This week on the Christmas edition of Inside the Den the hosts discuss the holidays and Christmas music. They are joined by point guard for the Mercer Bears, Phillip Leonard. He discuss the early season success as well as his fear of failure. The second guest on tap is managing editor for the Cluster, ...
They lost their three leading scorers from 2014. But that doesn’t mean the Bears have fallen off; they’ve never been better, as with an 82-47 win over NCCAA Hiwassee Wednesday, the Mercer men’s basketball team improved its record to 7-1, tying the program’s record for the best start to a season ...
It’s Saturday in the fall. The scoreboard at Five Star Stadium is illuminated. Football players fill the field, and hectic fans dominate the stands. The description depicts the expected scene at a Mercer football game. But think again. The Mercer Bears football team is nowhere to be found. It’s ...
Stephen Curry melts hearts when he kisses his daughter. During his playing days, Hall of Fame third basemen Wade Boggs fielded exactly 150 ground balls and feasted on chicken. Basketball legend Michael Jordan always wore his lucky University of North Carolina basketball shorts under his uniform. Tiger ...
This week is a special Thanksgiving edition of Inside the Den. Hayes and Justin discuss the holiday and give their family traditions. The guys are joined by former Mercer baseball player and founder of MUBeardown fan forum Shawn Arnold. Arnold discusses the ins and outs of Mercer athletics and tells ...
Georgia’s historic heartland is not the first place that comes to mind when someone mentions hockey. But the winter sport has a rich and interesting history in Macon. The Macon Mayhem’s inaugural season began late October and continues a tradition that began in 1973. The Mayhem (2-4-2) sit seventh ...
The Mercer women’s basketball team will kickoff their 2015-2016 winter season against Coastal Georgia College on Friday, Nov. 13. The team — comprised solely of freshmen and sophomores with the exception of one junior transfer — has endured a grueling three month preseason and are antsy to begin ...
The indoor volleyball team has one more regular season conference match before they turn to the Southern Conference championship tournament at the end of the month. Currently, the team holds a 9-18 record, and is 4-11 in SoCon play. Their final game is against The Citadel. The Bears have a good shot ...
Arnav and Arsav Mohanty do everything together. They rarely get irritated with each other—until it comes to the tennis court. The pair started their tennis careers at age 12, which is relatively late for a sport known for its child prodigies and toddler racket-toters. The brothers quickly realized ...
Paige Alsten, a native of Lighthouse Point, Florida, has become a dominant presence in Southern Conference volleyball. Measuring 6 foot, 3 inches tall, Alsten is a natural at the net and plays the position of middle blocker. Throughout the 21 games the team has played so far this season, Alsten has ...
Just over a year removed from its Cinderella run in the 2014 NCAA Tournament, the Mercer men’s basketball team is squarely focused on reaching that pedestal again. Coming off a rebuilding season after losing seven key players from the 2013-2014 squad, the men’s team registered a record of 19-16 ...
The Mercer University marching band was dissolved along with the football team in 1941, shortly after the tragic attack on Pearl Harbor. But in 2013, President Underwood officially announced that Mercer would bring back the football team and with it would come the marching band. Band Director ...
The echoing shout of orange and black checkered fans. The flash of pompoms and toothy grins. The blur of movement on a fresh-cut field. To many, these images are game day staples. To Sam Osakue, however, they mean something more. They mean home. A junior and faithful member of the Mercer Maniacs, ...
The club tennis team is happy to announce it is in their second year at Mercer University and is continuing to see growth. The program was started by a couple of former club tennis members who graduated in 2013. “It is up to the current team to market themselves around campus in order to get other ...
Hayes and Justin sit down with the head coach of both the men's and women's basketball teams. Coach Bob Hoffman discusses his dancing skills and how the team is shaping up. Coach Susie Gardner tells about her young but talented squad and how they are prepping for the season opener. All of this and ...
It all came together. It wasn't perfect, but it finally came together. John Russ threw his first interception of the season. Jagger Lieb missed a 32-yard field goal. The Bears allowed Jacob Huesman to run for over 100 yards and 197 passing yards. The Bears were not perfect on this night, but they did ...
This week controversial topics and rants fill the den. Hayes and Justin weigh in on hot topics from around the world of sports. Should Mercer head coach Bobby Lamb's job be at risk with recent football struggles? Find out what the guys think as they debate the issue. The Mercer men's soccer team is ...
The game of golf has been with freshman Mary Augusta Janiga from the moment she entered the world. She shares her namesake with the course that takes breathes away — The Augusta National. The National, host of one of golf’s four majors — The Masters Tournament — resides in Augusta, Georgia, ...
Ciarra Edwards (Junior Transfer): Ciarra Edwards transferred from Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to play for head coach Susan Gardner. Though she bonded with her teammates almost instantly, Edwards said it was hard at first because she felt like a freshman all over again. “It ...
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