The fifth seeded Mercer sand volleyball team was eliminated from the Atlantic Sun Tournament on Saturday after dropping 3-2 decisions to No. 4 Florida Gulf Coast and No. 3 Jacksonville at the Dolphin Beach Volleyball Courts. Mercer (0-17) saw its season conclude while FGCU (5-9) and Jacksonville (6-16) ...
Mercer junior attackman Zack Ward had an impressive game on Saturday, netting four goals on six shots as the men’s lacrosse team dropped a 15-9 decision to Air Force at the Moye Lacrosse Complex. A week before the Air Force match-up, the Bears dropped another close one to first-year program High Point ...
Fail to capitalize at North Florida After an impressive 10-1 win against then No. 12 ranked Georgia Tech and taking the first game against North Florida in a 5-4 thriller, the Mercer baseball team dropped their next two matches to the University of North Florida making it the Bears’ first weekend ...
Mercer University seniors Richie Edmondson of the men’s soccer team and Charlayna Braxton of the women’s volleyball team were both recognized as National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-Americans as released by the organization Wednesday afternoon. The prestigious national honor ...
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced its Division I All-District teams on Tuesday, with Mercer senior guard Travis Smith among the 242 national honorees. Smith was named a second team selection in District 3, comprised of teams in the Atlantic Sun and Big South Conferences. Smith ...
The Mercer women’s golf team recently took home the title at the MSU Invitational. After day one, Mercer junior Lacey Fears and senior Kaitlin Marrin each fired 71 to help the Mercer women’s golf team wrap up opening play at the MSU Invitational atop the team standings. Mercer’s team score ...
Despite dropping a weekend series for the first time all season, the Mercer baseball team jumped up into the No. 6 position in the most recent College Baseball Daily Top-25 Mid-Major Poll released earlier this week. Mercer did drop two-of-three at North Florida this past weekend, but offset that with ...
Amiee Frutchey, former member of the volleyball team, graduated last May with a Global Health degree from Mercer and is currently working as a Clinical Research Coordinator for Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston in Cambridge, MA. As soon as she graduated, Frutchey moved to the beach town of Kailua in ...
Emily Brett, a sand volleyball player and biomedical engineering major, is rarely frazzled by the daily stresses of balancing engineering classes and sand volleyball. Surprisingly, Brett braces her busiest day of the week, which is Tuesday, with a calm ease. On Tuesday Brett wakes up at 6:30 a.m. to ...
The Mercer softball team went 1-2 this weekend at home against Florida Gulf Coast. In Saturday’s double-header, the Bears earned a split with the Eagles, but on Sunday, Mercer was unable to overcome a nine-run fifth inning, giving FGCU the 15-7 win at Sikes Field. In the first game on Saturday, the ...
Left-handed pitcher for Mercer’s baseball team, David Randall hopes to work for the financial management company, Merrill Lynch after completing his last season playing for the Bears. Randall achieved a BA in marketing and business management last fall. He began working on his MBA at Mercer in January. The ...
During halftime of the Michigan versus Syracuse semifinal game, Jakob Gollon, junior forward for the Mercer men’s basketball team was officially honored with a spot on the All State National Association of Basketball Coaches Good Works Team. The award recognizes a unique group of men’s college basketball ...
The Mercer softball team traveled to Deland, Fla. last weekend where they went 2-1 with Stetson on Patricia Wilson Softball Field. They dropped game one in a disappointing 8-4 game, but came back and won the next two 8-4, 12-4. The Bears started off slow in the first game on Saturday and weren’t able ...
The Mercer baseball team has gone 3-3 in their last six contests. The first of the six-game stretch was against in-state and conference rival Kennesaw State. Mercer fell 5-4 to close out a 2-1 series victory. After the loss to Kennesaw State, the Bears played a pair of games against Georgia State. Mercer ...
In just their second season as a competitive team, the Mercer sand volleyball team is off to a rough start. Losing in their first seven contests, the team looks to regroup and claim that all-important first win. Despite the dismal record, the team has had some quality performances from several members ...
The Mercer men’s lacrosse team dropped two more games in this past week of play. On March 16, the Bears traveled up to Louisville, Ky. where they lost to Bellarmine in a 12-5 match-up. Four days later, they dropped a 12-11 hard-fought game in Riverdale, N.Y. against Manhattan. In the first game, junior ...
With the season coming to an end, Mercer University’s Wrestling Club had a strong finish to a good year. Along with breaking several personal records, the team ended their season with numerous wins and achievements. The NCWA National Duals were held at the Northwest Georgia Convention Center in Dalton, ...
Former cross country runner Annie Brackett ran for Coach Ryan Bailey during her undergrad at Mercer University. Brackett did not begin running cross country until her sophomore year at Mercer. She ran leisurely in high school, but did not become serious until she entered college. When she came to college, ...
Team fails to advance out of first round of Women’s Basketball Invitational The Mercer women’s basketball team’s record-breaking season came to an end on Thursday, March 21 in Hawkins Arena. McNeese State upset the Bears 82-70 in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational. Before ...
The Mercer men’s basketball recently played in the General Shale Atlantic Sun Championship. Despite the ultimate goal of winning the tournament and receiving a bid to the big dance, the Bears came out on the short end of the stick in the championship match. The first game of the tournament for Mercer ...
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