After a team leading 2017 season that included eight goals and 20 points, Will Bagrou is now on the watchlist for the MAC Hermann trophy, a prestigious award annually given to the top NCAA division one men’s soccer player. Brad Ruzzo, Mercer Mens’ Soccer head coach, said in a press release, “This ...
For those unfamiliar with the pool game Battleship, it’s similar to the board game counterpart with one main objective: sink the enemy’s ships. Mercer intramurals has hosted the game at Plunkett pool for several years now and it continues to grow popular. The game consists of four canoes with a ...
If you play Intramural sports long enough you begin to recognize the familiar faces. From the gridiron to the court to the pitch, none of those faces are as recurring as Mercer senior Justis Ward. The biochemistry-molecular biology major, who may be known just as much for his singing voice as he ...
After throwing an interception, Andrew Sowerbrower became a defender. Chasing down the small flag fluttering on the side of his opponent’s waist, Sowerbrower took a stumble during his pursuit. He broke his kneecap. “I was like, ‘Are you OK?’” said Brittany Mueller, an intramural supervisor ...
The lights illuminate the court as the sounds of shoes squeaking and balls hitting court to racket fill the air inside the Leroy Peddy Tennis Center. While most activities around campus are winding down, 8 p.m. is the start of training time for the Mercer club tennis team. Club tennis has become a ...
Excitement is hard to contain at Recreational Sports & Wellness Department as this year’s 11 vs. 11 intramural soccer league kicked off April 10. As this year’s league commences, Michael Castaneda, in his third year as Assistant Director of RSW, reported the league will have 14 teams participating ...
The Kickball Team, as their name suggests, is an intramural team comprised of various Mercer athletes that pulled off a playoff victory on April 6. Nicola Tirpak captained the team and Justin Connelly, a senior Mercer golfer on The Kickball Team helped bring together the athletes. He said this team ...
It ended up being two years later than initially expected, but Darryl Wanton finally found himself on Mercer’s campus. And when he did, Wanton wasted no time joining the newly-formed club basketball team formed by junior Andre Daniels. “I didn’t really know anything about club basketball. I didn’t ...
The Mercer Intramural Official program trains students to referee intramural sports here at Mercer and to gain skills and experience at regional and national tournaments as well. “We use officials for six of our intramural sports: soccer, flag football, basketball, softball and kickball,” said ...
One of these isn’t like the others: Zumba, Pilates, Yoga and last but not least, Krav Maga self defense. All four programs are classes offered by Mercer’s Fitness and Wellness program, but one takes a different spin on the concept. Krav Maga is the official fighting tactic of the Israeli army. ...
With the arrival of spring comes the beginning of intramural softball season. The sport has become a mainstay of the spring semester when it comes to intramural play alongside 5v5 basketball, which had its championship game March 14. Softball will have another base-running sport alongside it this ...
At first, Danielle Faust just wanted to play volleyball in the backyard with her older sisters. Katie and Mary, now 28 and 24 years old, were practicing with their father when Danielle approached them. At the time, she played basketball. But she wanted to be like her older sisters. “I went over ...
The giant was almost slain. Mercer entered the Southern Conference championship game’s fourth quarter leading by 10 points, staring a bid into the NCAA Tournament squarely in the eyes. And then the giant woke up. Chattanooga outscored Mercer 23-11 in the fourth quarter to defeat Mercer 61-59 and ...
The Mercer men’s tennis team has won more contests since Feb. 1 of this year than they did during the entire 2015-2016 season. Since losing 4-0 to Florida Atlantic on Jan. 15, the Bears (17-2) have won 16 straight including a 5-2 win over conference rival Wofford on March 14. “It’s pretty amazing, ...
Mercer stormed out of the gates against ETSU, leading 20-7 only eight minutes into the outing. But the Bears couldn’t keep the pace up and ultimately exited the tournament early, ending their hopes of returning to the NCAA Tournament. After losing 73-66 to the Bucs in the first round of the Southern ...
Led by Keke Calloway’s 20 points, the Lady Bears beat Wofford in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championships, 67-42. Both teams had a slow start, but Mercer consistently held the lead throughout the game, outscoring their opponent in each quarter. The Bears were ...
During each segment of The Cluster’s “Inside the Den,” hosted on Facebook Live each week, the hosts ask the athlete a four pack of random questions called the “Formidable Four.” These questions are often the most thought-provoking and provide a way to become more familiar with the athletes ...
National Signing Day came and went Feb. 1. Teams across the country were flooded with national letters of intent from prospective athletes who represent the future of programs. Mercer made a splash this year turning in the top-rated recruiting class in the Southern Conference. The number one-rated ...
A native of Fayetteville, Georgia, Kevin Yoggy is gearing up to play in his final season for the Mercer Bears. Yoggy’s older brother Eric also played for the men’s lacrosse team, and the two played together during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. For his career, including the team’s season-opening ...
When women’s lacrosse player Audrey Allen is on the field, her coaches never have to worry that she won’t play with all she’s got. Allen said that after discovering lacrosse as a kid, she found it to be the perfect outlet for her intense competitiveness. “I’m a very aggressive player,” ...
Solutions by The State News