Volleyball Takes Down UNC Greensboro In Five Sets On Friday

Friday, November 13

Macon, Ga.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

17-12,11-6SoCon

UNC Greensboro

19-9,12-5SoCon

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
UNC Greensboro	25	22	19	25	4	2
Mercer	20	25	25	19	15	3

Lara Matta Serving, Mercer vs. UNCG Friday

11/13/2026 10:00:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

By: Ben Kinealy, Kinealy_ben@mercer.edu

MACON, Ga. – Mercer Volleyball played a strong defensive game to absorb UNCG's high-powered offense en route to the Bears' five-set win on Friday night.

Aubri Martin was a lock defensively, recording a career-best 33 digs while adding 10 assists for her third double-double on the year. Joselynn Sanjurjo played a phenomenal two-way game, totaling 15 kills with a .542 hitting percentage and four blocks. Lara Matta led the team offensively with 20 kills, eight digs, two service aces, and a block. Sammi Bergjans also had a double-double, recording her fourth 50-plus assist night in her past eight matches while adding 15 digs, four kills on a .500 hitting percentage, three blocks, and a service ace.

MATCH SUMMARY
FINAL SCORE	Mercer 3, UNC Greensboro 2 (20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 19-25, 15-4)
RECORDS	Mercer 17-12, 11-6 SoCon; UNC Greensboro 19-9, 12-5 SoCon
ARENA	Hawkins Arena (Macon, Ga.)

MATCH REPLAY
SET 1 I 20-25	UNCG came out ready to play, taking the first four points of the match before Mercer began to battle back to eventually tie the first set at six apiece. Mercer used a three-point run to go up, but the Spartans fought back with five straight to take a 14-12 lead over the Bears. The two sides proceeded to go back-and-forth with UNCG holding a small advantage until the Spartans committed three straight errors to bring Mercer within one. The Spartans responded with three straight kills from Allie Sweet and a service ace, eventually winning the first set 25-20.
SET 2 I 25-22	The Bears refused to stay down, jumping out to an 8-2 advantage in the second set that eventually climbed to 16-9 before the Spartans fought back with five straight points to bring the set to within two. Greensboro attempted to tie it up, but the Bears used a late three-point run to stay on top and eventually took the second set 25-22 on a Lara Matta kill.
SET 3 I 25-19	Neither team could keep the advantage in the third set, as the teams traded points until the score was 17-16 in the Bears' advantage. Mercer took that advantage and ran with it, taking seven of the final 10 points with Joselynn Sanjurjo putting together a trifecta of kills to end the third set with three straight points. Mercer held the Spartans to just six kills and a .030 hitting percentage while recording 17 of their own on a .262 hitting percentage.
SET 4 \| 19-25	The Spartans mirrored the start of their first set, taking the first four points of the fourth set. The Bears struggled to respond early, but eventually went on a run, taking five of six points to bring the set to within one at 8-7. The two teams traded blows until Mercer put together two straight three-point runs to go up 19-18 late, but UNCG closed out the set by taking the final seven points.
SET 5 \| 15-4	The Spartans took the first point of the final set before Lara Matta took over, recording four straight kills that were followed up by an Aubri Martin ace to take a 5-1 lead. Both teams exchanged points to give Mercer a 6-3 advantage before the Bears took control, earning the next eight points. UNCG took one point to make it 14-4, but the match was already out of reach as Joselynn Sanjurjo threw down the dagger with her 15th kill to give Mercer the 15-4 set win and the match.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
KILLS	Lara Matta (20), Joselynn Sanjurjo (15), Taylor Timko (11)
ASSISTS	Sammi Bergjans (52), Aubri Martin (10), Sarah Frager (1)
DIGS	Aubri Martin (33), Sammi Bergjans (15), Sarah Frager (11)
BLOCKS	Avery Wilks (4), Joselynn Sanjurjo (4), Sammi Bergjans (3)
SERVICE ACES	Sarah Frager (2), Aubri Martin (2), Lara Matta (2)

UP NEXT
The Bears will fight for seeding in the SoCon tournament tomorrow and honor their seniors, as they face UNCG again in their final regular season home game.