the remainder of the set, winning 25-23.
SET 2 I 16-25	Both teams exchanged points to start the second set before Wofford took three straight points to go up 9-6 and immediately went on another three-point run to go up 12-7. The Terriers took full control of the second set, going on a six-point run to take a 10-point lead over the Bears. Mercer responded with a four-point run, but Wofford responded with one of their own and eventually took the second set 25-16.
SET 3 I 25-23	The Bears came out with a point to prove in the third set, taking a 5-1 lead. Wofford slowly chipped away at their deficit before using a three-point run to tie the set at 12 apiece. Mercer reestablished their lead by going on a four-point run and later went on a three-point run to go up 23-18 before Wofford took five of the next six points to make the set score 24-23. Taylor Timko closed out the set with a kill, giving Mercer a 25-23 set victory.
SET 4 \| 23-25	Wofford used a three-point run early to take a 6-5 lead over the Bears and maintained a small advantage over the Bears until Mercer went on a three-point run to go up 17-16. The Terriers responded by taking five of the next six points to take a 21-18 lead, but Mercer refused to go away, going on a three-point run of their own to tie the set at 22. Wofford won the next two points and despite a Joselynn Sanjurjo kill late in the fourth set, the Terriers closed out the match with a 25-23 set victory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Taylor Timko (15), Lara Matta (13), Joselynn Sanjurjo (12)
ASSISTS	Sammi Bergjans (48), Aubri Martin (5), Emily Matias-Lopez (1)
DIGS	Aubri Martin (28), Lara Matta (12), Emily Matias-Lopez (8)
BLOCKS	Joselynn Sanjurjo (3), Taylor Timko (2)
SERVICE ACES	Aubri Martin (4), Lara Matta (2), Emily Matias-Lopez (1)