Mercer vs Chattanooga Volleyball: Mercer Wins 3-0 (Nov 6)

FinalFri, Nov 6, 2026ESPN+

3:0

RallyIQ pre-match: Mercer 60.6% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Nov 6, 4:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Mercer won at Chattanooga 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-23) on Fri, Nov 6, 2026. Mercer's Joselynn Sanjurjo and Lara Matta led with 14 kills each, and Sammi Bergjans added 9 digs.

Data through Nov 10, 6:20 PM CT · final Nov 6

Set	1	2	3	Sets
MERCER	25	25	25	3
CHAT	16	18	23	0

Match story · written from the play-by-play

.500 and 14 kills for Joselynn Sanjurjo as Mercer rolled past Chattanooga.

Win probability never moved more than 4.1 points on one rally; Chattanooga topped out at 42% in Set 1. Mercer went in as RallyIQ's 61% pick.

MercerChattanooga

Break %+17.7 pts
39.722.0
On serve: 29/73 against 13/59 (Chattanooga sideout 60.3%).
Hitting+.220
.377.157
50 kills, 10 errors vs 33 kills, 17 errors.

Chattanooga above 50Mercer belowMax swing 4.1%

MercerChattanooga

Aces: Mercer 3·Chattanooga 1
Serve err: Mercer 11·Chattanooga 5
Blocks: Mercer 5·Chattanooga 30 BS · 10 BA vs 1 BS · 4 BA
Digs: Mercer 43·Chattanooga 37

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Chattanooga above 50 · Mercer below

Biggest swing: 4.1% to Mercer — set 3, MERCER 25-23 CHAT. Kill by Taylor Timko (set by Sammi Bergjans). CHAT win probability 4% → 0%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MERCER 63.5%36.5% CHAT

Mercer wins

3-0

19.1%

3-1

24.3%

3-2

20.0%

Chattanooga wins

3-0

7.6%

3-1

13.1%

3-2

15.7%

MERCER break %: 45.9% vs this opp
CHAT break %: 43.2% 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
Taylor TimkoKill+4.1%
Kill by Taylor Timko (set by Sammi Bergjans)
Set 3 · MERCER 25-23 CHAT · MERCER 96% → 100%
02
Joselynn SanjurjoKill+3.1%
Kill by Joselynn Sanjurjo (set by Sammi Bergjans)
Set 3 · MERCER 24-22 CHAT · MERCER 95% → 98%
03
Lara MattaAttack error+2.4%
Attack error by Lara Matta
Set 3 · MERCER 23-22 CHAT · CHAT 3% → 5%
04
Lara MattaKill+2.3%
Kill by Lara Matta (set by Sarah Frager)
Set 1 · MERCER 3-2 CHAT · MERCER 60% → 62%
05
Sophia GarridoKill+2.3%
Kill by Sophia Garrido (set by Ashley Reynolds)
Set 1 · MERCER 0-1 CHAT · CHAT 39% → 42%
06
Joselynn SanjurjoKill+2.3%
Kill by Joselynn Sanjurjo
Set 1 · MERCER 4-2 CHAT · MERCER 62% → 65%
07
Jasmine Calton&Joselynn SanjurjoBlock+2.2%
Bailey Burgess stuffed by Jasmine Calton & Joselynn Sanjurjo
Set 1 · MERCER 5-2 CHAT · MERCER 65% → 67%
08
Lara MattaKill+2.1%
Kill by Lara Matta (set by Sammi Bergjans)
Set 3 · MERCER 22-19 CHAT · MERCER 96% → 98%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Merceraway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BA	BLK	PTS
3Joselynn SanjurjoMB	3	14	3	22	.500	1	0	1	3	0	3	1.5	15.5
20Lara MattaOH	3	14	4	32	.313	0	0	1	6	0	2	1	15
19Taylor TimkoOH	3	7	2	19	.263	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	7
7Avery WilksMB	3	6	0	11	.545	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	7
14Jasmine CaltonMB	3	5	1	9	.444	0	0	0	3	0	3	1.5	6.5
8Sammi BergjansS	3	4	0	11	.364	42	1	3	9	0	0	0	5
9Aubri MartinL/DS	3	0	0	1	.000	0	2	2	8	0	0	0	2
21Sarah FragerL/DS	3	0	0	1	.000	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	0
6Brooke KaouiL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
11Emily MatiasOH	3	0	0	0	–	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0
15Brooklyn PalmerOH	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Team totals		50	10	106	.377	45	3	11	43	1	10	5	75

Chattanoogahome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
23Gracie RoseOH	3	7	2	27	.185	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	1.5	8.5
11Kynli KirkendollMB	3	6	2	18	.222	1	0	1	5	1	0	1	0.5	6.5
5Jordin GlassMB	3	6	4	15	.133	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	6
16Ashley ReynoldsS	3	1	0	1	1.000	17	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
0Bailey BurgessMB	2	4	2	8	.250	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	4.5
12Sophia GarridoOH	2	4	3	11	.091	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4
4Mallory MerzS	3	0	0	0	–	12	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
9Caiti BarthelL/DS	3	0	0	1	.000	1	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0
2Ryan OdenL/DS	3	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
15Destiny WigginsOH	2	0	1	2	-.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.5	0.5
21Finley HilliardL/DS	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
39Elena VukmanovOH	1	3	1	11	.182	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	3
6Delaney WingenbachOH	1	2	2	7	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
17Caroline PetersonL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		33	17	102	.157	31	1	5	37	3	1	4	3	57

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.

Mercer vs Chattanooga

Season series · Mercer leads 2-0

Thu, Nov 5, 2026Mercer at Chattanooga · Mercer won 3-2Result →
Fri, Nov 6, 2026Mercer at Chattanooga · Mercer won 3-0This match

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 4 MERCER · CHAT 4

Set 1

25-16

Longest run 4 MERCERCHAT 2

Set 2

25-18

Longest run 3 MERCERCHAT 4

Set 3

25-23

Longest run 4 MERCERCHAT 3

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

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Mercer

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	82%9/11	46%6/13
2	82%9/11	25%3/12
3	58%7/12	53%8/15
4	78%7/9	30%3/10
5	88%7/8	42%5/12
6	88%7/8	36%4/11
All	78%46/59	40%29/73

Chattanooga

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	64%9/14	20%2/10
2	42%8/19	18%2/11
3	70%7/10	20%2/10
4	64%7/11	36%4/11
5	70%7/10	22%2/9
6	67%6/9	13%1/8
All	60%44/73	22%13/59

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 (3 of 3 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

132 rallies

#	MERCER-CHAT	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	CHAT	CHAT	Kill	Sophia Garrido	set Ashley Reynolds	+2.3
2	1-1	CHAT	MERCER	Blocked	Jordin Glass	blk Jasmine Calton, Avery Wilks	+1.9
3	1-2	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Sophia Garrido	set Ashley Reynolds	+2.0
4	2-2	CHAT	MERCER×4	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.9
5	3-2	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sarah Frager	+2.3
6	4-2	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo		+2.3
7	5-2	MERCER	MERCER×4	Blocked	Bailey Burgess	blk Jasmine Calton, Joselynn Sanjurjo	+2.2
8	5-3	MERCER	CHAT	Attack err	Gracie Rose		+1.7
9	6-3	CHAT	MERCER×3	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.8
10	7-3	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.0
11	8-3	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.8
12	8-4	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Gracie Rose	set Caiti Barthel	+1.3
13	8-5	CHAT	CHAT	Attack err	Joselynn Sanjurjo		+1.9
14	9-5	CHAT	MERCER	Serve err	Mallory Merz		+1.7
15	9-6	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Kynli Kirkendoll	set Mallory Merz	+1.6
16	10-6	CHAT	MERCER	Serve err	Gracie Rose		+1.8
17	10-7	MERCER	CHAT	Serve err	Joselynn Sanjurjo		+1.6
18	11-7	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.8
19	11-8	MERCER	CHAT	Serve err	Sammi Bergjans		+1.6
20	12-8	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Jasmine Calton	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.8
21	12-9	MERCER	CHAT	Bad set	Avery Wilks		+1.6
22	13-9	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.9
23	13-10	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Gracie Rose	set Ashley Reynolds	+1.7
24	14-10	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.9
25	14-11	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Sophia Garrido	set Ashley Reynolds	+1.7
26	15-11	CHAT	MERCER×4	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.0
27	16-11	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.0
28	17-11	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.5
29	18-11	MERCER	MERCER×4	Attack err	Kynli Kirkendoll		+1.0
30	18-12	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Gracie Rose	set Ashley Reynolds	+0.6
31	19-12	CHAT	MERCER	Attack err	Jordin Glass		+0.8
32	20-12	MERCER	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+0.6
33	20-13	MERCER	CHAT	Serve err	Brooke Kaoui		+0.3
34	20-14	CHAT	CHAT	Kill	Jordin Glass	set Ashley Reynolds	+0.5
35	21-14	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Sammi Bergjans		+0.7
36	21-15	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Jordin Glass	set Ashley Reynolds	+0.3
37	22-15	CHAT	MERCER	Attack err	Jordin Glass		+0.6
38	22-16	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Bailey Burgess	set Ashley Reynolds	+0.2
39	23-16	CHAT	MERCER×3	Kill	Jasmine Calton	set Sammi Bergjans	+0.4
40	24-16	MERCER	MERCER×3	Blocked	Bailey Burgess	blk Lara Matta, Joselynn Sanjurjo	+0.2
41	25-16	MERCER	MERCER×3	Blocked	Sophia Garrido	blk Joselynn Sanjurjo, Jasmine Calton	·
Set 2
1	1-0	MERCER	MERCER×3	Blocked	Delaney Wingenbach	blk Avery Wilks, Lara Matta	+2.0
2	2-0	MERCER	MERCER×3	Attack err	Sophia Garrido		+2.0
3	3-0	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.9
4	3-1	MERCER	CHAT	Serve err	Sarah Frager		+1.5
5	4-1	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.6
6	5-1	MERCER	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo		+1.8
7	5-2	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Gracie Rose	set Ashley Reynolds	+1.3
8	6-2	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.5
9	6-3	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Kynli Kirkendoll	set Ashley Reynolds	+1.4
10	7-3	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Emily Matias	+1.5
11	7-4	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Kynli Kirkendoll	set Ashley Reynolds	+1.4
12	8-4	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.5
13	8-5	MERCER	CHAT	Serve err	Brooke Kaoui		+1.4
14	9-5	CHAT	MERCER×3	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.5
15	10-5	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.7
16	11-5	MERCER	MERCER×3	Attack err	Delaney Wingenbach		+1.4
17	11-6	MERCER	CHAT	Serve err	Sammi Bergjans		+0.9
18	12-6	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Jasmine Calton	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.1
19	12-7	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Delaney Wingenbach	set Ashley Reynolds	+0.9
20	13-7	CHAT	MERCER×3	Kill	Sammi Bergjans		+1.1
21	14-7	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.1
22	15-7	MERCER	MERCER×3	Ace	Aubri Martin	aced Kynli Kirkendoll	+0.8
23	15-8	MERCER	CHAT	Serve err	Aubri Martin		+0.5
24	16-8	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Jasmine Calton	set Sammi Bergjans	+0.6
25	16-9	MERCER	CHAT×4	Kill	Kynli Kirkendoll	set Ashley Reynolds	+0.4
26	16-10	CHAT	CHAT×4	Attack err	Lara Matta		+0.7
27	16-11	CHAT	CHAT×4	Ace	Mallory Merz	aced Sarah Frager	+1.0
28	16-12	CHAT	CHAT×4	Blocked	Joselynn Sanjurjo	blk Gracie Rose	+1.4
29	17-12	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.5
30	17-13	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Gracie Rose	set Mallory Merz	+1.1
31	17-14	CHAT	CHAT	Blocked	Taylor Timko	blk Kynli Kirkendoll, Destiny Wiggins	+1.8
32	18-14	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.9
33	19-14	MERCER	MERCER	Attack err	Destiny Wiggins		+1.8
34	19-15	MERCER	CHAT	Attack err	Taylor Timko		+1.0
35	20-15	CHAT	MERCER	Attack err	Kynli Kirkendoll		+1.4
36	20-16	MERCER	CHAT	Attack err	Lara Matta		+1.0
37	21-16	CHAT	MERCER×3	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.4
38	22-16	MERCER	MERCER×3	Attack err	Jordin Glass		+1.0
39	23-16	MERCER	MERCER×3	Kill	Avery Wilks	set Sammi Bergjans	+0.5
40	23-17	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Delaney Wingenbach	set Ashley Reynolds	+0.1
41	24-17	CHAT	MERCER	Attack err	Sophia Garrido		+0.3
42	24-18	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Sophia Garrido	set Ashley Reynolds	+0.1
43	25-18	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Sammi Bergjans	set Joselynn Sanjurjo	+0.1
Set 3
1	0-1	CHAT	CHAT	Blocked	Jasmine Calton	blk Bailey Burgess, Gracie Rose	+1.3
2	1-1	CHAT	MERCER	Serve err	Mallory Merz		+1.0
3	1-2	MERCER	CHAT×3	Kill	Jordin Glass	set Mallory Merz	+1.1
4	1-3	CHAT	CHAT×3	Attack err	Lara Matta		+1.3
5	1-4	CHAT	CHAT×3	Kill	Elena Vukmanov	set Mallory Merz	+1.3
6	2-4	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.0
7	2-5	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Bailey Burgess	set Mallory Merz	+1.1
8	3-5	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.0
9	3-6	MERCER	CHAT	Serve err	Emily Matias		+1.1
10	4-6	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Sammi Bergjans		+1.1
11	5-6	MERCER	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.4
12	5-7	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Kynli Kirkendoll	set Mallory Merz	+1.2
13	6-7	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.2
14	7-7	MERCER	MERCER	Attack err	Gracie Rose		+1.5
15	7-8	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Gracie Rose	set Mallory Merz	+1.3
16	8-8	CHAT	MERCER	Serve err	Kynli Kirkendoll		+1.2
17	9-8	MERCER	MERCER	Ace	Sammi Bergjans	aced Elena Vukmanov	+1.5
18	9-9	MERCER	CHAT	Serve err	Sammi Bergjans		+1.3
19	10-9	CHAT	MERCER	Attack err	Gracie Rose		+1.3
20	10-10	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Jordin Glass	set Mallory Merz	+1.3
21	11-10	CHAT	MERCER	Serve err	Gracie Rose		+1.3
22	11-11	MERCER	CHAT	Serve err	Aubri Martin		+1.4
23	12-11	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.4
24	12-12	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Elena Vukmanov	set Mallory Merz	+1.4
25	13-12	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.4
26	13-13	MERCER	CHAT	Serve err	Lara Matta		+1.5
27	14-13	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.5
28	14-14	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Ashley Reynolds		+1.5
29	15-14	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.6
30	15-15	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Jordin Glass	set Ashley Reynolds	+1.6
31	16-15	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.6
32	16-16	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Jordin Glass	set Mallory Merz	+1.7
33	17-16	CHAT	MERCER×4	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.7
34	18-16	MERCER	MERCER×4	Ace	Aubri Martin	aced Caiti Barthel	+2.1
35	19-16	MERCER	MERCER×4	Attack err	Elena Vukmanov		+1.8
36	20-16	MERCER	MERCER×4	Kill	Jasmine Calton	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.5
37	20-17	MERCER	CHAT×3	Kill	Bailey Burgess	set Mallory Merz	+0.9
38	20-18	CHAT	CHAT×3	Attack err	Joselynn Sanjurjo		+1.5
39	20-19	CHAT	CHAT×3	Kill	Elena Vukmanov	set Kynli Kirkendoll	+2.1
40	21-19	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.1
41	22-19	MERCER	MERCER	Kill	Lara Matta	set Sammi Bergjans	+2.1
42	22-20	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Bailey Burgess	set Mallory Merz	+1.2
43	23-20	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+1.8
44	23-21	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Kynli Kirkendoll	set Ashley Reynolds	+1.1
45	23-22	CHAT	CHAT	Attack err	Lara Matta		+2.4
46	24-22	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Joselynn Sanjurjo	set Sammi Bergjans	+3.1
47	24-23	MERCER	CHAT	Kill	Gracie Rose	set Ashley Reynolds	+1.9
48	25-23	CHAT	MERCER	Kill	Taylor Timko	set Sammi Bergjans	+4.1

Score shown after each rally, Mercer 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. Chattanooga 3–0

.500 and 14 kills for Joselynn Sanjurjo as Mercer rolled past Chattanooga.