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Bears take down No. 5 FSU baseball

Mercer baseball (15-7) upset No. 5 Florida State University (18-2), 9-3, in Tallahassee on Tuesday, marking their second-straight season besting the Seminoles and their highest ranked win since beating No. 1 University of Florida in 2018.The Bears got on to a fast start after a two-run home run by Bradley ...

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Women's lacrosse upsets No. 9 Clemson

The Mercer women’s lacrosse team beat No. 9 Clemson (6-2), 11-10, in South Carolina on Tuesday, marking the first win against a ranked team in the history of the program.Mercer (3-4) jumped out to an early lead in the game as Ansley Walters '27, last season's Big South Freshman of the Year, ...

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Women's lacrosse begins title defense Saturday

The Mercer women’s lacrosse team (3-6) heads into conference play this Saturday at home against Wofford College (3-6) as the Bears finished up the non-conference part of their season with a 16-14 loss at home to Jacksonville University (5-4).The team had a difficult schedule in the first half of the ...

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Mercer takes series win against Tenn. Tech

This past weekend, Mercer baseball played a three-game series at home against Tennessee Tech, a team the Bears had not yet played this season nor last season. Mercer entered the non-conference game 12-6 on the season and coming off of a two-game losing streak.Mercer won the series with two wins and ...

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Jacobs inks new extension with Mercer football

Head football coach Mike Jacobs has been given a contract extension through 2029, according to an announcement from Mercer Athletics. During his first year at Mercer, he led the team to a 11-3 overall record and the program's first-ever Southern Conference championship."My family and I are ...

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Basketball seasons end in first, second round

Men's basketballThe men's basketball season ended with a loss in the quarterfinals to the No. 1-ranked University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 76-61. Before that, the Bears beat Western Carolina University in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament, 67-66, to advance to the ...

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Baseball, 12-4, wins spring break series

Mercer baseball closed out a three-game series at home versus Southern University this past Saturday, winning two of the three games to advance their record to 12-4.The series began March 7 with a shutout win for the Bears, 6-0. Reigning SoCon Pitcher of the Week Colton Cosper ‘25 started for the ...

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Men's and women's hoops head into SoCon tournament

Men's basketball finished its season on Saturday, booking a spot in the opening round of the Southern Conference tournament after being led to a 13-18 overall record in Head Coach Ryan Ridder's first season with the Bears. Mercer will face Western Carolina University on March 7, in Asheville, ...

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Men's basketball breaks losing streak, drops next game

Men's basketball's five-game losing streak was broken on Wednesday, but a few days later, the team lost another game to leave their record at 12-17 on the season and 5-11 in Southern Conference play with two games to go in the regular season. The Bears beat The Citadel, 62-52, in Charleston, ...

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Women's basketball loses two close away games

This past week, the women's basketball team lost their fourth and fifth games in a row and brought their season record to 7-20 on the season and 2-10 in the Southern Conference. The Bears lost to Furman University (14-14, 4-8 SoCon), 72-70, in Greenville, S.C. on Thursday, and fell to Wofford College, ...

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Women's basketball drops two of two last week

The women's basketball team is now on a three-game losing streak, 7-18 overall and 2-8 in the Southern Conference after a two-loss home stand last week during which the Bears faced off against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and East Tennessee State University.Mercer lost 69-39 to Chattanooga ...

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Listless men's basketball struggles against Furman, VMI

The men’s basketball team is now on a five game losing streak after losing two Southern Conference games this past week, one to Furman University and another to the Virginia Military Institute. The team is now 11-16 on the season and 4-10 in the SoCon. The Bears sit at No. 8 in conference standings, ...

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Women's hoops coach Clark-Heard talks with The Cluster

Mercer basketball made major moves this offseason as it brought in two new head coaches to lead the men's and women's programs. The men’s team brought in 15-year veteran Ryan Ridder, previously the head coach at UT Martin, Daytona State University and Beth-Cookman University, to lead the ...

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Softball season preview

Mercer softball dropped the Heart of Georgia Classic at Sikes Field on Friday against Saint Joseph's University to open the 2025 season, but rallied back in the next two games on Saturday to start the season 2-1. The three-day, four-game tournament includes contests against Austin Peay, Florida ...

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Mercer loses third-straight, falls to Wofford

The Bears were handed a 77-66 loss to Wofford College, their second this season to the Terriers, on Saturday. The loss puts Mercer (11-14, 4-8 Southern Conference) in the company of just two other SoCon teams who have sub-.500 records in conference matchups.The Bears were held to 27 points in the first ...

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Mercer gives up 100 to Samford in loss

Men’s basketball lost on the road at Samford (20-5, 8-2 SoCon) on Wednesday, 100-79, bringing the team to an overall record of 11-13, including a Southern Conference record of 4-7. This marks their second loss to Samford this season, following a home defeat to the Bulldogs 74-75 on Jan. 15.Mercer ...

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Men's hoops falls to No. 2 Chattanooga

Men’s basketball finished this past week with a 93-84 loss on the road in Chattanooga, Tenn., taking on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for a conference game. With the loss, the Bears are now 11-12 on the season and 4-6 in Southern Conference play, good for eighth in the conference, and ...

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Looking ahead: Men's and women's lacrosse

After the schedules were released in December, Mercer men and women’s lacrosse teams are suiting up for a new season in February.Men’s lacrosseThe schedule for men’s lacrosse has many matches on the road for the Bears in 13 regular season contests. These include eight road games, two neutral site ...

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Men's basketball hands Citadel 34-point loss

Men's basketball took on The Citadel for a home conference game on Wednesday, beating the Bulldogs, 80-46. The win put the Bears' season record at an even 11-11 and the Southern Conference record at a 4-5.The scoring leaders for the game were guard Tyler Johnson '25, who led the team ...

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Men's basketball go 1-1 in last week's matchups

The men's basketball team faced off against two conference foes this week with a game at the University of North Carolina Greensboro on Wednesday and a home game on Saturday against Furman University. The team finished the week with a 10-11 overall record and are now ranked No. 4 in the Southern ...


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