The following article was published Wednesday afternoon on the Web site of The Macon Telegraph.
MACON, Ga.- It doesn't get any easier for the men's basketball team who is playing its third game in six days. Mercer (5-15, 4-10 A-Sun) plays host to yet another one of the top three teams in the conference and looking to snap a three-game winless streak as Florida Atlantic invades the University Center Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. tip off. Game Notes
Mercer is in the midst of a four-game homestand that has the Bears playing four games in nine days and hosting three of the A-Sun's top teams. The span of four straight home games for the Bears is the longest conference homestand for Mercer since Feb. 7-16, 2002. Florida Atlantic has clinched a spot in the A-Sun postseason championship and currently sits in a two-way tie for third with Belmont. The Owls downed Mercer, 91-80, in the first meeting between the two teams on Jan. 7 in Boca Raton.
"Once again, we find ourselves playing one of the top teams in the conference,"...
MACON - Mercer University's Master of Public Health Program, housed in the School of Medicine, was recently granted accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health. Mercer's program is one of only three such programs in the state of Georgia to receive this prestigious accreditation.
Freshman guard Montavious Waters hit a buzzer-beating jumper from the right baseline to give the Mercer men's basketball team a 74-73 win over Florida Atlantic in Atlantic Sun Conference action Tuesday night at the University Center.Mercer (6-15, 5-10 A-Sun) had taken a 72-70 lead on senior Will Emerson's traditional three-point play with 21 seconds remaining in the game, only to see FAU senior Rodney Webb drop in a 3-pointer from the left corner six seconds later, giving the Owls a one-point edge with 15 ticks on the clock.Following Webb's bucket, Mercer coach Mark Slonaker called a timeout to set the final play. Waters drove to the hoop and missed the shot, but the ball was kept alive by sophomore Sam Dolan, who missed the stickback, with Emerson grabbing the rebound but missing the point-blank attempt. The ball kicked out to the right side where Waters collected it and stuck it home as the horn sounded."It was a great win for us," said Mercer head coach Mark Slonaker. "Montavious...
ATLANTA - The Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University cordially invites you to an undergraduate open house to be held on Sunday, February 26, at 2 p.m. Activities will take place at the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Building on the Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, Ga., just off I-85 inside the northeast perimeter.
MACON, Ga.- The visiting Lipscomb Bisons combined lethal outside shooting and a strong inside game to down Mercer, 83-66, in Atlantic Sun men's basketball action Saturday afternoon at the University Center.
Shooting woes from the charity stripe also contributed to the Bears' downfall as Mercer (5-15, 4-10 A-Sun) hit only five-of-13 free throws in the opening half and finished the game with a season-low 46.7 percent on 14-of-30 from the line.
"We knew we had to play our best to beat Lipscomb," said Mercer head coach Mark Slonaker. "But poor free throw shooting and shot selection really hurt us. Lipscomb is a quality team."
Reigning A-Sun Player-of-the-Week Brian Fisk picked up two personal fouls inside the opening minute of play but teammate Eddie Ard picked up the slack, scoring 18 first-half points. Mercer picked up a free throw and an inside bucket by Sam Dolan to take an early 3-2 lead but Lipscomb edged out to a six-point lead with just over 12...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Rebounding and free throw shooting were the difference as the Mercer women's basketball team fell to Lipscomb, 58-47, Saturday afternoon. The Bears remain winless in four road games against the Lady Bisons.
Lipscomb (6-13, 5-7 A-Sun) slowly built a seven-point lead before Mercer made its first bucket. Nicole Leonard's layup after a pass from Courtney Hall at the 13:08 mark and Hall's 3-pointer on Mercer's next possession brought the Bears within two.
Cold shooting plagued both teams throughout the opening half, allowing Lipscomb to take a 21-15 into the break. The Lady Bisons shot 29.2 percent from the floor, while the Bears connected on just 17.6 percent of their shots and never made it to the foul line.
Mercer (10-9, 7-5 A-Sun) struggled to find its offensive groove to open the second half as Lipscomb sprinted out to a 27-15 lead before Mercer answered back. The Bears trimmed the lead down to two twice but each...
MACON, Ga. – Mercer pounded out 14 hits while allowing just six en route to a 10-2 win over Florida A&M Saturday at Claude...
Craig Gibson has been around Mercer baseball most of his adult life.
MACON, Ga.- The Belmont Bruins took a late lead and hit their free throws down the stretch, defeating the Mercer men's basketball team, 78-72, in Atlantic Sun conference action Thursday night at the University Center.
Belmont's Boomer Herndon dropped in a layup with 1:45 to go in the contest, snapping a 65-65 tie, and the Bruins hit seven-of-eight from the charity stripe inside the final minute to hold off the Bears.
Neither team could build a comfortable cushion in a first half that featured five ties and four lead changes. With Mercer (5-14, 4-9 A-Sun) trailing by just one, at 17-16, midway through the opening half, guard Justin Hare hit a 3-pointer and junior Andrew Preston hit a shot inside to give Belmont their largest lead of the half. But the Bears rallied, knotting the score at 24 apiece behind five points from senior Will Emerson.
Junior Ross Alacqua then came alive, sparking an 11-0 run as the native of Alpharetta, Ga., followed a driving...
