Field Day Photos 2015
October 22, 2015
Homecoming 2015 is in full swing. Check out these photo's from Field Day activities.
Women’s club soccer bends it like the boys
Justin Baxley, Sports Editor
October 15, 2015
Carson Moore hangs up her cleats for a clipboard on game day, but the former keeper-turned-coach runs through the drills with her girls like she’ll be in the starting lineup. The women’s club soccer team is hard at work to make a name for themselves and step out of the shadows cast by the “...
Player Spotlight: Katelyn Dimopoulos
Slayten Carter, Staff Writer
October 15, 2015
Katelyn Dimopoulos couldn’t find a better way to spend her Friday night. The junior scored the lone goal in their victory against Middle Tennessee Sept. 17. “I haven’t scored in like a year. It feels so good to score.” Dimopoulos said. Having been on the soccer field her whole life, D...
Inside the Den (Episode 5)
Justin Baxley and Hayes Rule
October 14, 2015
Mercer Madness is this Friday night. Hayes Rule and Justin Baxley get you ready for that event and review the last week in Mercer sports. Including, soccer's recent string of wins, volleyball's home dominance, and Mercer footballs late game woes. This week two very special guest join the show as Kahlia...
Mercer Men’s and Women’s Soccer Previews
Gabe Garcia, Contributing Writer
August 31, 2015
Men’s Soccer 2014 Southern Conference Soccer Coach of the Year Brad Ruzzo and his team had an impressive run in their debut season in the SoCon claiming the regular season championship. Ruzzo also led the team to the SoCon Tournament final where a late goal by the Furman Paladins was enough to s...
Mercer to hold ‘Fan Appreciation Day’ as new year begins
August 18, 2015
Young cubs and seasoned bears descend upon the Macon campus as a new school year and fall sports season dawns. To celebrate the occasion, Mercer Athletics is hosting a Fan Appreciation Day Saturday (Aug. 22). The day begins at 9 a.m. as the Lady Bears’ volleyball team take the floor for their annua...
Top ten moments in Mercer 2014-2015 sports
Nicholas Wooten, Managing Editor
August 14, 2015
1. Kirsten Stevens no-hitter It reads like a Hollywood script. Coming off a rough outing against University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the first game, Stevens mowed down Furman batters in the second to the tune of 11 strikeouts. It was the first no-hitter in Southern Conference tournament...
Fall sports overview
Emily Rochefort
September 25, 2014
Women’s Soccer On Sept. 7, the Mercer Women’s Soccer Team defeated the Houston University Cougars 3-2. In the third minute of the game, Washida Blackman, senior forward for the Bears, scored off of a free kick from Sarah Daane. Just before halftime, junior Sydney Brogden increased the score to...
Fall preview: who's who in the SoCon
Emily Rochefort
August 12, 2014
Men’s Cross Country At the last Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, the Mercer University Men’s Cross Country team finished seventh out of ten teams. The team graduated three seniors out of nine total members. “This upcoming season will be more of a building season with an incoming...
Women’s soccer claims second in A-Sun
Bryson Jones
October 24, 2012
In the last four games of the season, the Mercer women’s soccer team has won three of those matches, claimed a first-round bye in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament, and broken a program record for wins in a season with 12 on the year. It is no doubt that head coach Tony Economopoulos has had a suc...
U.S. Women's Soccer: Gold and a bust
Cecilia Villagomez
August 15, 2012
I became enamored with the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) when they won over the hearts of many during a miraculous win over Brazil in the 2011 Women’s World Cup. Unfortunately the USWNT lost in the finals against Japan in penalty kicks. Despite the loss, the USWNT was greeted with a warm...
Athletes prepare for upcoming seasons, strive towards success
Bryson Jones
August 15, 2012
As the school year begins, several athletic teams across campus are already in preparation for their competitive seasons. Men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, and volleyball have all begun preseason training. The men’s soccer team brings a wealth of experience onto the...