Since men's basketball’s unprecedented run in the 2014 NCAA tournament, the program has not found much consistent success. Since that storied season and before this year, the Bears have had just three winning records in conference play, the last coming in the 2019-20 season. But this season, things looked different.
Women’s tennis opened the 2025-26 spring season with a 2-2 record through its first four matches, besting Florida A&M University and the College of Charleston while falling short to Clemson University and Georgia State University.
Mercer softball will start their 40th season Friday after a historic 2025 season that featured the program's first ever Southern Conference championship and an NCAA tournament berth.
Mercer women’s lacrosse opens its season at home against Virginia Tech on Friday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m.
Mercer men’s tennis is looking for their first win this season in a home matchup against Jacksonville State University on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 10 a.m. The Bears fell 6-1 to the Gamecocks last season, and are looking for their first win against the team since the 2018-2019 season.
Mercer baseball opens the season at home on Friday, Feb. 13, hosting Troy University at OrthoGeorgia Park with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. The three-game series against the Trojans will continue throughout the weekend with games on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
Men’s lacrosse begins its 2026 season against Hampton University in the season opener at home at 11 a.m on Saturday, Jan. 31. The Bears have faced the Pirates in two consecutive seasons and have won both times, outscoring their opponent by a combined 43-8.
Women’s basketball (12-6, 2-1 Southern Conference) defeated Samford University (8-12, 1-2 SoCon) in Hawkins Arena on Saturday, 76-67.
Men’s basketball (10-7, 2-2 Southern Conference) held off Wofford College (11-6, 3-1 SoCon) on Saturday, winning 109-97 at home.
Men’s basketball (8-5) has defied expectations early this season as it has racked up eight wins through its first 13 games, its most since 2021-22. Ahead of Head Coach Ryan Ridder’s second season at the helm, the team was selected to finish eighth in the preseason coaches’ poll, but it currently sits tied for fourth place going into Southern Conference play.
From the sporting spotlight to the stage, Stephen O’Hearn '26 is a student-athlete at Mercer University who ditched his cleats and picked up a script in a dramatic change of career path after graduating college. Standing on set, he waits in eager anticipation for the director’s action call, with the same excitement he used to have to hear the referee’s whistle during his college soccer career.
Joel Taylor will take over Mercer's football program, Mercer Athletics announced on Thursday, after former head coach Mike Jacobs left Macon for the University of Toledo.
Men's basketballMen’s basketball (7-2) is riding a five game win streak and an undefeated record at home, a month into the season. Newcomers are shining bright on the court after the team experienced heavy turnover last season with only five players returning to the squad. The team fields ...
Mercer football’s season ended in the second round of the FCS Playoffs on Saturday as the Bears were shut out 47-0 at home by the University of South Dakota. The loss capped a Southern Conference-winning season in which Mercer went 9-4 overall and advanced to the second round of the playoffs as the No. 6-ranked team in the FCS.
Superstitions are as old as sports themselves. From lucky socks to pregame rituals, athletes and coaches often cling to routines that seem to bring good fortune. But Mercer football may have stumbled into one of the most unusual good luck traditions in recent memory: one that starts not on the field, but over the phone.
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