Bears win second straight as Cummings leads Mercer past Mocs
Christian Hartley, Sports Editor
February 25, 2019
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...
Bears fall short 70-68 against Chattanooga
Hayes Rule, Social Media Editor
January 14, 2017
As Stephon Jelks laid in an uncontested shot as the buzzer sounded, it was the least excited he’d been all game. After an action-packed final minutes -- including back-to-back reviews on inbound plays -- Jelks scored Mercer’s 68th point of the game, knowing it was useless at that point. The Bears...
Women’s soccer overwhelms Chattanooga, moves on to semis of SoCon tournament
Al Kessler, Contributing Writer
November 1, 2016
After a successful regular season and a third place berth in the Southern Conference women’s soccer tournament, the Lady Bears took to the pitch to face sixth-ranked Chattanooga on Sunday evening. The last time these two teams met resulted in a 2-1 Chattanooga win in overtime October 2. The matc...
‘The Ruling’: Can Cinderella go to the ball twice?
Hayes Rule, Social Media Editor
October 8, 2016
One of the lasting pieces of advice my coach has told me was simply this: Anybody can do it once, but those who can back it up and do it consistently are the ones who prove to be elite Division-I athletes. And that’s true for any college sport, or really, anything in life. When we set...
Undermanned Bears fall to SoCon-leading Chattanooga in overtime
Hayes Rule, Staff Writer
February 9, 2016
Down starters Jestin Lewis and Desmond Ringer for the second straight game, the Mercer Bears took SoCon-leading Chattanooga to overtime Monday. The Bears ran out of gas in the extra period as the Mocs handed Mercer its first loss at home this year, 72-66. Chattanooga (22-3, 11-1) extended its winnin...
Mercer students surprise Lady Bears during big game
Emma Peel, Staff Writer
January 27, 2016
On a rainy Thursday night last week, the student body at Mercer University came out in full force to support the women’s basketball team in their biggest game of the season — and kept it a secret for over a week. Tony Perella, a Mercer football player and president of the Student-Athlete Advisory ...
Student body rallies around women’s basketball team on big game day
Katie Atkinson, Staff Writer
January 21, 2016
Mercer Women's basketball team gets a huge surprise fan turnout
Bears get first SoCon win, upset No. 3 Chattanooga
Justin Baxley, Sports Editor
November 7, 2015
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