Volleyball Sweeps Tennessee Tech, Hands Golden Eagles First Conference Loss

Friday, October 9

Macon, Ga.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

10-8,4-2SoCon

Tennessee Tech

9-9,5-1SoCon

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Tennessee Tech	22	21	17	0
Mercer	25	25	25	3

Volleyball Sweeps Tennessee Tech, Hands Golden Eagles First Conference Loss

10/9/2026 8:30:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

By: Ben Kinealy, Kinealy_ben@mercer.edu

MACON, Ga. – Mercer Volleyball swept the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles to hand them their first loss of SoCon play on Friday night.

The Bears brought the energy, taking the first four points of the first set and carrying the momentum for almost the entire match. Lara Matta led the way for Mercer, leading the team in both kills and digs for another double-double on the season. Joselynn Sanjurjo turned in a strong performance with 12 kills and four blocks en route to the Bears' win.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Mercer 3, Tennessee Tech 0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-17)
RECORDS	Mercer 10-8, 4-2 SoCon; Tennessee Tech 9-9, 5-1 SoCon
ARENA	Hawkins Arena (Macon, Ga.)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 25-22	The Bears came out on fire, jumping out to a 10-5 lead over the Golden Eagles in the first set. Tennessee Tech refused to go away, slowly clawing their way back to cut the deficit to 22-20. However, the Bears held strong, taking the next two points to put the pressure on and later winning the set 25-22.
SET 2 I 25-21	Tennessee Tech took their first lead of the match early in the second set, going up 6-5, but it didn't last for long, as Mercer eventually rallied off four points to go up 11-8. The Golden Eagles tied the second set at 12 apiece, but Mercer regained the lead and extended it with a three-point run. Tennessee Tech fought back once again to take a 21-19 lead late in the second set, but the Bears wouldn't go away, taking the final six points of the set to win 25-21.
SET 3 I 25-17	The Bears came out firing for the third straight set, taking a 7-3 lead, eventually extending the gap to 16-10. The Golden Eagles kept the set within reach, but a five point rally from the Bears gave them a 23-15 lead, and they eventually took the final two points of the match to win the set 25-17.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Lara Matta (13), Joselynn Sanjurjo (12), Taylor Timko (9)
ASSISTS	Sammi Bergjans (34), Aubri Martin (5), Lara Matta (1)
DIGS	Lara Matta (15), Brooklyn Palmer (9), Aubri Martin (8)
BLOCKS	Joselynn Sanjurjo (4), Brooklyn Palmer (2), Sammi Bergjans (1)
SERVICE ACES	Brooklyn Palmer (2), Emily Matias-Lopez (1), Sarah Frager (1)