MACON, Ga.- Kennesaw State's Brent Ragsdale led all scorers with 23 points as the Owls handed Mercer its first home loss of the season, 63-57, in Atlantic Sun men's basketball action Thursday night in the University Center. Mercer (3-11, 2-6 A-Sun) turned in its best defensive effort since the Bears' win over Savannah State Dec. 1, holding league-leader KSU to 63 points, but came up just short against the Owls. The Bears won the battle of the boards, out-rebounding Kennesaw State, 41-30, but committed 23 turnovers en route to dropping their fourth straight game.
"We played hard, but sometimes we didn't play smart," said Mercer head coach Mark Slonaker. "Kennesaw State got outstanding point guard play, and there were some tough matchups out there."
Neither team led by more than three points in the first five minutes of the contest, as the lead changed hands three times before Kennesaw State edged out to a 17-11 lead with just under 12...
ATHENS - Mercer's student newspaper, The Cluster, recently won several awards at the Georgia College Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest, including first place awards in the categories "Best Campus Community Service - Sports" and "Improvement." The awards were announced at the association's Better Newspaper Conference, which was held Feb. 5-6 in Athens.
MACON, Ga. - After seeing its five-game winning streak snapped last weekend, the Mercer women's basketball team shot a season-high 52.9 percent from the field to defeat Atlantic Sun newcomer Kennesaw State, 69-55.
After a slow start, the Bears used a 12-4 run over two-minute streak in the first half to take a 22-11 lead midway through. The Lady Owls trimmed the lead down to five with 7:19 remaining in the half off a Shavonder Clarke jumper, but Tanya Kessenich pushed the Bears' lead back to nine with consecutive layups.
Mercer (9-7, 6-3 A-Sun) continued to dominate the paint in the second half led by Sarah Russell and Kessenich. The Bears took advantage of the Lady Owls collapsing on the paint as Sally Skeldon hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give Mercer a 10-point lead with 13:24 remaining.
Kennesaw State (2-14, 2-8 A-Sun) cut the lead to seven twice but was unable to get any closer. Both teams mishandled the ball at times but...
MACON, Ga.- In a renewal of the oldest rivalry in the history of Mercer men's basketball, the Bears visit Stetson Tuesday night, with tip off scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Edmunds Center. Game Notes (pdf)
Mercer (3-12, 2-7 A-Sun) has faced Setson more times (107 games) than any other opponent in school history, with the Hatters holding a 64-43 advantage in the overall series. The Bears swept last season's regular-season series, winning their Atlantic Sun Conference opener, 89-76, in DeLand, FLa., on Dec. 2, and topping the Hatters, 74-73, in Macon, on Feb. 25.
"We're looking forward playing one of our longest rivals in the history of the program," said Mercer head coach Mark Slonaker. "We've had some great games the last few years. It's an important game as far as the conference standings go. We need to go out and play a complete game and be competitive."
Stetson (2-15, 2-7 A-Sun), like the Bears, is coming off a two-game homestand that saw the Hatters...
ATLANTA - John A. Allison, chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation, will be the featured speaker at The Executive Forum of Mercer University on Monday, Nov. 13. He will give a lunch presentation at noon at The Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, 3300 Peachtree Road in Atlanta. Allison leads one of the nation's largest and most respected companies, BB&T Corporation, a $116-billion financial-holding company. Mr. Allison began his career at BB&T in 1971 and worked his way through the management ranks, becoming president in 1987, then chairman and CEO in July 1989.
Under Mr. Allison's leadership, the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based BB&T has expanded dramatically, growing from fourth largest financial-holding company in North Carolina to ninth largest in the country. A member of the Fortune 500 list of largest corporations, BB&T operates more than 1,400 banking offices in 11 states and Washington, D.C., and has more than 28,000 employees.
The company has...
WHAT: The Walter F. George School of Law will observe 2008 Law Day.WHO: Members of the distinguished members of the Law School Class of 1948 will be honored and U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall will present the keynote addressWHEN: Friday, March 7, 2008, at 12:30 p.m. WHERE: University Center Arena on the Macon Campus of Mercer University WHY: The Mercer Law School hosts Law Day each March at the University Center. This year's event will focus on the class of 1948 on the occasion of their 60th reunion. Highlight of the Law Day Luncheon will be the presentation of the Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Meritorious Service Award. Other classes will also hold reunion events throughout the Law Day weekend, Media interested in covering this event should contact Richard L. Cameron at (478) 301-5500 or (800) 837-2911, ext. 5500, or Anna Sandison, (478) 301-2232.
ATLANTA - Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner James E. Donald will deliver the keynote address to graduates of Mercer University's Public Safety Leadership Institute during a ceremony Monday, March 6, at 1 p.m. at Mercer's Cecil B. Day Campus in Atlanta.
Eleven public safety officers from the Metropolitan Atlanta area representing various agencies including law enforcement, rescue and fire departments will receive a certificate of recognition during the ceremony.
Donald, who retired as a major general from the United States Army, became the first African American to head Georgia's Department of Corrections when Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed him to the post on Dec. 1, 2003. Before leading the 14,400-employee Department of Corrections, Donald had a distinguished 33-year career in the Army.
Donald retired in September 2003 as Deputy Chief of Staff for the United States Army Forces Command, where he was responsible for the development, execution and...
MACON - Mercer University will present Academic All-American basketball player William L. Emerson with the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, one of the two highest honors given to undergraduates, during its commencement on Saturday, May 13.
"In all my dealings with athletes over the last 30 some years, I've never known a better 'student-athlete,' and he's the first athlete to win the Sullivan award since I've been here," said Bobby Pope, Mercer's Director of Athletics for the past 17 years. "We've had some very good athletes and some very good students, but we've never had one like Will. He's as good as they come. He's a great representative for the University and I think he'll make a great physician." Emerson will attend medical school in the fall.
Emerson excelled as both an athlete and in the classroom; playing for four years on the men's basketball team and serving as captain his senior year. He was twice recognized as a first-team Academic All-American by ESPN The...
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MACON - The new dean of Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law is scheduled to speak during the University's observance of Constitution Day, a national holiday that commemorates the ratification of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. Mercer Law School Dean Gary J. Simson, one of the nation's leading Constitutional Law scholars, will discuss "The Constitution and Religion." The event will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 17 in the medical school auditorium at Mercer University. The event is free and open to the public."Professor Gary Simson, the new dean of the Walter F. George School of Law, is among the leading constitutional law scholars in the United States," said Mercer University Provost Wallace Daniel. "I am grateful for the opportunity to hear him on this significant day in our national life."Established by federal law in 2004, Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution. The day is also designed to recognize those who have become...
