Golden Eagles fall in four at Mercer

MACON, Ga. – Alayna Pierce delivered a match-high 21 kills, but Tennessee Tech volleyball came up short in a hard-fought four-set contest against Mercer on Saturday, falling 3-1 at Hawkins Arena. The Golden Eagles (9-10, 5-2 Ohio Valley Conference) battled back to even the match with a second-set victory before the Bears (11-8, 5-2 OVC) claimed the final two sets to secure the win, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 25-13. Pierce paced the Golden Eagles’ offensive effort with 21 kills on 58 attempts, adding 11 errors for a .172 hitting percentage. Her performance accounted for more than a third of Tech’s 53…