The Mercer softball team went 1-2 this weekend at home against Florida Gulf Coast. In Saturday’s double-header, the Bears earned a split with the Eagles, but on Sunday, Mercer was unable to overcome a nine-run fifth inning, giving FGCU the 15-7 win at Sikes Field. In the first game on Saturday, the ...
Left-handed pitcher for Mercer’s baseball team, David Randall hopes to work for the financial management company, Merrill Lynch after completing his last season playing for the Bears. Randall achieved a BA in marketing and business management last fall. He began working on his MBA at Mercer in January. The ...
During halftime of the Michigan versus Syracuse semifinal game, Jakob Gollon, junior forward for the Mercer men’s basketball team was officially honored with a spot on the All State National Association of Basketball Coaches Good Works Team. The award recognizes a unique group of men’s college basketball ...
The Mercer softball team traveled to Deland, Fla. last weekend where they went 2-1 with Stetson on Patricia Wilson Softball Field. They dropped game one in a disappointing 8-4 game, but came back and won the next two 8-4, 12-4. The Bears started off slow in the first game on Saturday and weren’t able ...
The Mercer baseball team has gone 3-3 in their last six contests. The first of the six-game stretch was against in-state and conference rival Kennesaw State. Mercer fell 5-4 to close out a 2-1 series victory. After the loss to Kennesaw State, the Bears played a pair of games against Georgia State. Mercer ...
In just their second season as a competitive team, the Mercer sand volleyball team is off to a rough start. Losing in their first seven contests, the team looks to regroup and claim that all-important first win. Despite the dismal record, the team has had some quality performances from several members ...
The Mercer men’s lacrosse team dropped two more games in this past week of play. On March 16, the Bears traveled up to Louisville, Ky. where they lost to Bellarmine in a 12-5 match-up. Four days later, they dropped a 12-11 hard-fought game in Riverdale, N.Y. against Manhattan. In the first game, junior ...
With the season coming to an end, Mercer University’s Wrestling Club had a strong finish to a good year. Along with breaking several personal records, the team ended their season with numerous wins and achievements. The NCWA National Duals were held at the Northwest Georgia Convention Center in Dalton, ...
Former cross country runner Annie Brackett ran for Coach Ryan Bailey during her undergrad at Mercer University. Brackett did not begin running cross country until her sophomore year at Mercer. She ran leisurely in high school, but did not become serious until she entered college. When she came to college, ...
Team fails to advance out of first round of Women’s Basketball Invitational The Mercer women’s basketball team’s record-breaking season came to an end on Thursday, March 21 in Hawkins Arena. McNeese State upset the Bears 82-70 in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational. Before ...
The Mercer men’s basketball recently played in the General Shale Atlantic Sun Championship. Despite the ultimate goal of winning the tournament and receiving a bid to the big dance, the Bears came out on the short end of the stick in the championship match. The first game of the tournament for Mercer ...
Patricia-Anne Upson, more commonly referred to as PA, is Mercer senior and player for Mercer’s women’s soccer team. Having participated in many different activities during her time here at Mercer, Upson is a well-rounded student athlete who loves her sport and her teammates. With plans to go on ...
Bears beat Tennessee in first round, lose to BYU in second March Madness is in full swing and the Mercer men’s basketball team has made a push to make themselves known in the midst of it all. After failing to secure a conference championship and an NCAA tournament bid, the team received a bid to ...
Team begins quest towards conference tournament championship, NCAAs The Mercer men’s basketball team was riding high going into their final four contests of the season. With the stresses of winning the regular season conference championship as well as taking the No. 1 seed going into the 2013 General ...
With a strong motivation to excel in both athletics and academics, baseball player Derrick Workman manages his busy schedule with steadfast determination. Workman is a right fielder for the Mercer men’s baseball team. “It’s a privilege to play,” Workman said. As a junior majoring in communications ...
Athletes are human, not gods, therefore athletes are flawed, not perfect. I love watching sports on television just as much as the next person, but in today’s society, athletes are being looked up to in an unhealthy fashion. Children and adults alike look up to these figures and see them for what ...
In the Mercer Bears Classic last weekend, the Mercer softball team did not have their best showing in the 2-3 outcome. To kick off the Mercer Bears Classic, the Bears went 1-1 falling first to Central Arkansas 8-5 in 10 innings and then picking up a nice 13-5 win over Northern Kentucky in game two. Mercer ...
In this 2013 season, junior midfielder Harry Baker has proven to be an important asset to the Mercer men’s lacrosse team. The industrial management major has learned how to manage being an exceptional student athlete by shining in the classroom and on the field. So far this season, he’s scored four ...
After a perfect 5-0 week on the diamond, the Mercer baseball team continues its methodical climb up the ranks to the number 7 slot in this week’s College Baseball Daily Top-25 Mid-Major Poll as well as an even more impressive ranking in the NCBWA Division I Top-30 Poll where the Bears are ranked ...
The Mercer women’s basketball team has a had a more than successful season this year. On the strength of 19 wins, the team posted the nation’s best turnaround when compared to their six wins during the 2011-12 season. After placing third in the regular season, the Bears now set their sights on the ...
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