Tigers fall to Rhodes in five sets

Reily Rogers

Box Score

Rhodes Rhodes 9-2,2-0 SAA

Sewanee Sewan 5-6,1-2 SAA

Rhodes Rhodes

9-2,2-0 SAA

Final

Sep. 27, 2026

Sewanee Sewan

5-6,1-2 SAA

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Rhodes Rhodes	23	25	20	25	15	(3)
Sewanee Sewan	25	23	25	16	9	(2)

Next Match:

at Maryville College

9/30/2026 | 7 PM ET/6 PM CT

Next Match

Full Schedule

Sep. 30 (Wed) / 7 PM ET/6 PM CT

at Maryville College

History

Recap
Roster

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/27/2026 5:51:00 PM

Next Match:

at Maryville College

9/30/2026 | 7 PM ET/6 PM CT

Next Match

Full Schedule

Sep. 30 (Wed) / 7 PM ET/6 PM CT

at Maryville College

History

Recap
Roster

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	Rhodes	Sewan
Kills	52	53
Errors	16	28
Attempts	142	144
Hitting %	.254	.174
Points	76.0	64.0
Assists	44	48
Aces	13	9
Blocks	11	2

Kills

Rhodes

Sewan

Errors

Rhodes

Sewan

Attempts

Rhodes

142

Sewan

144

Hitting %

Rhodes

.254

Sewan

.174

Points

Rhodes

76.0

Sewan

64.0

Assists

Rhodes

Sewan

Aces

Rhodes

Sewan

Blocks

Rhodes

Sewan

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/savannah-gann/10384' class='boxscore_player_link'>Gann, Savannah</a>

#18 Gann, Savannah

Kills

14
Aces

3
Blocks

1

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/sydney-thaxton/10512' class='boxscore_player_link'>Thaxton, Sydney</a>

#12 Thaxton, Sydney

Kills

11
Aces

0
Blocks

0

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/suna-merkler/10388' class='boxscore_player_link'>Merkler, Suna</a>

#14 Merkler, Suna

Kills

10
Aces

0
Blocks

1

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/anna-ellison/10382' class='boxscore_player_link'>Ellison, Anna</a>

#8 Ellison, Anna

Kills

6
Aces

0
Blocks

1

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/jordan-krise/10509' class='boxscore_player_link'>Krise, Jordan</a>

#20 Krise, Jordan

Assists

23
E

2

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/estela-gonzalez/10508' class='boxscore_player_link'>Gonzalez, Estela</a>

#6 Gonzalez, Estela

Assists

19
E

0

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/bela-cancado/10380' class='boxscore_player_link'>Cancado, Bela</a>

#3 Cancado, Bela

Assists

4
E

0

#8 Ellison, Anna

Assists

1
E

1

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/sophia-caruso/10381' class='boxscore_player_link'>Caruso, Sophia</a>

#1 Caruso, Sophia

Digs

16
RE

5

#18 Gann, Savannah

Digs

14
RE

2

#6 Gonzalez, Estela

Digs

10
RE

0

#12 Thaxton, Sydney

Digs

9
RE

1

Kills

#18

Aces

#18

Blocks

Assists

#20

Digs

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Savannah Gann recorded 14 kills, while Sydney Thaxton added 11 and Suna Merkler finished with 10, but the Sewanee volleyball team fell to Rhodes, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon in Juhan Gymnasium, 23-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-16, 15-9.

The Tigers jumped out to an early 9-2 lead in the opening set, fueled by three kills from Thaxton and one each from Merkler, Jane McAuley, and Anna Ellison. Rhodes chipped away at the Tigers' lead, tying the set at 15-15. Both teams traded points until Sewanee put together three straight points off kills from Merkler and McAuley to take a 24-22 lead. Rhodes got back within one on a Sewanee error and a kill, but Merkler registered her fourth kill of the set to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead, 25-23.

Rhodes used a 6-0 run to start the second set, pulling away and capitalizing on Sewanee errors for a 14-7 lead. The Tigers responded with a 7-0 run of their own, with kills from Gann and Jordan Krise, to tie the set at 17-17. Rhodes registered a kill, but a service ace from Sewanee tied the set again at 18-18. The Lynx then put together six unanswered points to take a 24-18 lead. Sewanee regrouped and won the next five points, fueled by back-to-back aces from Sophia Caruso, but Rhodes closed out the set, 25-23.

Sewanee used an 8-2 run in the third set, fueled by two kills from Thaxton and one each from Gann and Merkler, to take an 8-3 lead. The Tigers maintained their advantage throughout the set, taking the third, 25-20. Thaxton, Gann, and Mollie White each tallied three kills in the set, while Merkler added two.

The Tigers had a shaky start to the fourth set, as six errors helped Rhodes take an 11-4 lead. The Lynx continued to build its advantage and forced a fifth set with a 25-16 victory.

In the fifth, Rhodes used a 4-1 run to take a 7-3 lead, forcing a Sewanee timeout. The Tigers were unable to regroup, as the Lynx closed out the match with a 15-9 fifth-set victory.

Gann finished with a team-high 14 kills and added 14 digs, while Thaxton recorded 11 kills and nine digs. Merkler added 10 kills, and Ellison finished with six kills and a team-high .267 hitting percentage. Krise recorded three kills without an error on six attempts and added 23 assists, while Estela Gonzalez finished with 19 assists and 10 digs. Caruso added 16 digs and two service aces, while the Tigers finished with 67 digs and nine aces as a team.

Sewanee will head to Maryville on Wednesday afternoon at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT, before heading to Berry to face the Vikings and Oglethorpe on October 3rd.

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