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 ...
The Mercer women’s basketball season is underway as the Bears competed in an exhibition game against Northwood on Thursday, Oct. 31, in Hawkins Arena. Junior Briana Williams was one of five players in double figures for the team, leading to the 108-61 win. After missing an entire season due to an ...
The Mercer Women’s Golf team has just completed their fall season. The end to their season resulted in a season high third place effort at Campbell University’s Fighting Camel Classic. As a team, the Bears scored a 300 to secure placing in the event. The Camel Classic was the final event of the ...
The Bears played their last home game on Saturday, Oct. 26, against the University of North Florida Ospreys. Before the game, the Bears took a moment to honor the six seniors on the team: Ehjayson Henry, Joey Heavner, Ryan King, Brady O’Brien, Cole Mitchell and Micheal Lewis. Saturday’s game ...
The Mercer women's soccer team concluded regular season conference play ranked fourth in the Atlantic Sun Conference. In their final weekend of play, the team traveled south to Florida to take on University of North Florida and Jacksonville. Mercer tied in a double overtime effort 0-0 to UNF. The Bears ...
The Mercer volleyball team hosted their instate rival, the Kennesaw State Owls, in Hawkins Arena on Saturday. Mercer played valiantly, but fell to the Owls late in the match. The loss marked the second five-set match of the season, but ended in a disappointing loss for the Bears. The game is ...
Mercer football defeated Valparaiso and Carnegie Mellon to add two more wins to their season, giving them a 6-1 record. The Bears remain undefeated on home grounds. On Oct. 12, Mercer conquered the Valparaiso Crusaders 35-21. Linebacker Andrew Layson is proud of the outcome so far this season. “I ...
The Mercer Men’s Golf team started off the week strong after their Brickyard Championship. Two members of the team, senior Hans Reimers and freshman Emmanuel Kountakis, were named Atlantic Sun Co-Players of the Week. The Bears captured this title after leading the team to victory at the Brickyard ...
The Mercer men’s and women’s cross country teams took fourth place overall in the Front Runner Invitational on Saturday. The race was hosted by the University of Tennessee Chattanooga at Moccasin Bend in Chattanooga, Tenn. Sony Prosper led the men’s team in the 5000 meter run. He posted a 15:36.28 ...
The Mercer Men’s Soccer team kicked off the past week of games when they hosted Incarnate Word on Oct. 10. The Bears started the game off as senior Ehjayson Henry scored the first goal in the first eighteen minutes of the games. However, the Bears’ defense was unable to stop Incarnate Word’s offense. ...
The Mercer Women's Soccer team is approaching the end of their regular season with only two contests left, fighting for entrance and a high seed in the conference tournament. Only two teams have clinched birth in the championships thus far. In first place is Florida Gulf Coast and in second place ...
A junior here at Mercer University, Caroline Carlton plays on the right side for the Mercer University volleyball team. She is a political science major with a minor in secondary education, and hopes to be a high school volleyball coach someday. Her favorite artists right now are Taylor Swift and Kenny ...
The Mercer University football team holds a 4-1 record after facing off against Drake and San Diego University. The Bears pulled out a 31-17 win against Drake Sept. 28, giving them their fourth consecutive win of the season. The biggest play of the game came in the second quarter, from defensive back ...
The Mercer University Men’s Lacrosse preseason is officially underway, as the team has begun off-season practices of lifting and conditioning. Second-year head coach Kyle Hannan says he has been very impressed with practices so far. “All of the things you’re looking for as a coach I think is ...
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