Lacrosse player Michael O’Brien plans to make most of high expectations
February 27, 2019
Filed under Lacrosse, Player Spotlight, Sports
As the 2019 Mercer lacrosse season gets underway, all eyes seem to be on junior defenseman Michael O’Brien. O’Brien was honored this pre-season with his selected to the Preseason All-Southern Conference Men’s Lacrosse Team. The honor is not the first of his career. According to O’Brien, ...
Danielle Castleberry brings leadership, love for teammates in her return to the diamond
February 27, 2019
Filed under Player Spotlight, Softball, Sports
In sports, there’s nothing quite like a good comeback story. Take, for example, Mercer softball player Danielle Castleberry. After starting all but six games for the Bears as a freshman, Castleberry was sidelined for the entire 2018 season due to injury. “Every day felt really long, but looking b...
Women’s basketball overcomes poor shooting in win over Chattanooga
Christian Hartley, Sports Editor
February 25, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports
It wasn’t pretty, and it definitely wasn’t easy, but Mercer women’s basketball found a way to keep their winning streak alive. Conference road games are always tough to win, but when you shoot just 39-percent from the floor, get out-rebounded and you only make one 3-pointer -- on paper, it can ...
Bears win second straight as Cummings leads Mercer past Mocs
Christian Hartley, Sports Editor
February 25, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports
That’s what Mercer secured in Saturday’s game against Chattanooga, giving the Bears two straight wins as the season began to wind down. It didn’t look promising early for the Bears, as it was Chattanooga (12-17, 7-9 SoCon) who led for most of the first half and entered halftime up 42-34. T...
Women’s basketball edges ETSU in overtime thriller
Christian Hartley, Sports Editor
February 23, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports
The Bears traveled to Johnson City, Tennessee for a matchup with East Tennessee State Buccaneers on Thursday, the first of two straight road games. Mercer got out ahead of the Bucs early thanks to fast starts from starters Amanda Thompson and Shannon Titus. At the end of the opening quarter, the Bea...
Bears ride strong first half to outlast Samford
Christian Hartley, Sports Editor
February 23, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports
Mercer needed a victory. And they needed it bad. Coming off a 19-point thrashing at the hands of East Tennessee State, the Bears were reeling and in desperate need of a win to get them back on track. They got that win. But it wasn’t easy -- at all. The Bears came out firing on all cylinders, and S...
Bears dominated by ETSU in road loss
Christian Hartley, Sports Editor
February 19, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports
It’s been a rollercoaster ride of a season for Mercer men’s basketball and it continued on Saturday afternoon. The Bears have competed start to finish with all of their SoCon competition this season, but Saturday was different. Saturday wasn’t close at all. East Tennessee State was the superi...
Bears run past Catamounts in 27th straight conference win
Christian Hartley, Sports Editor
February 19, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports
After nearly every win this season, Mercer Head Coach Susie Gardner has mentioned that her team has yet to play a complete game this year. She’s been right. On many occasions, Mercer has played a great first half only to slip up in the second half and allow teams to get back into games. Satur...
Men’s basketball gets back on track with win over WCU
Christian Hartley, Sports Editor
February 16, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports
The Mercer men’s basketball team was in unfamiliar territory for Valentine’s Day this year as the Bears found themselves in Cullowhee, North Carolina for a date with the Western Carolina Catamounts. After their last game, Mercer Head Coach Bob Hoffman was asked about potential changes to the Bears ...
Bears rally to defeat UNCG at home
Christian Hartley, Sports Editor
February 15, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports
Thursday night was Valentine's Day, and the Mercer Bears had a date with the Spartans of UNC-Greensboro. The long story short? It didn’t exactly work out, and the feeling was pretty mutual. The Bears (17-7, 9-0) and Spartans traded blows from the game’s opening tip, but it was UNCG who got ...
Mercer softball has championship aspirations this season
February 12, 2019
Mercer softball is looking to build on last season’s success after being picked to finish second in the Southern Conference preseason poll. Last season, the Bears won 33 games, including a win over the fifth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. They were able to finish second in the SoCon regular season standings....
Basketball brotherhood: Mercer basketball’s Stair brothers
February 12, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports
Fans of Mercer basketball will recognize Ethan Stair as one of the team’s key contributors this season. After battling a variety of injuries the past two years, Stair has started every game for the Bears this year and is averaging 11.1 points per game. Fans may not know, however, that Ethan’s y...