University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

AIKEN, S.C. - University of South Carolina Aiken volleyball standout Kari Mercer has been named the South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Student-Athlete of the Month for September.

Mercer, a 5-6 libero from Hilliard, Ohio, guided the Pacers to a 12-2 month.

She accounted for 326 digs in 14 matches, averaging a league-best 6.39 digs per set. 

Mercer recorded a season-high 34 in the win over Limestone. She has recorded at least 20 digs in 12 times and has posted match-high efforts 13 times.

Mercer notched a season-high four aces in the wins over UNC Pembroke and West Alabama. She tallied a season-best eight assists in wins over Carson-Newman and Coker.

Mercer is third in the PBC in aces per set. 

The South Carolina Education Lottery USC Aiken Athletic Department Student-Athlete of the Month award honors one student-athlete each month from an in-season sport for their hard work and effort. Each month during the 2021-22 athletic year one winner will be chosen from an in-season sport.


 




September 2021 - Kari Mercer