When many Mercer students left campus after Dec. 18, the men's and women's basketball teams stayed to play. Unfortunately for the Bears, the two teams combined for five postponements and cancellations in their games during the break.
Georgia vs. Alabama has been a rivalry game for decades and, on Monday night, the two teams met for the second time this season. The Dawgs took down Tide 33-18 to win the college football championship.
With a pair of wins and a loss this week, Mercer’s record has moved to 6-4 overall.
This was the final competition of the Fall season for Mercer cross country. The men finished in third place in the conference, the highest they ever have, while the women placed ninth in the conference.
The Bucs scored the last 10 points of the game, defeating Mercer and claiming the SoCon Championship title.
Mercer will be on the road again this Sunday as they take on Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
After going 19-7 last season, women's basketball is starting the season with games against Wake Forest and Appalachian State.
The Bears will play in the Southern Conference Championship quarterfinals against Furman Nov. 19.
The impressive progress of last year’s young Atlanta Hawks squad had stalled prior to the win, with the team struggling to start the season.
The Bears’ climactic matchup against the ETSU Buccaneers will be played in Johnson City, Tennessee this Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
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If victorious in the title game, this will be the team’s fourth title since 2016, with the only unsuccessful year being 2018.
Even before the post-season tournament, the Mercer squad was performing admirably. The team posted a 10-3 record in conference play along with a 19-6 record overall.
Bears have a good chance of winning their first-ever conference championship and making a deep playoff run.
As the No. 2 seed, the Bears will host the quarterfinal match between No. 3 seed Furman and No. 6 seed Wofford at Betts Stadium on Friday, Nov. 5.
While they’ve struggled with the away games, currently at 5-4, they’ve done well with their home games, going 8-1.
The Bears will travel to the University of Arkansas on Nov. 9 as they look to expand their 1-0 record on the season.
“A shut out to win it all. It doesn’t get much better than that.”
The top seed Bulldogs are moving on to face the Furman Paladins on Nov. 7, but Mercer is watching from home.
Mercer Village was packed Monday night as the men's basketball team hosted an event to kick off the start of their season.
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