Furman connects on game-winning shot with 2.3 seconds left to down Mercer
Hayes Rule, Social Media Editor
February 3, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports
As Daniel Fowler glided down the court with the clock ticking under 10 seconds, he lifted from just outside the key and silenced Hawkins Arena as the ball swished through the net and slashed Mercer’s hopes. The Bears (11-13, 5-6) dropped another close loss Thursday to Furman (15-8, 8-2)...
Bears pull away from The Citadel behind Strawberry’s second-half shooting
Hayes Rule, Social Media Editor
January 28, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports
It took more than 30 minutes for someone other than Ria’n Holland to make a 3-pointer, but when it did, it came like a flood. Mercer (10-12, 4-5) pulled past The Citadel (9-15, 2-8) 82-66 Saturday behind Jordan Strawberry’s 13-point second-half performance. Strawberry made the Bears’ first 3-pointer...
Stories with Mercer basketball’s Desmond Ringer: Inside the Den
Hayes Rule and Justin Baxley
January 24, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Podcast, Showcase, Sports, Video
The Cluster's sports podcast, Inside the Den, is scheduled to record weekly on our Facebook Live. Hayes Rule and Justin Baxley host the show that will feature interviews with Mercer student athletes. Learn more about Mercer's athletes off the field/court by watching the podcast live each week and participating...
Bears fall short 70-68 against Chattanooga
Hayes Rule, Social Media Editor
January 14, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Breaking, Showcase, Sports
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...
Bears drop second straight in 78-57 loss to Davidson
Hayes Rule, Social Media Editor
November 30, 2016
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports
Jack Gibbs took a few tricks out of Stephen Curry’s book. The junior guard from Davidson knocked down eight 3-pointers Tuesday en route to a season-high 33 points in the Wildcats’ 78-57 win over Mercer. Davidson as a team connected on 14 3-pointers, five more than the team’s average...
Hoffman: Communication is ‘paramount’ in developing chemistry with new players
Hayes Rule, Social Media Editor
November 11, 2016
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports
Mercer basketball has the same amount of new players as returning athletes from last season. After finishing 19-15 last year, the Bears welcome eight fresh faces to the hardcourt this season in the form of three freshmen, four transfers and one walk-on. The new-look team will not have long to beco...
Women’s soccer overwhelms Chattanooga, moves on to semis of SoCon tournament
Al Kessler, Contributing Writer
November 1, 2016
Filed under Showcase, Sports
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...
Conner Antley: Dedication to the field
Kyle Mullins, Contributing Writer
October 18, 2016
Filed under Sports
In Mercer’s Oct. 4 game against UNCG, soccer player Conner Antley came out ferociously in the first half, scoring the first goal of the game in only a minute and 32 seconds, and helping to lead the team to a 2-1 victory. Antley said he considers UNCG to be one of their main rivals, an...
‘The Ruling’: This Tech needs to be a ‘W’ on the schedule
Hayes Rule, Social Media Editor
September 16, 2016
Filed under Football
Starting the season 0-2 was a very real possibility for Mercer football -- it’s just a reality that didn’t need to come into fruition. The Bears carried major momentum into the start of 2016 after winning two of their final three conference games in 2015, most notably against Chattanooga. For...
Bears drop to 0-2 on the season with loss to Georgia Tech
Justin Baxley, Sports Editor
September 10, 2016
Filed under Football
Mercer’s trip up Interstate 75 did not end in a victory as it dropped its outing against in-state opponent the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 35-10. The Bears fall to 0-2 on the season while Georgia Tech remains undefeated. For a short time in the first quarter the Bears held a touchdown...
Mercer football ‘Day Ones’ enter final season
Hayes Rule, Social Media Editor
September 1, 2016
Filed under Football, Showcase, Sports
It’s fall of 2012, and 119 Mercer students congregate on a field. Without any official place to dress, they put on their jerseys and gear in the end zone, very unfamiliar with any of the other people around them they would soon call teammates — brothers, even. On this first day of practice...
‘Bax Trax’: Are you ready for some football?
Justin Baxley, Sports Editor
August 22, 2016
Filed under Football, Showcase, Sports
Football is ready to kickoff at Mercer on Sept. 1, as the Bears embark on a quest for their first Southern Conference (SoCon) title. For the first time since the program was restarted in 2013, the Bears will have their first true senior class. A big group of key guys who helped build the ...
