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Women's soccer undefeated to start the season

The Mercer University women’s soccer team is off to a successful start this 2013 season. With one exhibition game and two contests behind them the team shows promise for another winning season ahead. On Aug. 13 the Bears opened the season with an exhibition match at Bear Field. They defeated Eastern ...

Men's basketball plays overseas

The Mercer University men’s basketball team recently embarked upon a trip to Europe to compete against professional and national teams as well as do service work with younger children. The team left the United States on Friday, Aug. 9 and returned on Monday, Aug. 19. During their 10-day excursion, ...

Men's soccer regroups after loss against South Carolina

Following a tough 1-0 loss against the University of South Carolina in their first competitive rivalry Sunday Aug. 18, the Mercer University men’s soccer team has since been preparing for future defeat.The exhibition game, which took place at Stone Stadium after nearly a two-hour rain delay, began ...

Bears emerge from hibernation

Mercer University is gearing up for its first football game in 72 years. Building a football program has been a main priority for the athletic department the last few years. The excitement started when Bobby Lamb was named head coach last year. After the 2012-2013 practice season, players, fans, ...

Women's Basketball helps in Ghana

An NCAA rule allows university athletic teams to take 10 extra days of practice should they take a foreign tour. “In all honesty I was being selfish; I wanted ten extra practice days this summer,” said women’s basketball head coach, Susie Gardner. “When we got to Ghana, I realized this is so ...

Cross Country starts off season on the right foot

The Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams are eager to hit the ground running as they look forward to an exciting 2013 season. Last season, the men’s team finished 12th place out of 26 teams in the NCAA South Regional Championships. This is the highest place finish in Mercer Bear history. Sophomore ...

Player Spotlight: John Russ

After a year of hard work and practice, redshirt freshman John Russ is more than ready for this season to start. Russ has recently earned the position of starting quarterback not only by his performance on the field, but by also serving as a leader to his teammates. He has high expectations this season ...

Women's soccer settling for no less than a championship win

  Following their fifth consecutive appearance in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament in the 2012 season, the Mercer women’s soccer team started the 2013 season Wednesday, Aug. 7. Since then, this year’s newly compiled team has been preparing for not only a repeat appearance in the Atlantic ...

Bar Set Higher for Volleyball This Season

With ten returning players and five new freshmen, the Mercer University volleyball team is looking forward to an exciting and challenging year. Senior Captain Emily Rochefort said the returning team members are talented leaders and players, and the new freshmen are strong volleyball players too. The ...

After a year, football ready to compete

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="495"] Photo Credit: Mercer Athletics[/caption] On Wednesday, July 31, the Mercer football team reported for preseason camp for the first time in 70 years. After a full year of practice and no competition, the Bears are looking forward to their first game on Aug. ...

Men's soccer prepares for another successful season

The Mercer men’s soccer team embarks on their season this fall as players begin reporting for preseason camp on Tuesday. Mercer hosts both Winthrop and Georgia Southern respectively for their own preseason tournaments Sept. 13 and 15.  The 2013 season will include 20 games, six of which are against ...

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Betts, Niemann named Male and Female Athlete of the Year

The Mercer Univerity Athletics Department announced its 2012-13 Outstanding Male and Female Student-Athletes of the Year at its third annual Big Bear Event held at Hawkins Arena on Saturday April 20. Seniors Will Betts and Kacie Niemann picked up the honors after four impressive years at Mercer University ...

Baseball takes No. 1 Ranking in Mid-Major Poll

After yet another successful week between the lines, the Mercer baseball team completed its season-long rise to the top of the charts to the No. 1 ranking in the most recent College Baseball Daily Top-25 Mid-Major Poll released earlier this week.  Mercer (32-11, 12-6 A-Sun) started the week off by ...

Men's golf places fifth in Atlantic Sun Conference

Reimers finishes ninth overall in the conference The Mercer men’s golf team finished off the season with a fifth place finish in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament. On day one of the tournament, Junior James Beale booked a 75 (+3) in to lead the Bears to a tie for fifth place on the team leaderboard.  ...

Softball skids to eighth in conference

Left battling for one of six spots in A-Sun Tournament In a disappointing weekend at home on Sikes Field, the Mercer softball team fell to Lipscomb in three straight match-ups, 8-0, 10-6 and 3-1, damaging the Bears’ postseason chances. On Saturday, Junior Randi Rea and freshman Natalie Shiver each ...

Men’s lacrosse trounces VMI

In their arguably most impressive performance this season, the Mercer men’s lacrosse team ended their five-game losing streak with a 16-8 dominating win over Virginia Military Institute on Sunday, April 14 in Lexington, Va. Junior Zack Ward and freshman Chris Baxa each had five points in the victory. After ...

Senior Spotlight: Will Betts

On Saturday, May 11, former men’s soccer player Will Betts will be graduating from the Stetson School of Business and Economics with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, but that is not all he will be taking away from Mercer. Successful would be an understatement in describing Betts’ career ...

Day in the Life: Hannah Noon

On a Thursday afternoon, sand volleyball player, Hannah Noon, sat down in Bear Necessities to study for her pre-calculus with a calm ease that carries over into the sand court. The freshman athlete and her partner recently qualified as one of the top five on the team, “There are seven teams of two ...