Samford vs Mercer Volleyball: Mercer Wins 3-2 (Oct 27, 2026)

Final · 5 setsTue, Oct 27, 2026

2:3

RallyIQ pre-match: Samford 57.1% · upsetLocked before first serve (Oct 27, 4:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Mercer beat visiting Samford 3-2 (25-21, 25-16, 15-25, 22-25, 15-11) on Tue, Oct 27, 2026. Mercer's Taylor Timko led with 19 kills, and Aubri Martin added 29 digs.

Data through Nov 4, 2:50 PM CT · final Oct 27

Set	1	2	3	4	5	Sets
SAMFRD	21	16	25	25	11	2
MERCER	25	25	15	22	15	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

4 aces from Sammi Bergjans, and Mercer needed each of them.

The match turned 3 times. Numbers are Mercer's win probability from the RallyIQ model, rally by rally. RallyIQ had Samford at 57% before first serve.

Turning point 1: Set 4 · Samford 21–22 Mercer
Samford won 4 of the last 4 rallies to take the set 25–22 and level the match at 2–2. The match swung to Samford.
Mercer 83% → 46%
Turning point 2: Set 5 · Samford 2–1 Mercer
5 straight Mercer points turned a 1–2 deficit into a 6–2 lead. The match swung to Mercer.
Mercer 39% → 82%
Turning point 3: Set 5 · Samford 2–6 Mercer
Samford scored 4 straight to erase a 2–6 deficit and tie it at 6. The match swung to Samford.
Mercer 82% → 49%

Mercer above 50Samford belowMax swing 15.8%

SamfordMercer

Sideout %: Samford 50.0·Mercer 52.0
Break %: Samford 48.0·Mercer 50.0
Hitting: Samford .208·Mercer .195
Longest run: Samford 6·Mercer 5

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Mercer above 50 · Samford below

Biggest swing: 15.8% to Mercer — set 5, SAMFRD 10-12 MERCER. Kill by Avery Wilks (set by Sammi Bergjans). MERCER win probability 62% → 78%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

SAMFRD 53.6%46.4% MERCER

Samford wins

3-0

14.0%

3-1

20.2%

3-2

19.3%

Mercer wins

3-0

11.1%

3-1

17.3%

3-2

18.1%

SAMFRD break %: 43.5% vs this opp
MERCER break %: 42.8% vs this opp

Exact Markov model on each team's RallyIQ serve and receive strength, adjusted for schedule and applied to this matchup (D1 average break % 42.5%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Top plays

Largest win-probability swings

01
Avery WilksKill+15.8%
Kill by Avery Wilks (set by Sammi Bergjans)
Set 5 · SAMFRD 10-12 MERCER · MERCER 62% → 78%
02
Ally CordesAce+13.9%
Ace by Ally Cordes on Sarah Frager
Set 5 · SAMFRD 10-10 MERCER · SAMFRD 36% → 50%
03
SamfordService error+13.3%
Samford service error
Set 5 · SAMFRD 11-13 MERCER · MERCER 68% → 82%
04
Lara MattaAce+13.0%
Ace by Lara Matta on Emma Sorensen
Set 5 · SAMFRD 11-14 MERCER · MERCER 82% → 95%
05
Lara MattaKill+11.8%
Kill by Lara Matta (set by Sammi Bergjans)
Set 5 · SAMFRD 10-11 MERCER · MERCER 50% → 62%
06
Taylor TimkoKill+11.5%
Kill by Taylor Timko (set by Sammi Bergjans)
Set 5 · SAMFRD 6-8 MERCER · MERCER 58% → 69%
07
Janie Stinchcomb&Maggie KaliszBlock+11.1%
Joselynn Sanjurjo stuffed by Janie Stinchcomb & Maggie Kalisz
Set 4 · SAMFRD 23-22 MERCER · SAMFRD 26% → 37%
08
Jasmine CaltonAttack error+10.6%
Attack error by Jasmine Calton
Set 5 · SAMFRD 6-6 MERCER · SAMFRD 40% → 51%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Samfordaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
3Brianna HamiltonOH	5	16	4	49	.245	2	1	1	5	2	2	1	2.5	19.5
13Ally CordesOH	5	16	5	44	.250	0	2	2	15	1	0	1	0.5	18.5
18Maggie KaliszOH	5	7	5	27	.074	0	2	0	9	0	0	6	3	12
5Peytyn PyleMB	5	6	1	14	.357	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	3.5	9.5
16Janie StinchcombMB	5	2	2	6	.000	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	4.5	6.5
10Alison OhlingerS	5	1	0	3	.333	40	0	3	11	1	0	2	1	2
11Emma SorensenL/DS	5	1	0	2	.500	2	1	2	17	3	0	0	0	2
8Katelyn StooksburyL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0
9Haley RobinsonOPP	4	0	1	4	-.250	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
Team totals		49	18	149	.208	44	6	8	63	8	4	24	16	98

Mercerhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
20Lara MattaOH	5	15	9	39	.154	0	2	1	13	1	0	0	17
3Joselynn SanjurjoMB	5	15	6	28	.321	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	16
7Avery WilksMB	5	9	6	26	.115	0	0	0	1	0	3	1.5	10.5
14Jasmine CaltonMB	5	7	3	17	.235	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	8
8Sammi BergjansS	5	0	0	6	.000	50	4	3	10	0	0	0	4
21Sarah FragerL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0
19Taylor TimkoOH	5	19	8	52	.212	0	0	0	4	1	2	1	20
6Brooke KaouiL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	1
11Emily MatiasOH	5	0	0	0	–	0	1	0	11	1	0	0	1
9Aubri MartinL/DS	5	0	0	0	–	6	0	1	29	0	0	0	0
15Brooklyn PalmerOH	1	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	0.5
Team totals		65	32	169	.195	57	8	8	76	6	10	5	102

Starters listed first. BLK is the NCAA total: a solo counts 1, a block assist ½. Recaps and press releases usually quote solos + assists instead, so the same night can be reported as a bigger, whole number. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

Samford vs Mercer

Season series · Series tied 1-1

Tue, Oct 6, 2026Mercer at Samford · Samford won 3-1Result →
Tue, Oct 27, 2026Samford at Mercer · Mercer won 3-2This match

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 6 SAMFRD · MERCER 5

Set 1

21-25

Longest run 5 SAMFRDMERCER 4

Set 2

16-25

Longest run 4 SAMFRDMERCER 5

Set 3

25-15

Longest run 6 SAMFRDMERCER 3

Set 4

25-22

Longest run 5 SAMFRDMERCER 5

Set 5

11-15

Longest run 4 SAMFRDMERCER 5

Bars above the line = Mercer leads, below = Samford leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Samford

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	59%10/17	53%8/15
2	45%9/20	33%5/15
3	39%9/23	64%16/25
4	57%8/14	44%7/16
5	50%8/16	33%4/12
6	58%7/12	47%7/15
All	50%51/102	48%47/98

Mercer

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	59%10/17	40%6/15
2	41%9/22	57%12/21
3	50%9/18	50%9/18
4	56%9/16	55%11/20
5	53%8/15	47%7/15
6	60%6/10	46%6/13
All	52%51/98	50%51/102

Slot = rotations since the start of the set (slot 1 is the lineup a team opened the set in), not a fixed player alignment. Only clean sets count (5 of 5 here): sets where the NCAA play-by-play has gaps or score corrections are left out because the rotation can't be tracked through them.

Rally log

200 rallies

#	SAMFRD-MERCER	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	1-0	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.8
2	1-1	SAMFRD	MERCER×4	Serve err	Samford		+1.8
3	1-2	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.5
4	1-3	MERCER	MERCER×4	Ace	Lara Matta	aced Brianna Hamilton	+2.6
5	1-4	MERCER	MERCER×4	Blocked	Maggie Kalisz	blk Avery Wilks, Taylor Timko	+2.5
6	2-4	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.7
7	3-4	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Attack err	Jasmine Calton		+2.5
8	3-5	SAMFRD	MERCER	Attack err	Maggie Kalisz		+2.0
9	3-6	MERCER	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Brooke Kaoui	+2.6
10	4-6	MERCER	SAMFRD	Serve err	Brooke Kaoui		+1.8
11	4-7	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.0
12	4-8	MERCER	MERCER	Attack err	Maggie Kalisz		+2.5
13	5-8	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.7
14	5-9	SAMFRD	MERCER×3	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.9
15	5-10	MERCER	MERCER×3	Attack err	Janie Stinchcomb		+2.3
16	5-11	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Lara Matta		+2.0
17	6-11	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Janie Stinchcomb	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.2
18	7-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Attack err	Lara Matta		+1.9
19	7-12	SAMFRD	MERCER×3	Serve err	Samford		+1.8
20	7-13	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.0
21	7-14	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.5
22	8-14	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Janie Stinchcomb	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.8
23	8-15	SAMFRD	MERCER	Attack err	Ally Cordes		+1.1
24	9-15	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.8
25	9-16	SAMFRD	MERCER×4	Kill	Jasmine Calton	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.1
26	9-17	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.0
27	9-18	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Jasmine Calton	set Sammi Bergjans	+0.6
28	9-19	MERCER	MERCER×4	Attack err	Maggie Kalisz		+0.3
29	10-19	MERCER	SAMFRD×5	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.1
30	11-19	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Bad set	Sammi Bergjans		+0.3
31	12-19	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.4
32	13-19	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Blocked	Jasmine Calton	blk Brianna Hamilton, Peytyn Pyle	+0.7
33	14-19	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Ace	Maggie Kalisz	aced Taylor Timko	+1.1
34	14-20	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Aubri Martin	+1.2
35	15-20	MERCER	SAMFRD	Serve err	Brooke Kaoui		+0.7
36	15-21	SAMFRD	MERCER	Attack err	Maggie Kalisz		+1.1
37	16-21	MERCER	SAMFRD×3	Kill	Peytyn Pyle	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.6
38	17-21	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Attack err	Joselynn Sanjurjo		+1.3
39	18-21	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Blocked	Taylor Timko	blk Haley Robinson, Janie Stinchcomb	+2.1
40	18-22	SAMFRD	MERCER×3	Attack err	Haley Robinson		+2.4
41	18-23	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.9
42	18-24	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+0.8
43	19-24	MERCER	SAMFRD×3	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.1
44	20-24	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.4
45	21-24	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.8
46	21-25	SAMFRD	MERCER	Serve err	Samford		+1.5
Set 2
1	0-1	SAMFRD	MERCER×5	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.0
2	0-2	MERCER	MERCER×5	Ace	Sammi Bergjans	aced Katelyn Stooksbury	+2.7
3	0-3	MERCER	MERCER×5	Ace	Sammi Bergjans	aced Alison Ohlinger	+2.7
4	0-4	MERCER	MERCER×5	Kill	Jasmine Calton	set Aubri Martin	+2.5
5	0-5	MERCER	MERCER×5	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.3
6	1-5	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.5
7	1-6	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.8
8	1-7	MERCER	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.1
9	2-7	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Emma Sorensen	+1.3
10	2-8	SAMFRD	MERCER×4	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.6
11	2-9	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Jasmine Calton	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.8
12	2-10	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.4
13	2-11	MERCER	MERCER×4	Blocked	Peytyn Pyle	blk Taylor Timko, Joselynn Sanjurjo	+1.1
14	3-11	MERCER	SAMFRD×4	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.6
15	4-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Bad set	Sammi Bergjans		+1.0
16	5-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Kill	Peytyn Pyle		+1.3
17	6-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Bad set	Sammi Bergjans		+1.7
18	6-12	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Jasmine Calton	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.6
19	7-12	MERCER	SAMFRD	Attack err	Taylor Timko		+1.2
20	8-12	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Blocked	Joselynn Sanjurjo	blk Janie Stinchcomb, Ally Cordes	+2.1
21	8-13	SAMFRD	MERCER×3	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Aubri Martin	+1.9
22	8-14	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.1
23	8-15	MERCER	MERCER×3	Attack err	Janie Stinchcomb		+1.6
24	9-15	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.8
25	9-16	SAMFRD	MERCER	Serve err	Samford		+1.2
26	10-16	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.8
27	11-16	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Blocked	Lara Matta	blk Janie Stinchcomb, Maggie Kalisz	+1.5
28	11-17	SAMFRD	MERCER	Serve err	Samford		+1.5
29	12-17	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.0
30	12-18	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.5
31	12-19	MERCER	MERCER	Kill	Avery Wilks		+1.3
32	13-19	MERCER	SAMFRD×3	Serve err	Lara Matta		+0.6
33	14-19	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Blocked	Taylor Timko	blk Peytyn Pyle, Haley Robinson	+1.2
34	15-19	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Kill	Peytyn Pyle	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.7
35	15-20	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Aubri Martin	+1.9
36	15-21	MERCER	MERCER	Attack err	Ally Cordes		+1.6
37	16-21	MERCER	SAMFRD	Attack err	Taylor Timko		+0.6
38	16-22	SAMFRD	MERCER×4	Attack err	Ally Cordes		+1.1
39	16-23	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.6
40	16-24	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+0.2
41	16-25	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	·
Set 3
1	1-0	MERCER	SAMFRD×3	Serve err	Sammi Bergjans		+1.4
2	2-0	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Ace	Emma Sorensen	aced Sarah Frager	+1.8
3	3-0	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Kill	Peytyn Pyle	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.7
4	3-1	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Jasmine Calton	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.2
5	4-1	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.3
6	4-2	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.2
7	4-3	MERCER	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Brooke Kaoui	+1.8
8	5-3	MERCER	SAMFRD	Attack err	Taylor Timko		+1.4
9	5-4	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.4
10	5-5	MERCER	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.0
11	6-5	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.5
12	7-5	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Attack err	Lara Matta		+2.0
13	7-6	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.5
14	8-6	MERCER	SAMFRD×4	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.5
15	9-6	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Brianna Hamilton	+2.0
16	10-6	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Attack err	Joselynn Sanjurjo		+1.8
17	11-6	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Blocked	Lara Matta	blk Maggie Kalisz, Janie Stinchcomb	+1.5
18	11-7	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+0.9
19	12-7	MERCER	SAMFRD	Serve err	Aubri Martin		+1.1
20	12-8	SAMFRD	MERCER×3	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+0.9
21	12-9	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.6
22	12-10	MERCER	MERCER×3	Ace	Sammi Bergjans	aced Brianna Hamilton	+1.9
23	13-10	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.6
24	13-11	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.5
25	14-11	MERCER	SAMFRD×6	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.7
26	15-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×6	Attack err	Taylor Timko		+2.0
27	16-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×6	Blocked	Avery Wilks	blk Brianna Hamilton	+1.6
28	17-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×6	Kill	Emma Sorensen	set Alison Ohlinger	+1.2
29	18-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×6	Blocked	Taylor Timko	blk Alison Ohlinger, Peytyn Pyle	+0.8
30	19-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×6	Attack err	Avery Wilks		+0.5
31	19-12	SAMFRD	MERCER	Blocked	Brianna Hamilton	blk Avery Wilks, Brooklyn Palmer	+0.2
32	20-12	MERCER	SAMFRD	Serve err	Brooke Kaoui		+0.3
33	20-13	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+0.2
34	21-13	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.3
35	21-14	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Aubri Martin	+0.1
36	22-14	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.2
37	22-15	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Aubri Martin	+0.1
38	23-15	MERCER	SAMFRD×3	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+0.1
39	24-15	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Ace	Ally Cordes	aced Sarah Frager	+0.1
40	25-15	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×3	Attack err	Avery Wilks		·
Set 4
1	0-1	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.7
2	1-1	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.6
3	1-2	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.7
4	2-2	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Peytyn Pyle	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.7
5	2-3	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.8
6	3-3	MERCER	SAMFRD	Serve err	Sammi Bergjans		+2.7
7	4-3	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Emma Sorensen	+3.7
8	4-4	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.8
9	5-4	MERCER	SAMFRD	Attack err	Avery Wilks		+2.8
10	5-5	SAMFRD	MERCER×3	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.8
11	5-6	MERCER	MERCER×3	Bad set	Alison Ohlinger		+4.0
12	5-7	MERCER	MERCER×3	Attack err	Ally Cordes		+4.0
13	6-7	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.8
14	6-8	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+3.1
15	7-8	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+2.9
16	7-9	SAMFRD	MERCER	Serve err	Samford		+3.2
17	8-9	MERCER	SAMFRD×4	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+3.0
18	9-9	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Blocked	Lara Matta	blk Peytyn Pyle, Maggie Kalisz	+4.3
19	10-9	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Attack err	Lara Matta		+4.4
20	11-9	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Attack err	Lara Matta		+4.3
21	11-10	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+3.0
22	11-11	MERCER	MERCER	Bad set	Alison Ohlinger		+4.5
23	12-11	MERCER	SAMFRD×5	Kill	Peytyn Pyle	set Sarah Frager	+3.5
24	13-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Blocked	Lara Matta	blk Alison Ohlinger, Peytyn Pyle	+4.6
25	14-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Ace	Maggie Kalisz	aced Emily Matias	+4.2
26	15-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Kill	Alison Ohlinger		+3.7
27	16-11	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Attack err	Avery Wilks		+3.0
28	16-12	SAMFRD	MERCER×5	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.7
29	16-13	MERCER	MERCER×5	Ace	Sammi Bergjans	aced Emma Sorensen	+3.0
30	16-14	MERCER	MERCER×5	Attack err	Ally Cordes		+3.9
31	16-15	MERCER	MERCER×5	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+4.8
32	16-16	MERCER	MERCER×5	Attack err	Brianna Hamilton		+5.6
33	17-16	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+4.4
34	17-17	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+4.4
35	18-17	MERCER	SAMFRD	Blocked	Avery Wilks	blk Peytyn Pyle	+4.7
36	18-18	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+4.7
37	19-18	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+5.0
38	20-18	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Blocked	Joselynn Sanjurjo	blk Maggie Kalisz, Janie Stinchcomb	+6.6
39	20-19	SAMFRD	MERCER×4	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+4.3
40	20-20	MERCER	MERCER×4	Bad set	Maggie Kalisz		+7.3
41	20-21	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo		+8.4
42	20-22	MERCER	MERCER×4	Ace	Emily Matias	aced Emma Sorensen	+8.4
43	21-22	MERCER	SAMFRD×5	Blocked	Taylor Timko	blk Janie Stinchcomb, Maggie Kalisz	+4.9
44	22-22	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Blocked	Joselynn Sanjurjo	blk Brianna Hamilton	+9.2
45	23-22	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Blocked	Joselynn Sanjurjo	blk Janie Stinchcomb, Maggie Kalisz	+11.1
46	24-22	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+10.3
47	25-22	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×5	Blocked	Lara Matta	blk Janie Stinchcomb	+6.8
Set 5
1	1-0	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+6.3
2	1-1	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+6.4
3	2-1	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+6.5
4	2-2	SAMFRD	MERCER×5	Blocked	Brianna Hamilton	blk Avery Wilks, Jasmine Calton	+6.6
5	2-3	MERCER	MERCER×5	Kill	Jasmine Calton	set Alison Ohlinger	+9.4
6	2-4	MERCER	MERCER×5	Blocked	Brianna Hamilton	blk Joselynn Sanjurjo, Jasmine Calton	+9.5
7	2-5	MERCER	MERCER×5	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+9.0
8	2-6	MERCER	MERCER×5	Ace	Brooke Kaoui	aced Ally Cordes	+8.0
9	3-6	MERCER	SAMFRD×4	Kill	Brianna Hamilton	set Alison Ohlinger	+4.8
10	4-6	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Ace	Brianna Hamilton	aced Lara Matta	+8.0
11	5-6	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Brianna Hamilton	+9.5
12	6-6	SAMFRD	SAMFRD×4	Attack err	Jasmine Calton		+10.6
13	6-7	SAMFRD	MERCER	Serve err	Samford		+8.5
14	6-8	MERCER	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+11.5
15	7-8	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+7.6
16	7-9	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+9.2
17	8-9	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Ally Cordes	set Alison Ohlinger	+8.0
18	8-10	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+9.8
19	9-10	MERCER	SAMFRD	Kill	Maggie Kalisz	set Alison Ohlinger	+8.4
20	10-10	SAMFRD	SAMFRD	Ace	Ally Cordes	aced Sarah Frager	+13.9
21	10-11	SAMFRD	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+11.8
22	10-12	MERCER	MERCER	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+15.8
23	11-12	MERCER	SAMFRD	Serve err	Sammi Bergjans		+9.2
24	11-13	SAMFRD	MERCER×3	Serve err	Samford		+13.3
25	11-14	MERCER	MERCER×3	Ace	Lara Matta	aced Emma Sorensen	+13.0
26	11-15	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+5.2

Score shown after each rally, Samford first. WP Δ = match win-probability points gained, colored by the team that gained them.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).

Mercer def. Samford 3–2

4 aces from Sammi Bergjans, and Mercer needed each of them.