Former Mercer soccer player Barzee Blama '27 made history by becoming the third men’s soccer player from Mercer to be drafted into Major League Soccer under Head Coach Brad Ruzzo.Blama was drafted by Charlotte F.C. with the 77th pick of the draft, giving the North Carolina-based club their third ...
Men's basketballMercer men’s basketball has had an average start to the season, beginning in non-conference play 6-5, including two overtime wins against Jacksonville University and Stetson University, both games of which were away from home.Tyler Johnson ‘25, a guard, leads the team in ...
The Mercer Bears’ football season came to an end Saturday in the FCS Quarterfinals, taking a 31-7 loss against North Dakota State University. The No. 7 Bears and No. 2 Bison came into the game with identical 11-2 records, though experience in the competition gave NDSU a clear advantage - the Bison ...
After falling to the University of Connecticut Huskies in the opening round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championships earlier this month, the Mercer Bears volleyball program wrapped up a historic 2024 season.The Bears came away with their first outright regular season conference title, became ...
Mercer won its 50th football game inside Five Star Stadium on Saturday after beating the University of Rhode Island, 17-10, in the second round of the FCS Playoffs. With the win, they advanced to the furthest stage of the playoffs to which the program has been, the quarterfinals. The Bears, now 11-2, ...
As the second round of the Southern Conference playoffs approaches on Saturday, multiple member’s of Mercer’s football program have been named finalists for a variety of SoCon awards. Chief among them, Head Coach Mike Jacobs was named the SoCon Coach of the Year after leading the Bears to their ...
No. 7 Mercer will face the No. 10 Rhode Island Rams at home on Satuday in the second round of the FCS Playoffs. The Rams, 10-2 in the regular season, will be Mercer’s first competition in the playoffs this year after the Bears enjoyed a bye-week following their SoCon Championship. This is the first ...
Mercer football made history Saturday with the school’s first-ever Southern Conference title after defeating Furman University, 49-23. The win at home improved their record to 10-2 on the season, and they remained undefeated at home to finish the regular season. It was also the teams ninth straight ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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