KSU’s seniors came through Saturday, helping the Owls volleyball team to wrap its season with a hard-fought, 3-2, win over rival Mercer and clinch a spot in the Atlantic Sun Tournament, which will be hosted by KSU this weekend.
Emily Bean registered a double-double (14 kills, 10 digs), Camille Pedraza had 29 digs and Sara Metroka registered 54 assists in the contest.
The Owls (13-15, 8-10 A-Sun) were taken to five sets by a scrappy Mercer squad that was looking for its first conference victory.
“It’s really exciting,” Pedraza said. “They’re our rivals, so we don’t like playing them, but we like beating them. It was a fun and good way to go out.”
KSU will face Lipscomb at 7:30 on Thursday in the Convocation Center for its opening match in the postseason.
“We’re going to do the same thing we always do: keep practicing hard and focus on our side of the net,” Metroka said. “We will think about the other team, but our focus will be on nus getting better and continue improving.”
