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Thursday's volleyball roundup
Wofford takes on Baylor in the NCAA Tournament; Mercer faces UConn in the NIVC
The Wofford volleyball team left it all on the court Thursday night in the Ferrell Center in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but the Terriers fell in three sets (11-25, 11-25, 18-25) to the No.4 seeded Baylor Bears. The Terriers conclude their historic season at 23-9 while Baylor improves to 23-7.
"It was a great experience to make the NCAA Tournament," said head coach Lynze Roos. "I feel like it's an honor to compete in December. It's an honor to be in this tournament. I feel like I'm really proud of our girls, proud of the careers of [Mary Emily Morgan and Sarah MacLean] and our program for just being here to compete. I think Baylor's a great team. They came out to get things done today. We're going to be cheering them on through the next round. Hopefully, they advance, and we can say we lost to the champions."
Wofford was making its second-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament after claiming a second consecutive Southern Conference Championship.The Mercer volleyball team closes the curtain on their historic 2024 season after suffering a loss to the University of Connecticut in the opening round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championships on Thursday.
Ekes recorded a match-high 13 kills, her 29th match this season posting double-digit kills. Sophia Henry hit .278 with six kills at the net while MeMe Davis put up 12 digs and added four assists from the back row. Brooke Phillips and Sammi Bergjans combined for 23 assists throughout the three sets played.
The Bears left their mark on the record book this season coming away as the first outright regular season conference champions, winningest team in program history, first time in program history to go undefeated at home, first conference player and setter of the year awards, led the NCAA in service aces and received their first postseason tournament invite.
"It was a great experience to make the NCAA Tournament," said head coach Lynze Roos. "I feel like it's an honor to compete in December. It's an honor to be in this tournament. I feel like I'm really proud of our girls, proud of the careers of [Mary Emily Morgan and Sarah MacLean] and our program for just being here to compete. I think Baylor's a great team. They came out to get things done today. We're going to be cheering them on through the next round. Hopefully, they advance, and we can say we lost to the champions."
Wofford was making its second-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament after claiming a second consecutive Southern Conference Championship.The Mercer volleyball team closes the curtain on their historic 2024 season after suffering a loss to the University of Connecticut in the opening round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championships on Thursday.
Ekes recorded a match-high 13 kills, her 29th match this season posting double-digit kills. Sophia Henry hit .278 with six kills at the net while MeMe Davis put up 12 digs and added four assists from the back row. Brooke Phillips and Sammi Bergjans combined for 23 assists throughout the three sets played.
The Bears left their mark on the record book this season coming away as the first outright regular season conference champions, winningest team in program history, first time in program history to go undefeated at home, first conference player and setter of the year awards, led the NCAA in service aces and received their first postseason tournament invite.