For the past two years, SGA and the athletic department have worked closely together to increase student attendance at Mercer University sporting events. With the creation of the PAW Points program, the presence of the student body at these events has increased significantly. The program gives students ...
After countless wins throughout the 2013-2014 season, there is one that will forever remain in the hearts of all Mercerians, the men’s basketball team defeat of Duke. Since that win, the basketball team, and Mercer as a whole, has received various amounts of national attention and awards. One of ...
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The Mercer men’s golf team has just completed their third event of the 2014 competitive season. The Bears defeated 13 teams on March 14 in the Seminole Intercollegiate, winning the tournament title and finishing with a team score of 856 shooting eight under. Senior Hans Reimers placed second in the ...
The Mercer University men’s tennis team hosted their conference opener this past weekend, March 14 and 15, against Northern Kentucky University and Lipscomb University. The team has been looking forward to the beginning of conference play all season. “We had our ups and downs in matches,” said ...
The Mercer Bears have advanced to 18-10 this season with a two-game split decision against the Stetson Hatters. The final game of the series this past weekend was cancelled due to rain. The Bears dropped their first game 6-1 to the Hatters, but were able to rally back for the second and win 5-4. The ...
Mercer women’s tennis began conference play defeating both Lipscomb and Northern Kentucky in their opening weekend. The team advanced to a season record of 8-9 for the 2014 season. The Bears are currently tied for first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference with a conference record of 2-0. East Tennessee ...
The Mercer University women’s basketball team wrapped up a great season this past week in Fort Myers, Fla. The Bears took the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament by storm Tuesday evening when they beat the Jacksonville University Dolphins to advance to the semifinals. The Dolphins had beaten Mercer ...
After an impressive week of play, the Mercer Bears baseball team now stands at 16-6 and leads the Atlantic Sun Conference after their first weekend of conference play. Michael Massi, the second basemen, picked up his first A-Sun Player of the Week award after his stellar performance both at the plate ...
The Mercer men’s lacrosse is off to a great start as they just won their second Atlantic Sun Conference game. Saturday the Bears faced Virginia Military Institute and came out on top 8-3 at Mercer University Stadium. Sophomore goalie Mike Nugent had a stand out performance, allowing only three ...
For the first time since 1985, the Mercer men’s basketball team won the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, and will compete in the NCAA Tournament as the 14th seed in the Midwest Region. As announced by the tournament selection committee on Sunday, Mercer will face-off against the three-seed Duke, ...
Mercer and Florida Gulf Coast Uuniversity meet on the Eagles’ home turf Sunday in a basketball game determining the champion of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Possibly more important to both schools: the champion team of A-Sun gets an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The Bears have a feeling ...
In the Florida State Matchup that took place last weekend, the Mercer women’s golf team took sixth place while seniors Lacey Fears and Mary Alice Murphy each tied for 10th place individually. “I think that the first tournament went well. It was a strong field and we played well as well as learned ...
Mercer’s softball team opened up their season on Feb. 7, where they hosted the Mercer Invitational to collect several wins and capture the championship title. After losing the first game in a 9-8 battle against the Samford Bulldogs, the Bears dominated four consecutive games and climbed their way ...
The Mercer Women’s basketball team played two more conference series in the past two weeks. On Feb. 6 and 8, the Bears faced Northern Kentucky and Lipscomb at home. After a close loss to the Norse, the Bears came back with a vengeance to secure a five-point victory over the Lipscomb Bisons. A week ...
Even after the delay in the start of their season, the Mercer baseball team still came out victorious in their opening weekend against the High Point Panthers. The Bears’ sweep was a combined effort between their high-powered offense and their pitching staff. In game one (5-2), Brandon Barker started ...
The Mercer men’s golf team has entered their spring competition season. After a long fall of preparation and travel their season is finally underway. The fall season consisted of the Bears having top-five finishes in four of their five tournaments. At the end of the fall season the team was ranked ...
The Mercer men’s basketball team won its third-straight game and preserved an unbeaten 14-0 record at home this year after defeating the Northern Kentucky Norse, giving the Bears an overall record of 21-6. The team set a program single-game record with 16 3-pointers in the 89-67 victory against Northern ...
The life of a student-athlete comes with many responsibilities and opportunities. Senior Derrick Workman experiences this lifestyle on a day-to-day basis, and with much hard work and perseverance, he is determined to succeed both on the field and off. The starting right fielder has high hopes of continuing ...
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