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Winner Sewanee Sewan 6-6,2-2 SAA
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Maryville (TN) MVILLE 6-4,0-3 SAA
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Sewanee Sewan
6-6,2-2 SAA
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Maryville (TN) MVILLE
6-4,0-3 SAA
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Sewanee Sewan 27 20 25 19 15 (3)
Maryville (TN) MVILLE 25 25 23 25 6 (2)

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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Tigers move past Maryville in five sets

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Savannah Gann recorded 17 kills, while Suna Merkler added 13, as the Sewanee volleyball team rallied past Maryville, 3-2, on Wednesday evening at the Cooper Athletic Centre. 

Gann finished with 17 kills on 45 attacks and added 14 digs, while Merkler posted 13 kills on 38 attacks, two service aces, two block assists and six digs. Anna Ellison added nine kills on 17 attacks while hitting .353, and Mollie White recorded nine kills on 22 attacks with a .318 hitting percentage.

Estela Gonzalez and Jordan Krise directed the Tigers' offense with 19 and 22 assists, respectively. Caruso led Sewanee with 18 digs, while Gann added 14.

As a team, Sewanee finished with 58 kills and hit .210, while recording eight service aces and 67 digs.

The Tigers opened the match with a 27-25 victory before Maryville evened the match with a 25-20 win in the second set. Sewanee regained the lead with a 25-23 third-set victory, but the Scots forced a decisive fifth set with a 25-19 win in the fourth. The Tigers then closed out the match with a dominant 15-6 fifth-set victory.

Sewanee and Maryville battled through a tightly contested opening set, with the Tigers ultimately taking a 27-25 victory. Sewanee recorded 16 kills in the set and hit .263, with Gann, Merkler and Ellison leading the offensive attack.

Maryville responded in the second set, taking a 25-20 decision to even the match at one set apiece. Sewanee recorded nine kills in the set and hit .114, its lowest attacking percentage of the first four sets.

The Tigers regained the lead with a 25-23 win in the third set, with a Merkler kill to secure the set. Sewanee produced 16 kills and hit .250 in the frame, matching its first-set kill total while limiting Maryville to 23 points.

Facing a chance to close out the match, Sewanee fell behind as Maryville forced a fifth set with a 25-19 victory. The Tigers finished the set with 11 kills and hit .152.

With the match on the line, the Tigers came out strong in the fifth set, closing out Maryville, 15-6. Sewanee recorded six kills on 15 attacks with just one error, hitting .333 in the decisive frame.

The Tigers will travel to take on No. 8-ranked Berry in Rome, Ga., before facing Oglethorpe in a doubleheader on Saturday, October 3. 
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Players Mentioned

Anna Ellison

#8 Anna Ellison

MB
6' 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
Estela Gonzalez

#6 Estela Gonzalez

S
5' 8"
Freshman
Jordan Krise

#20 Jordan Krise

S/H
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Anna Ellison

#8 Anna Ellison

6' 1"
Senior
MB
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
Estela Gonzalez

#6 Estela Gonzalez

5' 8"
Freshman
S
Jordan Krise

#20 Jordan Krise

5' 10"
Freshman
S/H