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\n Sep. 18 (Fri) \/ 11 a.m.
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History <\/a><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n MACON, Ga.\u00a0\u2013 Mercer used 13 kills from Lara Matta on Tuesday evening to help the homestanding Bears to a 3-0 sweep of Florida A&M in nonconference midweek volleyball inside Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia. The Bears defeated the Rattlers on scores of 25-12, 25-21, 25-23.
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\nLara Matta led all players with 13 kills and finished with a team-high nine digs.
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\nBrooklyn Palmer added nine kills and a game-high four blocks (three assisted), hitting at a .400 clip for Mercer (5-4). Meanwhile, Avery Wilks chipped in nine kills of her own.
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\nFor Florida A&M (4-6), Sydney Whitfield<\/a> contributed a team-high six kills for the Orange and Green, followed by Tamia Coleman<\/a> and LaDonna Trantham<\/a> \u2013 this week’s SWAC Offensive Player of the Week \u2013 with five kills each.
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\nMercer setter Sammi Bergjans orchestrated the Bears offense with 37 assists.
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\nLibero Aubri Martin paced the defense with seven digs and hit .900 on serve receive.
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\nRattlers libero Sydney Humes<\/a> added seven digs to lead FAMU in that category.
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\nAs a team, Mercer out-hit FAMU .308 to .060 for the match, respectfully, and held a wide edge in kills, 44 to 25.
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\nSetter Makenzie Taylor<\/a> tallied 13 assists to run the offense.
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\nMercer built a 20-9 lead in the first set on the strength of Bergjans’ setting and never trailed in the frame, closing it out 25-12. The Rattlers battled harder in set two, trading points down the stretch before Mercer pulled away late for a 25-21 win.
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\nThe third set was the tightest of the night, tied 15 times and featuring eight lead changes, before the Bears closed it out 25-23 to complete the sweep.
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\nThe Rattlers are back in action on Friday, Sept. 18, as they travel to New Orleans, Louisiana, competing in the Pelican Invitational hosted by LSU New Orleans. The Rattlers first face off against Cal State Fullerton at 11 a.m. EST.
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