SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College volleyball team defeated the Mercer Bears 3-0 on Friday evening inside of Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. Wofford improves to 18-7 on the season with an 11-2 record in conference play. The Terriers have won four matches in a row – all of which have been sweeps.
Bradley Brown led the team with 15 kills on a .571 hitting percentage while
Chloe Smith followed behind with 11 kills on a .400 percentage.
Avery White had nine kills and hit .500. Setting up the offense was
Maddy Frazier with 22 assists.
Taylor Pecht dished out 16 helpers as well. Both
Chloe Smith and
Taylor Mendez tallied three service aces apiece.
Laney Klika posted a team-high 15 digs on the night.
Chloe Smith had 10 digs to round out her 10
th double-double of the season.
Charlotte Bell had three blocks on the night, including two solo.
Bradley Brown had two solo blocks as well.
Wofford closed the night with 43 kills on a .326 hitting percentage while Mercer totaled 32 kills on a .127 percentage. Wofford had six aces compared to zero from Mercer. The Terriers took the advantage at the net, finishing the match with eight blocks while Mercer had seven.
Wofford jumped out to an early 5-1 lead in the first set of the match. Mercer stayed within four with the team trailing 10-6, but three-straight points from Wofford put the Terriers up 13-6. That was the start of an 8-1 run as Wofford led 18-7. The Terriers held on from there, taking set one 25-12.
The Terriers again led to start the second set, with Mercer trailing 8-5. A 6-1 run from the Bears in response put Wofford down 11-9, however. The two teams continued to trade leads, as Wofford jumped back in front 13-12. With the set tied 16-16, Mercer rattled off another 6-1 run to take a 22-17 lead. Wofford answered again, scoring eight of the next nine points to win set two 25-23.
Set three was all Wofford from the start, with the Terriers holding a commanding 8-4 advantage early on. A 6-1 Wofford run from there put the Terriers up 14-5. Mercer responded with a pair of points, but Wofford scored four more unanswered points to extend their lead to 18-7. Wofford would go on to win set three 25-15 and the match 3-0.
Wofford will look to pick up its eighth-straight win at home tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 p.m. The series finale against Mercer can be streamed live on ESPN+.
