Head football coach Mike Jacobs has been given a contract extension through 2029, according to an announcement from Mercer Athletics. During his first year at Mercer, he led the team to a 11-3 overall record and the program's first-ever Southern Conference championship."My family and I are ...
Men's basketballThe men's basketball season ended with a loss in the quarterfinals to the No. 1-ranked University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 76-61. Before that, the Bears beat Western Carolina University in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament, 67-66, to advance to the ...
Mercer baseball closed out a three-game series at home versus Southern University this past Saturday, winning two of the three games to advance their record to 12-4.The series began March 7 with a shutout win for the Bears, 6-0. Reigning SoCon Pitcher of the Week Colton Cosper ‘25 started for the ...
Men's basketball finished its season on Saturday, booking a spot in the opening round of the Southern Conference tournament after being led to a 13-18 overall record in Head Coach Ryan Ridder's first season with the Bears. Mercer will face Western Carolina University on March 7, in Asheville, ...
Men's basketball's five-game losing streak was broken on Wednesday, but a few days later, the team lost another game to leave their record at 12-17 on the season and 5-11 in Southern Conference play with two games to go in the regular season. The Bears beat The Citadel, 62-52, in Charleston, ...
This past week, the women's basketball team lost their fourth and fifth games in a row and brought their season record to 7-20 on the season and 2-10 in the Southern Conference. The Bears lost to Furman University (14-14, 4-8 SoCon), 72-70, in Greenville, S.C. on Thursday, and fell to Wofford College, ...
The women's basketball team is now on a three-game losing streak, 7-18 overall and 2-8 in the Southern Conference after a two-loss home stand last week during which the Bears faced off against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and East Tennessee State University.Mercer lost 69-39 to Chattanooga ...
The men’s basketball team is now on a five game losing streak after losing two Southern Conference games this past week, one to Furman University and another to the Virginia Military Institute. The team is now 11-16 on the season and 4-10 in the SoCon. The Bears sit at No. 8 in conference standings, ...
Mercer basketball made major moves this offseason as it brought in two new head coaches to lead the men's and women's programs. The men’s team brought in 15-year veteran Ryan Ridder, previously the head coach at UT Martin, Daytona State University and Beth-Cookman University, to lead the ...
Mercer softball dropped the Heart of Georgia Classic at Sikes Field on Friday against Saint Joseph's University to open the 2025 season, but rallied back in the next two games on Saturday to start the season 2-1. The three-day, four-game tournament includes contests against Austin Peay, Florida ...
The Bears were handed a 77-66 loss to Wofford College, their second this season to the Terriers, on Saturday. The loss puts Mercer (11-14, 4-8 Southern Conference) in the company of just two other SoCon teams who have sub-.500 records in conference matchups.The Bears were held to 27 points in the first ...
Men’s basketball lost on the road at Samford (20-5, 8-2 SoCon) on Wednesday, 100-79, bringing the team to an overall record of 11-13, including a Southern Conference record of 4-7. This marks their second loss to Samford this season, following a home defeat to the Bulldogs 74-75 on Jan. 15.Mercer ...
Men’s basketball finished this past week with a 93-84 loss on the road in Chattanooga, Tenn., taking on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for a conference game. With the loss, the Bears are now 11-12 on the season and 4-6 in Southern Conference play, good for eighth in the conference, and ...
After the schedules were released in December, Mercer men and women’s lacrosse teams are suiting up for a new season in February.Men’s lacrosseThe schedule for men’s lacrosse has many matches on the road for the Bears in 13 regular season contests. These include eight road games, two neutral site ...
Men's basketball took on The Citadel for a home conference game on Wednesday, beating the Bulldogs, 80-46. The win put the Bears' season record at an even 11-11 and the Southern Conference record at a 4-5.The scoring leaders for the game were guard Tyler Johnson '25, who led the team ...
The men's basketball team faced off against two conference foes this week with a game at the University of North Carolina Greensboro on Wednesday and a home game on Saturday against Furman University. The team finished the week with a 10-11 overall record and are now ranked No. 4 in the Southern ...
The women’s basketball team played last Thursday and Saturday inside Hawkins Arena. The Bears started the week hoping to end a two-game losing streak, but they couldn't get it done in either game of their home stand. Both losses were conference contests, putting their record at 6-14 on the season, ...
Mercer Athletics released the schedule for the 2025 football season on Jan. 10, and in the days since, the team has announced some coaching staff and player turnover as well. The Bears finished last season first in the Southern Conference with an 11-3 record, including a 7-1 record in the conference. ...
Men’s basketball (9-10) fell at Wofford College (10-9), 69-49, this past Saturday. It is the Bears' fourth-straight loss to a Southern Conference opponent after starting the conference schedule 2-0.The game was marked by season-low performances in terms of offensive efficiency by Mercer, which ...
The Mercer University softball team will host a Winter Advance Hitting Clinic on Jan. 18 from 12-2 p.m. The clinic is open to grade school students currently in 7th to 12th grade.The event will take place inside the team's stadium, Sikes Field, and anyone is welcome to view the event from the stadium's ...
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