Mercer pulled out a 3-2 Southern Conference volleyball victory over the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Saturday at Maclellan Gymnasium. Set scores were 25-16, 21-25, 25-27, 25-23, 15-12.
Molly Locke had 16 kills and 27 digs and Jordan Gollon and Caroline Carlton added 14 and 12 kills for the Bears (7-16, 3-7). But UTC’s Kristy Wieser was the match leader with 18 kills, while Lauren Greenspoon and Anne Bachmann set 24 and 23 assists, Bachmann adding four aces, and Catherine Chason and Greenspoon had 24 and 14 digs. Briana Reid had 10 kills for the Mocs (12-13, 5-5).
• At Cleveland, Tenn., Lauren Williams registered 13 kills with a .524 attack percentage as Lee University beat visiting West Alabama 3-0 (25-12, 25-21, 25-21) in Gulf South Conference play. Sadie Johnson and Haley Foote had 21 and 14 assists, and Stephanie Hernandez and Sarah Davis made 17 and 15 digs for Lee (9-16, 6-9), Davis adding four aces. UWA had beat the Lady Flames in their first 2014 meeting.
• At Georgetown, Ky., Bryan College left the Boneyard Brawl with a 20-8 record after going in 20-4. Saturday, the Lady Lions lost 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 28-26) to Indiana Wesleyan and 3-1 (25-20, 25-23, 18-25, 25-14) to Georgetown, ranked 17th in the NAIA. They had fallen 3-1 twice Friday to teams ranked 13th and 14th.
• At Montgomery, Ala., Dalton State lost 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-19) to Faulkner in Southern States play after winning 3-0 (27-25, 25-14, 25-22) the night before at Belhaven. Friday, Savannah Nelson had nine kills, Anna Metzler had 22 digs and Michala Askew had 18 assists and 10 digs for DSC. Saturday, Nelson and Alyne Bianchi had eight kills each, Bianchi and Metzler had 13 digs apiece and Karly Newman added 12 digs for the Lady Roadrunners (11-10, 7-7).