GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Furman volleyball team is back home this weekend when it hosts the Mercer Bears in a Southern Conference series at Timmons Arena.

The Paladins and Bears open their series Friday at 6 p.m. and concludes Saturday at 2 p.m.

Fans can follow the action on www.furmanpaladins.com via live stats. Saturday's match is being streamed via paid subscription on ESPN+. Updates will be posted on the Furman volleyball Twitter page (@FurmanVB).

The Paladins (9-9, 3-4 SoCon) traveled to Western Carolina last weekend and split a pair of matches against the Catamounts. Furman opened the series with a 3-0 sweep on October 9 and Western Carolina followed the next day picking up a 3-1 victory.

In the 3-0 win to begin the weekend, Kacie Moore and Amber Watson combined for 22 kills to lead the Paladin offense. Moore hit .600 with ten kills and three service aces, while Watson added 12 kills and hit .458. Emily Navarro paced Furman with 21 assists and Kennedy Seekford notched a team high 17 digs. Morgan Baldridge tallied 16 assists and seven digs.

The Paladins concluded the contest hitting .359 and held a 47-32 advantage in kills, 44-30 in assists, and 59-39 in digs.

Lauren Haynes posted a double-double with 12 kills and 14 digs to lead Furman in its four-set defeat. Three other Paladins registered double digits in kills, including Izzy Castelloe with 11 and both Watson and Tennyson Gorman with 10. Ashtan Dodson paced Furman with 16 digs while Seekford added 11. Baldridge recorded 26 assists and Navarro logged 17.

The Paladins outhit the Catamounts .280 to .169 and held a 14-5 advantage in blocks while also leading Western Carolina in service aces, 7-6. 

Mercer enters the weekend tied for second in the league standings at 11-8 overall and 5-2 in the SoCon. The Bears are under the direction of second-year head coach Steve Benson.

Furman holds a 24-16 advantage in the all-time series over Mercer and has won three of the last four matchups dating back to 2024.

The Paladins travel to Johnson City, Tenn., next weekend, October 23-24, for a two-match SoCon series at East Tennessee State.

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