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Men's Soccer 1-1 to start off conference play

The Mercer Men’s soccer team travelled to play three ranked teams in the past week. The Bears first suffered a tough 0-4 loss to the No. 20 UAB on Sept. 21. The Bears then travelled to Memphis to take on the No. 22 Tigers. The Bears started off a little slow, letting the Tigers gain a 2-0 lead. However, ...

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Volleyball struggles in conference

The Mercer volleyball team competed in four Atlantic Sun Conference games over the past two weeks. Stetson University beat the Mercer volleyball team Sept. 27 3-1 (25-22, 18-25, 25-12, 25-20) at the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Fla. The loss caused the Bears to drop to 0-3 in conference, while Stetson ...

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Women's Golf wins LPGA Invitational

The Mercer Women's Golf team competed in the Xavier's LPGA Invitational in Daytona, Fla, Oct. 4-6. The team placed first in the three day tournament, with a team score of 893. This exciting win was a second for the Bears this fall. They also won the Eat a Peach Collegiate tournament. Many Mercer individuals ...

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Women's Soccer 2-1-1 in conference

Mercer Women's Soccer has had an exciting few weeks, not just on the field but within the team as well, with the addition of a new member to the squad.  Wednesday, Sept. 25, the Bears welcomed five-year-old Cameron Jones to their team and celebrated the signing of her "National Letter of Intent". The ...

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Prosper, Wrede lead cross-country teams at Georgia Stampede

On Saturday, Aug. 31, the Mercer University men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Georgia Cross Country Invitational against the University of Georgia (UGA), The Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) and Emmanuel College. Located at the Equestrian complex of the University ...

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Player Spotlight: Tess Patton

An athlete who loves the sport she plays, Tess Patton, is in the spotlight for the 2013 soccer season. Patton, a junior, has proven to be an outstanding student-athlete at Mercer. She transferred to Mercer from Auburn University in the Fall of 2012, the beginning of her sophomore year. Although Mercer ...

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Women’s soccer upsets Alabama

The Mercer Women’s soccer team has taken on some of the toughest teams in the Southeastern Conference the past two weeks. Challenging the University of Georgia, the University of Alabama, Auburn University and the University of Tennessee, the Bears went 1-3 but remained competitive while taking on ...

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Mercer football remains undefeated since 1942

A record-breaking 12,172 fans filled Moye Football and Lacrosse Complex on Saturday Aug. 31, counting down the minutes to the kickoff that would mark the start of Mercer University‘s first football game since 1942. It had been 72 years since Mercer University’s football team stepped foot onto ...

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Men’s soccer goes 0-2 in Hilton Garden Inn Classic

The Mercer University’s men’s soccer team kicked off their 2013 season with an exhibition game versus the South Carolina Gamecocks on Sunday, Aug. 18. The Bears went on to play Clemson, Elon, and UNC Wilmington the following week. Although they were unable to pull out a win, the team is looking ...

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Volleyball drops to 1-6 but stays competitive in preseason

Mercer’s volleyball team started the season with the UAB/Samford Invitational on Aug. 30-31 and the Active Ankle Challenge at Auburn on Sept. 5-6. Under Head Coach Damian Elder for the second year, the team consists of three starters and seven newcomers. After being picked seventh in the annual ...

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Women's soccer undefeated to start the season

The Mercer University women’s soccer team is off to a successful start this 2013 season. With one exhibition game and two contests behind them the team shows promise for another winning season ahead. On Aug. 13 the Bears opened the season with an exhibition match at Bear Field. They defeated Eastern ...

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Men's basketball plays overseas

The Mercer University men’s basketball team recently embarked upon a trip to Europe to compete against professional and national teams as well as do service work with younger children. The team left the United States on Friday, Aug. 9 and returned on Monday, Aug. 19. During their 10-day excursion, ...

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Men's soccer regroups after loss against South Carolina

Following a tough 1-0 loss against the University of South Carolina in their first competitive rivalry Sunday Aug. 18, the Mercer University men’s soccer team has since been preparing for future defeat.The exhibition game, which took place at Stone Stadium after nearly a two-hour rain delay, began ...

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Bears emerge from hibernation

Mercer University is gearing up for its first football game in 72 years. Building a football program has been a main priority for the athletic department the last few years. The excitement started when Bobby Lamb was named head coach last year. After the 2012-2013 practice season, players, fans, ...

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Women's Basketball helps in Ghana

An NCAA rule allows university athletic teams to take 10 extra days of practice should they take a foreign tour. “In all honesty I was being selfish; I wanted ten extra practice days this summer,” said women’s basketball head coach, Susie Gardner. “When we got to Ghana, I realized this is so ...

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Cross Country starts off season on the right foot

The Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams are eager to hit the ground running as they look forward to an exciting 2013 season. Last season, the men’s team finished 12th place out of 26 teams in the NCAA South Regional Championships. This is the highest place finish in Mercer Bear history. Sophomore ...

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Player Spotlight: John Russ

After a year of hard work and practice, redshirt freshman John Russ is more than ready for this season to start. Russ has recently earned the position of starting quarterback not only by his performance on the field, but by also serving as a leader to his teammates. He has high expectations this season ...


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