The Mercer men’s lacrosse team dropped a close one to Towson in overtime last week in Unitas Stadium. Freshman attack Chris Baxa led the team with four goals in the 9-8 loss. Mercer’s loss dropped the team to 1-2 on the season. Towson set the tempo with a 10-yard shot from inside the box with ...
Baseball coach Craig Gibson, who has coached at Mercer for 10 years sat down, with The Cluster to talk about the baseball team’s recent success and the importance of team chemistry. Six crucial seniors will graduate from the team this year. Cluster: What is a typical day for an NCAA Division I baseball ...
Under new coach Kyle Hannan, the Mercer men’s lacrosse team started off their season with an impressive win, downing Rollins 13-3 in the official opening of the Moye Football & Lacrosse Complex. For the first time in the program’s history, Mercer lacrosse opened up with a victory. Along with that ...
The Mercer baseball team is turning heads as they beat Ohio State, St. Johns and Notre Dame en route to winning the Snowbird Baseball Classic. In the first game against Ohio State, the Buckeyes took the early lead on an RBI groundout in the first inning to go ahead 1-0. Ohio State was able to tack on ...
The Mercer women’s golf team has been turning heads of late as they jumped in the national rankings to 78, which is the highest ever ranking for the women’s golf program in school history. At the Hurricane Invitational hosted by the University of Miami, the Bears were able to propel themselves to ...
Experienced head softball coach, James DeFeo has started the new softball season with big plans in mind for the team. DeFeo has been coaching for over 20 years and this is his second year as a head coach at Mercer University. DeFeo took a spare moment to speak with The Cluster about the starting season, ...
Conference play nears end with important games looming Heading into the home stretch of the 2012-2013 season, the Mercer men’s basketball team has reclaimed first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference no the heels of four wins and heads into their final four matches before the conference tournament ...
The Mercer men’s and women’s tennis teams are off to a rough start in the 2013 dual match season as the men are currently sitting at 1-7 and the women are sitting at 2-5. The men’s tennis team most recently played matches at Charlotte, Wofford, Georgia Tech and Jacksonville St. The Bears fall ...
After an impressive opening weekend at the Mercer University Invitational that saw the women’s softball team jump to a 5-1 record, the Bears faltered at the Kennesaw State Tournament and failed to pick up a single win. The Bears are now 5-5 on the year. With a solid first weekend under their belt, ...
Nick Backlund is the designated hitter and plays first base for the Mercer baseball team. He is a registered junior, but a senior by hours and has one more semester left at Mercer. Cluster: When did you start baseball? Backlund: I started playing baseball when I was five years old. C: Were you singled ...
With an infectious smile and a packed schedule, softball player McKenzie Woody faces her busy day with the same stoic confidence that her sport demands. Known as “the feisty one,” due to her strong athletic ability and petite stature, Woody’s 5-foot-3-inch frame can be seen hustling from practice, ...
The Mercer women’s basketball team has proven to be unstoppable and the team to beat by winning 12 straight games this season. The Bears racked up their ninth straight win on Feb. 9 at home against North Florida, 51-49. With just 21 seconds left in the game, sophomore Precious Bridges dodged through ...
The road has not been the friendliest place for the Bears so far this season and as of late it has proven to be even tougher. On Sat. Jan. 24, the Bears took to the road to face to the Atlantic Sun’s newest conference member, Northern Kentucky. Despite a season-high scoring contest from junior Bud ...
After an impressive five-game winning streak, the Mercer women’s basketball team looked to add three more wins to their record when they played on the road against Lipscomb and Northern Kentucky and then at home against Kennesaw St. Starting off in Nashville, Tenn., Precious Bridges lead the Bears ...
The Mercer women’s tennis team most recently took their talents to Birmingham, Ala. to take on Samford and UAB. In their first match against Samford, the talented Bulldog squad proved to be too much for the Bears as they were upended 7-0. In doubles play, the Bears were unable to gain any momentum ...
The Mercer men’s tennis team dropped its most recent match to the No. 29 ranked Florida State Seminoles and moved to 0-4 on the young season. Florida State came into the match on the heels of a loss to the No. 7 ranked Pepperdine Waves, and were looking to come away with a win against the Bears. The ...
Head coach Kyle Hannan looks to improve upon years past The Mercer men’s lacrosse team enters their third competitive season in 2013. With several new faces, including first-year head coach Kyle Hannan, the team looks to improve upon their losing efforts in years past and move forward in a winning ...
Coming off of an unsuccessful 2012 campaign, the Mercer women’s softball team is looking to make waves this year in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The team, led by junior outfielder McKenzie Woody, is looking to move past year’s past and help head coach James DeFeo have his first winning season at ...
Veteran lacrosse coach Kyle Hannan enters his first year as head men’s lacrosse coach at Mercer University. Coach Hannan was hired to help the lacrosse team prepare for the team’s third season as a competitive lacrosse program. Hannan sat down with The Cluster to discuss his experience in lacrosse ...
The Mercer Men’s Baseball team looks to have yet another successful season this year as they kick it off next weekend against Ohio State at the Snowbird Baseball Classic in Sarasota, Fla. on Feb. 15. After a disappointing loss in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship last year, the Bears are coming ...
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