Patricia-Anne Upson, more commonly referred to as PA, is Mercer senior and player for Mercer’s women’s soccer team. Having participated in many different activities during her time here at Mercer, Upson is a well-rounded student athlete who loves her sport and her teammates. With plans to go on ...
Bears beat Tennessee in first round, lose to BYU in second March Madness is in full swing and the Mercer men’s basketball team has made a push to make themselves known in the midst of it all. After failing to secure a conference championship and an NCAA tournament bid, the team received a bid to ...
Team begins quest towards conference tournament championship, NCAAs The Mercer men’s basketball team was riding high going into their final four contests of the season. With the stresses of winning the regular season conference championship as well as taking the No. 1 seed going into the 2013 General ...
With a strong motivation to excel in both athletics and academics, baseball player Derrick Workman manages his busy schedule with steadfast determination. Workman is a right fielder for the Mercer men’s baseball team. “It’s a privilege to play,” Workman said. As a junior majoring in communications ...
Athletes are human, not gods, therefore athletes are flawed, not perfect. I love watching sports on television just as much as the next person, but in today’s society, athletes are being looked up to in an unhealthy fashion. Children and adults alike look up to these figures and see them for what ...
In the Mercer Bears Classic last weekend, the Mercer softball team did not have their best showing in the 2-3 outcome. To kick off the Mercer Bears Classic, the Bears went 1-1 falling first to Central Arkansas 8-5 in 10 innings and then picking up a nice 13-5 win over Northern Kentucky in game two. Mercer ...
In this 2013 season, junior midfielder Harry Baker has proven to be an important asset to the Mercer men’s lacrosse team. The industrial management major has learned how to manage being an exceptional student athlete by shining in the classroom and on the field. So far this season, he’s scored four ...
After a perfect 5-0 week on the diamond, the Mercer baseball team continues its methodical climb up the ranks to the number 7 slot in this week’s College Baseball Daily Top-25 Mid-Major Poll as well as an even more impressive ranking in the NCBWA Division I Top-30 Poll where the Bears are ranked ...
The Mercer women’s basketball team has a had a more than successful season this year. On the strength of 19 wins, the team posted the nation’s best turnaround when compared to their six wins during the 2011-12 season. After placing third in the regular season, the Bears now set their sights on the ...
The Mercer men’s lacrosse team dropped a close one to Towson in overtime last week in Unitas Stadium. Freshman attack Chris Baxa led the team with four goals in the 9-8 loss. Mercer’s loss dropped the team to 1-2 on the season. Towson set the tempo with a 10-yard shot from inside the box with ...
Baseball coach Craig Gibson, who has coached at Mercer for 10 years sat down, with The Cluster to talk about the baseball team’s recent success and the importance of team chemistry. Six crucial seniors will graduate from the team this year. Cluster: What is a typical day for an NCAA Division I baseball ...
Under new coach Kyle Hannan, the Mercer men’s lacrosse team started off their season with an impressive win, downing Rollins 13-3 in the official opening of the Moye Football & Lacrosse Complex. For the first time in the program’s history, Mercer lacrosse opened up with a victory. Along with that ...
The Mercer baseball team is turning heads as they beat Ohio State, St. Johns and Notre Dame en route to winning the Snowbird Baseball Classic. In the first game against Ohio State, the Buckeyes took the early lead on an RBI groundout in the first inning to go ahead 1-0. Ohio State was able to tack on ...
The Mercer women’s golf team has been turning heads of late as they jumped in the national rankings to 78, which is the highest ever ranking for the women’s golf program in school history. At the Hurricane Invitational hosted by the University of Miami, the Bears were able to propel themselves to ...
Experienced head softball coach, James DeFeo has started the new softball season with big plans in mind for the team. DeFeo has been coaching for over 20 years and this is his second year as a head coach at Mercer University. DeFeo took a spare moment to speak with The Cluster about the starting season, ...
Conference play nears end with important games looming Heading into the home stretch of the 2012-2013 season, the Mercer men’s basketball team has reclaimed first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference no the heels of four wins and heads into their final four matches before the conference tournament ...
The Mercer men’s and women’s tennis teams are off to a rough start in the 2013 dual match season as the men are currently sitting at 1-7 and the women are sitting at 2-5. The men’s tennis team most recently played matches at Charlotte, Wofford, Georgia Tech and Jacksonville St. The Bears fall ...
After an impressive opening weekend at the Mercer University Invitational that saw the women’s softball team jump to a 5-1 record, the Bears faltered at the Kennesaw State Tournament and failed to pick up a single win. The Bears are now 5-5 on the year. With a solid first weekend under their belt, ...
Nick Backlund is the designated hitter and plays first base for the Mercer baseball team. He is a registered junior, but a senior by hours and has one more semester left at Mercer. Cluster: When did you start baseball? Backlund: I started playing baseball when I was five years old. C: Were you singled ...
With an infectious smile and a packed schedule, softball player McKenzie Woody faces her busy day with the same stoic confidence that her sport demands. Known as “the feisty one,” due to her strong athletic ability and petite stature, Woody’s 5-foot-3-inch frame can be seen hustling from practice, ...
Solutions by The State News