The Mercer men’s basketball team won its third-straight game and preserved an unbeaten 14-0 record at home this year after defeating the Northern Kentucky Norse, giving the Bears an overall record of 21-6. The team set a program single-game record with 16 3-pointers in the 89-67 victory against Northern ...
The life of a student-athlete comes with many responsibilities and opportunities. Senior Derrick Workman experiences this lifestyle on a day-to-day basis, and with much hard work and perseverance, he is determined to succeed both on the field and off. The starting right fielder has high hopes of continuing ...
The Mercer men’s lacrosse team has worked hard this preseason in hopes to have a successful year. Three players picked up Atlantic Sun Preseason All-Conference selections, and the team was selected to place third among the six A-Sun teams. Jacksonville was picked to win the league while High Point ...
The Mercer women’s tennis season is finally underway. With three contests already complete, the Bears are 2-1 in their 2014 spring season. Mercer dropped their sets to both UNC Wilmington and Georgia State, but were victorious at home against Alabama State, defeating them 7-0. The Bears dominated ...
With less than two weeks from opening day, the Mercer baseball team is diligently preparing with sights set on another championship season. After losing six seniors from last years’ squad, the Bears were picked in the preseason polls as likely to take another Atlantic Sun Conference championship. In ...
The Mercer men’s basketball team added two more wins to their season record after a 68-55 victory against rival Florida Gulf Coast and an 87-49 domination over Stetson University. The Bears also gained a 90-77 win against East Tennessee State on Friday to give them an 18-5 overall record. On Jan. ...
The Mercer University women’s basketball team won the two conference games this past week. On Jan. 25, the Bears bested East Tennessee State University in a tough battle. This is the Buccaneers’ fourth straight loss to Mercer, and a great end for the Bears’ losing streak. All conference games ...
Junior Oliver Snaider is not only a tennis player here at Mercer University, but also an international student. He is the only child of his parents to be born in Paraguay, while the rest of his family was born in Germany. He has been playing tennis for 12 years. “Mainly in South America, people always ...
The Mercer University men’s tennis team finally ended their five game losing streak and seemingly rough start to the 2014 season. However, the Bears faced intense competition and have had the opportunity to really improve their skills and confidence. They faced Auburn, Florida State and Arkansas all ...
Preseason training for the Mercer baseball team has begun, and the team is determined to have yet another successful season. The season kicks off on Friday, Feb. 14 as the Black and Orange host High Point University at Claude Smith Field. A fter a disappointing loss in the NCA A tournament to ...
The 2014 women’s tennis season is almost underway as the team is diligently preparing with workouts and practices. After a losing 2013 season, the team has undergone numerous changes, including the hire of a new coach Eric Hayes. With an overall record of 5-15 and an Atlantic Sun Conference ...
The 2014 Mercer softball season will begin Friday, Feb. 7, where the Bears will host the Mercer Invitational and open up the tournament in a game against Samford University. The Bears will face Samford, Florida A&M and East Kentucky for a three-team round robin Feb. 7-9. With the addition ...
With the 2013-2014 season underway, Mercer men’s basketball team holds a 15-5 record. The team has gained several big wins, including an 83-46 blowout against Kennesaw State University on Jan. 10. Following the victory over Kennesaw, the Bears are off to their best start in the Atlantic Sun ...
The Mercer men’s tennis team is looking forward to a challenging season ahead. They are preparing for conference play with an intense pre-season schedule, facing many top teams, under the direction of the new head coach Eric Hayes. With a tough season ahead, the team will challenge opponents ...
After two and a half months of non-conference play, the Mercer women’s basketball team began conference play in January. The Bears held a winning record after non-conference play. They had seven wins and four losses heading into the new year. The Bears won their home conference opener against ...
Senior Langston Hall is the point guard for the Mercer Bears men’s basketball team. The Stone Mountain native began playing basketball at the age of four. Seventeen years later, he finds himself at Mercer University still playing the game he fell in love with at such a young age. Throughout ...
With one game left in the regular season, Mercer football holds a 9-2 record after facing Jacksonville and Marist University. On Nov. 9, the crowd went wild as the Bears defeated Jacksonville 45-42, giving them their ninth win of the season and a perfect record at home. “I never thought Mercer football ...
The Men’s Golf team took on the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic this week along with three of the top fifty teams in the nation. The competition also consisted of five players ranked among the top 100 individuals. Mercer’s own freshman Emmanuel Kountakis is ranked 97th. As a team, the Bears are ...
Mercer football blew spectators away as they collected two more wins against Campbell University and Davidson College to add to their now 8-1 record. Wide receiver Adrian Humphrey is proud of the team’s performance thus far, and has high hopes for the final outcome of the season. “It feels amazing ...
The Mercer volleyball team hosted the Northern Kentucky University Norse (NKU) in Hawkins Arena Friday night. The NKU game coincided with Mercer’s senior night which celebrated the Mercer volleyball careers of No. 9 Zoe Becton, No. 4 Carly Iannarino, No. 14 Lizzie Knapper and No. 13 Emily Rochefort. Mercer ...
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