Mercer University football will play on Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. at Five Star Stadium against the winner of the first-round matchup between 10th-seed University of Rhode Island and unseeded Central Connecticut State University.The Bears claimed their first Southern Conference title in school history on Saturday ...
Mercer football was crowned Southern Conference champions on Saturday night after their 49-23 win against Furman University. The game brought to end a regular season run during which the No. 8 Bears went 10-2 overall, and 7-1 against SoCon opponents. Mercer went undefeated at home this season for the ...
FBS powerhouse Alabama rolled past Mercer football on Saturday with a final score of 52-7, giving Mercer their second loss of the season. It was the Bears’ only game of the season against an FBS opponent as No. 7 Mercer is on the hunt for a spot in the FCS playoffs while the No. 9 Tide is hoping to ...
With the recent hire of head coaches Ryan Ridder for men’s basketball and Michelle Clark-Heard for women’s basketball, Mercer basketball is set to embark on a new chapter this season. Announced last semester, these coaching changes bring a history of success and transformation to two programs that ...
Mercer’s men's and women’s cross country teams competed in a pivotal race Friday morning at the NCAA D1 Cross Country South Regionals Cross in Tallahassee, Fla.Both teams earned their regional places after strong showings at the Southern Conference Championships, where the women’s team placed ...
Mercer football faces the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Ala. this Saturday, Nov. 16, in their penultimate game before their now-clinched FCS Playoffs berth. Alabama is the No. 9 team in the Associate Press' ranking of FBS teams, while Mercer is currently ranked No. 7 among all FCS teams.The ...
No. 7 Mercer clinched a spot in the NCAA FCS Playoffs after their first shutout of the season, defeating the Virginia Military Institute 34-0. The win was their ninth of the year, equalling their total number of wins compared to last season with two games left to go before playoffs begin.Quarterback ...
Women’s basketballHead coach Michelle Clark-Heard and the women's basketball team played the University of North Carolina-Asheville in Hawkins Arena on Monday, Nov. 4, earning a decisive, 75-52 win against the Bulldogs. During the game, Mercer shot nearly 59 percent from the field with 44 of ...
Former men’s basketball head coach Bob Hoffman was named to the university’s 54th Hall of Fame class on Oct. 24 and was officially inducted on Nov. 1 as part of Homecoming week, according to Mercer Athletics.Hoffman last coached at Mercer in 2019, where he capped off an 11-year stint in that role. ...
Despite its season not starting until the spring, Mercer University’s baseball program has something to celebrate this month. Former Mercer outfielder Colby Thomas ‘22 has been named to the USA Baseball Professional National Team roster for the team’s upcoming tournament in Mexico. Thomas was ...
Mercer football leads the Southern Conference with a 5-1 record in the conference and 8-1 record on the season after a 37-31 homecoming win over No. 23 East Tennessee State University.The team was led by quarterback DJ Smith ‘26 to start the game. Smith, who was leading the SoCon in passing yards, ...
Mercer football got back into the win column with a 44-34 win this past Saturday against No. 24 Western Carolina University in Macon. The win improves the team to 7-1 on the season and 4-1 in Southern Conference play.Quarterback Whitt Newbauer ‘28 led the team with 234 passing yards and made it into ...
The No. 7 Bears were taken down on Saturday and handed their first loss of the season by unranked Samford University in a 55-35 loss in Birmingham, Ala. It was Mercer’s loss since falling to South Dakota State University in the second round of last year’s FCS Playoffs, and Head Coach Mike Jacob’s ...
The Bears climbed to No. 7 in the FCS rankings after bringing their record to 6-0 on the season with a 34-7 win against the Princeton Tigers on Saturday.Over the course of the game, the Bears passed for 195 yards and rushed for 181 yards, totaling 376 yards to defeat the Tigers, who recorded fewer than ...
The No. 8-ranked Bears are coming off of a bye week as they host Ivy League school Princeton University, at Five Star Stadium on Oct. 12, at 3:30 p.m. The Bears will go into the game with an unblemished overall record through five games while the Princeton Tigers travel to Macon with a 1-2 overall record.The ...
Mercer volleyball heads into Saturday's game against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (8-7) with a 12-3 record overall and flawless 2-0 start to Southern Conference play.After tallying the best record for a first-year head coach at Mercer since 1996 and a runner-up finish in the SoCon ...
After leading the Southern Conference with 11 goals her freshman season, Larkin Thomason ‘27 is continuing her hot streak. In 2023, she was named to the Second Team All-Conference and SoCon All-Freshman Team.Thomason started this season by leading the conference and the team with eight goals in six ...
The No. 11 Bears finished week five of the season undefeated after winning 22-3 against the No. 23 Wofford Terriers. At 5-0 overall and 3-0 against Southern Conference opponents, this is their best start to a season in school history.Mercer tallied 130 rushing and 157 receiving yards in the game while ...
Mercer football rolled to its fourth win of the season on Saturday, beating The Citadel, 38-21. The win improved the team to 4-0 on the season and 2-0 against Southern Conference teams.Mercer’s offense churned out more than 400 yards of offense and the defense, which is off to a strong start this ...
Mercer’s club soccer team has become highly competitive with a total of 28 members for the upcoming season. With such a large roster, members of the team are hopeful for a successful season.One of the team captains, Caleb Luo-Gardner ‘26, is going on his third year with club soccer and shared how ...
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