The Mercer Maniacs hosted a paint up event last Saturday, August 30, in support of the football team before their home opener against Presbyterian College.The club, founded in 2012 as Hoffman's Hooligans, painted up willing participants during the tailgate on Black Field. Participants could opt ...
Mercer football started off its season with a 15-10 loss at home against Presbyterian College on Saturday. The team's opening home match marked their first official result after their season opener against the University of California-Davis ended in a 'no contest,' and did not contribute ...
The football season opener for the No. 11 Bears against No. 7 University of California–Davis was deemed a “no contest” as lightning forced the end of the game. Neither team will be awarded a win or loss for the game, statistics for the game have been voided and there will be no attempt to finish ...
Men’s and women’s soccer begin their respective seasons this week hoping to bounce back after losing many key players, but optimistic at their chances for deeper playoff runs after recent streaks of success. It was a summer of change for Mercer soccer, both on and off the pitch. Betts Stadium, ...
During the summer break, three Mercer baseball players signed deals with Major League Baseball clubs. Ely Brown ‘27 was drafted by the Chicago White Sox, Bradley Frye ‘25 signed with the San Diego Padres and Colton Cosper ‘25 signed with the New York Mets.The baseball team ended the 2025 season ...
Last school year, the football, softball, women’s lacrosse and volleyball teams set a high standard for excellence in the athletic category. All four teams won their conferences, with softball and lacrosse taking home SoCon championships and volleyball making it to the SoCon championship game. From ...
The Ford Concert Series lineup for the 2025 football season has been released ahead of the start of the season. The season's five home games will see seven different performers play on Black Field.Aug. 30: Ole 60 will perform at 6:00 p.m.Sept. 30: Ying Yang Twins with David J and Charly Reynolds ...
Mercer Athletics and Macon-Bibb County announced on Tuesday that the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC will use Macon as its base camp leading up to the 2025 Club World Cup, which starts in mid-June.Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller heralded the news as a boon for the county and highlighted ...
Softball made history by winning the first Southern Conference title in school history after beating the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (41-15, 15-5 SoCon), 5-2, in the SoCon championship game on Saturday, May 10. The historic victory came after the team (38-24, 11-9 SoCon) dominated in the ...
Women’s lacrosse took down High Point University to win their fourth-straight Big South Championship title on Sunday, beating the Panthers, 16-8. The team is now on their way to their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance after finishing the season with a 12-7 record, including a 7-1 record against Big South opponents.
Mercer football players Myles Redding '25 and TJ Moore '25 were both invited to rookie camps to display their talents for NFL teams following the end of last week's NFL Draft. Both players went undrafted after declaring for the draft earlier this year. The purpose of these camps are to ...
Women’s lacrosse clinched a share of the Big South regular season title this past Saturday, April 26, with a 19-1 win against Longwood University (1-14, 1-7 Big South) in Farmville, Va.The Orange and Black put on an offensive masterclass against the Lancers, outshooting them by 34 shots while holding ...
Chad Sutton stepped down as Mercer’s volleyball head coach to accept the same position at Appalachian State University on April 11 after leading the program to its first-ever outright regular season championship. The Mountaineers compete in the Sun Belt Conference."The Mercer Athletics family ...
Beach volleyball (23-11, 3-3 Sun Belt) competes today in the Sun Belt Conference, and will face off in the first round of the conference championship. The Orange and Black will face off against the University of Louisiana-Monroe (13-20, 2-4 Sun Belt) in Foley, Ala., coming in as the No. 4 seed, while ...
Men’s tennis closed out their season with a 4-0 loss to eventual champions Samford University in the 2025 Southern Conference Championship semifinals in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Friday.Despite coming into the tournament on a hot streak, winning eight of their last 10 matches, Mercer could not contain ...
SoftballSeniors for Mercer's softball team were celebrated this past week before the last game of the three-game series against Western Carolina University. The players celebrated were catcher Lillian Wilkerson, pitcher Madi Wicker, outfielder Sydney Harris, infielder Emma Dorval, outfielder Laura ...
Softball (22-22, 3-8 Southern Conference) was in action for games against Kennesaw State University (10-33) at home, and a three-game series against SoCon opponent East Tennessee State University (14-29, 3-9 SoCon) in Johnson City, Tenn.The game against Kennesaw was a 3-1 victory, which broke an 11-year ...
Men’s tennis is off to their best start to a season in years, currently sitting at a record of 9-6 and on a five-game win streak. The team is undefeated in Southern Conference play this season, amassing a 5-0 record against conference foes.The team got off to a rough start, though, falling 7-0 to ...
Mercer softball (19-21, 1-7 SoCon) upset No. 16 University of Georgia (25-13), 5-2, on Wednesday, April 2 for the team's first top-25 win since 2018. The win pushed Mercer to a 6-1 record against in-state universities this season, and came just a week after the Bears took down Georgia Tech in Atlanta.For ...
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