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suna merkler hitting vs berry
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Sewanee Sewan 6-7,2-3 SAA
3
Winner Berry Berry 11-3,4-1 SAA
Sewanee Sewan
6-7,2-3 SAA
0
Final
3
Berry Berry
11-3,4-1 SAA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Sewanee Sewan 25 18 13 (0)
Berry Berry 27 25 25 (3)
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Oglethorpe OU 4-12,0-6 SAA
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Winner Sewanee Sewan 7-7,3-3 SAA
Oglethorpe OU
4-12,0-6 SAA
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Final
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Sewanee Sewan
7-7,3-3 SAA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Oglethorpe OU 16 25 18 19 (1)
Sewanee Sewan 25 23 25 25 (3)

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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Sewanee splits doubleheader at Berry SAA pod

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Suna Merkler and Savannah Gann combined for over 40 kills Saturday afternoon, as the Sewanee Tigers were swept by Berry and beat Oglethorpe in four at the Vikings' SAA pod.

In the first match, Merkler paced the Tigers with 10 kills. Jordan Krise tallied 13 assists, with Estela Gonzales not far behind at 12.

Sewanee held set point in the first frame, as Mollie White recorded a kill that put the Tigers up 24-23. But the Vikings finished with a 4-1 run to win 27-25.

Sewanee found itself down only 17-16 after a 3-0 run in the second. Berry then used an 8-2 run to take a 2-0 lead in the match. The Tigers hit .250, their highest of the match.

The Vikings took the third frame 25-13.

Against Oglethorpe, Gann led the way with 14 kills. Merkler collected 12 kills, and Sydney Thaxton added nine. Sophia Caruso paced Sewanee with 21 digs, while Jane McAuley had six block assists.

The Tigers hit a match-high .300 in the first frame. They strung together three 4-0 runs, with Merkler recording two aces in one of them and three consecutive kills in another. Sewanee won 25-16.

Down 22-17 in the second set, Sewanee put up a 6-0 run capped off by three consecutive kills from Gann. But the Stormy Petrels ended with three straight points.

Holding a 9-8 advantage in the third, Sewanee pulled away, eventually taking a 24-15 lead off a 4-0 run highlighted by three Gann kills. The Tigers won 25-18.

In the fourth, Sewanee led 19-18 late, but the Tigers used a 6-1 run to put the match away. During the run, Jane McCauley tallied four kills and a block assist. Sewanee won 25-19.

Sewanee travels to Georgetown, Texas for an SAA pod at Southwestern. The Tigers will start with a meeting with Trinity on Saturday, October 10 at 1:15 p.m. CT.
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Players Mentioned

Sophia Caruso

#1 Sophia Caruso

L/DS
5' 1"
Senior
Savannah Gann

#18 Savannah Gann

OH
5' 11"
Senior
Suna Merkler

#14 Suna Merkler

OH
5' 11"
Junior
Mollie White

#9 Mollie White

OH
5' 10"
Junior
Jordan Krise

#20 Jordan Krise

S/H
5' 10"
Freshman
Jane McAuley

#23 Jane McAuley

MB
6' 0"
Freshman
Sydney Thaxton

#12 Sydney Thaxton

OH
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sophia Caruso

#1 Sophia Caruso

5' 1"
Senior
L/DS
Savannah Gann

#18 Savannah Gann

5' 11"
Senior
OH
Suna Merkler

#14 Suna Merkler

5' 11"
Junior
OH
Mollie White

#9 Mollie White

5' 10"
Junior
OH
Jordan Krise

#20 Jordan Krise

5' 10"
Freshman
S/H
Jane McAuley

#23 Jane McAuley

6' 0"
Freshman
MB
Sydney Thaxton

#12 Sydney Thaxton

5' 10"
Freshman
OH