Mercer women’s tennis falls short in their home opener but recovers against Kennesaw
Kyle Mullins, Sports Editor
February 8, 2018
Mercer played their first home matches of the season Feb. 3 and 4 & 6 that ended in two unfortunate losses for the Bears but a win on Tuesday that sets their overall record at 2-2 and 1-2 at home. The tournament last Friday started off well for the Bears, clenching the doubles competition with...
Tennis player Sam Philp doesn’t plan on slowing down now that he’s a nationally ranked player
Kyle Mullins, Sports Editor
February 6, 2018
Filed under Multimedia, Showcase, Sports, Tennis, Video
Sam Philp was just named Southern Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week after Mercer’s wins against Georgia Southern and Alabama State Jan. 23 and 26. The senior from Great Britain has been riding a wave of confidence ever since he became the first player in Mercer tennis history to be n...
Mercer’s Club Baseball team has plans to take off in their second year
Jayla Moody, Arts and Entertainment Editor
February 4, 2018
Filed under Baseball, Showcase, Sports
“We just want to play...all the time,” said Mercer Club Baseball player Layton Sheets. The team started last year after Sophomore Ryan Fields and some friends were looking to play baseball and realized that there was no club or intramural teams to do so. Today, they’re in the middle ...
Ross Cummings shoots Bears to huge 73-65 win over Wofford
Christian Hartley, Staff Writer
February 3, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports
Ross Cummings came into Saturday’s matchup averaging just eight minutes per contest for a struggling Mercer team. The sophomore guard’s role has been that of a catch-and-shoot marksman, coming in when the team needs a basket. That all changed on Saturday. Cummings went berserk, scoring 22 points and...
Bears couldn’t overcome barrage of three pointers in 85-73 loss to Furman
Christian Hartley, Staff Writer
February 2, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports
The Furman Paladins (16-7, 7-3) rolled into Thursday’s matchup with Mercer averaging ten 3-pointers per game, good for third in the SoCon, and first in 3-point defense, sitting them atop of the SoCon standings. Thursday, the Paladins unloaded a barrage of 15 three pointers on 50 percent shootin...
New to the Court: Women’s Club Basketball
Kyle Mullins, Sports Editor
February 2, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports
Tosin Ogunyale, vice president of the newly formed women’s club basketball team, said she knew going into college that she would have to make some sacrifices to pursue her career, but she never wanted basketball to be one of them. “I have been playing basketball for as long as I can remember ...
Shoot Your Shot: Bears Beat Bucs and Mocs for 17 straight wins
Avery Braxton, Staff Writer
February 1, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports
Do you all remember my last article where I stated that it appeared as if Mercer still had some chinks in the armor and that their next two opponents would prove if they had a handle on the Southern Conference? Yeah? Well, I was wrong. I was very wrong. Mercer (20-2, 7-0) demolished the number two and n...
Bears get bigger up front with first ever December signing class
Avery Braxton, Staff Writer
January 31, 2018
Christmas came just a tad bit early for the Bears as they participated in the first ever December early signing period for NCAA football. Mercer Football signed 12 high school seniors to national letters of intent between Dec. 20-22. The early signing period was the first of its kind and is likely...
Bears blow 10 point second half lead, lose at home to The Citadel
Christian Hartley, Staff Writer
January 27, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports
With 18:15 left in the second half, Mercer opened up a 10 point lead, its largest lead of the game. The Bears looked well on their way to a home win over SoCon rival The Citadel. The Bulldogs had other plans. Over the next seven minutes, they locked the Bears down. Mercer went scoreless for six min...
Shorthanded Bears dealt 84-75 road loss at ETSU
Christian Hartley, Staff Writer
January 26, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports
The Mercer men’s basketball squad (10-11, 3-5) came into its matchup with the East Tennessee State University Bucs (17-4, 8-0) still ailing after losing its leading scorer Ria’n Holland for at least 2-3 weeks to a hand injury. The Bears dropped their last game against UNCG in overtime just four days...
Shoot Your Shot: Bears set and extend program record with 15 consecutive wins
Avery Braxton, Staff Writer
January 25, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports
Put three more in the W column for the women’s basketball team after it collected impressive wins over SoCon opponents in the last week. The winning streak extended to 15 games, but the last two are proof that there is still work to be done for the Bears. “We got off to a great start in the first ...
Bears late game heroics not enough in 70-66 overtime road loss to UNCG
Christian Hartley, Staff Writer
January 24, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports
The Mercer Bears (10-10, 3-4) were without injured leading scorer Ria’n Holland in Saturday’s SoCon matchup with the UNCG Spartans (14-5, 5-1), owners of three straight wins over the Bears. It was the best team the Bears had played since their home loss to ETSU on Dec. 31, 2017. The absence o...
