Niko Klementzos

Box Score

Sewanee Sewan 10-8,3-4 SAA

Spalding SU 4-12,2-5 SLIAC

Sewanee Sewan

10-8,3-4 SAA

Final

Oct. 05, 2025

Spalding SU

4-12,2-5 SLIAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Sewanee Sewan	18	25	26	25	15	(3)
Spalding SU	25	21	28	21	13	(2)

Next Match:

at Southwestern University

10/11/2025 | Noon CT

Next Match

Full Schedule

Oct. 11 (Sat) / Noon CT

at Southwestern University

History

Roster

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/5/2025 3:50:00 PM

Merkler, Ellison, Bixby post career highs as Sewanee outlasts Spalding in five sets

Next Match:

at Southwestern University

10/11/2025 | Noon CT

Next Match

Full Schedule

Oct. 11 (Sat) / Noon CT

at Southwestern University

History

Roster

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	Sewan	SU
Kills	71	58
Errors	29	21
Attempts	190	179
Hitting %	.221	.207
Points	90.0	73.0
Assists	62	51
Aces	8	9
Blocks	11	6

Kills

Sewan

Errors

Sewan

Attempts

Sewan

190

179

Hitting %

Sewan

.221

.207

Points

Sewan

90.0

73.0

Assists

Sewan

Aces

Sewan

Blocks

Sewan

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/suna-merkler/9726' class='boxscore_player_link'>Merkler, Suna</a>

#14 Merkler, Suna

Kills

23
Aces

0
Blocks

1

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/anna-ellison/9721' class='boxscore_player_link'>Ellison, Anna</a>

#8 Ellison, Anna

Kills

18
Aces

0
Blocks

8

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/sydney-bixby/9719' class='boxscore_player_link'>Bixby, Sydney</a>

#11 Bixby, Sydney

Kills

11
Aces

0
Blocks

3

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/eleanor-loggie/9725' class='boxscore_player_link'>Loggie, Eleanor</a>

#21 Loggie, Eleanor

Kills

8
Aces

3
Blocks

2

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/emma-meyer/9727' class='boxscore_player_link'>Meyer, Emma</a>

#6 Meyer, Emma

Assists

51
E

1

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/laney-barnes/9734' class='boxscore_player_link'>Barnes, Laney</a>

#19 Barnes, Laney

Assists

5
E

0

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/sophia-caruso/9720' class='boxscore_player_link'>Caruso, Sophia</a>

#1 Caruso, Sophia

Assists

2
E

0

#8 Ellison, Anna

Assists

2
E

1

#1 Caruso, Sophia

Digs

24
RE

2

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/charlotte-lee/9724' class='boxscore_player_link'>Lee, Charlotte</a>

#10 Lee, Charlotte

Digs

16
RE

2

#14 Merkler, Suna

Digs

15
RE

1

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/keira-baldwin/9718' class='boxscore_player_link'>Baldwin, Keira</a>

#7 Baldwin, Keira

Digs

10
RE

0

Kills

#14

SEWANEE, Tenn. –Suna Merkler, Anna Ellison, and Sydney Bixby posted career highs in kills, tallying 23, 18, and 11 respectively, as the Tigers outlasted Spalding in five sets on Sunday afternoon, 18-25, 25-21, 26-28, 25-21, 15-13.

Merkler hit .316 on the day and recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 15 digs. Ellison hit .289 and added a career-tying eight blocks, while Bixby also reached double figures with 11 kills and three blocks.

Emma Meyer directed the offense with 51 assists to go along with six digs, four kills, and an ace. Defensively, Sophia Caruso anchored the back row with 24 digs and three service aces, while Charlotte Lee added 16 digs, two kills, an ace, and a block.

Merkler, Maria Kennedy, Bixby, and Nicole Radford each notched early kills in the opening set, and Ellison added a block for a 5-3 lead. Spalding responded with a 5-1 run to take control, then extended its advantage with an 8-1 stretch to pull away. Despite late kills from Merkler and Ellison and a block from Mollie White and Ellison, Spalding secured the first set on a Sewanee attack error.

The second set was full of momentum swings. Spalding opened with a 10-2 run, but Sewanee answered with an 8-2 rally featuring three kills from Eleanor Loggie, two from Bixby, and one from Caruso to cut the deficit to 12-10. The Tigers then surged ahead with a 10-1 run, fueled by five Ellison kills, a solo block, and a kill and ace from Lee. Merkler sealed the set with a kill to even the match at 1-1.

The third set proved to be the tightest of the afternoon, featuring 18 ties and eight lead changes. Merkler's kill brought Sewanee within one at 23-21, and a Caruso ace gave the Tigers set point. Spalding, however, saved two set points with three consecutive kills. After another Merkler kill tied the score at 25-25, the Golden Eagles capitalized on a service error and an ace to take the set, 28-26.

Sewanee came out strong in the fourth, winning five of the first seven points behind two aces from Caruso, kills from Ellison and Merkler, and a block from Bixby and Loggie. After Spalding rallied with a 7-1 run, the Tigers responded with a 6-1 stretch highlighted by kills from Merkler, Meyer, Ellison, and Loggie, plus a block from Merkler and Ellison to tie it at 14. Sewanee then pulled away late with three aces from Loggie, three kills from Bixby, and a pair of key blocks from Ellison before Ellison capped the set with a kill to force a fifth.

The decisive set was another back-and-forth battle, featuring 11 ties and five lead changes. Sewanee closed strong, using a 5-3 run late to secure the win, powered by two kills from Merkler, an ace from Meyer, and a block from Bixby and Loggie.

The Tigers return to Southern Athletic Association play next weekend, traveling to Texas to face Southwestern on Saturday at noon and Trinity on Sunday at noon.

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