Wofford College Athletics

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College volleyball team defeated Mercer 3-1 on Halloween afternoon at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium to complete the series sweep. Wofford improves to 19-7 on the year with a 12-2 record in conference play. The 12 wins tie a program record of conference wins in a single season (2024).
 
Chloe Smith led the team with 20 kills on a .280 hitting percentage while Avery White had a career-high 18 kills and hit .333. Maddy Frazier paced the team with 23 assists along with 20 from Taylor Pecht. Chloe Smith posted a team-high three service aces. Pecht had two as well.
 
Laney Klika had a team-high 24 digs and six assists. Taylor Pecht and Avery White followed behind with 11 to round out their respective double-doubles. Chloe Smith had 10 digs for her 11^th double-double of the season. Bradley Brown led the efforts at the net with six blocks, three of which were solo. Chloe Smith had two.
 
Wofford totaled 52 kills on a .273 hitting percentage while Mercer had 59 kills on a .207 hitting percentage. Mercer had nine aces compared to six from Wofford. The Terriers had nine blocks while Mercer had five.
 
It was back-and-forth at the start of set one, with Mercer holding an 8-6 lead. With the set tied at 11-11, Wofford went on a 6-1 run to give the team a 17-12 advantage. Mercer fought back, however, tying the set once more at 20-all. With the set tied 22-22, Wofford scored three of the next four points to take set one 25-23.
 
The two teams traded points to start set two as Wofford and Mercer were tied 6-6. Another 6-1 Terrier run from there put the team up 12-7. Wofford later turned that into 10-point lead, 19-9, after five-straight attack errors from Mercer. The Terriers would go on to win set two 25-16.
 
Mercer jumped out to an early 8-4 lead in set three, but Wofford was able to climb back and tie the stanza at 12-12. With the set tied 13-13, Mercer rattled off four-straight points to take a 17-13 lead. Mercer held a lead from there until Wofford came within a point, 24-23. Wofford could not complete the comeback, however, losing set three 25-23.
 
Mercer had another lead to start the final set of the game, with Wofford trailing 5-3 early on. From there the two teams went back-and-forth as Wofford led 15-14 at the media timeout. Mercer went up 17-16 shortly after the stoppage, but Wofford embarked on a 5-1 run to take a 21-18 lead. Mercer was able to tie the set at 22-22; however, Wofford responded with three of the next four points to win set four 25-23 and the match 3-1.
 
Wofford will be back home next weekend for a series against the Furman Paladins. All matches can be streamed live on ESPN+.