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The Mercer community was excited to see what the football team would do against the Auburn University Tigers after last year when they scored twice on the University of Alabama Crimson Tide, despite the odds. Playing a top SEC school has become a tradition for Mercer football and fans have been having a blast with it.
Mercer’s football team kicked off the 2022 season Saturday night in Five Star Stadium and secured their first win over Morehead State University, 63-13.
Women’s basketball head coach, Susie Gardner, distributed her book, “1, 2, 3 Team!,” to Bibb County first graders on Friday, August 12, 2022.
Beach Volleyball
The Bears were set to play Kennesaw State University for a midweek game on Wednesday, Apr. 6, but the game was canceled. Instead, Mercer hosted Furman University Saturday, Apr. 9 and Sunday, Apr. 10, going 2-1 in the games.
Women’s Tennis
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Women’s basketball had their most impressive season in the past three years but fell to the University of Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament 83-38 on March 19.
While students left for spring break, several Mercer sports teams continued to play, including beach volleyball, men's and women's tennis, and softball.
The women's basketball team entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed in the 2022 Southern Conference tournament and played No. 8 Western Carolina University on Mar. 3. Mercer defeated the Catamounts 85-46 and played Samford the next day. With a combined 38 points from Amoria Neal-Tysor and Shannon Titus, the Bears took down the Bulldogs 65-35 and punched a ticket to the SoCon championship game.
The women’s basketball team finished their regular season with a 64-55 win over Samford on Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Bears continued Southern Conference play with games against Western Carolina University on Thursday, Feb. 10 and the University of North Carolina Greensboro on Saturday, Feb. 12.
The Mercer men’s basketball team played Chattanooga in Tennessee Feb. 5, before playing them again at home Feb. 7. The Bears lost on Saturday 68-77, going 49% from the field, 36% from the three-point line, and 81.8% from the free-throw line as a team.
The Bears faced Samford University at Hawkins Arena on Jan. 29 and defeated the Bulldogs 73-66.
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After a tough loss to Alabama in the beginning of January, Mercer's men's tennis team bounced back and went on a four game winning streak. They played four teams over the weekend and came out winning all four matches and improved their record to 4-1.
The Mercer women’s tennis team started their season Jan. 21 with a loss against Stetson University 1-6. The Bears went on to play Florida State University Jan. 23 and lost a closer series against the Seminoles by a score of 3-4.
The Bears traveled to Alabama to face Samford on Wednesday, Jan. 26 and fell to the Bulldogs 61-75.
Solutions by The State News