CHATTANOOGA — Chattanooga volleyball suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Mercer on Friday night in Maclellan Gymnasium.
In UTC’s penultimate home match of the season, the Mocs struggled to navigate their way past the Bears, who currently sit atop the Southern Conference standings as the regular season reaches its final couple of weeks.
The Mocs found themselves in an early hole, with Mercer jumping ahead of the Mocs in set one from the start. The Bears would reach a 24-16 set point, and despite UTC fending off a total of five Mercer set points, the Bears would finally clinch a 25-21 set win to open the match up 1-0. Chattanooga had a strong response to Mercer’s first set win, with UTC opening the second frame by out-scoring the Bears 13-5. However, slowly but surely, the Bears chipped away at the Mocs’ lead before finally leveling the score at 19-19. Mercer ended up narrowly navigating its way to a 26-24 comeback win in set two, now leading the match 2-0…