Mercer suffered their biggest defeat since September 9th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Slippery Rock Rockets. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rockets apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
While Mercer was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Slippery Rock's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-12, 25-18.
Ainsley Baldwin paced Mercer's offense, picking up ten kills. Baldwin got some help from Farren Baldwin and her nine assists. Finally, Zoey Seidel kept Mercer's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Slippery Rock was led to victory by Lyla Runtas and Lexi Caldwell. Runtas had 16 digs and two aces, while Caldwell had 23 assists and eight digs. Caldwell has been hot for a while, having posted 23 or more assists the last nine times she's played.
Mercer's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Slippery Rock, they pushed their record up to 21-4-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Looking ahead, Mercer will be playing in front of their home fans against Jamestown at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Slippery Rock does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
