Imagine a world where every child is practically born kicking a soccer ball. That is virtually every country in the entire world except for the United States of America. There is no doubt that the United States produces some of the world’s best athletes which is continually proven in every sport except ...
The Mercer men’s soccer team began their season with a rocky start after falling to both UAB and NC State in the season’s opening weekend. On Friday Aug. 24, the bears were unable to respond to UAB’s early two point lead in the first half of the game. When asked what changed about the team’s ...
Josh Shutter, senior captain of the men’s soccer team, has already garnered recognition in the conference. As a sophomore, he made the Atlantic-Sun All-Conference Second team. In his junior season, Shutter made the Atlantic-Sun All-Conference First team. Prior to the 2012 season, he was named to the ...
Women’s soccer season gets under way as head coach Tony Economopoulos begins his first season as the head coach for the team. While Economopoulos is new to Mercer’s soccer team, he is no stranger to the sport. Now in his twelfth year of coaching, Economopoulos has previously worked with the Georgia ...
Coming off of a record shattering, ground-breaking and monumental 2011-12 season, the Mercer men’s basketball team has released an extremely competitive 2012-13 schedule, highlighted by the Paradise Jam Tournament and 13 home contests at the newly named Hawkins Arena in the University Center. “We’re ...
Head Coach Susie Gardner and the Mercer women’s basketball team released its 2012-13 season schedule on, featuring contests against schools from the Big East, ACC and SEC. The Bears 2012-13 season features 14 home games, and six contests against teams that participated in post-season play in either ...
Every four years, the entire world comes together as one for the largest sporting event in the world, the Olympics. The world watches in anticipation, hoping their home country’s athletes can bring home the coveted gold medal. With the Olympic Games being such a large competition, many athletes in ...
The success of Mercer Athletics is proven through the work ethic and commitment of the coaches, who mold and guide their players. This summer, the Athletics Department has been preparing for many successful athletic seasons by renewing the contracts of both Baseball Head Coach Craig Gibson and Basketball ...
I became enamored with the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) when they won over the hearts of many during a miraculous win over Brazil in the 2011 Women’s World Cup. Unfortunately the USWNT lost in the finals against Japan in penalty kicks. Despite the loss, the USWNT was greeted with a ...
Mercer Intramurals continues to offer students of all interests the chance to participate and get involved in various sports. Whether you are a sports fanatic, or just looking to meet new people, Mercer’s Intramural sports is a great way for freshman to graduate students to get out and get active. Many ...
As the school year begins, several athletic teams across campus are already in preparation for their competitive seasons. Men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, and volleyball have all begun preseason training. The men’s soccer team brings a wealth of experience onto the ...
The second season for the Mercer Bears’ Division I men’s lacrosse team has come to an end, and the athletics department can be happy with the progress that was made this year. They won their first game against a Division I foe in school history in March against Wagner, and while that was the only ...
Coming off a stretch that saw the Bears win 13 of 16 between March 14 and April 7, the Bears’ season has unraveled in the wrong direction as they have lost both ace pitcher Jessica Holsinger and nine games in a row. All nine contests were in conference as well. The Bears slid from the top-seeded ...
After three years of covering college sports and 22 years of watching them, I am sad to say that I no longer respect the sanctity of big powerhouse programs. These financial nightmares do nothing more than destroy the student-athlete program and legacy. I love the small programs. While I have always ...
Mercer’s men’s golf finished sixth at the Atlantic Sun Championship at The Legends at Chateau Elan in Braselton, Ga. The Bears finished the season ranked 87th in the nation according to golfstat.com, with a 65.694 percent comparative wins percentage. Sophomore James Beale continued his fantastic ...
The Mercer women’s sand volleyball team lost three matches in the inaugural Atlantic Sun Women’s Sand Volleyball Championships, knocking them out of the tournament and keeping them from winning a title. Damien Elder’s team was eliminated from contention for the Atlantic Sun Championship on the ...
The Mercer men’s tennis team finished their season without a trip to the Atlantic Sun Championships, which is an unfortunate turn of events following some impressive early season wins. The Bears finish their season with a record of 5-13 overall, and 2-7 in the conference. They rounded out the year ...
Head coach Gary Guyer and sophomore Lacey Fears led the Mercer University women’s golf team to a third place finish at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship. Guyer’s squad was in the hunt for the title after posting a 298 in the opening round at the Venetian Bay Golf Course. Mercer’s 298 ...
At the end of the 2011 regular season, the Phillies won the National League Eastern Division, the Braves collapsed just as bad as the Red Sox, the Nationals were one game below .500, the Mets were 25 games back from the first place Phillies and the Marlins were in dead last. Throughout the first 14 ...
Over the past few years, the move towards Division I football has been apparent across Mercer’s campus and the Georgia community. The long process of forming a team and constructing the stadium was begun years ago with the official groundbreaking on November 11, 2011. Since then, work has steadily ...
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