| Height: | 6-4 |
| Year: | Fr |
| Hometown: | Solana Beach, CA |
| High School: | Canyon Crest Academy |
| Position: | OH |
2017 (Volleyball)
Made an immediate impact in his first collegiate season, finishing third on the team in several categories, including points per set (2.4), total attempts (265) and kills per set (1.96)…as a true freshman he appeared in 54 sets over 21 matches… made his collegiate debut against the University of Mt. Olive (N.C.)(Jan. 9)…recorded 106 kills, hit at a .215 clip, had eight service aces and three assists…defensively, recorded 46 digs and 24 total blocks including 20 assists and four solo stops…finished with 128.0 total points…recorded four double-figure kill matches with a career-best 14 kills at Hope International (Mar. 14)…also supplied a career-best 15 points in the same match.
Canyon Crest Academy
Graduated in 2016 in San Diego, Calif….lettered in both volleyball and diving…broke the Palomar League record for diving…earned All-Academic Team honors in 2013 and 2016…garnered 400 kills his senior year…won Palomar League Championships in diving with the Ravens in 2014 and 2015…helped his team to win one of their toughest games in 2014, earning 14 kills in a row and 21 overall, which he states as his greatest personal sports moment…volunteered as a motivational speaker with his sister at local elementary and middle schools throughout high school.
Personal
Full name: Mason Mercer….born November 21, 1997 in La Jolla, Calif….parents are Beth and Scott Mercer…has one sister, Torrey…has two dogs…currently majoring in music production…chose Cal Lutheran because of the music production program and the volleyball coach…aspires to be a musician, music producer, or audio engineer.
Favorites
Movie: Spirited Away
Music: Disclosure, Halsey
Food: Chocolate, Grilled Cheese
Sports (Other): Basketball
Pro Teams: Misty May/Kerri Walsh, USA Men’s Volleyball
Pro Athlete: Karch Kiraly
Book: Inkheart
Magazine: AVP Magazine
Number: 21
Color: Blue
Super Hero: Spiderman
TV Shows: Avatar, Parks and Recreation
Video Game: Mario Kart, Donkey Kong
Quote: "Once you’ve met someone, you never really forget them. It just takes a while for the memories to return.”
Hobbies/Special Talents: Musician, motivational speaker
Something you would not know about him: His greatest passion is to become a famous musician
If he could travel anywhere it would be: Bora Bora
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 14 | at Hope International | L, 3-1 |
| Mar 29 | Concordia-Irvine | L, 3-0 |
| Mar 31 | at No. 6 UC Santa Cruz | L, 3-1 |
| Apr 1 | vs. Benedictine-Mesa (Ariz.) | W, 3-2 |
| Apr 1 | at No. 6 UC Santa Cruz | L, 3-0 |
| Apr 4 | Moorpark College | W, 3-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 17 | - | ||
| Sets | 48 | - | ||
| Kills | 99 | - | ||
| Kills per set | 2.06 | - | ||
| Errors | 44 | - | ||
| Total Attacks | 247 | - | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .223 | - | ||
| Assists | 3 | - | ||
| Assists per set | 0.06 | - | ||
| Service Aces | 7 | - | ||
| Service Errors | 11 | - | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.15 | - | ||
| Receptions | 110 | - | ||
| Reception Errors | 12 | - | ||
| Digs | 44 | - | ||
| Digs per set | 0.92 | - | ||
| Block Solo | 3 | - | ||
| Block Assist | 19 | - | ||
| Block Total | 22 | - | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.46 | - | ||
| Block Errors | 2 | - | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | - | ||
| Points | 118.5 | - | ||
| Points per set | 2.5 | - | ||
| Matches started | 11 | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9 | University of Mount Olive (N.C.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Jan 12 | No. 8 Vassar (N.Y.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Jan 20 | No. 2 SUNY New Paltz (N.Y.) | L, 3-1 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .273 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Jan 26 | at No. 15 CSU Northridge (Div. I) | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Jan 27 | at Concordia-Irvine | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 31 | Santa Monica City College | L, 3-1 | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Feb 3 | Moorpark College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -.250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Feb 10 | El Camino College | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Feb 11 | No. 4 UC Santa Cruz | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 16 | Hope International | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 18 | at Benedictine-Mesa (Ariz.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 18 | at Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Feb 24 | vs. Dominican (Ill.) | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 24 | at Wittenberg (Ohio) | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 25 | vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.) | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -.083 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Feb 25 | vs. Mount St. Joseph's (Ohio) | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Mar 6 | NAIA No. 10 Clarke (Iowa) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| Mar 9 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 10 | Benedictine-Mesa (Ariz.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | .222 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Mar 10 | No. 10 Wentworth (Mass.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 18 | .611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Mar 11 | Regis (Mass.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 27 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Mar 14 | at Hope International | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 26 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Mar 29 | Concordia-Irvine | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Mar 31 | at No. 6 UC Santa Cruz | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 25 | .080 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Apr 1 | vs. Benedictine-Mesa (Ariz.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 32 | .156 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Apr 1 | at No. 6 UC Santa Cruz | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Apr 4 | Moorpark College | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17 | 48 | 99 | 2.06 | 44 | 247 | .223 | 3 | 0.06 | 7 | 0.15 | 110 | 12 | 44 | 0.92 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 0.46 | 118.5 | 2.5 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 5 | 18 | .111 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 | 9.5 | 1.6 |
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| Home | 9 | 25 | 52 | 2.08 | 20 | 117 | .274 | 1 | 0.04 | 4 | 0.16 | 72 | 4 | 27 | 1.08 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.60 | 65.0 | 2.6 |
| Away | 5 | 15 | 32 | 2.13 | 11 | 82 | .256 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0.07 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 0.87 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.33 | 35.5 | 2.4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 13 | 48 | .042 | 1 | 0.13 | 2 | 0.25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 18.0 | 2.3 |
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| Wins | 3 | 13 | 32 | 2.46 | 14 | 77 | .234 | 1 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.23 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1.00 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.54 | 39.0 | 3.0 |
| Losses | 14 | 35 | 67 | 1.91 | 30 | 170 | .218 | 2 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.11 | 105 | 12 | 31 | 0.89 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.43 | 79.5 | 2.3 |
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| January | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 7 | 34 | .206 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.22 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 | 17.0 | 1.9 |
| February | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 11 | 30 | -.200 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 7.0 | 1.2 |
| March | 7 | 25 | 63 | 2.52 | 16 | 139 | .338 | 2 | 0.08 | 2 | 0.08 | 51 | 4 | 29 | 1.16 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0.68 | 75.0 | 3.0 |
| April | 2 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 10 | 44 | .159 | 1 | 0.13 | 2 | 0.25 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 19.5 | 2.4 |