Mercer Volleyball finishes season on highs and low
Kyle Mullins, Sports Writer
November 29, 2018
The season is over for Mercer’s volleyball team after they lost in the second round of the SoCon tournament to no.1 seed East Tennessee State University. In the first round, the Bears played no. 5 seed Wofford and swept them in three sets, hardly even a contest. Brittany Major and Roberta Todd ...
Jaylen Stowe ready to make the most of senior season
November 29, 2018
After spending three years as a member of Mercer’s men’s basketball team, senior Jaylen Stowe has learned a valuable lesson: don’t take anything for granted. “Four years may seem like a long time, but it goes by really fast,” Stowe said. You have to make the most out of every day becaus...
Women’s basketball trounced at home by Central Florida
November 27, 2018
The Mercer Bears women’s basketball team, hot off a win over the SEC’s Florida Gators, played host to the Central Florida Knights (2-0, 0-0) Sunday afternoon. This was a rematch for a pair of teams who squared off last season with Mercer edging out UCF on their home floor, 73-64. The Knights wer...
Mercer football season in review and final game against Furman
Kyle Mullins, Sports Editor
November 27, 2018
This was not an easy season for Mercer’s 2018 football team, but despite the many setbacks they still managed to pull off a respectable conference record, finishing 4-4. Their last game against Furman showcased how given better circumstances, they could have a much better season. Once again, Harri...
Men’s basketball falls at UAB in season opener
November 15, 2018
Mercer men’s basketball fell short in its season opener on Tuesday night, falling on the road to the Alabama-Birmingham Blazers, 75-67. The game was back-and-forth for most of the first half, as the Bears and Blazers traded leads in the opening 12 minutes. Mercer had their largest lead 16-10 with 9:5...
Mercer Volleyball going into the SoCon tournament
Kyle Mullins, Sports Editor
November 15, 2018
This 2018 team has had a remarkably improved season over last year’s team, finishing the regular season 15-12 overall and 8-8 in the conference. So far this year three of the players have gotten over 200 kills, Brittany Major (254), Roberta Todd (277) and Paige Alsten leading with 330 kills. ...
Women’s basketball secures first win of new season
November 15, 2018
After a tough loss to Wake Forest to open the season, Mercer women’s basketball got back on track Monday evening with a 79-72 victory over Georgia Southern. The first and second quarters were neck-and-neck. Each team traded baskets and swapped runs, but neither could pull away. The result was a tied, ...
Athlete Profile: Freshman volleyball Sensation Brittany Major
November 14, 2018
Brittany Major has started her college career with a stellar first season, tallying 254 kills and 45 blocks this season. But her transition to college life and sport was helped along by the seniors on the team. “I would say Danielle Faust and Paige Alsten [have] really mentored me not through just athl...
Bears pull of fourth quarter victory against Chattanooga
Kyle Mullins, Sports
November 13, 2018
With only two games left in the season, Mercer football needed a win to keep them from further slipping down in the Southern Conference standings. Luckily, they were able to do just that against Chattanooga last Saturday in what was their first road victory against the Mocs since 1933. With quart...
Men’s basketball falls at UAB in season opener
November 8, 2018
Mercer men’s basketball fell short in its season opener on Tuesday night, falling on the road to the Alabama-Birmingham Blazers, 75-67. The game was back-and-forth for most of the first half, as the Bears and Blazers traded leads in the opening 12 minutes. Mercer had their largest lead 16-10 with 9:5...
SoCon title hopes fall in Mercer football loss against ETSU
Kyle Mullins, Sports Editor
November 7, 2018
When Mercer took the field Saturday afternoon in their homecoming game against the no. 1 ranked ETSU, the odds were clearly against them. Not only were they going up against the best team in the Southern Conference, they also had to deal with a severely weakened offense. Quarterback Kaelan Riley and running back Te...
Trevor Martineau, Men’s Soccer Red Hot Going Into SoCon Tournament
Ryan Weaver, Lead Sports Writer
November 4, 2018
Mercer Men’s soccer has been in fine form the last two months of the season and their work has earned them the Southern Conference regular season title along with a first round bye in the conference tournament. Both the team and freshman forward Trevor Martineau began to heat up once they moved...