2012-13 Mercer Women's Basketball Media Guide by Jason Farhadi

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2012-13 Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sports Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2012-13 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2012-13 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 2012-13 A-Sun Conference Preseason Polls . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Head Coach Susie Gardner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Assistant Coach Rhet Wierzba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Assistant Coach Tiffany Swoffard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Assistant Coach Angie Nelp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Director of Operations Andrew Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2012-13 Mercer Women’s Basketball Roster. . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ry’van Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15 Alex Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17 Sharmesia Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 Kendra Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 Sharnea Boykin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 Briana Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25 Tabitha Bradshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 Precious Bridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 Teanna Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31 Alesha Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33 Alicia Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35 Kate Alemann, Jessica Prieto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 2011-12 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-41 2011-12 Game-by-Game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-57 All-Time Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Mercer Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Championship Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Record Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-65 All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-69 University Center Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Game-by-Game History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-78 Opponent Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 This is Mercer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-108

CREDITS The 2012-13 Mercer women’s basketball media guide is a publication of the Mercer University Sports Information Department. The guide was written and edited by Jason Farhadi. Cover design by Jeff Graham. Editorial assistance provided by Jeff Graham and Andy Stabell. Photography courtesy of Mercer University Media Relations and A-Sun Photos. Special thanks to members of the Mercer University Sports Information Department and women’s basketball offices.

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QUICK FACTS GENERAL Location ................................................................................ Macon, Ga. Enrollment ...................................................................................... 8,336 Founded .......................................................................................... 1833 Nickname ........................................................................................ Bears Colors ........................................................................Orange and Black Affilliation .................................................................... NCAA Division I Conference......................................................................... Atlantic Sun Arena (Capacity)...........................................Hawkins Arena (3,200) President........................................................ William D. Underwood Alma Mater .......................................Oklahoma Baptist (1982) Athletics Director.................................................................... Jim Cole Alma Mater .............................................................Mercer (1993) Athletics Phone .......................................................... (478) 301-2994 Athletics Fax ................................................................ (478) 301-2061 Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA .......................................................... Sybil Blalock Asst. AD/Compliance ......................................................Joel Weems Asst. AD/Marketing ........................................................... Daniel Tate Asst. AD/Director of Sports Medicine.................. Amos Mansfield Faculty Athletics Representative..................... Dr. Jeffrey Hugdahl Website .........................................................www.mercerbears.com

TEAM INFORMATION 2011-12 Overall Record ................................................................ 6-23 A-Sun Record/Finish......................................................4-14/9th Home/Road/Neutral ...........................................4-11/2-12/0-0 Starters returning ..................................................................................5 Starters lost ..............................................................................................0 Letterwinners returning/lost...................................................... 10/3 Newcomers ..............................................................................................2

COACHING STAFF Head Coach ................................................................... Susie Gardner Alma Mater ...........................................................Georgia (1986) Career Record/Seasons .......................................... 184-197/13 Record at Mercer/Seasons .............................................. 8-50/2 E-mail ....................................................gardner_sl@mercer.edu Assistant Coach ........................................................Tiffany Swoffard Assistant Coach ..............................................................Rhet Wierzba Assistant Coach ..................................................................Angie Nelp Director of WBB Operations...........................Andrew Thompson WBB Phone .................................................................. (478) 301-2059 WBB Fax ........................................................................ (478) 301-2061

SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director .......................................Andy Stabell Office Phone................................................................ (478) 301-5209 E-mail ..............................................................stabell_al@mercer.edu Director of New Media .................................................. Jeff Graham Assistant SID (WBB Contact).....................................Jason Farhadi Office Phone ....................................................... (478) 301-5218 Fax .......................................................................... (478) 301-5350 Cell .......................................................................... (401) 965-1613 E-mail .....................................................farhadi_jb@mercer.edu

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TO THE MEDIA

JASON FARHADI

The 2012-13 Mercer University Women’s Basketball Media Guide is intended to provide you with general information about the Mercer women’s basketball team. This information should assist you in your coverage of the team throughout the season. Should you need additional information or assistance, please contact Sports Information women’s basketball contact Jason Farhadi at (478) 301-5218 with any requests. He can also be reached via e-mail at farhadi_jb@mercer. edu or via fax at (478) 301-5350.

Assistant Director Men’s Soccer, Baseball, Women’s Basketball PHONE: (478) 301-5218 EMAIL: farhadi_jb@mercer.edu

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS

The Sports Information Office will issue credentials to working press only. All credential requests should be made in writing at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled game.

PRACTICES

As a general rule, all practices are open to the media and the public. There may be instances, however, when all or part of a practice session is closed. Please contact the Sports Information Office in advance if you plan on attending a practice session so an escort can be made avaliable.

INTERVIEW POLICY

Media interviews of players and coaches are encouraged, and every effort will be made to accommodate media requests. In-person interviews are preferred, but telephone interviews can be arranged through the Mercer Sports Information Office. Under no circumstances will student-athletes’ residence numbers be supplied to the media.

INTERVIEWS

All interviews with Mercer student-athletes should be coordinated through the Sports Information Office. Players are generally avaliable for interviews up to 30 minutes prior to the start of practice and directly afterward. Head coach Susie Gardner is generally available in the morning.

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS

Following a 10-minute “cooling-off ” period, coaches and players from both teams will be made available to media members outside each team’s respective dugout. The Sports Information Office will poll the media prior to the end of the game to determine any player requests.

FAX & EMAIL SERVICE

Media outlets may request to be included on the broadcast fax and email lists to receieve updates regarding Mercer women’s basketball. The Mercer Sports Information Office fax number is (478) 301-5350. To be added, submit a request to farhadi_jb@mercer.edu.

SPORTS INFO OFFICE

The Mercer Sports Information Office is located in Suite 135 on the first floor of the University Center.

ON THE INTERNET

Additional information on the Mercer athletics program can be found online. News releases, player and coach biographies, historical data, live audio streaming, results and statistics on all 16 athletic programs can be found online at www.mercerbears.com.

ANDY STABELL

JEFF GRAHAM

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MERCER SPORTS NETWORK Mercer University Athletics has announced that it has renewed its contract with Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. to serve as the flagship radio network for the University’s women’s basketball games in 2012-13. FOX 1670 AM will serve as the flagship station for all broadcasts this season. MU will also broadcast selected Mercer men’s basketball, baseball and softball games. Plans for the expanded coverage to include those sports are currently being formulated, but have not yet been finalized. Mercer’s Atlantic Sun Conference games will be among the broadcasts, including the 2013 A-Sun Basketball Championships, to be played once again this year on the Mercer campus at the University Center. Rick Cameron, “Voice of the Bears” for the past four seasons, will continue to call the play-by-play. Mercer’s senior assistant vice president for marketing communications returned to the broadcast booth in 2006 after originally doing radio play-by- play in the late 1970s.

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#Francis Marion %Brevard at Troy Jacksonville State at Notre Dame at Furman Davidson at Georgia at Georgia Southern Alabama State at Florida State High Point *Stetson *Florida Gulf Coast *at Kennesaw State *at Jacksonville *at North Florida *USC-Upstate *East Tennessee State *at Lipscomb *at Northern Kentucky *Kennesaw State *North Florida *Jacksonville *at ETSU *at USC-Upstate *Northern Kentucky *Lipscomb *at Florida Gulf Coast *at Stetson *Atlantic Sun Tournament

Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Troy, Ala. Macon, Ga. South Bend, Ind. Greenville, S.C. Macon, Ga. Athens, Ga. Statesboro, Ga. Macon, Ga. Tallahassee, Fla. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Kennesaw, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Nashville, Tenn. Highland Heights, Ky. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Johnson City, Tenn. Spartanburg, S.C. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Fort Myers, Fla. DeLand, Fla. Macon, Ga.

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2012-13 SEASON PREVIEW The 2012-13 edition of the Mercer women’s basketball team has one key element that has been missing from head coach Susie Gardner’s first two squads during her tenure in Macon, and that is experience. In Gardner’s third year at the helm of the Bears, she has at her disposal an upperclassman laden roster featuring three seniors and four juniors to go along with five sophomores and one freshman. “My first year here we had one senior and last year we didn’t have any, so with some more upperclassman on the roster combined with our large freshmen class from last season all being sophomores now our practices are going much smoother and we are able to drill more quickly and efficiently,” Gardner said. Four starters (senior Ry’van Buchanan, sophomore Precious Bridges, sophomore Tabitha Bradshaw and senior Sharmesia Smith) also are back in the fold, bringing back combined averages of 26 PPG and 14.7 RPG from last season.

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Buchanan will be counted upon to increase her scoring average after turning in a solid first year with the Bears. The Atlanta, Ga. product finished second on the team and tied for 15th in the Atlantic Sun Conference averaging 10.8 points per game and was just recently named to the A-Sun Preseason AllConference team. Bridges had a brilliant first season in Macon, playing her way onto the A-Sun Conference All-Freshman team. The West Palm Beach, Fla. combo guard ranked third on the team by averaging 8.4 points per game and led the squad in minutes per game (31.8) and assists (60).

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Junior Sharnea Boykin, senior Alex Phillips and sophomores Alicia Williams, Teanna Robinson and Alesha Smith are also back for Coach Gardner, providing her with several options at multiple positions off the bench.

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Coach Gardner and the Bears also have two newcomers on their 2012-13 squad and a familiar face who is finally back on the court after a year-long absence.

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“In all honesty, with Briana getting hurt we had a game plan in place as a coaching staff that had to become tweaked overnight, but I think we are heading in the right direction. We were going to focus on defense before Briana went down, but now we are going to have to be more creative in finding ways to score like getting to the free throw line more and playing in transition to get more fast break opportunities.”

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Unfortunately, the Bears fifth starter and reigning two-time Atlantic Sun Conference scoring champions Briana Williams will not be in the mix this season after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee in late September.

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Freshman Jessica Prieto is a 5-10 combo guard from Laredo, Texas and junior center Kate Alemann is a junior college transfer from Mineral Area College. Both will look to break into the guard and frontcourt rotation as the season kicks off. The familiar face back in the Orange and Black this season is Macon native Kendra Grant. Grant last played during the 2010-11 season, appearing in 17 games and averaging 7.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, and Coach Gardner is sure glad to see her back on the hardwood. “Kendra has put so much work in throughout last year and this offseason to get ready for this year so I am happy to see back out on the floor. She is definitely a player who can knock down shots for us anywhere on the floor and help provide a stable contribution on the offensive end for sure.” SCHEDULE The Bears 2012-13 slate features 14 home games and six contests against teams that participated in post-season play (either NCAA Tournament or WNIT) a year ago.

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The Orange and Black open their season as part of Homecoming Weekend, welcoming Division II member Brevard College to Hawkins Arena at the University Center on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. After a road contest at Troy on Nov. 14 and a home tilt against Jacksonville State on Nov. 17, Mercer travels to South Bend, Indiana to take on the 2012 NCAA Tournament runner-up Notre Dame on Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. Notre Dame finished last season with a 35-4 overall record and return two starters from last year’s squad, including All-American guard Skylar Diggins. After leaving Indiana, Mercer travels to Furman on Nov. 24 and hosts Davidson on Nov. 28 before a looming rematch with in-state power Georgia on Dec. 4. The Bulldogs were 22-9 overall in 2012 and return four starters from a team that made their 18th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament last season. “Anytime the average fan picks up our schedule obviously the Notre Dame, Georgia and Florida State games stand out the most,” Gardner said. “At the same time, you look at schools like Davidson and High Point, from similar mid-major conferences, and it makes for a very competitive non-conference schedule.” The Bears open competition in the new-look Atlantic Sun Conference with a daunting home doubleheader against Stetson on Dec. 31 and FGCU on Jan. 2. Stetson finished 2012 with a school record 23 wins and a berth in the WNIT, while FGCU made its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance last season after winning the 2012 A-Sun Conference Championship. Other highlights on the Orange and Black’s conference slate include a three-game home stand from Feb. 2-11, featuring games against in-state rival Kennesaw State and the River City duo of Jacksonville and UNF. Mercer has the advantage of once again hosting the 2012 Atlantic Sun Women’s Basketball Championship for the fourth and final time beginning on March 6. MERCERBEARS.com

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2012-13 PRESEASON POLLS ATLANTIC SUN PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

School (First Place Votes) Stetson (8) FGCU (2) North Florida ETSU Jacksonville Kennesaw State Northern Kentucky USC-Upstate Lipscomb Mercer

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School (First Place Votes) FGCU (14) Stetson (5) Kennesaw State North Florida ETSU Jacksonville USC-Upstate Northern Kentucky Mercer Lipscomb

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School Stetson FGCU Jacksonville USC Upstate FGCU ETSU Kennesaw State Mercer Stetson Stetson

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Name (Class) Victoria McGowan (Sr.) Brittany Kennedy (Sr.) Jade Cargill (Jr.) Tee’ Ara Copney (Sr.) Sarah Hansen (Jr.) Destiny Mitchell (Jr.) Kristina Wells (So.) Ry’Van Buchanan (Sr.) Shanasa Sander (Sr.) Sasha Sims (Jr.)

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SUSIE GARDNER

THIRD SEASON AT MERCER GEORGIA ‘86

Mercer University named veteran NCAA Division I coach Susie Gardner as the school’s 10th women’s basketball head coach on June 24, 2010.

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In her first year at Mercer, Gardner faced what she describes as her greatest challenge in 18 years of coaching at the Division I level. Her first team at Mercer was the third-youngest team in Division I basketball – the 12-player roster featured a combined seven years of collegiate playing experience prior to the season. Mercer finished 2-27 – a tally that doesn’t represent the growth the team experienced under Gardner’s direction. The 2010-11 team suffered numerous heartbreaking losses, dropping nine games by six points or less. The season did produced several bright spots, as freshman Briana Williams landed Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year, Second Team All-Atlantic Sun team and A-Sun All-Freshman Team honors. Freshman guard Sharnea Boykin led the conference in both minutes played and assists and sophomore Alex Phillips increased her scoring average from 1.8 to 7.5 points per game. The 2011-12 season saw eight of Gardner’s recruits make their Division I collegiate debuts with Mercer. In year two under Gardner the Bears finished 6-23, but the Bears overall record was not indicative of the significant improvements they made throughout the campaign. Mercer went on the road and beat a top mid-major program at High Point on Nov. 25, 2012 and won four games at home which is the most since the Bears were victorious in seven home tilts back in 2009. The Bears placed two players on Atlantic Sun All-Conference squads, with sophomore Briana Williams landing on the second team after leading the league in scoring for the second-straight season and freshman Precious Bridges represented Mercer on the All-Freshman team. Junior forward Ry’van Buchanan showed well in her first season in Macon, finishing second on the team and tied for 15th in the A-Sun Conference averaging 10.8 points per game. Junior Alex Phillips tied for third in the A-Sun with 1.4 blocks per game and tied for ninth with 6.7 rebounds per game while Bridges paced the squad and ranked ninth in the A-Sun by averaging 31.8 minutes per game. Before arriving at Mercer, Gardner spent the three previous campaigns (2007-10) as an assistant coach at the University of Florida. She joined the Gators after four seasons (2003-07) as the head coach at the University of MERCERBEARS.com

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Arkansas to give her the past seven seasons as a coach in the Southeastern Conference, regarded by many as the toughest college women’s basketball league in the nation.

GARDNER YEAR-BY-YEAR

San Diego State - Assistant Coach Year ........................................................ ............... W-L At Florida, the 2009 Gators advanced to the second round of 1992-93 ...............................................................19-9 the NCAA tournament with Gardner on staff. Likewise, UF 1993-94 ...............................................................26-5 sandwiched that with WNIT appearances in 2008 and 2010 1994-95 ...............................................................24-6 (advancing to the round of 16 during Gardner’s first year and to 1995-96 ...............................................................23-7 the second round in 2010). Three Seasons .................................... 92-27 (.770) With Gardner at the Razorbacks’ helm in 2004-05, Arkansas earned a trip to the WNIT tournament. Prior to that, she had the SEC “Player of the Year” in 2003-04. Arkansas was a combined 64-54 during Gardner’s tenure and her 2005-06 team raced out to the best SEC start in the Lady ‘Hogs program history.

Gardner earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia in 1986, followed by a Master of Education degree in 1988. MERCERBEARS.com

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Gardner was a member of the 1983 Sports Festival South Team which earned a gold medal. She was also a member of the USA’s Select Team which competed in Canada.

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Gardner is no stranger to middle Georgia or the Southeast Career Head Coaching Record region, having spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at the Twelve Seasons ............................ 184-197 (.483) University of Georgia (1986-88) following a highly-successful four-year career for the Bulldogs under legendary head coach Andy Landers. UGA made the NCAA Final Four her last two years as a player – including a national runner-up finish in 1985 - and reached the NCAA tournament both of her years as a graduate assistant, as well. The Bulldogs won the SEC title in 1983, 1984 and 1986 as Gardner played alongside other noteworthy Georgia players like Teresa Edwards, Janet Harris and Katrina McClain.

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Mercer - Head Coach Year ........................................................................ W-L 2010-11 ...............................................................2-27 2011-12 ...............................................................6-23 Two Seasons ..........................................8-50 (.138)

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Florida - Assistant Coach Year ........................................................................W-L 2007-08 .............................................................19-14 2008-09 ...............................................................24-8 2009-10 .............................................................15-17 Three Seasons .................................... 58-39 (.598)

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From 1992-95, Gardner was the assistant coach at Western Athletic Conference power San Diego State University. In her three seasons with the Aztecs, she was a part of a program that won three-consecutive WAC tournament championships and, subsequently, also made three NCAA tourney appearances. SDSU was 69-20 with Gardner on staff and garnered two WAC regular season crowns in 1994 and 1995.

Arkansas - Head Coach Year ........................................................................W-L 2003-04 .............................................................16-12 2004-05 .............................................................17-14 2005-06 .............................................................13-15 2006-07 .............................................................18-13 Four Seasons ...................................... 64-54 (.542)

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Gardner cut her teeth as a Division I head coach at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., where she had a highlysuccessful seven season run (1996-2003) and was 112-93. The Lady Govs accomplishments during that period included three Ohio Valley Conference tournament championships (2001, 2002 & 2003), and OVC regular season title (2003) and three NCAA post-season berths (2001, 2002 & 2003). Gardner was tabbed as the OVC “Coach of the Year” in 2003. She also produced the OVC “Player of the Year” in both 2003 and 2004, with her players also garnering the league’s “Freshman of the Year” awards twice (2000 and 2001).

Austin Peay - Head Coach Year ........................................................................W-L 1996-97 .............................................................17-11 1997-98 .............................................................11-16 1998-99 ...............................................................6-21 1999-00 .............................................................15-15 2000-01 .............................................................17-14 2001-02 .............................................................19-12 2002-03 ...............................................................27-4 Seven Seasons .................................112-93 (.546)

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RHET WIERZBA

THIRD SEASON AT MERCER AUSTIN PEAY ‘04

Wierzba joined Gardner’s staff in the summer of 2010 after a stint at the University of Maryland where he served as the women’s basketball Director of Operations. Wierzba spent three seasons with the Terps (2007-10), in which he handled day-to-day operations of the team, coordinated team travel, scheduled practice and served as a liaison to the Academic Support and Career Development office. “Rhet organizes our recruiting and in-season game scheduling. He works with our post players and his work with Teanna Robinson is the main reason why she is the most improved player from her freshman year to her sophomore year that I have ever had in all my years of coaching. He has a great X’s and O’s coaching mind and is very thorough with his opponent scouts.” At Mercer, Wierzba is responsible for year-to-year in-season scheduling off the court and working with the Bears bigs on the court. Wierzba has been instrumental in the continued development of forwards Alex Phillips, who has improved her rebounding totals in her three years at Mercer and Ry’van Buchanan who was named a 2012-13 A-Sun Preseason All-Conference selection. Prior to his time at Maryland, Wierzba spent two seasons as the Director of Operations for the men’s basketball program at Evansville University. After two years, he was named interim assistant coach in the spring of 2007 before taking the position at Maryland.

As a graduate assistant with his alma mater, Wierzba assisted with on-court player development, recruiting and helped plan team travel. In 2005, the Farmington, Ill. native completed his master’s degree in science in health and human performance with a conp centration in sports administration.

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THIRD SEASON AT MERCER AUSTIN PEAY ‘02

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Wierzba was a four-year player at Austin Peay, where he helped the Governors win back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference titles. A team captain for two years, he was named an OVC Scholar Athlete in his senior season. After graduating summa cum laude, Wierzba went on to play professionally in Mexico and Canada before returning to Austin Peay as a graduate assistant coach in 2004.

Tiffany Swoffard signed on for her first season with the Bears in the summer of 2010. Swoffard played under Gardner for four seasons at Austin Peay, including two consecutive seasons in which the Lady Governors captured Ohio Valley Conference tournament championships and represented the league in the NCAA tournament (2000-02). “I have known Tiffany for so long that she can practically finish my sentences for me. Tiffany played for me at Austin Peay and was a member of our teams that won the Conference Championship and participated in the NCAA Tournament. She knows what it takes to be successful in life. She is an outstanding role model for our players and she spends valuable time with them on the court and in the office helping them grow into the adults they will become.” At Mercer, Swoffard plays a big role in student-athlete recruiting and in-office administration. On the court she works primarily with the Bears guards and has mentored two-time A-Sun scoring champion and All-Conference selection Briana Williams as well as ASun All-Freshman selection Precious Bridges. Following her time at Austin Peay, Swoffard spent three seasons at the helm of the Georgia Metros AAU basketball team before joining the staff at Rowan University (N.J.) as a graduate assistant. Most recently, Swoffard had been an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith for four seasons. In her first year with the Lady Lions, Swoffard helped guide the team to a 34-2 record and the Bi-State Conference East Division title, the NJCAA Region II tournament championship and a third-place finish at the national tournament. Swoffard earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a emphasis in marketing from Austin Peay in 2002. MERCERBEARS.com

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ANGIE NELP

SECOND SEASON AT MERCER COLORADO STATE ‘02

Angie Nelp joined the Mercer women’s basketball staff in the winter of 2011. For the 2012-13 season, Nelp will assist in guard play coaching as well as scout and film preperation. Nelp comes to Mercer after most recently serving as Assistant Director of Basketball Operations at Marquette University. Prior to her time at Marquette, Nelp spent one season as a graduate assistant coach on the Arkansas women’s basketball staff under then coach Tom Collen. “Angie has been at various universities such as Colorado State, Marquette and Arkansas and has also been a head coach in the high school ranks. Angie works specifically with our point guards, she is a self-starter who is constantly coming to me with new ideas regarding issues on the court or off the court and she has a great strategic mind during practices and in-game situations.” Nelp played collegiate basketball at Colorado State, racking up 1,397 points, 629 rebounds, 356 assists and 261 steals in four seasons. During her time with the Rams, she earned Moutain West Defensive Player of the Year honors, a first-team All-MWC selection, a Kodak All-America Honorable Mention nomination and was named an Academic All-Conference performer in all four seasons. After graudating from Colorado State in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in health and exercise science, she went on to spend two seasons with the NWBL Colorado Chill and one season with 08 Stockholm in Sweden. As a professional, she helped lead the Chill to the 2005 NWBL title and the 08 Stockholm to the 2003 Swedish national crown. After completing her professional career, Nelp returned to the United Stats and served as the head girls’ basketball coach at Yorktown High in Yorktown, Indiana. During that time, she also worked as a science teacher at Northwestern Middle School. preview

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ANDREW THOMPSON FIRST SEASON AT MERCER FLORIDA ‘08

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Thompson will support the program in a number of capacities, including video analysis, coordinating team travel and meals, equipment management and other day-to-day activities.

The Park Forest, Ill. Native came to Mercer from Under Armour Inc., where he served as a Ecommerce Customer Service Representative. Thompson also has coaching experience under his belt, serving as an assistant coach for one season with the Wellington Wolves boys travel team. Thompson graduated from the University of Florida in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Food & Resource Economics before obtaining a master’s degree in Agribusiness from UF in 2010.

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Thompson once again has the opportunity to work with Coach Gardner after pairing up while at the University of Florida. At UF, Thompson was a graduate student manager from 2008-2010. He also previously served as a member of the women’s basketball scout team from 2006-2008.

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“I have known Andrew for five years when we were together at the University of Florida he was a practice player for us and eventually stayed on to become our graduate manager. He has the unique duel role of being our Director of Basketball Operations while also handling the responsibilities of being our Video Coordinator. It was important for me to hire Andrew because I need people around me that I know and trust.”

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Andrew Thompson was reunited with head coach Susie Gardner when he was named the Director of Women’s Basketball Operations in the summer of 2012.

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RY’VAN BUCHANAN

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2012-13 MERCER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 2 4 5 11 12 15 21 22 31 33 45 51

Name Ry’van Buchanan Briana Williams Alicia Williams Sharmesia Smith Alesha Smith Jessica Prieto Alex Phillips Kendra Grant Sharnea Boykin Kate Alemann Precious Bridges Teanna Robinson Tabitha Bradshaw

Pos. F G G F G G F G G C G C G

Ht. 5-11 5-7 5-10 6-0 5-8 5-10 6-3 5-11 5-5 6-3 5-6 6-5 5-8

Cl. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So.

Hometown/Previous School Major Atlanta, Ga./Georgia Perimeter Marketing Jackson, Ga./Henry County HS Global Health Studies Fort Payne, Ala./Fort Payne HS Undeclared Jonesboro, Ga./Jonesboro HS Holistic Child Athens, Ga./Clarke Central HS Undeclared Laredo, Texas/John B. Alexander HS Accounting Duluth, Ga./Duluth HS Communication Studies Macon, Ga./Rutland HS Psychology Atlanta, Ga./Westlake HS Business Auckland, New Zealand/Mineral Area College Pre-Med West Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer HS Business Grayson, Ga./Berkmar HS Undeclared Montgomery, Ala./Brewbaker Tech Undeclared

Head Coach: Susie Gardner (Third Season, Georgia ‘86) Assistant Coaches: Angie Nelp, Tiffany Swoffard, Rhet Wierzba Director of Basketball Operations: Andrew Thompson

Cl. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Sr. So. Jr.

Hometown/Previous School Major Auckland, New Zealand/Mineral Area College Pre-Med Atlanta, Ga./Westlake HS Business Montgomery, Ala./Brewbaker Tech Undeclared West Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer HS Business Atlanta, Ga./Georgia Perimeter Marketing Macon, Ga./Rutland HS Psychology Duluth, Ga./Duluth HS Communication Studies Laredo, Texas/John B. Alexander HS Accounting Grayson, Ga./Berkmar HS Undeclared Athens, Ga./Clarke Central HS Undeclared Jonesboro, Ga./Jonesboro HS Holistic Child Fort Payne, Ala./Fort Payne HS Undeclared Jackson, Ga./Henry County HS Global Health Studies

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Head Coach: Susie Gardner (Third Season, Georgia ‘86) Assistant Coaches: Angie Nelp, Tiffany Swoffard, Rhet Wierzba Director of Basketball Operations: Andrew Thompson

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Ht. 6-3 5-5 5-8 5-6 5-11 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-5 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-7

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Pos. C G G G F G F G C G F G G

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Name Kate Alemann Sharnea Boykin Tabitha Bradshaw Precious Bridges Ry’van Buchanan Kendra Grant Alex Phillips Jessica Prieto Teanna Robinson Alesha Smith Sharmesia Smith Alicia Williams Briana Williams

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2012-13 MERCER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

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RY’VAN BUCHANAN

SENIOR FORWARD ATLANTA, Ga. TE ER GEORGIA PERIMETER

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-Coach Gardner on Ry’van“Ry’van joined us as a junior college transfer and had an exceptional junior season as our second leading scorer and third leading rebounder. She was voted to the A-Sun Preseason AllConference team this season, but she hurt her knee in preseason which required surgery. She will return mid to late December and will give our team another scoring option in the post.” -2011-12Appeared in 24 games, making 20 starts … When healthy, formed a dynamic one-two scoring punch with shooting guard Briana Williams … Finished second on the team and tied for 15th in the Atlantic Sun Conference averaging 10.8 points per game … Shot the ball at a very high clip, ranking fifth in the league with a 47.4 field goal percentage … Had 11 double-digit scoring games and led or tied for the team lead in scoring six times … Notched her first double-double of the season after scoring 11 points and grabbing 12 rebounds, 10 of the offensive variety, at Lipscomb (12/1) … Came out two days later and put up 14 points on a very efficient 6-for-9 showing from the field in a 64-61 win at Belmont (12/3) … Put together a all-around effort scoring 10 points, grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out a season-high five assists versus Troy (12/18) … Had arguably her best game of the season against Winthrop (12/28), pouring in 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 outing from three-point territory … Tallied 20 points on 9-of-16 shooting for the field to go along with two assists and two steals against Stetson (1/4) … Played a season-high 36 minutes and scored 16 points and blocked a season-high five shots at USC Upstate (1/9) … Solidified her second double-double of the season thanks to a 22-point and 10-rebound performance in a 67-61 win over Lipscomb (2/23) … Poured in a season-high 28 points on 11-of-20 shooting from the field in a 73-66 season-finale victory over Belmont (2/25). -2010-11- Georgia Perimeter Led the team with 10.7 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per game, helping the team finish the season ranked seventh in the nation … Named an All-Tournament player in the NJCAA tournament. -2009-10- Georgia Perimeter Averaged 13.2 points and 12.1 rebounds per game … Finished the season ranked seventh in the country in rebounds per game … Participated in the 2010 NJCAA All-Star game. -Prior to CollegeFour-year varsity player at Frederick Douglass High School …Earned All-State and All-Region second team honors … Named the All-City Best Rebounder.

-PersonalDaughter of James Chambliss and Alisa Butler … A marketing major at Mercer.

BUCHANAN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2011-12 Totals

GP-GS Min.-Avg. 24-20 548-22.8 24-20 548-22.8

FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA 110-232 .474 17-32 110-232 .474 17-32

Pct. .531 .531

FT-FTA 21-32 21-32

----------Rebounds--------Pct. Off Def. Tot. Avg. 65 126 5.3 .656 61 65 126 5.3 .656 61

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TO Blk. Stl. 35 26 26 35 26 26

Pts. Avg. 258 10.8 258 10.8

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AUBURN at Davidson GEORGIA SOUTHERN at UCF at Wake Forest at High Point at Lipscomb at Belmont GEORGIA TROY at UNC Asheville WINTHROP NOTRE DAME FLORIDA GULF COAST STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate KENNESAW STATE ETSU at Kennesaw State at North Florida at Jacksonville LIPSCOMB at Belmont Totals

11/11/11 11/14/11 11/17/11 11/20/11 11/23/11 11-25-11 12/01/11 12/3/11 12/6/11 12/18/11 12/21/11 12/28/11 12/30/11 1/2/12 1/4/12 1/7/12 1-9-12 1/14/12 2/2/12 2/11/12 02/16/12 2/18/12 2/23/12 2/25/12

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20 17 10 22 23 17 29 28 24 34 27 30 18 26 27 28 36 20 7 18 21 7 28 35 552

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2-6 .333 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 3-7 .429 3-9 .333 1-5 .200 3-12 .250 6-9 .667 6-13 .462 5-10 .500 5-9 .556 11-19 .579 3-7 .429 5-10 .500 9-16 .563 4-9 .444 7-13 .538 3-9 .333 2-5 .400 3-8 .375 1-7 .143 2-2 1.000 10-18 .556 11-20 .550 110-232 .474

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0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 4-4 2-2 1-3 2-5 0-1 0-1 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 2-4 17-32

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 5-9 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 4-4 21-32

2 1 2 2 5 1 10 3 1 2 4 2 1 3 3 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 6 2 61

1 3 2 3 1 3 4 6 4 9 5 6 2 12 3 6 3 4 6 8 3 7 2 4 1 2 2 5 1 4 7 12 4 5 4 7 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 10 3 5 65 126

.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .333 .400 .000 .000 .333 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .500 .531

.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .556 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .667 1.000 .656

Rebounds/game: 5.3 Assists/game: 1.0 Turnovers/game: 1.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: 1.1 Blocks/game: 1.1

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3.0 3 0 1 0 2 4 3.0 3 0 3 1 0 6 3.0 2 1 1 1 0 4 3.8 5 1 3 0 1 8 4.8 2 0 4 0 0 8 5.0 5 1 3 1 1 2 6.0 5 1 1 0 4 11 6.0 2 2 0 1 3 14 5.8 4 1 2 2 0 13 6.0 4 5 1 2 1 10 6.1 4 1 0 0 1 12 5.9 1 0 0 2 2 27 5.6 5 1 0 0 1 9 5.6 2 1 3 2 1 11 5.5 4 2 0 1 2 20 5.9 3 2 0 1 0 8 5.8 2 1 1 5 2 16 5.9 3 0 4 4 1 7 5.7 1 0 0 0 1 5 5.4 2 1 1 0 1 6 5.2 4 2 1 0 0 2 5.0 5 0 2 1 0 5 5.3 3 0 2 2 0 22 5.3 4 0 2 0 2 28 5.3 78 23 35 26 26 258

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Games played: 24 Minutes/game: 23.0 Points/game: 10.8 FG Pct: 47.4 3FG Pct: 53.1 FT Pct: 65.6

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Points: 28, vs. Belmont (2/25/12) FG Made: 11, 2x, vs. Belmont (2/25/12) FG Att.: 20, vs. Belmont (2/25/12) 3-Point FGs: 4, vs. Winthrop (12/28/11) 3-Point FGA: 4, 2x, vs. Belmont (2/25/12) FT Made: 5, at Lipscomb (12/1/11) FT Att: 9, at Lipscomb (12/1/11) Rebounds: 12, 2x, at ETSU (1/7/12) Assists: 5, vs. Troy (12/18/11) Blocks: 5, at Upstate (1/9/12) Steals: 4, at Lipscomb (12/1/11) Minutes: 36, at Upstate (1/9/12)

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ALEX PHILLIPS

#14

SENIOR FORWARD DULUTH, Ga. DULUTH HS

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-Coach Gardner on AlexAl “Alex was a sophomore when I arrived and our entire coaching staff felt like Alex had great upside and tremendous potential to be a special player for us. She led our team in rebounding last year was on her way to having a great senior season, but she broke her foot in preseason which set her back. We expect her back on the court in January with an even greater sense urgency.” -2011-12Appeared in 29 games, making seven starts … Showed the capability to be a force on the defensive end after finishing the season ranked tied for third in the A-Sun with 1.4 blocks per game and tied for ninth with 6.7 rebounds per game … Finished fourth on the team with 620 minutes played and fifth on the squad with 55 field goals made … Led or tied for the team lead in rebounds on 10 occasions … Did a little bit of everything at Davidson (11/14), chipping in seven points, five rebounds, two blocks and a career-high four steals … Had a monster three-game road stretch against Wake Forest (11/23), High Point (11/25) and Lipscomb (12/1) where she tallied at least five points and 13 rebounds in all three contests … Was instrumental in the Bears 75-67 win at High Point after scoring seven points and collecting a career-best 15 rebounds … Scored a season-high 12 points to go along with seven rebounds at FGCU (1/26) … Had another quality all-around game in Mercer’s 67-61 win over Lipscomb (2/23), scoring eight points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing out a career-high four assists. -2010-11Played in 28 of Mercer’s 29 games, earning 20 starts … Ranked fourth in the A-Sun in blocks (43) … 20th among A-Sun players in rebounds per game (5.6) … Scored in double-digits in eight games … Led or tied for the team lead in rebounds nine times … Contributed nine points and hit her first career three-point attempt at Auburn (11/12) ... Had 10 points and seven boards versus Furman (11/19) ... Scored two points and had a steal at Georgia (12/7) ... Had a breakout game versus Charleston Southern, scoring a 13 points while grabbing five rebounds and notching three blocks (12/20) … Netted five points while collecting three blocks against ETSU (1/3) ... Set a career-high with five blocks at Campbell (1/10) ... Posted 16 points in 35 minutes of action at FGCU (1/17) ... Netted 10 points and added seven boards at ETSU (1/31) ... Set career-highs in points (20), FG made (8), FG attempted (17), and minutes played (37) versus Kennesaw State (2/11). -2009-10Appeared in 25 games … Finished the year ranked 12th in the Atlantic Sun in blocked shots per game (0.72) … Saw first collegiate action in Mercer’s win over Charleston Southern (11/21) ... Notched season-highs in points (7), rebounds (13), blocks (4) and minutes (22) played against Belmont (12/5) ... Tallied two steals at High Point (12/28) ... Had two blocks and three boards at Jacksonville (1/2) ... Had one block versus Campbell in four minutes ... Six points and three blocks off the Bears’ bench versus Stetson (1/30) ... 4 points at Kennesaw (2/4) ... Scored six points and had four rebounds at ETSU (2/11) ... Scored two points against both UNF and Jacksonville (2/18-2/20). -Prior to CollegeEarned four basketball letters and two track letters while at Duluth High School … Named team Defensive MVP while at Duluth … Also played for FBC and coach Brian Harmon. -Personal InformationAlexandria S. Phillips was born on Oct. 16, 1991 in Colorado … Daughter of Corrine Flowers … Majoring in Communication Studies.

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PHILLIPS’ CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA 25-0 274-11.0 19-45 .422 0-0 28-20 647-23.1 87-190 .458 1-1 29-7 620-21.4 55-156 .353 3-9 82-27 1,557-19.0 161-391 .412 4-10

Pct. FT-FTA .000 7-12 1.000 35-63 ,333 16-30 .400 58-105

Pct. .583 .556 .533 .552

----------Rebounds--------Off Def. Tot. Avg. 12 45 57 2.3 62 94 156 5.6 67 127 194 6.7 141 266 407 5.0

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A TO Blk. Stl. 6 13 18 7 16 61 43 23 15 59 40 29 37 133 101 59

Pts. Avg. 45 1.8 210 7.5 129 4.4 384 4.7

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at Charleston Southern Buc 11/21/09 LIPSCOMB 12/3/09 BELMONT 12/5/09 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 12/11/09 at Oklahoma State 12-19-09 at Texas Tech 12-21-09 at High Point 12-28-09 at WINTHROP 12-30-09 at Jacksonville 1/2/2010 at North Florida 01/04/10 CAMPBELL 1/7/10 ETSU 1/9/10 KENNESAW STATE 1/16/10 at Florida Gulf Coast 1/23/10 STETSON 1/30/10 FLORIDA GULF COAST 2/1/10 at Kennesaw State 02/04/10 USC UPSTATE 2/8/10 at ETSU 2/11/10 at Campbell 02/13/10 NORTH FLORIDA 2/18/10 JACKSONVILLE 2/20/10 at Belmont 02/25/10 at Lipscomb 02/27/10 NORTH FLORIDA 3/3/10 Totals 0

2 16 22 9 13 19 18 3 17 5 4 2 4 9 14 7 12 15 17 5 8 10 19 4 20 274

0-0 2-2 3-4 0-0 1-1 2-6 1-5 0-0 0-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-4 0-0 2-3 0-1 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0 2-3 19-45

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.000 1.000 .750 .000 1.000 .333 .200 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .667 .000 .500 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .667 .422

3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Games played: 25 Minutes/game: 11.0 Points/game: 1.8 FG Pct: 42.2 FT Pct: 58.3

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0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-12

0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 12

.000 .000 .333 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .583

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0 2 12 0 4 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 6 0 2 45

0 3 13 1 4 4 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 0 1 3 8 0 3 57

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0.0 0 1.5 2 5.3 2 4.3 0 4.2 5 4.2 2 3.7 1 3.3 1 3.2 2 3.0 0 2.7 2 2.5 1 2.4 1 2.3 1 2.3 1 2.2 0 2.2 0 2.1 3 2.2 1 2.1 1 2.0 0 2.1 1 2.3 1 2.3 1 2.3 1 2.3 30

0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 13 18

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

0 4 7 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 1 6 0 2 2 0 0 4 45

0.0 2.0 3.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8

at Auburn at Georgia Southern FURMAN vs Rice vs Alabama A & M at BELMONT at Georgia CHARLESTON SOUTHER UNC ASHEVILLE at Georgia Tech ETSU USC UPSTATE at Campbell at Stetson at Florida Gulf Coast NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE at Kennesaw State at USC Upstate at ETSU CAMPBELL KENNESAW STATE FLORIDA GULF COAST STETSON at North Florida at Jacksonville BELMONT LIPSCOMB Totals

11-12-10 11/16/10 11/19/10 11/27/10 11/28/10 12/2/10 12/07/10 12/20/10 12/22/10 12/28/10 1/3/11 1/5/11 1/10/11 01/15/11 1/17/11 1/22/11 1/24/11 1/26/11 01/29/11 1/31/11 2/5/11 2/10/11 2/12/11 2/14/11 02/18/11 2/20/11 2/24/11 2/26/11

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23 22 25 8 22 20 16 24 15 22 16 17 17 21 35 28 26 33 33 27 20 37 24 25 34 11 21 25 647

3-7 4-7 5-7 0-2 2-6 3-5 1-3 4-5 3-4 3-7 2-3 2-5 0-6 2-4 8-14 4-10 2-5 3-9 4-8 5-11 3-4 8-17 3-8 3-5 4-9 1-2 1-5 4-12 87-190

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Rebounds/game: 2.3 Assists/game: 0.2 Turnovers/game: 0.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.7

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Games played: 28 Minutes/game: 23.1 Points/game: 7.5 FG Pct: 45.8 3FG Pct: 100.0 FT Pct: 55.6

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.429 .571 .714 .000 .333 .600 .333 .800 .750 .429 .667 .400 .000 .500 .571 .400 .400 .333 .500 .455 .750 .471 .375 .600 .444 .500 .200 .333 .458

3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1

1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000

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2-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 5-9 1-2 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 2-5 4-4 4-6 0-1 0-1 0-1 4-4 4-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-2 35-63

2 1 3 0 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 3 7 3 4 6 1 3 0 2 5 2 1 0 2 3 62

6 8 1 2 4 7 1 1 2 3 1 3 0 1 3 5 1 3 2 5 1 2 5 5 5 7 1 4 4 11 1 4 1 5 4 10 4 5 4 7 4 4 4 6 3 8 5 7 12 13 4 4 5 7 6 9 94 156

.500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .750 .000 .556 .500 .000 .250 .000 .000 .750 .000 .400 1.000 .667 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .667 .500 .000 .000 .333 .000 .556

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8.0 1 1 2 1 0 9 5.0 3 0 1 1 1 8 5.7 2 1 2 2 0 10 4.5 5 0 1 1 1 0 4.2 2 1 3 0 3 4 4.0 4 0 1 1 0 9 3.6 2 0 1 0 1 2 3.8 2 1 1 3 0 13 3.7 2 0 1 1 0 7 3.8 2 0 0 2 3 6 3.6 0 1 1 3 0 5 3.8 4 1 2 1 1 4 4.0 2 0 0 5 0 0 4.0 2 0 2 0 2 7 4.5 3 0 3 1 0 16 4.4 4 0 3 2 1 10 4.5 4 1 0 3 0 8 4.8 2 2 5 1 0 10 4.8 4 3 3 3 2 8 4.9 3 1 4 1 0 10 4.9 5 1 4 1 3 6 4.9 1 1 2 3 2 20 5.0 1 0 5 2 0 10 5.1 3 0 2 0 0 7 5.4 2 0 2 1 1 8 5.4 3 0 2 1 1 2 5.4 3 0 6 0 1 3 5.6 5 1 2 3 0 8 5.6 76 16 61 43 23 210

9.0 8.5 9.0 6.8 6.2 6.7 6.0 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.4 5.9 6.0 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.5

Rebounds/game: 5.6 Assists/game: 0.6 Turnovers/game: 2.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 Steals/game: 0.8 Blocks/game: 1.5

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Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 21.4 Points/game: 4.4 FG Pct: 35.3 3FG Pct: 33.3 FT Pct: 53.3

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6 16 26 23 30 30 31 12 10 20 9 15 28 26 31 25 19 17 20 20 18 26 21 30 26 20 27 27 11 620

0-3 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-5 2-5 2-6 1-3 1-2 0-4 0-2 1-2 0-3 3-4 4-8 2-10 2-6 1-2 2-5 1-5 5-7 1-6 4-10 3-9 2-5 1-3 4-11 4-10 1-2 55-156

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.000 .400 .333 .286 .400 .400 .333 .333 .500 .000 .000 .500 .000 .750 .500 .200 .333 .500 .400 .200 .714 .167 .400 .333 .400 .333 .364 .400 .500 .353

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0-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-9

.000 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333

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0-1 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 3-4 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 16-30

1 0 1 1 4 5 5 4 9 2 4 6 4 10 14 6 9 15 4 9 13 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 5 5 0 3 3 3 4 7 2 2 4 1 8 9 3 5 8 1 7 8 2 3 5 1 4 5 3 5 8 2 3 5 4 3 7 4 4 8 4 0 4 3 8 11 2 5 7 2 2 4 4 5 9 1 4 5 1 3 4 67 127 194

.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .750 .333 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .500 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .500 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .533

Rebounds/game: 6.7 Assists/game: 0.5 Turnovers/game: 2.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 1.4

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1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 2 2 4 7 5.0 4 0 5 3 1 4 5.3 4 0 0 1 1 4 7.0 4 1 2 4 2 5 8.3 5 0 3 2 0 7 9.0 4 0 3 1 1 5 8.3 4 1 2 1 1 3 7.6 1 1 4 0 0 2 7.3 1 0 0 3 1 0 6.9 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.9 0 0 1 1 0 2 6.7 4 0 0 1 1 1 6.9 1 0 2 1 2 7 6.9 2 1 2 0 3 8 7.0 3 1 2 2 0 4 6.9 2 0 1 1 1 6 6.8 5 1 4 3 1 4 6.8 3 0 2 1 0 4 6.8 2 1 1 1 0 2 6.8 1 0 2 1 0 12 6.8 3 0 3 2 0 2 6.7 4 0 4 1 2 8 6.9 5 0 3 1 3 7 6.9 2 2 1 3 0 5 6.8 2 1 5 2 0 2 6.9 5 1 2 2 0 8 6.8 2 4 2 0 2 8 6.7 4 0 1 0 2 2 6.7 83 15 59 40 29 129

0.0 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.4

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Points: 20, vs. KSU (2/11/11) FG Made: 8, vs. KSU (2/11/11) FG Att.: 17, vs. KSU (2/11/10) 3-Point FGs: 1, 4x, vs. FGCU (1/2/12) 3-Point FGA: 1, 10x, at ETSU (1/7/12) FT Made: 5, vs. Charleston So. (12/20/10) FT Att: 9, vs. Charleston So. (12/20/10) Rebounds: 15, at High Point (11/25/11) Assists: 4, vs. Lipscomb (2/23/12) Blocks: 5, at Campbell (1/10/11) Steals: 4, 4x, at Davidson (11/14/11) Minutes: 37, vs. KSU (2/11/10) MERCERBEARS.com

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AUBURN at Davidson GEORGIA SOUTHERN at UCF at Wake Forest at High Point at Lipscomb at Belmont GEORGIA TROY at UNC Asheville WINTHROP NOTRE DAME FLORIDA GULF COAST STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE NORTH FLORIDA at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson ETSU USC UPSTATE at Kennesaw State at North Florida at Jacksonville LIPSCOMB at Belmont Totals

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SHARMESIA #5 SMITH SENIOR FORWARD JONESBORO, Ga. JONESBORO HS

-Coach Gardner on ShariSh i “Shari is an undersized post player who has made a name for herself as an excellent rebounder. She is a great athlete and a hard worker and has an uncanny knack for getting loose balls. Although her stats may not reflect it, she is very efficient when she shoots the basketball.”

-2009-10Appeared in 28 of Mercer’s 30 games, making five starts … Had two double-digit scoring games … Collected two rebounds in first collegiate action against Charleston (11/20) ... Scored 13 points and pulled down six rebounds in 17 minutes played against Charleston Southern (11/21) ... Scored two points and notched a rebound at Furman (11/28) ... Scored seven points on 3-of-5 shooting from the floor against Belmont (12/5) ... Played a season-high 22 minutes and scored 10 points against High Point (12/28) ... Had two points and recorded first career block at Winthrop (12/30) ... Tied a season-high with six boards at Jacksonville (1/2) ... Hit 4-of-5 field goals versus Campbell (1/7) ... Five rebounds (all offensive) vs. Upstate (1/14) in first college start ...Two blocks vs. Kennesaw (1/16) ... 1-for-1 at FGCU (1/23) ... Scored nine points and had three boards against USC Upstate (2/8) ... Scored four points and grabbed two boards at ETSU (2/11) ... Scored three points against UNF (2/18). -Prior to CollegeThree-year letterwinner in both basketball and volleyball at Jonesboro High School … Earned the coaches’ award … Member of 30-2 Final Four team … Also played for the Atlanta Lady Warriors and coach Galen Johnson … Earned AAU team’s Sixth Man and Rebounding Award … Graduated high school with honors.

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-2010-11Started 28 of Mercer’s 29 games … Led the team and ranked seventh among A-Sun players in rebounding average (7.5) … One of six A-Sun players with 10 or more 10+ rebound games … Ranked 22nd in the A-Sun in average minutes played (28.83) … Led or tied for the team lead in rebounds on 15 occasions … Scored four points and collected seven rebounds at Auburn (11/12) ... Had a 10 rebound outing versus Rice (11/27) ... Scored a season-high 12 points versus Alabama A&M (11/28) ... Scored three points and had nine rebounds at Lipscomb (12/4) ... Scored six points, grabbed seven boards and had two blocks at Georgia (12/7) ... Scored four points and collected five rebounds versus CSU (12/20) ... Scored nine points and had three rebounds at UNCA (12/22) ... Scored three points and added two steals at Ga. Tech (12/28) ... Scored six and grabbed seven rebounds at FGCU (1/17) ... Set career-highs in rebounds (14) and steals (4) in a career-high 44 minutes played against JU (1/24) ... Pulled down 11 rebounds at Kennesaw State (1/26) ... Reached double figures with 10 points and five boards at ETSU (1/31) ... Scored six and added 11 rebounds versus Campbell (2/5) .... Had first career double-double (11 pts., 16 rebs.) vs. KSU (2/11) ... Had 11 rebounds at Jacksonville (2/20).

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-2011-12Appeared in 29 games, making 19 starts … Finished tied for 13th in the A-Sun averaging 6.0 rebounds per game … Showed she is always one of the hardest working players on the floor by ranking tied for sixth in the league with an impressive 89 offensive rebounds … Led or tied for the team lead in rebounds on 12 occasions … Finished tied for second on the team with 29 steals … Shot the ball at a very effective clip, going 36-of-76 (.474) from the field … Had eight points and 11 rebounds against Georgia Southern (11/17) … Just missed out on a double-double when she finished with nine points and 10 rebounds in Mercer’s 69-59 win over Troy (12/18) … Came off the bench to notch her only double-double of the season when she tallied 10 points on a career-high five field goals made to go along with a seasonhigh 15 rebounds against Jacksonville (1/19) … Collected a career-high five steals against ETSU (2/4) … Tied her season-high with 10 points at Kenn. State (2/11).

-Personal InformationSharmesia Smith was born on Feb. 21, 1991 in Columbus, Ga. … Daughter of Walter and Linda Smith … Has one brother, Deonte (25) … A Holistic Child major.

YEAR 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals

SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA 28-5 326-11.6 39-69 .565 0-0 29-28 836-28.8 54-122 .443 0-0 29-19 584-20.1 36-76 .474 0-0 86-52 1,746-20.3 129-267 .483 0-0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000

FT-FTA 9-23 44-81 28-51 81-155

Pct. .391 .543 .549 .523

----------Rebounds--------Off Def. Tot. Avg. 32 19 51 1.8 79 139 218 7.5 89 85 174 6.0 200 243 443 5.2

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Pts. Avg. 87 3.1 152 5.2 100 3.4 339 4.0

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vs College of Charleston 11/20/09 at Charleston Southern Buc 11/21/09 at Furman 11/28/09 LIPSCOMB 12/3/09 BELMONT 12/5/09 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 12/11/09 at Oklahoma State 12-19-09 at Texas Tech 12-21-09 at High Point 12-28-09 at WINTHROP 12-30-09 at Jacksonville 1/2/2010 at North Florida 01/04/10 CAMPBELL 1/7/10 ETSU 1/9/10 at USC Upstate 01/14/10 KENNESAW STATE 1/16/10 at Stetson 01/21/10 at Florida Gulf Coast 1/23/10 STETSON 1/30/10 FLORIDA GULF COAST 2/1/10 at Kennesaw State 02/04/10 USC UPSTATE 2/8/10 at ETSU 2/11/10 at Campbell 02/13/10 NORTH FLORIDA 2/18/10 at Belmont 02/25/10 at Lipscomb 02/27/10 NORTH FLORIDA 3/3/10 Totals

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10 17 7 12 5 12 6 1 22 19 14 10 17 23 25 24 9 5 9 7 1 23 18 8 6 11 3 2 326

0-0 6-8 1-1 1-1 3-5 0-2 1-1 0-0 4-7 1-2 2-4 0-0 4-5 1-6 0-5 3-6 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-4 2-2 1-3 1-1 2-2 1-1 0-0 39-69

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.000 .750 1.000 1.000 .600 .000 1.000 .000 .571 .500 .500 .000 .800 .167 .000 .500 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .750 1.000 .333 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .565

3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Games played: 28 Minutes/game: 11.6 Points/game: 3.1 FG Pct: 56.5 FT Pct: 39.1

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0-0 1-6 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 9-23

0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 4 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 32

.000 .167 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .750 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .391

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2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19

2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 6 4 3 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 51

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2.0 2 4.0 1 3.0 0 2.3 0 1.8 1 1.7 2 1.4 0 1.3 0 1.6 3 1.8 2 2.2 1 2.3 0 2.4 2 2.4 2 2.6 0 2.5 0 2.4 3 2.2 0 2.2 2 2.1 0 2.0 0 2.0 0 2.0 0 2.0 1 2.0 2 2.0 0 1.9 0 1.8 1 1.8 25

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0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 10

0 13 2 2 7 0 2 0 10 2 4 0 8 2 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 9 4 2 3 4 2 0 87

0.0 6.5 5.0 4.3 4.8 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1

at Auburn at Georgia Southern FURMAN vs Rice vs Alabama A & M at BELMONT at Lipscomb at Georgia CHARLESTON SOUTHER UNC ASHEVILLE at Georgia Tech ETSU USC UPSTATE at Campbell at Stetson at Florida Gulf Coast NORTH FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE at Kennesaw State at USC Upstate at ETSU CAMPBELL KENNESAW STATE FLORIDA GULF COAST STETSON at North Florida at Jacksonville BELMONT LIPSCOMB Totals

11-12-10 11/16/10 11/19/10 11/27/10 11/28/10 12/2/10 12/04/10 12/07/10 12/20/10 12/22/10 12/28/10 1/3/11 1/5/11 1/10/11 01/15/11 1/17/11 1/22/11 1/24/11 1/26/11 01/29/11 1/31/11 2/5/11 2/10/11 2/12/11 2/14/11 02/18/11 2/20/11 2/24/11 2/26/11

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27 22 22 21 21 23 30 32 29 30 20 20 29 30 32 23 33 44 25 25 36 34 37 31 37 35 31 35 22 836

1-3 0-0 1-4 0-9 4-6 2-2 1-3 3-4 0-2 3-7 1-1 1-2 4-8 1-5 2-7 3-4 3-3 2-7 0-5 3-6 4-6 2-3 4-5 2-3 1-4 2-2 0-3 3-6 1-2 54-122

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0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 24

Rebounds/game: 1.8 Assists/game: 0.1 Turnovers/game: 0.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2 Steals/game: 0.4 Blocks/game: 0.2

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Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 28.8 Points/game: 5.2 FG Pct: 44.3 FT Pct: 54.3

pct

.333 .000 .250 .000 .667 1.000 .333 .750 .000 .429 1.000 .500 .500 .200 .286 .750 1.000 .286 .000 .500 .667 .667 .800 .667 .250 1.000 .000 .500 .500 .443

3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

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2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 4-8 0-0 1-3 0-1 4-4 3-3 1-3 0-0 0-4 0-1 5-6 0-1 1-3 3-3 2-4 1-2 2-6 2-4 3-6 0-1 4-4 0-0 0-0 1-4 4-6 44-81

1 6 7 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 6 10 2 3 5 4 9 13 3 6 9 3 4 7 0 5 5 1 5 6 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 9 11 5 2 7 4 9 13 2 5 7 1 9 10 6 8 14 4 7 11 2 5 7 3 2 5 4 7 11 9 7 16 4 1 5 1 7 8 0 0 0 4 7 11 6 5 11 1 1 2 79 139 218

1.000 .000 .000 .500 .500 .000 .333 .000 1.000 1.000 .333 .000 .000 .000 .833 .000 .333 1.000 .500 .500 .333 .500 .500 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .250 .667 .543

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7.0 2 0 0 1 0 4 3.5 1 0 2 0 1 0 3.7 5 0 3 0 0 2 5.3 2 1 2 1 2 1 5.2 4 1 2 0 0 12 6.5 3 0 1 0 2 4 6.9 3 3 3 0 0 3 6.9 4 0 3 2 1 6 6.7 2 1 4 0 0 4 6.6 3 1 1 0 1 9 6.1 2 1 3 0 2 3 5.8 1 0 0 1 1 2 6.2 0 0 3 0 0 8 6.2 1 1 5 0 1 2 6.7 1 1 1 1 1 9 6.7 5 0 3 0 0 6 6.9 2 0 0 0 1 7 7.3 1 0 2 2 4 7 7.5 2 0 2 1 1 2 7.5 2 0 1 0 2 7 7.3 1 1 1 0 1 10 7.5 1 0 3 0 0 6 7.9 3 1 2 2 0 11 7.8 1 0 3 0 0 4 7.8 3 0 1 1 2 6 7.5 3 1 3 0 0 4 7.6 4 2 1 1 1 0 7.7 1 0 1 0 1 7 7.5 4 0 2 1 1 6 7.5 67 15 58 14 26 152

4.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2

Rebounds/game: 7.5 Assists/game: 0.5 Turnovers/game: 2.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 Steals/game: 0.9 Blocks/game: 0.5

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AUBURN at Davidson GEORGIA SOUTHERN at UCF at Wake Forest at High Point at Lipscomb at Belmont GEORGIA TROY at UNC Asheville WINTHROP NOTRE DAME FLORIDA GULF COAST STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE NORTH FLORIDA at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson ETSU USC UPSTATE at Kennesaw State at North Florida at Jacksonville LIPSCOMB at Belmont Totals

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24 23 24 11 12 11 15 17 26 29 36 33 18 6 6 6 6 9 31 25 31 19 27 21 24 19 31 18 26 584

0-2 0-4 3-7 0-2 1-1 1-1 3-4 0-0 1-1 3-4 2-5 0-2 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 5-5 1-5 2-6 1-2 2-5 0-1 3-3 1-3 3-5 1-3 0-1 36-76

Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 20.1 Points/game: 3.4 FG Pct: 47.4 FT Pct: 54.9

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.000 .000 .429 .000 1.000 1.000 .750 .000 1.000 .750 .400 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .200 .333 .500 .400 .000 1.000 .333 .600 .333 .000 .474

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0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

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0-2 2-3 2-5 0-2 2-2 0-0 1-4 2-2 2-5 3-6 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 4-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 28-51

2 6 7 3 1 2 5 1 3 4 3 4 3 0 1 1 0 1 9 4 3 0 5 1 5 4 6 3 2 89

4 6 1 7 4 11 2 5 1 2 2 4 2 7 3 4 4 7 6 10 6 9 2 6 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 4 6 15 4 8 6 9 5 5 1 6 2 3 1 6 2 6 5 11 5 8 3 5 85 174

.000 .667 .400 .000 1.000 .000 .250 1.000 .400 .500 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .750 .000 .000 .500 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .549

Rebounds/game: 6.0 Assists/game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 1.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 0.4

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6.0 1 6.5 1 8.0 4 7.3 0 6.2 4 5.8 5 6.0 4 5.8 4 5.9 1 6.3 1 6.5 2 6.5 2 6.5 5 6.0 1 5.7 0 5.4 0 5.2 0 5.1 4 5.6 1 5.8 4 5.9 3 5.9 1 5.9 0 5.8 4 5.8 3 5.8 2 6.0 4 6.0 2 6.0 3 6.0 66

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0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 2 1 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 4 0 3 0 1 9 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 10 1 2 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 0 5 8 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 9 40 11 29 100

0.0 1.0 3.3 2.5 2.8 2.7 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4

Points: 14, vs. Alabama A&M (1/17/11) FG Made: 5, vs. JU (1/19/12) FG Att.: 9, vs. Ala. A&M (11/28/10) 3-Point FGs: n/a 3-Point FGA: n/a FT Made: 5, at Stetson (1/15/11) FT Att: 8, vs. Ala. A&M (11/28/10) Rebounds: 16, vs. KSU (2/11/11) Assists: 3, at Lipscomb (12/4/10) Blocks: 2, 5x, at UNF (2/16/12) Steals: 5, vs. ETSU (2/2/12) Minutes: 44, vs. JU (1/24/11) MERCERBEARS.com

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REDSHIRT JUNIOR GUARD MACON, Ga. RUTLAND HS

-Coach C hG Gardner d on KendraKendra K “Kendra has been the heart of this team despite a pair of very intense surgeries on both knees. She has great passion, competitive instinct and an incredible desire to play basketball again. Kendra has decided she wants to play the game more than anything else in life and she has turned into one of our most prolific scorers and also one of our best team leaders.”

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-2011-12Redshirted. 2010-11 Missed a significant portion of the season due to injury … Led the team with a .373 3-point field goal percentage … Third on the team in scoring average (7.7) … Led the team in scoring three times … Led or tied for the team lead in rebounds on four occasions … Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds at Auburn (11/12) ... Scored nine points against Ala. A&M (11/28) ... Tallied 11 points in Mercer’s win at Belmont (12/2) ... Scored 14 points at Georgia (12/7) ... Scored a career-high 24 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point range versus CSU (12/20) ... Led the team in scoring for the third-straight game with 18 points versus UNCA (12/22) ... Had nine points and three assists at Ga. Tech (12/28) ... Scored 16, grabbed six boards and dished four assists against ETSU (1/3) … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree. 2009-10 Saw action in 25 games, making two starts … Saw first collegiate action against the College of Charleston (11/20) ... Notched career-highs in points (6), rebounds (1), steals (1), and minutes played (8) against Lipscomb (12/3) ... Knocked down her only shot and grabbed a rebound against Belmont (12/5) ... Drained first career 3-point shot against GSU (12/11) ...One board in win over Campbell ... First college assist vs. ETSU ... Two rebounds at Stetson (1/21) ... Longest stint of the year with 18 minutes versus ASun leader FGCU (1/23), scoring two points ... Had two points and three boards in first college start vs. FGCU (2/1) ... Hit a jumper at ETSU (2/11) … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree. -Prior to CollegeEarned eight letters in three sports while at Rutland High School (Cross-country -3) (Basketball – 4) (Tennis -1) … Named regular season MVP twice, and tournament MVP twice while at Rutland … Also honored as best offensive player twice, most improved and region 5AA Player of the Year … Named scholar athlete in three seasons … First-team all-region, second-team all-state … Member of Final Four high school team … Graduated with honors. -Personal InformationKendra Grant was born on Dec. 15, 1990 … Daughter of Marcus and Kimberly Grant … Has two brothers, Corey and Marcus, and a sister, Kayla … Majoring in Psychology.

YEAR 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Totals

GRANT’S CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min.-Avg. 25-2 146-5.8 17-14 420-24.7 Redshirted. 42-16 566-13.5

FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA 11-37 .297 3-4 47-153 .307 22-59

Pct. .750 .373

FT-FTA 0-2 15-18

----------Rebounds--------Pct. Off Def. Tot. Avg. .000 6 12 18 0.7 .833 20 46 66 3.9

A 4 23

TO Blk. Stl. 5 0 3 29 7 22

Pts. Avg. 25 1.0 131 7.7

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vs College of Charleston at Furman LIPSCOMB BELMONT GEORGIA SOUTHERN at Oklahoma State at Texas Tech at High Point at Jacksonville CAMPBELL ETSU at USC Upstate KENNESAW STATE at Stetson at Florida Gulf Coast STETSON FLORIDA GULF COAST at Kennesaw State USC UPSTATE at ETSU at Campbell NORTH FLORIDA at Belmont at Lipscomb NORTH FLORIDA Totals

11/20/09 11/28/09 12/3/09 12/5/09 12/11/09 12-19-09 12-21-09 12-28-09 1/2/2010 1/7/10 1/9/10 01/14/10 1/16/10 01/21/10 1/23/10 1/30/10 2/1/10 * 02/04/10 2/8/10 * 2/11/10 02/13/10 2/18/10 02/25/10 02/27/10 3/3/10 2

3 3 8 5 3 3 0 4 1 2 7 1 7 8 18 9 20 8 9 12 2 2 5 4 2 146

0-0 0-1 3-5 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-3 0-1 11-37

Games played: 25 Minutes/game: 5.8 Points/game: 1.0 FG Pct: 29.7 3FG Pct: 75.0 FT Pct: 0.0

pct

.000 .000 .600 1.000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .333 .333 .333 .000 .000 .333 .000 .000 1.000 .333 .000 .297

3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 3-4

.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .750

Free throws ft-fta pct

0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

off

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6

Rebounds def tot

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 12

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 18

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0.0 0 0.0 2 0.3 0 0.5 0 0.4 1 0.3 3 0.3 0 0.3 0 0.2 0 0.3 0 0.3 2 0.3 0 0.2 1 0.4 0 0.5 2 0.4 0 0.6 4 0.6 0 0.7 1 0.7 1 0.7 0 0.6 0 0.7 0 0.8 2 0.7 0 0.7 19

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3

0 0 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 25

0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

at Auburn at Georgia Southern FURMAN vs Rice vs Alabama A & M at BELMONT at Lipscomb at Georgia CHARLESTON SOUTHER UNC ASHEVILLE at Georgia Tech ETSU USC UPSTATE at Campbell at ETSU STETSON at North Florida Totals

11-12-10 11/16/10 11/19/10 11/27/10 11/28/10 12/2/10 12/04/10 12/07/10 12/20/10 12/22/10 12/28/10 1/3/11 1/5/11 1/10/11 1/31/11 2/14/11 02/18/11

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21 23 30 26 35 25 32 31 32 38 27 33 35 13 1 9 9 420

1-5 0-10 3-10 1-5 3-9 4-16 1-8 4-13 8-16 7-18 4-11 7-14 0-8 1-3 0-1 3-4 0-2 47-153

pct

.200 .000 .300 .200 .333 .250 .125 .308 .500 .389 .364 .500 .000 .333 .000 .750 .000 .307

Games played: 17 Minutes/game: 24.7 Points/game: 7.7 FG Pct: 30.7 3FG Pct: 37.3 FT Pct: 83.3

3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

Free throws ft-fta pct

off

0-1 0-1 2-3 0-1 1-3 1-5 1-5 3-7 4-6 4-12 1-4 2-3 0-2 1-3 0-0 2-2 0-1 22-59

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 2-2 3-4 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 15-18

5 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 20

.000 .000 .667 .000 .333 .200 .200 .429 .667 .333 .250 .667 .000 .333 .000 1.000 .000 .373

.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .750 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .833

Rebounds def tot

3 2 4 3 3 3 6 2 2 4 0 5 3 4 0 2 0 46

8 3 5 3 6 4 6 4 3 7 1 6 3 4 1 2 0 66

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8.0 5 1 1 5.5 1 1 1 5.3 1 0 0 4.8 3 0 2 5.0 2 3 2 4.8 1 1 2 5.0 2 2 4 4.9 0 0 2 4.7 3 1 2 4.9 1 4 3 4.5 1 3 5 4.7 3 4 0 4.5 4 1 3 4.5 0 1 0 4.3 0 0 0 4.1 0 0 1 3.9 0 1 1 3.9 27 23 29

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0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 8 1 1 2 0 4 9 2 1 11 0 1 5 0 1 14 0 3 24 0 0 18 1 1 9 0 3 16 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 7 22 131

2.0 1.0 3.3 3.0 4.2 5.3 5.3 6.4 8.3 9.3 9.3 9.8 9.2 8.8 8.2 8.2 7.7 7.7

Rebounds/game: 3.9 Assists/game: 1.4 Turnovers/game: 1.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 Steals/game: 1.3 Blocks/game: 0.4

Rebounds/game: 0.7 Assists/game: 0.2 Turnovers/game: 0.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 Steals/game: 0.1

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Points: 24, vs. Charleston Southern(12/20/10) FG Made: 8, vs. Charleston Southern (12/20/10) FG Att.: 18, vs. UNC Asheville (12/22/10) 3-Pt FGs: 4, (2x) vs. UNC Asheville (12/22/10) 3-Pt FGA: 12, vs. UNC Asheville (12/22/09) FT Made: 4, vs. Kennesaw State (3/1/08) FT Att: 4, 2x, vs. Charleston So. (12/20/10) Rebounds: 8, at Auburn (11/12/10) Assists: 4, vs. ETSU (1/3/11) Blocks: 2, vs. Furman (11/19/10) Steals: 4, 2x, vs. USC Upstate (1/5/11) Minutes: 38, vs. UNCA (12/22/10)

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2012-13 Mercer Women’s Basketball Media Guide

SHARNEA BOYKIN #22 JUNIOR GUARD ATLANTA, Ga. WESTLAKE HS

-2010-11The only Mercer player to start all 29 contests … Led the conference in both assists (169) and minutes played (1,092) … Ranked 16th in the country at 5.8 assists per game … Third among A-Sun players in assist/turnover ratio (1.22) … 10th among conference players in steals per game (1.86) … Played 40 or more minutes six times … Tallied 10 or more assists in four games, becoming the first Mercer player with 10 or more helpers in multiple games since the 2005-06 season … One of just three Mercer players to top 100 assists in a single season since 2001 … Scored 11 points and dished out six assists in collegiate debut at Auburn (11/12) ... Dished out seven assists and grabbed seven rebounds at Georgia Southern (11/16) ... Scored seven points and had four assists against Furman (11/19) ... Scored nine points on 3-of-5 shooting versus Ala. A&M (11/28) ... Had six assists and no turnovers in Mercer’s win at Belmont (12/2) ... Two points and four assists at Lipscomb (12/4) ... Tied a season-high with four steals at Georgia (12/7) ... Had two points and six assists against CSU (12/20) ... Had a career-high 10 assists versus UNCA (12/22) ... Played a full 40 minutes, dishing 10 assists with only two turnovers against ETSU (1/3) ... Dished 10 assists at Campbell (1/10) ... Played a full 40 minutes and had eight assists at FGCU (1/17) ... Set a career-high with 45 minutes played vs. JU (1/24) ... Dished five assists and had three steals at Kennesaw State (1/26) ... Set a career-high with 11 assists at USC Upstate (1/29) ... Scored six and had five assists at ETSU (1/31) ... Passed out six assists versus Campbell (2/5) ... Tallied six assists at Jacksonville (2/20). -Prior to CollegeFour year letterwinner at Westlake High School for coach Hilda Hankerson … Led the team to a pair of final fours and an eighth place finish at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Hawaii … Part of a squad that was ranked No. 8 in the nation … Earned role of captain in three seasons and was named team MVP twice … Also played AAU for Nicki Wimberly and the GaLina 76ers.

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-2011-12Appeared in 10 games, making eight starts in an injury plagued sophomore campaign … Averaged 2.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in abbreviated playing time … Had two points, five rebounds, five assists and a career-high five steals at Davidson (11/14) … Collected season-highs six rebounds in 75-67 win at High Point (11/25) … Notched season-highs in minutes (38) and assists (6) against Georgia (12/6) … Sustained a concussion that effectively ended her season versus Troy (12/18).

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-Coach C hG Gardner d r on SharneaSh Sharnea “Sharnea returns to us after suffering a season ending injury that limited her to just 10 games last season as a sophomore. We obviously missed her leadership last year at the point and having her back healthy this year has allowed us to use our other players in their natural positions. Sharnea has worked hard on her offensive game, and is still learning; she in essence has only had one full season to work with our coaching staff.”

-PersonalSharnea D. Boykin was born on June 17, 1992 in Oakland, Calif. … Daughter of Antonous and Patricia Boykin … Has one sister, Tierra (13) … Majoring in Business.

YEAR 2010-11 2011-12 Totals

BOYKIN’S CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA 29-29 1092-37.7 36-151 .238 5-24 10-8 328-32.8 7-19 .368 0-0 39-37 1,420-36.4 43-170 .253 5-24

Pct. .208 .000 .208

FT-FTA 17-35 8-11 25-46

Pct. .486 .727 .543

----------Rebounds--------Off Def. Tot. Avg. A TO Blk. Stl. 17 65 82 2.8 169 139 2 54 5 25 30 3.0 39 33 0 21 22 90 112 2.9 208 172 2 75

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Date

* 38 * 32 * 38 * 33 * 36 * 36 * 35 * 34 * 32 * 39 * 36 * 40 * 38 * 40 * 37 * 40 * 39 * 45 * 38 * 38 * 31 * 39 * 45 * 35 * 39 * 38 * 39 * 43 * 39 29 1092

Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 37.7 Points/game: 3.2 FG Pct: 23.8 3FG Pct: 20.8 FT Pct: 48.6

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Total fg-fga

5-13 1-6 2-8 0-5 3-5 0-3 1-5 2-6 1-2 0-3 1-6 0-2 3-6 1-10 1-4 1-7 0-7 2-6 1-3 1-7 3-6 1-7 1-3 0-4 1-3 0-1 2-6 0-2 2-5 36-151

pct

.385 .167 .250 .000 .600 .000 .200 .333 .500 .000 .167 .000 .500 .100 .250 .143 .000 .333 .333 .143 .500 .143 .333 .000 .333 .000 .333 .000 .400 .238

3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

1-4 0-3 0-3 0-1 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-2 5-24

.250 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .500 .208

Free throws ft-fta pct

off

0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 1-3 3-4 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-4 2-2 0-0 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-2 17-35

0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 17

.000 .000 .750 .000 .333 .750 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .500 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .250 1.000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .486

Rebounds def tot

1 6 1 1 3 0 2 3 2 0 0 3 2 3 4 8 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 65

1 7 1 2 4 0 2 3 3 2 0 3 3 3 5 8 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 82

avg

1.0 3 4.0 1 3.0 3 2.8 0 3.0 1 2.5 2 2.4 2 2.5 0 2.6 2 2.5 2 2.3 2 2.3 0 2.4 4 2.4 0 2.6 4 2.9 0 2.9 2 2.9 2 2.9 1 2.9 3 2.8 0 2.8 2 2.8 2 2.9 1 2.8 5 2.8 2 2.8 0 2.8 4 2.8 2 2.8 52

a t/o blk

6 9 7 4 4 3 2 3 4 7 6 0 4 3 4 7 6 5 10 2 1 6 10 2 7 8 10 4 4 3 8 5 5 5 7 6 5 2 11 5 5 7 6 6 7 6 4 5 5 3 5 6 6 6 6 8 4 3 169 139

stl

0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 54

pts

avg

11 11.0 2 6.5 7 6.7 0 5.0 9 5.8 3 5.3 2 4.9 6 5.0 2 4.7 0 4.2 2 4.0 0 3.7 6 3.8 3 3.8 3 3.7 3 3.7 1 3.5 4 3.6 2 3.5 2 3.4 6 3.5 2 3.5 3 3.4 2 3.4 2 3.3 0 3.2 6 3.3 0 3.2 5 3.2 94 3.2

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Total fg-fga

AUBURN at Davidson GEORGIA SOUTHERN at UCF at Wake Forest at High Point at Lipscomb at Belmont GEORGIA TROY Totals

11/11/11 11/14/11 11/17/11 11/20/11 11/23/11 11-25-11 12/01/11 12/3/11 12/6/11 12/18/11

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34 35 30 25 35 33 34 37 38 27 328

1-3 1-2 0-0 1-3 2-4 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-1 1-1 7-19

* * * * * * 8

pct

.333 .500 .000 .333 .500 .000 .333 .000 .000 1.000 .368

Games played: 10 Minutes/game: 32.8 Points/game: 2.2 FG Pct: 36.8 FT Pct: 72.7

3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Free throws ft-fta pct

0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-3 3-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 8-11

.000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .667 .750 1.000 .000 .000 .727

off

0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5

Rebounds def tot

2 4 0 1 4 6 2 2 2 2 25

2 5 0 3 5 6 2 2 2 3 30

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2.0 2 4 3 3.5 4 5 4 2.3 2 4 1 2.5 3 2 1 3.0 4 3 10 3.5 4 3 7 3.3 3 2 0 3.1 1 5 1 3.0 2 7 5 3.0 1 4 1 3.0 26 39 33

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0 4 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21

2 2 0 3 4 2 5 2 0 2 22

2.0 2.0 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.2

Rebounds/game: 3.0 Assists/game: 3.9 Turnovers/game: 3.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 Steals/game: 2.1

Rebounds/game: 2.8 Assists/game: 5.8 Turnovers/game: 4.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 Steals/game: 1.9 Blocks/game: 0.1

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Points: 11, at Auburn (11/12/10) FG Made: 5, at Auburn (11/12/10) FG Att.: 13, at Auburn (11/12/10) 3-Pt. FGs: 2, vs. Ala. A&M(11/28/10) 3-Pt. FGA: 4, at Auburn (11/12/10) FT Made: 3, 3x, at Lipscomb (12/1/11) FT Att: 4, 4x, at Lipscomb (12/1/11) Rebounds: 8, at FGCU (1/17/10) Assists: 11, at USC Upstate (1/29/11) Blocks: 1, 2x, vs. Ala. A&M (11/28/10) Steals: 5, at Davidson (11/14/11) Minutes: 45, 2x, vs. KSU (2/10/11)

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BRIANA WILLIAMS

JUNIOR GUARD a.. MCDONOUGH, Ga. HENRY COUNTY HS

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-Coach Gardner on BrianaBi “Briana has been the leading scorer in the A-Sun Conference over the past two seasons and is a player that has bought into our coaching staff ’s philosophy and expectations. We have emphasized the importance of her being a complete basketball player on both ends of the floor and she worked exceptionally hard over the summer and in the fall to achieve that. Unfortunately, she tore her ACL in preseason which puts her out for this entire season. This year will be a growing year for Briana in terms of studying the game and learning more from a coach’s prospective which will help her be more effective her junior and senior seasons.” -2011-12Was voted onto the A-Sun All-Conference second team for the second-straight season … Named A-Sun Player of the Week on two different occasions (11/29, 2/7) … Led the A-Sun Conference and ranked 46th in the nation thanks to a impressive 17.5 points per game scoring average … Scored 507 total points last season, her second-straight season of 500 or more points after tallying 522 points as a freshman … Finished the season fourth among A-Sun players with 61 three-point field goals made and 11th in free-throw percentage after shooting just over 73 percent (82-112) from the charity stripe … Showed she was more than just a scorer with averages of 3.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game … Scored in double figures 20 times and led or tied for the team lead in scoring 16 times … Had a huge game scoring 33 points on 12-of-21 shooting from the field to help Mercer to a 75-67 road win at High Point (11/25) … Put together three-straight 20-plus-point games against Troy (12/18), UNC Asheville (12/21) and Winthrop (12/28) … Poured in 26 points, including four three-pointers, to go along with five rebounds versus Stetson (1/4) … Tallied 16 points and dished out a career-high five assists against ETSU (2/2) … Made national headlines after scoring a career-high 54 points on 16-of-27 shooting from the field, 5-of-6 shooting from three-point territory and a 17-of-21 effort at the charity stripe in a 87-71 win over USC Upstate (2/4) … Her 54 points broke the all-time single-game school record and Atlantic Sun Conference record and was the most points scored by any Division I player in a single game all last season … Continued her stellar play with another sensational performance at Kennesaw State (2/11), scoring 39 points on 15-of-31 shooting from the field … Finished the year strong, notching 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field to go along with four assists and seven rebounds in a 73-66 win over Belmont (2/25). -2010-11Named the Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year … Garnered Atlantic Sun All-Conference second team and Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team honors ... Named A-Sun Newcomer of the Week twice (11/23, 1/25) and A-Sun Player of the Week once (12/7) … Ranked 37th in the nation in scoring (18.0 ppg) … Ranked second among NCAA DI freshman in scoring … Led the conference in scoring … Sixth among A-Sun players in 3-point FG made (63) … Ranked 27th in minutes played per game (28.34) … Started the season with eight-straight double-figure scoring games … Led or tied for the team lead in scoring 21 times … Scored a game-high 23 points in Mercer’s opener at Auburn (11/12) ... Led the team with 18 points at Georgia Southern (11/16) ... Dropped 32 points in Mercer’s win at Belmont (12/2) ... Scored 18 points and tied a season-high with six rebounds at Lipscomb (12/4) ... Led the team with 12 points at Ga. Tech (12/28) ... Scored 24 points while adding four assists, two rebounds, a block and a steal against ETSU (1/3) ... Scored a teamhigh 19 points against USC Upstate (1/5) ... Scored 16 points and had a steal at FGCU (1/17) ... Tallied 15 points, five rebounds and four assists versus UNF (1/22) ... Scored 41 points - a season-high output for all Division I freshmen - on 16-of-34 shooting from the field against JU (1/24) ... Scored 17 and was six-of-six from the free throw line at Kennesaw State (1/26) ... Scored 17 and had three rebounds at USC Upstate (1/29) ... Scored 35 on 13-of-26 shooting against Campbell (2/5) ... Led all scorers with 23 points against Kennesaw State (2/10) ... Led the team with 12 points versus FGCU (2/12) .. Scored 31 in a loss versus Stetson (2/14) ... Scored 21 points in the first half at UNF (2/18). -Prior to CollegeEarned four varsity letters for coach Carl Caputa at Henry County High School … Named to the All-State First-team in both junior and senior seasons … Honored as All-Metro Southside Player of the Year in 2009-10 … Selected as a first-team All-Region player in sophomore year … Gathered second-team All-Region honors as a freshman … Scored a school record 51 points in one game … Helped the team earn a sub-regional championship in 2006-07 and a regional championship in 2009-10 … Also played AAU basketball for the Wallace Prather Celtics. -PersonalBriana Monique Williams was born on January 12, 1992 in Joliet Ill. … Daughter of Scott and Sonya Williams … Has two brothers, Brandon (18) and Sheldon (15) … Majoring in Media Studies.

YEAR 2010-11 2011-12 Totals

WILLIAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 29-27 822-28.3 185-531 29-22 815-28.1 182-507 58-49 1,637-28.2 367-1,038

Pct. 3FG-FGA .348 63-211 .359 61-192 .354 124-403

----------Rebounds--------Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def. Tot. Avg. .299 89-130 .685 26 56 82 2.8 .318 82-112 .732 23 65 88 3.0 .308 171-242 .707 49 121 170 2.9 MERCERBEARS.com

A TO Blk. Stl. Pts. 39 97 5 19 522 51 80 7 32 507 90 177 12 51 1,029

Avg. 18.0 17.5 17.7

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min

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27 27 29 21 19 24 28 23 22 15 31 32 26 16 29 33 33 37 32 36 16 35 37 30 39 38 23 32 32 822

Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 28.3 Points/game: 18.0 FG Pct: 34.8 3FG Pct: 29.9 FT Pct: 68.5

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Total fg-fga

7-17 7-15 4-13 6-15 5-14 8-18 7-15 4-15 2-15 6-15 4-16 9-21 6-20 3-11 4-20 6-18 6-23 16-34 4-20 6-22 3-9 13-26 9-24 4-13 10-25 9-23 3-12 8-23 6-19 185-531

pct

3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

.412 5-10 .467 3-7 .308 1-4 .400 1-3 .357 0-2 .444 5-8 .467 1-4 .267 1-9 .133 1-6 .400 1-5 .250 3-8 .429 3-11 .300 2-10 .273 0-5 .200 1-10 .333 0-4 .261 3-11 .471 4-12 .200 3-8 .273 1-6 .333 1-2 .500 3-7 .375 3-10 .308 3-7 .400 3-7 .391 4-10 .250 1-4 .348 3-12 .316 3-9 .348 63-211

Free throws ft-fta pct

.500 4-7 .429 1-3 .250 1-3 .333 3-4 .000 2-2 .625 11-14 .250 3-4 .111 1-2 .167 0-0 .200 0-0 .375 1-3 .273 3-5 .200 5-8 .000 0-0 .100 4-5 .000 4-4 .273 0-0 .333 5-13 .375 6-6 .167 4-4 .500 2-2 .429 6-7 .300 2-6 .429 1-2 .429 8-9 .400 3-7 .250 2-2 .250 4-4 .333 3-4 .299 89-130

.571 .333 .333 .750 1.000 .786 .750 .500 .000 .000 .333 .600 .625 .000 .800 1.000 .000 .385 1.000 1.000 1.000 .857 .333 .500 .889 .429 1.000 1.000 .750 .685

off

1 2 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 26

Rebounds/game: 2.8 Assists/game: 1.3 Turnovers/game: 3.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 Steals/game: 0.7 Blocks/game: 0.2

Rebounds def tot

1 2 2 0 2 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 0 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 1 1 4 0 56

2 4 2 1 2 5 6 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 4 1 5 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 6 1 1 4 0 82

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2.0 1 1 2 3.0 1 1 1 2.7 0 4 3 2.3 2 0 2 2.2 1 1 4 2.7 2 1 4 3.1 2 1 1 3.0 1 1 7 3.0 2 2 3 2.9 0 1 2 2.9 1 2 5 2.8 1 4 5 2.8 1 0 5 2.8 1 0 3 2.9 3 1 4 2.8 3 0 3 2.9 1 4 0 2.9 2 1 3 3.0 1 3 4 3.0 1 0 1 3.0 0 0 3 3.0 4 1 6 3.0 2 3 2 2.9 3 0 5 3.0 2 1 3 3.0 4 0 4 2.9 1 2 3 2.9 3 1 6 2.8 3 3 3 2.8 49 39 97

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0 0 23 0 0 18 0 0 10 0 1 16 0 0 12 0 1 32 0 0 18 0 1 10 0 0 5 0 0 13 0 0 12 1 1 24 1 1 19 1 0 6 0 0 13 0 1 16 0 0 15 0 3 41 0 1 17 0 0 17 0 1 9 0 1 35 1 1 23 0 0 12 0 2 31 0 2 25 0 0 9 0 1 23 1 1 18 5 19 522

23.0 20.5 17.0 16.8 15.8 18.5 18.4 17.4 16.0 15.7 15.4 16.1 16.3 15.6 15.4 15.4 15.4 16.8 16.8 16.9 16.5 17.3 17.6 17.3 17.9 18.2 17.8 18.0 18.0 18.0

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AUBURN at Davidson GEORGIA SOUTHERN at UCF at Wake Forest at High Point at Lipscomb at Belmont GEORGIA TROY at UNC Asheville WINTHROP NOTRE DAME FLORIDA GULF COAST STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE NORTH FLORIDA at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson ETSU USC UPSTATE at Kennesaw State at North Florida at Jacksonville LIPSCOMB at Belmont Totals

33 27 25 27 3 31 25 14 20 37 37 25 23 9 32 23 35 35 39 32 25 39 32 36 38 17 34 26 36 815

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Total fg-fga

2-14 7-20 5-20 6-17 0-0 12-21 5-16 2-9 4-11 9-25 8-24 9-20 2-12 1-3 9-23 2-13 4-13 6-21 9-23 3-18 3-15 9-22 7-18 16-27 15-31 1-10 11-26 5-19 10-16 182-507

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3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

Free throws ft-fta pct

.143 1-9 .111 4-5 .350 3-10 .300 1-1 .250 1-11 .091 0-2 .353 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .571 3-5 .600 6-10 .313 0-4 .000 4-5 .222 1-3 .333 0-0 .364 1-6 .167 0-0 .360 5-12 .417 4-5 .333 5-14 .357 2-2 .450 5-12 .417 0-0 .167 2-6 .333 4-5 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 .391 4-9 .444 4-5 .154 1-5 .200 2-2 .308 0-3 .000 4-4 .286 2-9 .222 3-4 .391 4-11 .364 4-5 .167 0-6 .000 2-2 .200 1-3 .333 0-0 .409 2-8 .250 0-2 .389 1-5 .200 1-2 .593 5-6 .833 17-21 .484 3-8 .375 6-8 .100 0-3 .000 2-2 .423 4-8 .500 5-10 .263 2-3 .667 2-2 .625 2-5 .400 5-8 .359 61-192 .318 82-112

Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 28.1 Points/game: 17.5 FG Pct: 35.9 3FG Pct: 31.8 FT Pct: 73.2

.800 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .600 .800 .000 .000 .800 1.000 .000 .800 .000 .800 1.000 1.000 .750 .800 1.000 .000 .000 .500 .810 .750 1.000 .500 1.000 .625 .732

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1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 2 23

Rebounds def tot

2 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 3 5 2 0 1 2 2 3 3 3 5 1 2 4 3 5 65

3 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 4 7 6 4 0 3 5 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 6 3 2 7 3 7 88

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3.0 2 1 3 1.5 2 2 4 1.3 3 0 1 1.5 2 0 3 1.4 0 1 1 1.5 2 1 3 1.4 3 0 0 1.4 0 1 3 1.7 3 1 3 2.2 2 1 3 2.5 3 4 0 2.7 3 3 3 2.5 5 3 3 2.5 1 1 2 2.7 1 2 0 2.6 4 1 5 2.5 2 5 3 2.4 3 1 3 2.4 4 1 4 2.5 2 0 2 2.5 3 0 4 2.5 2 2 5 2.6 3 5 2 2.8 1 3 3 2.8 2 2 4 2.7 2 0 1 2.9 3 2 5 2.9 2 4 2 3.0 0 4 5 3.0 65 51 80

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0 1 9 0 1 18 0 0 11 0 2 14 0 0 0 1 2 33 1 2 14 0 1 5 0 1 9 0 1 27 0 1 23 0 0 23 0 0 10 1 1 3 0 0 26 0 1 7 0 0 12 0 0 17 0 1 26 0 1 8 0 0 7 2 1 20 0 1 16 1 4 54 0 2 39 0 1 4 0 2 31 0 3 14 1 2 27 7 32 507

9.0 13.5 12.7 13.0 10.4 14.2 14.1 13.0 12.6 14.0 14.8 15.5 15.1 14.2 15.0 14.5 14.4 14.5 15.1 14.8 14.4 14.6 14.7 16.3 17.2 16.7 17.3 17.1 17.5 17.5

Rebounds/game: 3.0 Assists/game: 1.8 Turnovers/game: 2.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 Steals/game: 1.1 Blocks/game: 0.2

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Points: 54, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) FG Made: 16, 2x, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) FG Att.: 34, vs. JU (1/24/11) 3-Point FGs: 5, 3x, vs. Upstate(2/4/12) 3-Point FGA: 12, vs. JU (1/24/11) FT Made: 17, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) FT Att: 22, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) Rebounds: 7, 3x, vs. Belmont (2/25/12) Assists: 5, 5x, vs. ETSU (2/2/12) Blocks: 2, at Stetson (1/28/12) Steals: 4, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) Minutes: 39, 3x at Stetson (1/28/12)

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TABITHA BRADSHAW #51 SOPHOMORE GUARD la a. MONTGOMERY, Ala. BREWBAKER TECH

-2011-12Saw action in all 29 games, including 17 starts … Averaged 3.3 points and 1.7 assists in 20.8 minutes per game … Scored eight points while tying a season-high with four field goals made at Wake Forest (11/23) … Racked up nine points on 4-for-7 shooting from the field at UNC Asheville (12/21) … Tallied eight points and made both of her three-point attempts against Stetson (1/4) … Scored a season-high 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field to go along with four assists in a 87-71 win over USC Upstate (2/4) … Dished out a season-high six assists at Jacksonville (2/18). -Prior to CollegeRan track and played basketball in high school … Ranked No. 125 guard in ESPN’s HoopGurlz ratings when she committed to Mercer … Scored at an 18 points per game clip during her senior season, helping the Brewbaker Tech Magnet High School win the state championship … Led the team to area championships in her junior and senior seasons and a regional championship in her senior campaign … Named MVP of the Regional tournament and an All-Tournament player in both the area tournament and state finals … A member of the National Honor Society … Also a MU Alpha Theta … Graduated fourth in her class … Also competed for the Alabama Dream Team Elite under direction of coach Kendric Larkin. -PersonalTabitha Nicole Bradshaw was born in Wiesbaden, Germany … Daughter of Darrell and Michele Bradshaw … Has three sisters, Courtney (14), Briana (10) and Skyla (8).

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-Coach Gardner on Tabitha“In her freshman year, Tabitha was without question our defensive stopper in that we put her on the other team’s best guard every game. We need her to be more offensive minded and know that she has the potential to make a big impact on our team. She is a team captain and does everything we ask of her both on and off the floor.”

BRADSHAW’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2011-12 Totals

GP-GS Min.-Avg. 29-17 602-20.8 29-17 602-20.8

FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA 39-172 .227 11-92 39-172 .227 11-92

Pct. .129 .129

FT-FTA 8-13 8-13

----------Rebounds--------Pct. Off Def. Tot. Avg. .615 18 23 41 1.4 .615 18 23 41 1.4

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TO Blk. Stl. 44 0 21 44 0 21

Pts. Avg. 97 3.3 97 3.3

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AUBURN at Davidson GEORGIA SOUTHERN at UCF at Wake Forest at High Point at Lipscomb at Belmont GEORGIA TROY at UNC Asheville WINTHROP NOTRE DAME FLORIDA GULF COAST STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE NORTH FLORIDA at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson ETSU USC UPSTATE at Kennesaw State at North Florida at Jacksonville LIPSCOMB at Belmont Totals

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Total fg-fga

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12 3 3 10 28 3 4 11 9 5 14 21 25 31 24 30 38 28 38 25 35 28 19 37 25 28 27 27 14 602

1-3 0-0 0-2 1-7 4-14 0-3 0-2 0-1 0-4 0-2 4-7 3-8 2-7 3-9 3-6 1-10 1-6 1-7 1-12 0-6 3-10 2-8 1-4 4-8 1-5 3-9 0-4 0-5 0-3 39-172

pct

.333 .000 .000 .143 .286 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .571 .375 .286 .333 .500 .100 .167 .143 .083 .000 .300 .250 .250 .500 .200 .333 .000 .000 .000 .227

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1-3 0-0 0-1 0-3 0-6 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 1-4 1-4 1-5 0-5 2-2 1-7 0-4 0-4 1-7 0-3 0-3 0-4 0-2 2-4 0-4 1-5 0-3 0-2 0-2 11-92

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 8-13

1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 18

.333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .250 .250 .200 .000 1.000 .143 .000 .000 .143 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .200 .000 .000 .000 .120

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .615

Rebounds def tot

1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 23

2 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 5 1 41

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Rebounds/game: 1.4 Assists/game: 1.7 Turnovers/game: 1.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 Steals/game: 0.7

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3 0 0 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 9 7 5 6 8 5 2 3 5 0 6 4 2 10 2 7 2 0 0 97

3.0 1.5 1.0 1.3 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.3

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Points: 10, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) FG Made: 4, 3x, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) FG Att.: 14, at Wake Forest (11/23/11) 3-Point FGs: 2, 2x, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) 3-Point FGA: 7, 2x, vs. JU (1/19/12) FT Made: 2, 3x, at JU (2/18/12) FT Att: 4, at ETSU (1/7/12) Rebounds: 5, vs. Lipscomb (2/23/12) Assists: 6, at JU (2/18/12) Blocks: n/a Steals: 4, at ETSU (1/7/12) Minutes: 38, 2x, vs. JU (1/19/12)

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21

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2.0 1 0 1 1.0 2 0 0 0.7 0 1 0 0.8 0 0 0 1.2 2 0 1 1.3 0 0 0 1.1 2 0 0 1.3 0 1 1 1.1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1.0 1 5 1 0.9 3 0 7 0.9 4 2 3 0.9 2 0 1 0.8 2 1 3 0.9 3 1 2 1.1 3 2 4 1.2 3 4 5 1.2 5 1 1 1.1 1 4 2 1.2 4 4 3 1.3 2 3 1 1.3 4 4 0 1.2 3 3 0 1.3 5 1 2 1.3 3 6 4 1.4 4 4 0 1.4 0 1 1 1.4 61 49 44

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Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 20.8 Points/game: 3.3 FG Pct: 22.7 3FG Pct: 12.0 FT Pct: 61.5

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PRECIOUS BRIDGES

#33

SOPHOMORE GUARD H,, FFla. la. la a. WEST PALM BEACH, DWYER HS

-2011-12Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team … Appeared in 29 games, making a team-high 26 starts … Paced the squad and ranked ninth in the A-Sun by averaging 31.1 minutes per game … Ranked third on the team by averaging 8.3 points per game … Handed out a team-high 58 assists … Had 12 double-digit scoring games … Scored 14 points to with three assists in 28 minutes of action against Georgia Southern (11/17) … Collected 18 points on a season-high nine field goals made at Lipscomb (12/1) … Poured in a season-high 20 points thanks in large part to an 11-of-12 showing from the free throw line in 64-61 win at Belmont (12/3) … Scored six points while notching season-highs in assists (9) and rebounds (6) against Stetson (1/4) … Put together back-to-back double figure scoring games against Kennesaw State (1/14) and Jacksonville (1/19) … Scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds versus ETSU (2/2) … Had a solid all-around game tallying 14 points, four rebounds and two steals in a 67-61 win over Lipscomb (2/23) … Played a season-high 40 minutes in the Bears regular season finale against Belmont (2/25). -Prior to CollegeNamed a first-team and second-team all-conference player … Earned Palm Beach Post All-Area Large School Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year honors during her junior season at William T. Dwyer High School … Also competed for the Essence AAU team under direction of Kimberly Davis Powell and Laure Pacholke. -PersonalPrecious Bridges was born on October 7, 1992 in West Palm Beach, Fla. … Daughter of Victoria Bridges … has two sisters, Princess (16) and Gorgeous (22).

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-Coach Gardner on Precious“Precious was named to the A-Sun All-Freshman team last season, despite having to play the point guard position due to injuries when her natural position is on the wing. Precious is very quick and athletic and has the potential to be a great defender, and as she matures I think she will grow and develop into an exceptional basketball player.”

BRIDGES’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2011-12 Totals

GP-GS Min.-Avg. 29-26 902-31.1 29-26 902-31.1

FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA 96-305 .315 4-27 96-305 .315 4-27

Pct. .148 .148

FT-FTA 45-65 45-65

----------Rebounds--------Pct. Off Def. Tot. Avg. 33 59 2.0 .692 26 33 59 2.0 .692 26

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TO Blk. Stl. 86 1 26 86 1 26

Pts. Avg. 241 8.3 241 8.3

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GAME-BY-GAME (FRESHMAN) Date

AUBURN at Davidson GEORGIA SOUTHERN at UCF at Wake Forest at High Point at Lipscomb at Belmont GEORGIA TROY at UNC Asheville WINTHROP NOTRE DAME FLORIDA GULF COAST STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE NORTH FLORIDA at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson ETSU USC UPSTATE at Kennesaw State at North Florida at Jacksonville LIPSCOMB at Belmont Totals

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Total fg-fga

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21 25 28 32 12 25 37 33 31 39 34 33 11 34 36 30 19 32 39 38 34 38 37 39 35 35 36 38 21 902

3-7 6-16 6-15 3-12 0-3 1-9 9-26 4-13 5-13 4-11 3-12 1-6 0-1 3-9 2-7 4-14 1-5 2-8 4-14 3-11 5-13 3-10 5-15 4-12 1-4 3-9 4-11 6-15 1-4 96-305

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pct

.429 .375 .400 .250 .000 .111 .346 .308 .385 .364 .250 .167 .000 .333 .286 .286 .200 .250 .286 .273 .385 .300 .333 .333 .250 .333 .364 .400 .250 .315

3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-2 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-27

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .148

Free throws ft-fta pct

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0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-2 7-9 0-3 11-12 1-2 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 7-8 5-6 1-2 2-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 45-65

0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 26

.000 .000 1.000 .000 .500 .778 .000 .917 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .875 .833 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .692

Rebounds def tot

0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 33

0 1 0 5 2 2 3 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 6 1 3 0 3 1 0 2 5 1 4 4 0 4 1 59

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Rebounds/game: 2.0 Assists/game: 2.0 Turnovers/game: 3.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: 0.9 Blocks/game: 0.0

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6.0 9.0 10.7 9.5 7.8 8.0 9.4 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.1 9.4 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.1 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.5 8.3 8.3

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Points: 20, at Belmont (12/3/11) FG Made: 9, at Lipscomb (12/1/11) FG Att.: 26, at Lipscomb (12/1/11) 3-Point FGs: 1, 4x, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) 3-Point FGA: 2, 8x, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) FT Made: 11, at Lipscomb (12/1/11) FT Att: 12, at Lipscomb (12/1/11) Rebounds: 6, vs. Stetson (1/4/12) Assists: 9, vs. Stetson (1/4/12) Blocks: 1, vs. Troy (12/18/11) Steals: 3, vs. Upstate (2/4/12) Minutes: 39, 3x, vs. Upstate (2/4/12)

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0 1 6 0 2 12 0 1 14 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 1 9 0 0 18 0 0 20 0 0 11 1 2 8 0 0 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 6 0 1 10 0 1 2 0 1 11 0 0 14 0 2 7 0 0 12 0 1 6 0 1 11 0 3 9 0 1 2 0 0 6 0 1 10 0 2 14 0 1 2 1 26 241

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0.0 2 2 0 0.5 4 1 1 0.3 0 3 1 1.5 4 1 4 1.6 1 0 4 1.7 4 0 4 1.9 2 2 4 1.6 2 1 2 1.9 2 1 2 2.0 3 1 4 2.0 3 5 3 1.9 2 4 5 1.8 4 0 6 1.7 3 3 5 2.0 2 9 3 1.9 3 2 5 2.0 0 3 2 1.9 3 0 0 1.9 1 3 4 1.9 2 2 0 1.8 1 3 5 1.8 2 3 3 2.0 2 1 6 1.9 2 2 2 2.0 4 1 3 2.1 2 2 1 2.0 4 1 2 2.1 3 2 3 2.0 2 0 2 2.0 69 58 86

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TEANNA ROBINSON

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SOPHOMORE CENTER GRAYSON, Ga. BERKMAR HS

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-Prior to CollegeAttended both Grayson High School and Berkmar High School … Two sport athlete, earning letters in both basketball and volleyball … Averaged 4.8 rebounds per game as a junior … Helped the team reach the state tournament in 2010 … Also competed for the Atlanta Lady Celtics and coach Daphne Pierce-Smith. -PersonalTeanna Tracey Robinson was born on September 26, 1992 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. … Daughter of Erik and Janel Robinson … Has two sisters, Jahiara (14) and Gabriel (3) … Plans to major in secondary education.

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-2011-12Appeared in 18 games, averaging 1.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game … Shot 38 percent (9-24) from the field … Logged a season-high 18 minutes and tied her seasonhigh in points (4) and rebounds (7) versus UNF (1/21) … Scored four points and grabbed five rebounds at FGCU (1/26) … Tallied a season-high three steals at Jacksonville (2/18).

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-Coach Gardner on Teanna“Teanna by far in my 25 years of coaching is the most improved player from her freshman season to her sophomore season. Her freshman year she barely saw the floor for us and was more of a role player, but now she has turned into a key defensive player and has worked exceptionally hard with Coach Wierzba to get better. I couldn’t be more proud of a player in terms of their development and I feel like she will be a huge part of our success during her career.”

ROBINSON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2011-12 Totals

GP-GS Min.-Avg. 18-0 163-9.1 18-0 163-9.1

FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA 9-24 .375 0-0 9-24 .375 0-0

Pct. .000 .000

FT-FTA 3-7 3-7

----------Rebounds--------Pct. Off Def. Tot. Avg. 24 48 2.7 .429 24 24 48 2.7 .429 24

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TO Blk. Stl. 7 3 12 7 3 12

Pts. Avg. 22 1.2 22 1.2

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Date

at UCF at Wake Forest at High Point GEORGIA NOTRE DAME at ETSU KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE NORTH FLORIDA at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson ETSU USC UPSTATE at Kennesaw State at North Florida at Jacksonville LIPSCOMB at Belmont Totals

11/20/11 11/23/11 11-25-11 12/6/11 12/30/11 1/7/12 1/14/12 1/19/12 1/21/12 1/26/12 01/28/12 2/2/12 2/4/12 2/11/12 02/16/12 2/18/12 2/23/12 2/25/12

Games played: 18 Minutes/game: 9.1 Points/game: 1.2 FG Pct: 37.5 3FG Pct: 100.0 FT Pct: 42.9

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2 6 2 2 3 7 17 14 18 17 10 14 14 5 6 12 2 12 163

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-3 2-3 1-1 0-2 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 1-3 0-1 1-4 9-24

pct

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .333 .667 1.000 .000 .500 .000 .000 1.000 .333 .000 .250 .375

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0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000

Free throws ft-fta pct

0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-7

.000 .000 .000 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .429

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0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 3 3 3 1 2 0 1 4 0 0 24

0 1 2 0 0 0 3 3 4 2 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 1 24

0 1 2 1 0 1 4 7 7 5 3 4 5 0 1 6 0 1 48

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0.0 1 0.5 0 1.0 0 1.0 0 0.8 0 0.8 0 1.3 1 2.0 3 2.6 0 2.8 4 2.8 1 2.9 1 3.1 3 2.9 3 2.7 1 2.9 2 2.8 0 2.7 0 2.7 20

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1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 7

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0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 12

0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 4 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 22

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2

Rebounds/game: 2.7 Assists/game: 0.2 Turnovers/game: 0.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 Steals/game: 0.7 Blocks/game: 0.2

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Points: 4, 2x, at FGCU (1/26/12) FG Made: 2, vs. UNF (1/21/12) FG Att.: 3, 2x, vs. UNF (1/21/12) 3-Point FGs: n/a 3-Point FGA: n/a FT Made: 2, at FGCU (1/26/12) FT Att: 3, vs. Georgia (12/6/11) Rebounds: 7, 2x, vs. UNF (1/24/12) Assists: 1, 3x, vs. Belmont (2/25/12) Blocks: 1, 3x, at FGCU (1/26/12) Steals: 3, at JU (2/18/12) Minutes: 18, vs. UNF (1/21/12)

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ALESHA SMITH

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SOPHOMORE GUARD ATHENS, Ga. CLARKE CENTRAL H HSS

-Coach Gardner on Alesha“Alesha has the potential to be a great defender because she is long, athletic and quick around the ball. She needs to develop her knowledge of the game a little more and will have some time to do that as she will not be able to play for us this season due to a lingering back injury.”

-Prior to CollegeEarned three letters for coach Carla Johnson at Clarke Central High School … Earned the team’s Iron Gladiator and Sixth Man awards during her career … Also played for the Atlanta Lady Celtics and coach Daphne PierceSmith … Helped the team go 19-6 in her junior season and advance to the second round of the state tournament. -PersonalAlesha Noel Smith was born on August 26, 1993 in Brooklyn, New York … Has two brothers, Christian (19) and Alexander (7) … Plans on majoring in psychology.

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-2011-12Appeared in 18 games, averaging 1.0 point and 0.6 rebounds per game … Had two points, two rebounds and tied a season-high with two steals at ETSU (1/7) … Set season-highs in minutes (24), points (6) and rebounds (3) at FGCU (1/26).

SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2011-12 Totals

GP-GS Min.-Avg. 18-0 98-5.4 18-0 98-5.4

FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA 7-29 .241 0-0 7-29 .241 0-0

Pct. .000 .000

FT-FTA 4-6 4-6

----------Rebounds--------Pct. Off Def. Tot. Avg. 4 10 0.6 .667 6 4 10 0.6 .667 6

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TO Blk. Stl. 12 0 7 12 0 7

Pts. Avg. 18 1.0 18 1.0

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AUBURN at Davidson GEORGIA SOUTHERN at UCF at Wake Forest GEORGIA at ETSU at USC Upstate KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE NORTH FLORIDA at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson ETSU USC UPSTATE at Kennesaw State at North Florida LIPSCOMB Totals

11/11/11 11/14/11 11/17/11 11/20/11 11/23/11 12/6/11 1/7/12 1-9-12 1/14/12 1/19/12 1/21/12 1/26/12 01/28/12 2/2/12 2/4/12 2/11/12 02/16/12 2/23/12

Games played: 18 Minutes/game: 5.4 Points/game: 1.0 FG Pct: 24.1 FT Pct: 66.7

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2 5 3 3 12 2 10 2 3 6 1 24 8 8 2 0 6 1 98

0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-5 0-1 1-4 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-1 3-6 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 7-29

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.000 .000 .000 .000 .200 .000 .250 .000 .500 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .241

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0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Free throws ft-fta pct

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-6

.000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .500 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .667

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0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4

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0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 12

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0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 18

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0

Rebounds/game: 0.6 Assists/game: 0.1 Turnovers/game: 0.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2 Steals/game: 0.4

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Points: 6, at FGCU (1/26/12) FG Made: 3, at FGCU (1/26/12) FG Att.: 6, at FGCU (1/26/12) 3-Point FGs: n/a 3-Point FGA: n/a FT Made: 2, vs. JU (1/19/12) FT Att: 2, 3x vs. JU (1/19/12) Rebounds: 3, at FGCU (1/26/12) Assists: 1, 2x vs. ETSU (2/2/12) Blocks: n/a Steals: 2, 2x vs. KSU (1/14/12) Minutes: 24, at FGCU (1/26/12)

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ALICIA WILLIAMS

SOPHOMORE FORWARD FORT PAYNE, Ala. FORT PAYNE HS

-2011-12Was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Newcomer of the Week on December 27 … Appeared in 29 games, making 16 starts as a true freshman … Finished fourth on the team averaging 7.2 points per game … Showed a solid stroke from the outside, ranking second on the team with 29 three-point field goals made … Also put up averages of 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game … Had nine double-digit scoring games … Scored 12 points and grabbed three rebounds versus Georgia Southern (11/17) … Scored 13 points and handed out four assists in a 75-67 win at High Point (11/25) … Tallied 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field and a 3-fo-6 showing from downtown in a 69-59 win over Troy (12/18) … Had a breakout game at UNC Asheville (12/21), collecting seasonhighs in points (21), fields goals made (7), three-point field goals made (4) and blocks (3) … Scored 10 points in a season-high 34 minutes played against FGCU (1/2) … Notched 10 points to go along with a season-high eight rebounds versus ETSU (2/2) … Scored 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Jacksonville (2/18). -Prior to CollegeWas a three sport star at Fort Payne High School, earning letters in basketball, volleyball and soccer … Helped her basketball team capture four-straight area championships, three-straight consecutive regional tournament appearances and one regional tournament championship … Also played for the Alabama Southern Starz AAU team under guidance from Doug Bush and Kent Looney … Earned the “Best of AAU” award for her play with the Southern Starz. -PersonalFull name is Alicia Leshae Williams … Born on January 29, 1993 in Fort Payne, Alabama … Plans to major in biology.

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-Coach Gardner on Alicia“Alicia is a big guard that has the ability to defend, rebound, shoot the three, put the ball on the floor and get to the rim. She is a very hard worker and a great teammate. As Alicia continues to improve her game, her versatility on the floor will be invaluable.”

WILLIAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2011-12 Totals

GP-GS Min.-Avg. 29-16 646-22.3 29-16 646-22.3

FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA 77-234 .329 29-104 77-234 .329 29-104

Pct. .279 .279

FT-FTA 25-30 25-30

----------Rebounds--------Pct. Off Def. Tot. Avg. 47 83 2.9 .750 36 47 83 2.9 .750 36

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TO Blk. Stl. 62 13 18 62 13 18

Pts. Avg. 208 7.2 208 7.2

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AUBURN at Davidson GEORGIA SOUTHERN at UCF at Wake Forest at High Point at Lipscomb at Belmont GEORGIA TROY at UNC Asheville WINTHROP NOTRE DAME FLORIDA GULF COAST STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE NORTH FLORIDA at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson ETSU USC UPSTATE at Kennesaw State at North Florida at Jacksonville LIPSCOMB at Belmont Totals

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18 24 32 23 29 31 19 25 20 27 29 33 33 34 19 17 21 15 8 22 15 7 24 6 21 31 26 19 18 646

2-5 3-12 4-11 2-7 3-15 5-12 3-10 2-8 1-7 5-11 7-13 5-13 2-13 4-13 3-7 2-6 2-5 0-2 0-1 2-7 2-6 0-2 3-8 0-0 1-4 5-15 6-9 3-8 0-4 77-234

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3-Pointers 3fg-fga pct

.400 2-4 .250 1-5 .364 2-7 .286 0-3 .200 1-7 .417 1-2 .300 0-3 .250 1-4 .143 1-4 .455 3-6 .538 4-8 .385 1-6 .154 1-4 .308 2-7 .429 2-4 .333 1-4 .400 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .286 1-4 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .375 2-6 .000 0-0 .250 0-2 .333 2-4 .667 0-2 .375 1-3 .000 0-1 .329 29-104

.500 .200 .286 .000 .143 .500 .000 .250 .250 .500 .500 .167 .250 .286 .500 .250 .000 .000 .000 .250 .000 .000 .333 .000 .000 .500 .000 .333 .000 .279

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3-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 25-30

0 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 36

.750 .000 1.000 .000 .500 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .750 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .750 .833

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0 1 2 2 2 3 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 4 3 2 1 47

0 4 3 3 4 4 2 4 3 5 7 0 3 5 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 8 0 3 6 3 2 1 83

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Rebounds/game: 2.9 Assists/game: 1.3 Turnovers/game: 2.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 Steals/game: 0.6 Blocks/game: 0.4

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0.0 0 0 2 0 0 9 2.0 2 0 1 0 1 7 2.3 1 2 0 0 1 12 2.5 0 0 5 0 0 4 2.8 3 2 4 1 2 9 3.0 0 4 0 0 2 13 2.9 2 2 2 0 1 6 3.0 0 1 4 1 1 5 3.0 2 1 2 0 0 3 3.2 2 2 2 1 0 13 3.5 2 4 2 3 0 21 3.3 4 3 1 0 0 11 3.2 2 3 8 1 0 7 3.4 1 2 4 1 0 10 3.3 2 1 2 1 0 8 3.2 3 1 5 0 1 5 3.2 2 0 2 0 0 6 3.1 2 0 1 0 0 2 2.9 0 1 2 0 0 0 2.9 2 1 0 1 1 5 2.8 2 0 0 1 1 4 2.7 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 4 0 1 10 2.8 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 1 1 1 0 1 4 3.0 0 1 2 1 3 12 3.0 3 4 2 0 1 12 2.9 2 1 3 0 1 7 2.9 0 1 0 1 0 3 2.9 46 38 62 13 18 208

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JESSICA PRIETO

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JUNIOR CENTER EAL ALAND AND AN AUCKLAND, NEW ZE ZEALAND OLLLE LEGE GE GE MINERAL AREA COLLEGE

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-Coach Gardner on Kate“Kate joined us as a junior college transfer and we are excited about Kate’s potential as a 6-3 player who can play inside and out. She needs to get a little stronger to bang inside, rebound and do some of the grunt work versus the finesse style of play. She will benefit from our coaching staff in terms of learning Division I basketball and she will make quick strides and be a factor for us this season.”

-Coach Gardner on Jessica“Jessica is our lone freshman. She was a point guard in high school, and will be more of a combo guard at Mercer. As with any freshman there will be a learning curve as she makes the transition from high school to Division I basketball. Jessica knows the game, listens to her coaches, constantly works to improve her game and I think will be a big part of our program.”

-Prior to College-2011-12- Mineral Area College Was a four-year letterwinner at John B. Alexander High Averaged 9.5 points on 46 percent shooting as a School under head coach Javier Reyes … Collected sophomore … Tallied 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks multiple individual accolades, including being named per game on her way to being named to the Midwest an All-Region and All-State player as both a junior and Community College Athletic All-Conference first team. senior … Helped the Lady Bulldogs set the school record for wins and capture a second-straight Area -2010-11- Mineral Area College Championship while averaging 18.7 points and 8.8 asAveraged 2.4 points on 53.3 percent shooting to go sists as a senior. along with 1.2 rebounds per game as a freshman … Helped the Cardinals to a 16-16 overall record before -Personalfalling in the second round of the NJCAA Region XVI Daughter of Jose and Elizabeth Prieto … Born on Tournament. 08/5/1994 in Laredo, Texas ... Has one sibling, a twin sister named Elizabeth … Was a three-sport athlete in -Personalhigh school, also lettering in track and field and soccer Daughter of Martin and Sue Alemann … Born on … Lists Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose as her favorite 01/29/92 in Auckland, New Zealand … Has one older athletes and a turkey sandwich as her favorite presister Francine (22) … Lists Kevin Durant as her fagame meal. vorite athlete and Denzel Washington as his favorite actor … Plans to major in pre-med at Mercer.

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RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

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01 02 04 05 11 15 22 23 24 32 33 45 51

BUCHANAN, Ry'van WILLIAMS, Briana WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Sharmesia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex BOYKIN, Sharnea HAZEL, Brittnee BLAKEMORE, Jasmin BARNES, Erichea BRIDGES, Precious ROBINSON, Teanna BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Total.......... Opponents......

24-20 29-22 29-16 29-19 18-0 29-7 10-8 5-0 27-10 19-0 29-26 18-0 29-17

552 815 646 584 98 620 328 77 307 132 902 163 602

29 29

5826 5823

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Mercer Opponents

OVERALL 6-23 4-14 2-9

Total 3-Point avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

23.0 28.1 22.3 20.1 5.4 21.4 32.8 15.4 11.4 6.9 31.1 9.1 20.8

MERW 1730 59.7 -16.2 662-1885 .351 127-472 .269 4.4 279-410 .680 9.6 1057 36.4 -6.4 307 10.6 546 18.8 +0.1 0.6 242 8.3 111 3.8 16777 14-1198 -

1st 2nd 840 876 1057 1138

OT 14 4

HOME 3-11 2-6 1-5

110-232 182-507 77-234 36-76 7-29 55-156 7-19 6-20 34-90 4-21 96-305 9-24 39-172

.474 .359 .329 .474 .241 .353 .368 .300 .378 .190 .315 .375 .227

17-32 61-192 29-104 0-0 0-0 3-9 0-0 0-0 0-5 1-10 4-27 1-1 11-92

662-1885 .351 127-472 773-1692 .457 97-282

OPP 2199 75.8 773-1692 .457 97-282 .344 3.3 556-759 .733 19.2 1244 42.9 401 13.8 548 18.9 0.7 293 10.1 105 3.6 9965 15-664 0-0 Totals 1730 2199

AWAY 3-12 2-8 1-4

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

.531 .318 .279 .000 .000 .333 .000 .000 .000 .100 .148

21-32 82-112 25-30 28-51 4-6 16-30 8-11 2-2 35-47 2-4 45-65 1.000 3-7 .120 8-13

.656 .732 .833 .549 .667 .533 .727 1.000

.745 .500 .692 .429 .615

.269 279-410 .680 .344 556-759 .733

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Date 11/11/11 11/14/11 11/17/11 11/20/11 11/23/11 11-25-11 12/01/11 12/3/11 12/6/11 12/18/11 12/21/11 12/28/11 12/30/11 1/2/12 1/4/12 1/7/12 1-9-12 1/14/12 1/19/12 1/21/12 1/26/12 01/28/12 2/2/12 2/4/12 2/11/12 02/16/12 2/18/12 2/23/12 2/25/12

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61 65 126 5.3 78 5 23 35 26 23 65 88 3.0 65 1 51 80 7 36 47 83 2.9 46 0 38 62 13 89 85 174 6.0 66 2 9 40 11 6 4 10 0.6 8 0 2 12 0 67 127 194 6.7 83 4 15 59 40 5 25 30 3.0 26 0 39 33 0 7 10 17 3.4 9 0 3 8 2 22 39 61 2.3 76 3 7 58 7 5 2 7 0.4 16 0 10 13 1 26 33 59 2.0 69 0 58 86 1 24 24 48 2.7 20 0 3 7 3 18 23 41 1.4 61 2 49 44 0 54 65 119 9 443 614 1057 36.4 623 17 307 546 111 407 837 1244 42.9 449 - 401 548 105

Opponent AUBURN at Davidson GEORGIA SOUTHERN at UCF at Wake Forest at High Point at Lipscomb at Belmont GEORGIA TROY at UNC Asheville WINTHROP NOTRE DAME FLORIDA GULF COAST STETSON at ETSU at USC Upstate KENNESAW STATE JACKSONVILLE NORTH FLORIDA at Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson ETSU USC UPSTATE at Kennesaw State at North Florida at Jacksonville LIPSCOMB at Belmont

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258 507 208 100 18 129 22 14 103 11 241 22 97

10.8 17.5 7.2 3.4 1.0 4.4 2.2 2.8 3.8 0.6 8.3 1.2 3.3

242 1730 293 2199

59.7 75.8

26 32 18 29 7 29 21 4 10 7 26 12 21

Score 43-77 60-75 55-57 43-72 44-90 75-67 70-80 64-61 43-80 69-59 75-76 74-88 42-128 50-98 84-89 46-72 56-77 51-75 65-76 39-49 55-92 46-68 59-75 87-71 68-70 49-66 78-84 67-61 73-66

Att. 2728 549 423 341 413 402 0 591 1558 961 761 930 2387 1080 955 2506 270 963 940 1168 1745 512 1275 1409 803 697 375 0 0

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OVERALL 6-23 4-14 2-9

HOME 3-11 2-6 1-5

AWAY 3-12 2-8 1-4

Date 11/11/11

Opponent AUBURN

Score 43-77

11/14/11 11/17/11 11/20/11

at Davidson GEORGIA SOUTHERN at UCF

60-75 55-57 43-72

L L L

44-90 75-67 70-80 64-61

43-80 69-59 75-76 74-88 42-128 50-98 84-89 46-72 56-77

Wake Forest High Point Lipscomb Belmont

GEORGIA TROY at UNC Asheville WINTHROP NOTRE DAME *FLORIDA GULF COAST *STETSON *at ETSU *at USC Upstate

1/14/12 1/19/12 1/21/12

*KENNESAW STATE *JACKSONVILLE *NORTH FLORIDA

51-75 65-76 39-49

L L L

1/26/12

*at Florida Gulf Coast

55-92

01/28/12 2/2/12 2/4/12 2/11/12 02/16/12

*at Stetson *ETSU *USC UPSTATE *at Kennesaw State *at North Florida

46-68 59-75 87-71 68-70 49-66

L L

2/18/12 2/23/12 2/25/12

*at Jacksonville *LIPSCOMB *at Belmont

78-84 67-61 73-66

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W W

L L L L L L L

L L

413 (9)WILLIAMS, Alicia 402 (33)WILLIAMS, Briana (18)BRIDGES, Precious 591 (20)BRIDGES, Precious 1558 961 761 930 2387 1080 955 2506 270

(13)BUCHANAN, Ry'van (27)WILLIAMS, Briana (23)WILLIAMS, Briana (27)BUCHANAN, Ry'van (10)WILLIAMS, Briana (11)BUCHANAN, Ry'van (26)WILLIAMS, Briana (10)BRIDGES, Precious (16)BUCHANAN, Ry'van

963 (17)WILLIAMS, Briana 940 (26)WILLIAMS, Briana 1168 (8)WILLIAMS, Briana (8)BLAKEMORE, Jasmine 1745 (12)PHILLIPS, Alex (12)BRIDGES, Precious 512 (20)WILLIAMS, Briana 1275 (16)WILLIAMS, Briana 1409 (54)WILLIAMS, Briana 803 (39)WILLIAMS, Briana 697 (12)WILLIAMS, Alicia 375 (31)WILLIAMS, Briana (22)BUCHANAN, Ry'van (28)BUCHANAN, Ry'van

(7)SMITH, Sharmesia (11)SMITH, Sharmesia (6)PHILLIPS, Alex (6)BUCHANAN, Ry'van (14)PHILLIPS, Alex (15)PHILLIPS, Alex (13)PHILLIPS, Alex (6)BLAKEMORE, Jasmine (6)BUCHANAN, Ry'van (7)SMITH, Sharmesia (10)SMITH, Sharmesia (9)SMITH, Sharmesia (7)PHILLIPS, Alex (6)SMITH, Sharmesia (9)PHILLIPS, Alex (8)PHILLIPS, Alex (12)BUCHANAN, Ry'van (5)BUCHANAN, Ry'van (5)PHILLIPS, Alex (7)BUCHANAN, Ry'van (15)SMITH, Sharmesia (8)SMITH, Sharmesia (9)SMITH, Sharmesia (9)BLAKEMORE, Jasmine (8)WILLIAMS, Alicia (11)PHILLIPS, Alex (7)PHILLIPS, Alex (6)SMITH, Sharmesia (6)WILLIAMS, Alicia (11)SMITH, Sharmesia (10)BUCHANAN, Ry'van (7)WILLIAMS, Briana

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Att. High Points 2728 (9)WILLIAMS, Briana (9)WILLIAMS, Alicia 549 (18)WILLIAMS, Briana 423 (14)BRIDGES, Precious 341 (14)WILLIAMS, Briana

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STANDINGS FGCU Stetson Belmont North Florida Kennesaw State Jacksonville USC Upstate ETSU Mercer Lipscomb

|------CONFERENCE-------| W-L Pct PF PA 18-0 1.000 75.2 53.3 12-6 .667 69.0 64.2 11-7 .611 58.4 56.6 10-8 .556 57.2 58.7 8-10 .444 63.3 64.1 8-10 .444 66.8 67.6 8-10 .444 64.6 67.1 7-11 .389 67.4 67.3 4-14 .222 61.5 73.9 4-14 .222 60.2 70.9

|-----------OVERALL----------| W-L Pct PF PA 29-3 .906 74.4 53.2 23-11 .676 66.8 63.3 12-18 .400 55.9 61.0 13-17 .433 56.5 61.4 14-17 .452 62.7 65.5 11-20 .355 63.0 68.6 9-21 .300 60.3 71.4 8-22 .267 66.1 71.5 6-23 .207 59.7 75.8 6-23 .207 58.6 71.8

ATLANTIC SUN ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS First Team All-Atlantic Sun Pos. Name C Haley Nelson G *Victoria McGowan G *Sarah Hansen G Brittany Kirkland G Tee’Ara Copney

School Belmont Stetson FGCU UNF USC Upstate

Second Team All-Atlantic Sun Pos. Name G/F Destiny Mitchell G Kelsey Jacobson G Crystal Bell G Briana Williams F Sasha Sims

School ETSU FGCU Jacksonville Mercer Stetson

Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen Team Pos. Name G Precious Bridges G *Taylor Mills G Kristina Wells F Cherisse Burris F Whitney Knight

School Mercer Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Stetson FGCU

2011-12 A-SUN TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY MERCER UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 29-MARCH 3, 2012 MACON, GA. QUATERFINALS - MARCH 2-3 #1 FGCU 79, #8 ETSU 63 #4 UNF 49, #5 KENNESAW STATE 51 #3 BELMONT 58, #6 JACKSONVILLE 62 #2 STETSON 72, #7 USC UPSTATE 59 SEMIFINALS - MARCH 4 #1 FGCU 76, #5 KENNESAW STATE 53 #2 STETSON 67, #6 JACKSONVILLE 60

* Unanimous Selection Player of the Year: Victoria McGowan, FGCU Defensive Player of the Year: Crystal Bell, Jacksonville Freshman of the Year: Taylor Mills, Kennesaw State Coach of the Year: Karl Smesko, FGCU MERCERBEARS.com

FINALS - MARCH 5 #1 FGCU 67, #2 STETSON 39

2012-13 Mercer Women’s Basketball Media Guide

2011-12 REVIEW SCORING

REBOUNDING

FG 3FG FT

Pts Avg/G

## Player-Team

1. WILLIAMS, Briana-MER 2. McGOWAN, Victoria-STET 3. COPNEY, Tee’Ara-UPST 4. NELSON, Haley-BEL 5. HANSEN, Sarah-FGCU 6. BOWERS, Anna-LIP 7. BELL, Crystal-JU 8. KIRKLAND, Brittany-UNF 9. MITCHELL, Destiny-ETSU 10. MILLS, Taylor-KSU 11. SIMS, Sasha-STET 12. SANDERS, Shanasa-STET 13. GIDEON, Sametria-KSU 14. PHILLIPS, Hannah-LIP 15. PEEPLES, Abril-JU 16. BUCHANAN, Ry’van-MER 17. JACKSON, Nicoya-FGCU 18. PICKWELL, Natalie-ETSU 19. CARGILL, Jade-JU 20. CHIHIL, Courtney-FGCU 21. SNEED, Tracie-JU 22. JACOBSON, Kelsey-FGCU 23. WELLS, Kristina-KSU 24. HOLLIDAY, Ashley-KSU 25. GRIFFIN, Eglah-FGCU 26. BURRIS, Cherisse-STET 27. BRIDGES, Precious-MER 28. ERNST, Molly-BEL 29. KERR, Jadhken-UNF 30. FAULKNER, Morgan-LIP

SO JR JR SR SO SR SR SR SO FR SO JR JR JR SO JR SR SR SO SR JR SR FR JR SR FR FR SO JR JR

29 34 30 30 32 29 30 30 30 31 34 34 30 28 31 24 27 30 31 32 31 32 30 26 32 34 29 28 29 29

182 186 165 179 164 131 150 140 148 110 143 141 131 106 123 110 96 108 118 102 82 96 106 78 100 122 98 74 80 75

507 563 470 435 458 384 392 371 367 379 403 400 334 311 334 258 271 297 304 311 301 309 280 242 290 308 245 234 240 238

1. NELSON, Haley-BEL 2. MITCHELL, Destiny-ETSU 3. CARGILL, Jade-JU 4. GIDEON, Sametria-KSU 5. ZAVECKAITE, Paulina-UPST 6. JONES, Larkira-UNF 7. BELL, Crystal-JU 8. SIMS, Sasha-STET 9. McGOWAN, Victoria-STET 10. PHILLIPS, Alex-MER 11. HANSEN, Sarah-FGCU 12. SNEED, Tracie-JU 13. CAPELLAN, Lisa-KSU SMITH, Sharmesia-MER 15. McROBERTS, Lauren-UPST

17.5 16.6 15.7 14.5 14.3 13.2 13.1 12.4 12.2 12.2 11.9 11.8 11.1 11.1 10.8 10.8 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.3 9.3 9.1 9.1 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.2

1. McGOWAN, Victoria-STET 2. MILLS, Taylor-KSU 3. SMITH, Tyra-UPST 4. KIRKLAND, Brittany-UNF 5. BROOKS, Katie-BEL 6. KENNEDY, Brittany-FGCU 7. CHIHIL, Courtney-FGCU 8. COPNEY, Tee’Ara-UPST PHILLIPS, Hannah-LIP 10. GORDON, Tarita-ETSU

FGM

FGA

Pct

SO SO SR FR JR SR SR JR JR JR

30 32 30 34 24 32 32 30 30 34

148 164 179 122 110 102 100 131 92 186

280 313 348 244 232 220 221 306 219 443

.529 .524 .514 .500 .474 .464 .452 .428 .420 .420

MERCERBEARS.com

279 267 257 247 222 231 217 234 229 194 203 187 180 174 164

9.3 8.9 8.3 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9

Assists

Avg./G

JR FR JR SR JR JR SR JR JR SR

34 31 29 30 30 25 32 30 28 30

160 128 118 106 105 87 102 75 70 74

4.7 4.1 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.5

Avg/G

BLOCKED SHOTS

1. NELSON, Haley-BEL 2. KNIGHT, Whitney-FGCU 3. AUSTIN, Tosha-ETSU 4. PHILLIPS, Alex-MER 5. JONES, Larkira-UNF 6. SIMS, Sasha-STET 7. GIDEON, Sametria-KSU 8. BUCHANAN, Ry’van-MER 9. BELL, Crystal-JU 10. McROBERTS, Lauren-UPST

220 150 151 142 153 133 124 179 164 127 121 116 100 85 114

Steals

SR FR JR JR JR SO JR JR SR JR

30 32 30 29 30 34 30 24 30 28

67 54 43 40 41 45 37 26 32 22

2.2 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8

mercer

59 117 106 105 69 98 93 55 65 67 82 71 80 89 50

records

30 30 31 30 28 30 30 34 34 29 32 31 30 29 28

ASSISTS

## Player-Team

SR SO SO JR FR JR SR SO JR JR SO JR JR JR JR

review

1. MITCHELL, Destiny-ETSU 2. HANSEN, Sarah-FGCU 3. NELSON, Haley-BEL 4. BURRIS, Cherisse-STET 5. BUCHANAN, Ry’van-MER 6. CHIHIL, Courtney-FGCU 7. GRIFFIN, Eglah-FGCU 8. GIDEON, Sametria-KSU 9. CAPELLAN, Lisa-KSU 10. McGOWAN, Victoria-STET

82 129 93 77 108 57 62 61 70 81 85 71 72 83 51 21 47 33 68 69 120 36 66 39 27 60 45 28 21 37

G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G

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## Player-Team

FIELD GOALS

61 62 47 0 22 65 30 30 1 78 32 47 0 16 37 17 32 48 0 38 17 81 2 47 63 4 4 58 59 51

coaches

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## Player-Team

2011-12

GAME-BY-GAME INSIDE:

-GAME RECAPS & BOX SCORES

SENIOR FORWARD

ALEX PHILLIPS

2012-13 Mercer Women’s Basketball Media Guide

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME GAME

Mercer dropped its fourth-straight season opener while Auburn pushed its season opener winning streak to 33. Friday night’s attendance of 2,728 smashed the previous University Center for a women’s basketball contest. The previous mark was set on January 22, 2011 when 1,467 patrons came for a game against North Florida. Alicia Williams’ nine points came on two-of-four shooting from beyond the arc while Briana Williams added three rebounds, an assist and a steal in the loss.

Muhammad, Hasina Jennings, Morgan Hilliard, Chantel Williams, Jassany Tanner, Tyrese Ouardad, Najat Simmons, Parrisha Alverson, Blanche West, Pascale Glymph, Camille Team Totals

20 22

FG % 1st Half: 13-23 56.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-3 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 10-18 55.6%

* * * * *

6-10 2-6 3-5 4-6 6-8 2-5 1-3 5-6 0-0 2-7

0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4

31-56

0-9

0-1 2-5 0-0 1-2 2-2 3-4 3-4 2-4 2-2 0-0

0 2 2 3 2 4 6 1 0 5 5 1 1 4 5 3 0 0 0 5 1 2 3 1 5 4 9 2 1 9 10 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 3 0 2 2 4 15-24 13 35 48 19

2nd half: 18-33 54.5% 2nd half: 0-6 0.0% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3%

Player

23 24 18 29 17 16 18 26 5 24

5 11 200

BUCHANAN, Ry'van SMITH, Sharmesia WILLIAMS, Alicia BOYKIN, Sharnea BRIDGES, Precious WILLIAMS, Briana SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex HAZEL, Brittnee BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BARNES, Erichea BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Totals

A TO Blk Stl

12 6 6 9 14 7 5 12 2 4

1 8 1 2 3 4 0 1 0 3

4 3 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 0

77 23 21

1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0

1 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 2

Game: 31-56 55.4% Game: 0-9 0.0% Game: 15-24 62.5%

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

BUCHANAN, Ry'van WILLIAMS, Briana SMITH, Sharmesia BOYKIN, Sharnea BRIDGES, Precious WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex HAZEL, Brittnee BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Totals

22 33 04 11 15 23 24 51

FG % 1st Half: 7-31 3FG % 1st Half: 0-7 FT % 1st Half: 5-9

22.6% 0.0% 55.6%

* * * * *

2-6 2-14 0-2 1-3 3-7 2-5 0-1 0-3 3-9 1-2 1-3

0-0 1-9 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3

0-0 4-5 0-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-4 0-0

15-55

4-18

9-16

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

8-24 4-11 4-7

33.3% 36.4% 57.1%

2 1 3 3 1 2 3 2 2 4 6 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 5 5 3 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 8 19 27 20

4 9 0 2 6 9 0 0 6 4 3 43

A TO Blk Stl

0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 3 3 3 0 2 0 0 3 2 1 1 7 19

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

2 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

Min

20 33 24 34 21 18 2 6 20 10 12

33 02 11 15 23 24 32

Game: 15-55 27.3% Game: 4-18 22.2% Game: 9-16 56.3%

Deadball Rebounds 3

0-0 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-1 3-10 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

25-72

5-17

5-6

2nd half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 5-5 100.0

FG % 1st Half: 10-38 26.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% FT % 1st Half: 0-1 0.0%

1 2 3 3 6 1 7 1 3 1 4 2 1 4 5 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 4 5 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 17 16 33 23

A TO Blk Stl

6 2 7 2 12 18 0 7 6 0 0 0

0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 1 4 1 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 8 22

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 5 2 1 0 4 2 0 0 0

Min

17 23 24 35 25 27 5 16 20 4 1 3

4 16 200

Game: 25-72 34.7% Game: 5-17 29.4% Game: 5-6 83.3%

Deadball Rebounds 0

Davidson 75 • 1-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

ALEKSANDRAVICIUS, S JOHNSEN, Kristen MURRAY, Laura CHIEMEKA, Katrin SITTON, Barbara ERIKSSON, Shannnon DAVIS, Sarah EARLY, Hannah CALIN, Jasmine OTTAWAY, Amanda CENTER, Shneeka Team Totals

42 02 12 32 03 04 10 25 33

FG % 1st Half: 16-28 57.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-1 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-13 53.8%

f f g g g

8-11 1-1 8-11 0-0 1-5 2-3 1-1 0-0 2-6 2-4 3-5

0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

28-47

0-1

1 7 8 1 3 4 7 2 0 2 2 1 0 3 3 2 0 3 3 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 3 2 1 4 5 19-34 10 31 41 15

2nd half: 12-19 63.2% 2nd half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 12-21 57.1%

1-1 1-2 3-4 2-6 2-3 3-4 2-2 1-2 1-2 2-6 1-2

A TO Blk Stl

17 3 19 2 4 7 4 1 5 6 7

1 1 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 1

5 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 0 2 1

75 16 25

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1

0 1 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 2

Min

31 20 32 17 27 15 5 12 12 12 17

6 15 200

Game: 28-47 59.6% Game: 0-1 0.0% Game: 19-34 55.9%

Deadball Rebounds 8

Officials: Tom Baldinelli, Karen Gruca and Ryan Freeman Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Davidson-None. Attendance: 549

1st

2nd

Total

36 19

41 24

77 43

Last FG - AU 2nd-00:53, MERW 2nd-03:56. Largest lead - AU by 34 2nd-02:17, MERW None.

1 10 200

Officials: Nan Sisk, Alan Sheffield, Kevin Self Technical fouls: Auburn-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2728 Score by periods Auburn Mercer

3-6 0-4 3-12 1-2 6-16 7-20 0-0 2-5 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-0

Points AU MERW

In Paint 54 14

Off T/O 20 13

2nd Fast Chance Break 12 10 1 4

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

Bench 30 22

Score by periods Mercer Davidson

1st

2nd

Total

21 39

39 36

60 75

Last FG - MERW 2nd-01:29, DAV 2nd-01:16. Largest lead - MERW by 4 1st-18:23, DAV by 23 2nd-05:17.

MERCERBEARS.com

Points MERW DAV

In Paint 22 46

Off T/O 27 15

2nd Fast Chance Break 13 0 12 10

Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

Bench 31 30

mercer

Player

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

records

Freshman Alicia Williams and junior Alex Phillips each scored seven points in the loss. All seven of Phillips’ points came in the second half while five of Alicia Williams’ seven came in the first half.

Min

Mercer 43 • 0-1

Freshman guard Precious Bridges scored 12 points in the losing effort on 6-of-16 shooting from the field. Bridges also had a rebound, an assist and a pair of steals.

review

Williams scored 14 of her points in the second half as Mercer outscored Davidson 39-36 in the final 20 minutes. She was fiveof-eight from the field in the second half, including connecting on three of her five three pointers in the period.

bears

Player

The loss dropped Mercer to 0-2 while Davidson pulled even at 1-1 on the year.

coaches

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

DAVIDSON, N.C. – Sophomore Briana Williams scored a teamhigh 18 points as Mercer fell to Davidson 75-60 in Monday night’s women’s basketball game at John M. Belk Arena.

Mercer 60 • 0-2

Auburn 77 • 1-0

Nov. 14, 2011 Davidson, N.C. John M. Belk Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Davidson 11/14/11 6:00 p.m. at Davidson, N.C. (John M. Belk Arena)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Auburn vs Mercer 11/11/11 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center

Davidson 75, Mercer 60

preview

Auburn placed three players in double figures, led by Tyrese Tanner’s game-high 14. Junior Blanche Alverson booked a doubledouble with 12 points and ten rebounds.

Nov. 11, 2011 Macon, Ga. University Center

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women’s basketball team dropped its season opener to Auburn 77-43 Friday night at the University Center in front of a record crowd of 2,728. Sophomore Briana Williams and freshman Alicia Williams both scored nine points in the losing effort.

GAME

Auburn 77, Mercer 43

2012-13 Mercer Women’s Basketball Media Guide

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME GAME

GAME

Ga. Southern 57, Mercer 55 Nov. 17, 2011 Macon, Ga. University Center

MACON, Ga. - Georgia Southern freshman Anna Claire Knight hit a baseline jumper with one second left to give the Eagles a 57-55 win over Mercer in Thursday night’s women’s basketball game at the University Center. Mercer junior Sharmesia Smith finished one bucket short of a double-double with eight points and 11 rebounds in the loss. Freshman Alicia Williams drove right and hit a pull up jumper from ten feet out with eight seconds left. Williams’ jumper gave her 12 points on the night and tied the contest at 55 apiece.

bears

coaches

preview

Following a timeout, Georgia Southern inbounded the ball and went coast-to-coast before Knight converted the game-winning shot. Smith’s eight points came on three-of-seven shooting from the field. She also collected two blocks and a steal in 24 minutes of action.

Williams scored eight of her 14 in the first half and also collected two rebounds and a pair of steals in the loss. Open looks weren’t falling for Mercer in the early going, as the Bears went 8-of-37 from the floor in the first half. Three of Mercer’s first half field goals were contributed by junior Ry’van Buchanan, who was three-of-four from the floor including a pair of three-pointers. After being outscored 28-4 in the paint in the first half, Mercer showed a marked improvement in the category in the second half. The final 20 minutes saw UCF hold an 18-14 advantage in the paint.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs UCF 11/20/11 2:00 p.m. at Orlando, Fla. (UCF Arena)

Georgia Southern 57 • 1-2

Mercer 43 • 0-4 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

Janay Wilson Meredyth Frye Tashayla Steede Brittney Benzio MiMi DuBose Samantha Williams Kayla Upchurch Aishya Wofford Danielle Spencer Ro-Ro Smith Anna Claire Knight Briana Scott Team Totals

25 31 32 33

13 15

review

ORLANDO, Fla. – Mercer women’s basketball got a team-high 14 points from Briana Williams in a 72-43 loss to Central Florida Sunday afternoon at UCF Arena. Mercer fell to 0-4 while UCF bumped its record to 2-1.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Georgia Southern vs Mercer 11/17/11 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center

22 30 40

FG % 1st Half: 8-26 3FG % 1st Half: 0-0 FT % 1st Half: 7-7

records

Nov. 20, 2011 Orlando, Fla. UCF Arena

Freshman Precious Bridges scored a team-high 14 points in the loss while also dishing out three assists and notching one steal. Sophomore Briana Williams had 11 points and one rebound in the loss.

30.8% 0.0% 100.0

* * * * *

4-7 5-10 2-8 0-2 4-8 0-3 0-1 2-2 0-4 0-1 3-7 0-1

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

20-54

0-2

3-3 7-8 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0

0 4 4 3 1 6 7 1 4 5 9 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 6 3 3 0 3 1 3 5 8 17-18 19 29 48 20

2nd half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd half: 10-11 90.9%

A TO Blk Stl

11 17 5 0 8 2 0 4 2 0 8 0

1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0

4 2 6 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 3 2

2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

7 26

6 200

Game: 20-54 37.0% Game: 0-2 0.0% Game: 17-18 94.4%

Min

27 32 25 14 25 19 5 8 16 4 20 5

Deadball Rebounds 0

Player

WILLIAMS, Briana WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Sharmesia PHILLIPS, Alex BRIDGES, Precious BUCHANAN, Ry'van SMITH, Alesha BOYKIN, Sharnea HAZEL, Brittnee BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Totals

04 05 33 01 11 22 23 51

FG % 1st Half: 14-31 45.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

5-20 4-11 3-7 2-6 6-15 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2

1-11 2-7 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

0-2 2-2 2-5 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0

22-66

3-21

8-14

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

8-35 0-12 6-9

22.9% 0.0% 66.7%

0 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 7 4 11 4 5 4 9 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 19 16 35 18

A TO Blk Stl

1st

2nd

Total

23 33

34 22

57 55

Last FG - GSU 2nd-00:01, MERW 2nd-00:08. Largest lead - GSU by 2 1st-14:03, MERW by 13 1st-04:51.

Player

WILLIAMS, Briana WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Sharmesia PHILLIPS, Alex BRIDGES, Precious BUCHANAN, Ry'van SMITH, Alesha BOYKIN, Sharnea HAZEL, Brittnee BLAKEMORE, Jasmine ROBINSON, Teanna BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Totals

04 05 15 33 01 11 22 23 24 45 51

FG % 1st Half: 8-37 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 FT % 1st Half: 0-0

21.6% 28.6% 0.0%

11 12 8 4 14 4 0 0 2 0

0 2 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 1

Player

Min

25 32 24 26 28 10 3 30 19 3

KELLY, Ashia JONES, Erika KEOUGH, Meghan CARTER, Gevenia PATRICK, Aisha MONTALVO, Leo HINES, Andrea BLAIR, Bryeasha KEOUGH, Kayli DAVIS, Racine JUDGE, Aarika TAYLOR, Stephanie Team Totals

1 0 4 5 1 1 0 1 0 0

0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0

0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

55 11 13

5 200

Game: 22-66 33.3% Game: 3-21 14.3% Game: 8-14 57.1%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: G. Norton, Ivory Berkman, Cassie Meet Technical fouls: Georgia Southern-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 423 Score by periods Georgia Southern Mercer

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

6-17 2-7 0-2 2-7 3-12 3-7 0-2 1-3 0-2 1-1 0-0 1-7

2-7 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3

0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

19-67

4-17

1-4

2nd half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 0-3 0.0% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0%

0 2 2 2 1 2 3 0 3 2 5 0 2 4 6 4 2 3 5 4 2 4 6 5 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 3 3 1 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 18 21 39 23

A TO Blk Stl

14 4 0 4 6 8 0 3 0 2 0 2

0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0

3 5 1 0 4 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 8 24

Min

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0

8 200

Game: 19-67 28.4% Game: 4-17 23.5% Game: 1-4 25.0%

27 23 11 23 32 22 3 25 15 7 2 10

Deadball Rebounds 2

UCF 72 • 2-1

Mercer 55 • 0-3

mercer

UCF 72, Mercer 43

04 05 10 01 02 03 12 15 22 42

FG % 1st Half: 15-39 38.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

1-2 7-10 3-7 1-6 8-14 0-0 1-1 3-7 2-8 1-3 0-1 0-1

0-1 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

27-60

1-5

0 0 0 2 5 7 0 2 2 1 5 6 4 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 13 3 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 5 17-27 19 31 50

2nd half: 12-21 57.1% 2nd half: 1-1 100.0 2nd half: 13-21 61.9%

2-2 0-1 3-5 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-5 3-4 4-5 0-0 1-2

A TO Blk Stl

0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0

4 14 10 3 16 0 2 9 7 6 0 1

0 0 1 5 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0

72 13 23

1 1 3 4 5 1 1 1 2 2 1 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

0 0 1 1 3 0 2 5 0 0 2 0

Min

17 27 30 21 28 8 4 27 18 8 6 6

2 14 200

Game: 27-60 45.0% Game: 1-5 20.0% Game: 17-27 63.0%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Kim Thebo, John Akins, Xiomara Cruz Technical fouls: Mercer-None. UCF-None. Attendance: 341 Points GSU MERW

In Paint 32 20

Off T/O 7 25

2nd Fast Chance Break 7 4 10 0

Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 5 times.

Bench 16 6

Score by periods Mercer UCF

1st

2nd

Total

20 34

23 38

43 72

Last FG - MERW 2nd-01:50, UCF 2nd-02:31. Largest lead - MERW by 3 1st-19:09, UCF by 32 2nd-02:31.

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Points MERW UCF

In Paint 18 46

Off T/O 17 25

2nd Fast Chance Break 4 4 15 6

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

Bench 15 25

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Wake Forest 90, Mercer 44 Nov. 23, 2011 Winston-Salem, N.C. Joel Coliseum

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Freshman Alicia Williams led the Mercer women’s basketball team with nine points in a 90-44 loss to Wake Forest at Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday.

Mercer 75, High Point 67 Nov. 25, 2011 High Point, N.C. Millis Center

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Sophomore Briana Williams scored 33 points and the Mercer women’s basketball team erased a nine-point second-half deficit to defeat High Point, 75-67 on Friday night at the Millis Athletic Center.

Mercer’s leading scorer on the season, Briana Williams, went down with a knee injury just over one minute into the game. Williams returned briefly, but ended up playing only three minutes in the loss.

Mercer captured its first victory of the year, moving to 1-5 on the season while High Point saw its two-game winning streak snapped and fell to 3-2.

Williams’ absence provided an opportunity for a collection of Mercer’s younger guards to play extended minutes. The freshman trio of Alesha Smith, Erichea Barnes and Tabitha Bradshaw all had career-highs in minutes played.

With Mercer trailing 52-43 with 8:58 to go, freshman Alicia Williams got free for a three pointer on the wing and later scored a reverse layup on the fast break to bring the Bears back to within four (52-48). Her five-straight points sparked a 16-0 run for Mercer that elapsed just over four minutes.

Junior Alex Phillips had career-high 14 rebounds, helping Mercer finish the game with a 51-36 advantage on the glass.

Mercer would push its lead to as many as 11 before the final buzzer. Towards the end, High Point was forced to intentionally foul in hopes of mounting a comeback. In the final minute of play, Mercer hit 10 of its 12 free throws to seal the victory.

Mercer 75 • 1-5

Mercer 44 • 0-5

01 15 02 04 22 05 11 24 32 33 45 51

BUCHANAN, Ry'van PHILLIPS, Alex WILLIAMS, Briana WILLIAMS, Alicia BOYKIN, Sharnea SMITH, Sharmesia SMITH, Alesha BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BARNES, Erichea BRIDGES, Precious ROBINSON, Teanna BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 7-30 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 FT % 1st Half: 3-4

23.3% 22.2% 75.0%

f f g g g

2nd half: 10-30 33.3% 2nd half: 0-7 0.0% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6%

TP 8 5 0 9 4 4 3 2 0 1 0 8 44

A TO Blk Stl Min 0 4 0 0 23 1 2 4 2 30 1 1 0 0 3 2 4 1 2 29 3 10 0 3 35 0 3 0 0 12 0 1 0 0 12 0 5 1 0 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 12 0 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 28 1 7 38 7 8 200

Game: 17-60 28.3% Game: 2-16 12.5% Game: 8-13 61.5%

Deadball Rebounds 4,1

Wake Forest 90 • 3-1

13 23 31 01 22 02 03 05 11 14 15 21 25 33

Mykala Walker Secily Ray Lindsy Wright Brooke Thomas Lakevia Boykin Erin Hall Camille Collier Chelsea Douglas Patrice Johnson Lauryn Webster Millesa Calicott Sandra Garcia Dearica Hamby Asia Williams Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 21-36 58.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

f f c g g

2nd half: 13-36 36.1% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 13-23 56.5%

TP 9 6 6 5 2 3 0 11 2 1 6 10 13 16

A TO Blk Stl 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 3 1 2 1 4 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 1 0 3

90 20 14

Min 21 13 19 19 14 13 13 20 5 8 11 14 14 16

4 23 200

Game: 34-72 47.2% Game: 3-8 37.5% Game: 19-31 61.3%

Deadball Rebounds 5,1

Officials: Bryan Brunette, Dan Outlaw, Mark Behrens Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Wake Forest-None. Attendance: 413 Score by periods Mercer Wake Forest

1st

2nd

Total

19 48

25 42

44 90

Last FG - MERW 2nd-00:14, WF 2nd-01:27. Largest lead - MERW by 5 1st-18:30, WF by 52 2nd-01:27.

Points MERW WF

In Paint 14 52

Off T/O 8 46

2nd Fast Chance Break 12 4 7 22

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time.

Bench 18 62

BUCHANAN, Ry'van PHILLIPS, Alex WILLIAMS, Briana WILLIAMS, Alicia BOYKIN, Sharnea SMITH, Sharmesia BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BRIDGES, Precious ROBINSON, Teanna BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Totals

15 02 04 22 05 24 33 45 51

FG % 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f 1-5 f 2-5 g 12-21 g 5-12 g 0-1 1-1 1-2 1-9 0-0 0-3

0-0 0-0 3-5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0

23-59

4-9

0-0 3-4 6-10 2-2 2-3 0-0 4-6 7-9 0-0 1-2

1 5 6 5 6 9 15 5 1 1 2 2 1 3 4 0 0 6 6 4 2 2 4 5 0 3 3 4 0 2 2 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 6 25-36 15 37 52 29

2nd half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 18-24 75.0%

A TO Blk Stl

2 7 33 13 2 2 6 9 0 1

1 0 1 4 3 0 2 0 0 0

3 3 3 0 7 1 5 4 0 0

75 11 26

1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

1 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 0

Min

17 30 31 31 33 11 17 25 2 3

5 11 200

Game: 23-59 39.0% Game: 4-9 44.4% Game: 25-36 69.4%

Deadball Rebounds 7

High Point 67 • 3-2 ##

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BROWN, Shamia PARKER, Cheyenne TREMBLAY, Tayler REYNOLDS, Erin WHITT, Laura PATTERSON, Lexi PUCKETT, Lindsay WILLIAMS, Carter WIMBISH, Taylor RICHARD, Ashante CROMARTIE, Jazmin Team Totals

42 01 03 21 02 10 12 14 15 22

FG % 1st Half: 9-38 23.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 10-17 58.8%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f c g g g

8-23 8-13 1-12 3-15 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 1-3

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

22-72

0-3

12-19 8-15 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

5 3 8 3 6 8 14 4 4 3 7 3 2 1 3 5 1 0 1 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 3 0 5 5 23-38 20 24 44 28

2nd half: 13-34 38.2% 2nd half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd half: 13-21 61.9%

A TO Blk Stl

28 24 2 8 0 0 2 0 0 1 2

0 0 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 2

67 12 14

0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1

Min

39 30 37 25 17 2 1 1 18 19 11

6 11 200

Game: 22-72 30.6% Game: 0-3 0.0% Game: 23-38 60.5%

Deadball Rebounds 9

Officials: Mark Hardcastle, Timothy Bryant, Roy Jackson Technical fouls: Mercer-None. High Point-None. Attendance: 402 Mercer #5 Foul Out at 9:14 2nd, #1 Foul Out 2:52 2nd, #15 Foul Out 1:04 2nd High Point #21 Foul Out at 5:28 2nd, #3 at 0:28 2nd Score by periods Mercer High Point

1st

2nd

Total

31 28

44 39

75 67

Last FG - MERW 2nd-03:25, HPU 2nd-00:02. Largest lead - MERW by 11 2nd-03:25, HPU by 9 2nd-08:58.

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Points MERW HPU

In Paint 32 38

Off T/O 13 26

2nd Fast Chance Break 7 10 14 10

Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 6 times.

Bench 18 5

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Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 3-5 0-0 3-5 1 4 5 2 2-7 0-0 2-3 2 1 3 1 3-4 0-0 0-1 1 3 4 4 1-2 0-0 3-4 0 3 3 0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 1-6 0-3 1-2 0 1 1 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 5-12 0-1 1-1 0 0 0 1 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 0-3 0-0 1-4 0 1 1 1 2-3 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 2 3-7 2-2 2-3 2 0 2 1 5-5 1-1 2-3 1 0 1 0 8-10 0-0 0-1 1 4 5 1 2 3 5 34-72 3-8 19-31 12 24 36 16

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Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF 3-9 0-2 2-2 5 4 9 2 2-5 1-1 0-1 4 10 14 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 3-15 1-7 2-4 2 2 4 3 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 4 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 4 1-5 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-3 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 4-14 0-6 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 4 6 17-60 2-16 8-13 19 32 51 24

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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs High Point 11-25-11 7:00 p.m. at Millis Center (High Point, N.C.)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Wake Forest 11/23/11 12:00 p.m. at Winston-Salem, N.C. -- Joel Coliseum

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Briana Williams collected her 33 points on 12-of-21 shooting from the floor, including three-of-five shooting from long range. She also had two rebounds, two steals, a block and an assist in the win.

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Free throws were the difference in the game, as the teams combined for 74 in the contest. Lipscomb was 34-43 (79.1%) at the charity stripe while Mercer finished 16-31 (51.6%).

Mercer’s victory bumped the team’s record to 2-6 (1-1 A-Sun) while Belmont dipped to 2-7 (1-1 A-Sun).

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Freshman Precious Bridges led the team with a season-high 18 points on 9-of-26 shooting from the field. Her nine field goals, 26 field goals attempted and 37 minutes played were all seasonhighs.

Bridges had 11 of her season-high 20 points at the free throw line and also had an assist in the win. Both junior Ry’van Buchanan and sophomore Jasmine Blakemore reached season-high scoring totals, tallying 14 and 13 points, respectively. Both players also had six rebounds in the victory. Mercer out-rebounded Belmont, 36-32, marking the fourthstraight game the Bears have out-rebounded its opponent.

Sophomore Briana Williams had 16 points, two steals, one block and one rebound in the loss.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Belmont 12/3/11 2:00 PM at Nashville, Tenn. (Curb Event Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Lipscomb 12/01/11 5:00 pm at Allen Arena/Nashville, Tenn.

Player

WILLIAMS, Alicia PHILLIPS, Alex BOYKIN, Sharnea BUCHANAN, Ry'van WILLIAMS, Briana SMITH, Sharmesia BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Totals

15 22 02 05 24

Mercer 64 • 2-6, 1-1 A-Sun

33 51

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f f g g

FG % 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-1 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 11-20 55.0%

3-10 2-6 1-3 3-12 5-16 3-4 1-2 9-26 0-2

0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

27-81

0-8

0-0 1-3 3-4 5-9 4-5 1-4 2-3 0-3 0-0

2 0 2 2 4 9 13 4 0 2 2 3 10 2 12 5 0 1 1 3 5 2 7 4 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 16-31 26 18 44 27

2nd half: 15-52 28.8% 2nd half: 0-7 0.0% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5%

A TO Blk Stl

6 5 5 11 14 7 4 18 0

2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0

7 10

2 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 0

Player

BUCHANAN, Ry'van SMITH, Sharmesia WILLIAMS, Alicia BOYKIN, Sharnea BRIDGES, Precious WILLIAMS, Briana PHILLIPS, Alex BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Totals

Min

19 31 34 29 25 15 6 37 4

2 12 200

Game: 27-81 33.3% Game: 0-8 0.0% Game: 16-31 51.6%

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22 33 02 15 24 51

FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

## 22 30 40 02 34 10 20 32 42 51 54

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player SMITH, O'Neisha PHILLIPS, Hannah DUERK, Brittany BOWERS, Anna FAULKNER, Morgan NELSON, Haley BURNETTE, Shanice MCALISTER, Leah REECE, Jess ROBINSON, Sasha THORNSBERRY, Erika Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9%

f f f g g

2-3 4-6 1-1 3-4 3-9 2-5 0-0 2-5 0-1 0-2 3-4

0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-1 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

2-2 9-11 2-2 3-4 3-5 1-1 0-0 10-12 0-0 1-2 3-4

20-40

6-10

34-43

2nd half: 9-15 60.0% 2nd half: 3-3 100.0 2nd half: 24-30 80.0%

0 4 4 5 1 5 6 4 1 5 6 4 1 3 4 2 0 4 4 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 34 39 24

6 18 4 11 10 6 0 15 0 1 9

A TO Blk Stl

1 5 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0

4 1 2 1 7 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 80 13 22

Player

Min

19 32 20 25 32 22 9 17 2 13 9

VISBEEN, Alyssa NELSON, Haley DOWNS, Julianne ERNST, Molly BROOKS, Katie TARRENCE, Adrienne CARROLL, Katie MAYERS, Amara BURTNETT, Cacy VAUGHT, Torie WILKINS, Shai DANIEL, Tristan Team Totals

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

6 200

Game: 20-40 50.0% Game: 6-10 60.0% Game: 34-43 79.1%

Deadball Rebounds 4,1

Officials: Scott Starkey, Randy Robertson, Mike Trussell Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Lipscomb-None. Attendance: Score by periods Mercer Lipscomb

1st

2nd

Total

35 35

35 45

70 80

Last FG - MERW 2nd-00:06, LIP 2nd-03:47. Largest lead - MERW by 6 1st-17:25, LIP by 12 2nd-03:47.

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

6-9 0-0 2-8 0-1 4-13 2-9 1-3 6-10 0-1

0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 1-2 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-1

21-54

3-11

2-2 2-2 0-0 2-2 11-12 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0

3 3 6 2 1 3 4 4 3 1 4 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 4 3 3 6 2 1 1 2 0 1 7 8 19-21 12 24 36 15

2nd half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd half: 15-16 93.8%

A TO Blk Stl

14 2 5 2 20 5 3 13 0

2 0 1 5 1 1 1 1 1

0 2 4 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 64 13 19

Min

1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2

9 200

Game: 21-54 38.9% Game: 3-11 27.3% Game: 19-21 90.5%

28 17 25 37 33 14 12 23 11

Deadball Rebounds 2

Belmont 61 • 2-7, 1-1 A-Sun

Lipscomb 80 • 1-7 (1-0)

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Dec. 3, 2011 Nashville, Tenn. Curb Event Center

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mercer freshman Precious Bridges scored 20 second-half points to lead the women’s basketball team to a 64-61 win over Belmont Saturday afternoon at the Curb Event Center.

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Mercer 64, Belmont 61

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Junior Ry’van Buchanan booked Mercer’s first double-double of the season in an 80-70 loss to Lipscomb at Allen Arena on Thursday night. The women’s basketball game marked the conference opener for both teams.

Mercer 70 • 1-6 (0-1)

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Dec. 1, 2011 Nashville, Tenn. Allen Arena

Buchanan’s double-dip came with 11 points and 12 boards, both season-highs for the Atlanta, Ga. native. Buchanan had 10 of those rebounds on the offensive end and also had four steals in 29 minutes of work.

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GAME

Lipscomb 80, Mercer 70

04 20 32 01 10 11 22 23 24 33

FG % 1st Half: 10-27 37.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-3 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 9-11 81.8%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f c g g g

8-12 8-13 1-3 0-3 2-7 1-3 0-0 1-5 1-6 0-2 1-2 0-0

3-4 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

23-56

3-9

1 3 4 2 3 4 7 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 12-15 11 21 32 19

2nd half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 3-4 75.0%

3-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-1 2-2

A TO Blk Stl

22 17 2 0 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 2

1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0

0 4 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 3 1 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

9 20

6 200

Game: 23-56 41.1% Game: 3-9 33.3% Game: 12-15 80.0%

Min

26 29 9 13 32 27 13 9 17 15 4 6

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Mike Riggs, Bobby Deavers, Neonta Williams Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Belmont-None. Attendance: 591 Points MERW LIP

In Paint 24 24

Off T/O 14 10

2nd Fast Chance Break 25 4 5 0

Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

Bench 29 31

Score by periods Mercer Belmont

1st

2nd

Total

28 29

36 32

64 61

Last FG - MERW 2nd-01:30, BEL 2nd-00:17. Largest lead - MERW by 8 2nd-06:23, BEL by 10 2nd-16:48.

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Points MERW BEL

In Paint 20 32

Off T/O 19 17

2nd Fast Chance Break 16 4 9 2

Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 10 times.

Bench 21 16

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Buchanan was 6-of-13 from the field, including 1-of-2 from three-point range in the loss. The Atlanta, Ga. native also tallied four rebounds, two blocks and an assist on Thursday. Freshman Precious Bridges had her third-straight game in double-figure scoring, tallying 11 points on 5-of-13 shooting Tuesday. She also collected four rebounds and an assist in 31 minutes played.

Mercer sophomore Briana Williams netted nine points and had four rebounds in the loss.

03 10 12 31 02 04 11 15 33

FG % 1st Half: 16-36 44.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

0-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

33-72

1-3

3-4 3-3 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-1 1-2 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0

0 3 3 1 1 2 3 2 3 5 8 2 4 2 6 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 4 5 1 0 3 3 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 13-17 17 31 48 14

2nd half: 17-36 47.2% 2nd half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd half: 9-11 81.8%

A TO Blk Stl

15 12 2 16 9 2 1 8 7 8 0

1 4 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0

1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

80 12

0 14 200

2 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1

Game: 33-72 45.8% Game: 1-3 33.3% Game: 13-17 76.5%

Min

29 19 31 20 15 4 8 33 21 16 4

Deadball Rebounds 2

Mercer 43 • 2-7

BUCHANAN, Ry'van WILLIAMS, Alicia BOYKIN, Sharnea BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BRIDGES, Precious WILLIAMS, Briana SMITH, Sharmesia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex BARNES, Erichea ROBINSON, Teanna BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Totals

04 22 24 33 02 05 11 15 32 45 51

FG % 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

6-13 1-7 0-1 0-3 5-13 4-11 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-4

1-2 1-4 0-0 0-1 0-2 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0

18-58

3-18

4-10

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

8-29 1-6 3-8

27.6% 16.7% 37.5%

1 3 4 4 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 3 2 2 4 2 3 1 4 3 3 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 15 23 38 19

A TO Blk Stl

13 3 0 0 11 9 4 0 2 0 1 0

1 1 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Min

2 2 5 2 2 3 1 1 4 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

43 12 22

3 200

Game: 18-58 31.0% Game: 3-18 16.7% Game: 4-10 40.0%

24 20 38 17 31 20 26 2 10 1 2 9

Deadball Rebounds 0,1

1st

2nd

Total

37 23

43 20

80 43

Last FG - GA 2nd-00:53, MERW 2nd-04:17. Largest lead - GA by 38 2nd-00:53, MERW by 4 1st-16:59.

Points GA MERW

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Nagy, Ieva Pitts, Jasmine Sword, DeAngela Coleman, Kourtney Manuel, Tenia McAppion, Sarah Bowie, Brooke Hynes, Rosie Blake, Jamesha Team Totals

20 22 35 44 05 14 32 40

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

FG % 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

5-8 4-10 4-12 4-11 3-12 0-0 3-10 0-2 0-1

2-3 2-6 0-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 4-6 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-2

23-66

4-15

9-14

2nd half: 10-31 32.3% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0%

OT: OT: OT:

3 6 9 1 1 3 4 2 1 6 7 1 4 1 5 1 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 3 2 5 14 32 46 12 2-7 0-3 0-2

28.6% 0.0% 0.0%

A TO Blk Stl

Min

12 10 12 8 8 0 8 0 1

0 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 1

39 32 27 37 40 0+ 29 12 9

1 6 1 0 4 0 2 2 0 2 59 11 18

0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0

8 225

Game: 23-66 34.8% Game: 4-15 26.7% Game: 9-14 64.3%

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BUCHANAN, Ry'van WILLIAMS, Briana BOYKIN, Sharnea BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BRIDGES, Precious WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Sharmesia PHILLIPS, Alex BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Totals

02 22 24 33 04 05 15 51

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0

5-10 9-25 1-1 0-1 4-11 5-11 3-4 0-4 0-2

0-0 5-12 0-0 0-1 0-1 3-6 0-0 0-1 0-1

0-0 4-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0

27-69

8-22

7-13

2nd half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 2-6 33.3%

OT: OT: OT:

2 6 8 4 2 5 7 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 5 2 4 6 10 1 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 14 31 45 15 5-11 1-2 3-5

45.5% 50.0% 60.0%

A TO Blk Stl

10 27 2 0 8 13 9 0 0

5 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 0

Min

1 3 1 1 4 2 3 0 0

2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0

1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0

69 13 15

6 225

Game: 27-69 39.1% Game: 8-22 36.4% Game: 7-13 53.8%

34 37 27 7 39 27 29 20 5

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

Officials: Timothy Buckner, Ty Abernathy, JT Turner Technical fouls: Troy-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 961

Officials: Wesley Dean, Pualani Spurlock, Jody Cantrell Technical fouls: Georgia-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1558 Score by periods Georgia Mercer

Mercer 69 • 3-7

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

Mercer finished with heavy advantages in both points off turnovers (24-12) and bench scoring (22-9).

In Paint 52 6

Off T/O 26 3

2nd Fast Chance Break 18 10 8 0

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 6 times.

Bench 26 16

Score by periods Troy Mercer

1st

2nd

Total

28 30

27 25

4 14

59 69

Last FG - TROY OT-00:30, MERW OT-00:42. Largest lead - TROY by 4 1st-14:58, MERW by 10 OT-00:15.

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Points TROY MERW

In Paint 26 14

Off T/O 12 24

2nd Fast Chance Break 6 2 8 4

Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 12 times.

Bench 9 22

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Player

Junior Sharmesia Smith finished just shy of a double-double, adding 10 rebounds to her nine points.

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Freshman Alicia Williams and junior Ry’van Buchanan each scored in double figures on Sunday, netting 13 points and 10 points respectively. Buchanan’s 10-point performance marked the fourth-straight game she has scored 10 or more.

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6-14 4-10 1-5 7-16 4-7 1-2 0-0 3-7 3-5 4-6 0-0

Williams’ scoring output was the 12th time the McDonough, Ga. native has surpassed the 20-point mark in a Mercer jersey. The game also marked the fourth time she has scored 25 or more at the University Center.

Troy 59 • 1-9

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

Mercer took its second win in the last three games and moved to 3-7 while Troy dipped to 1-9 on the year.

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Khaalidah Miller Anne Marie Armstrong Jasmine James Jasmine Hassell Erika Ford Ebony Jones Danielle Bennett Meredith Mitchell Krista Donald Tamika Willis Brittney Crews Team Totals

MACON, Ga. – Mercer sophomore Briana Williams scored 13 of Mercer’s final 20 points to will the women’s basketball team to a 69-59 overtime win against Troy on Sunday at the University Center. Williams finished with a game-high 27 points and seven rebounds.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Troy vs Mercer 12/18/11 2 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center

Georgia 80 • 8-1

Dec. 18, 2011 Macon, Ga. University Center

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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Georgia vs Mercer 12/6/11 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center

Mercer 69, Troy 59 (OT)

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Georgia placed three players in double figures, with junior forward Jasmine Hassell scoring a game high 16. Sophomore guard Khaalidah Miller scored 15 and junior forward Anne Marie Armstrong had 12 points.

Player

Dec. 6, 2011 Macon, Ga. University Center

MACON, Ga. – Mercer junior Ry’van Buchanan scored 13 points as the women’s basketball team fell to No. 14 Georgia, 80-43 at the University Center on Thursday night. The Lady Bulldogs improved to 8-1 on the season while Mercer fell to 2-8.

GAME

Georgia 80, Mercer 43

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GAME

UNC-Asheville 76, Mercer 75 Dec. 21, 2011 Asheville, N.C. Kimmel Arena

MACON, Ga. – A season-high 27-point effort from junior Ry’van Buchanan and a five-point halftime lead wasn’t enough for the Mercer women’s basketball team in an 88-74 loss to Winthrop at the University Center on Wednesday night.

With 1:15 to play, Asheville’s Shonese Jones penetrated for a layup and a 76-75 Bulldog lead. A Mercer miss on the other end and an Asheville rebound put Lindsey Thompson on the line for two shots with 21 tics left.

Buchanan surpassed her previous season-high of 14 points in the first half, knocking down her first six field goal attempts on her way to 16 points in the first stanza. The Atlanta, Ga. native added 11 more points in the second frame, ultimately finishing as the team’s high scorer.

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Briana Williams led all scorers with 23 points, 15 of which scored in the first half. Her final stat line also showed six rebounds, four assists and zero turnovers in 37 minutes of work. Alicia Williams contributed a season-high 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting to go with career-highs in rebounds (7) and blocks (3). Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs UNC Asheville 12/21/11 Noon at Asheville, NC - Kimmel Arena

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Player

WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Sharmesia BRIDGES, Precious BUCHANAN, Ry'van WILLIAMS, Briana PHILLIPS, Alex BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BARNES, Erichea BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Totals

05 33 01 02 15 24

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32 51

FG % 1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%

Player

BUCKNER, Jeannie WORMACK, Leah TRAMMELL, Tacey GWYN, Brittany JONES, Shonese THOMPSON, Lindsey RILES, Kelli MANLEY, Gentry BLAYLOCK, Grace Team Totals

20 04 10 42 12 13 22 24

FG % 1st Half: 13-23 56.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 16-16 100.0

f f c g g

7-13 2-5 3-12 5-9 8-24 0-2 0-2 0-1 4-7

4-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-14 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-4

29-75 10-28

3-4 0-0 0-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-10

2nd half: 16-43 37.2% 2nd half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 0-2 0.0%

4 3 7 2 3 6 9 2 2 0 2 3 4 3 7 4 1 5 6 3 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 17 20 37 22

A TO Blk Stl

21 4 6 12 23 0 0 0 9

4 0 5 1 4 0 1 0 1

2 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1

3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2

75 16

9 200

Game: 29-75 38.7% Game: 10-28 35.7% Game: 7-10 70.0%

Min

29 36 34 27 37 9 8 6 14

Deadball Rebounds 2

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f c g g g

0-0 2-4 3-9 6-11 7-18 1-1 5-8 0-2 1-3

0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2

25-56

4-9

0 5 5 4 3 3 6 2 2 1 3 2 4 3 7 1 1 2 3 1 1 4 5 0 2 7 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 4 22-28 15 30 45 11

2nd half: 12-33 36.4% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0%

0-0 2-5 0-0 2-2 6-6 7-9 1-2 2-2 2-2

A TO Blk Stl

0 6 6 17 20 9 11 2 5

1 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 1

0 1 2 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 76 10 15

Min

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1

4 200

Game: 25-56 44.6% Game: 4-9 44.4% Game: 22-28 78.6%

24 21 31 33 27 20 26 8 10

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Dan Outlaw, Ryan Freeman, Meadow Overstreet Technical fouls: Mercer-None. UNC Asheville-None. Attendance: 761 Score by periods Mercer UNC Asheville

Sophomore Briana Williams broke the 20-point barrier for the third-straight game, scoring 23 against the Eagles on Wednesday. She hit five three pointers for the third-straight game and fifth time in her career. Freshman Alicia Williams netted 11 points and booked three assists in the losing effort. Her classmate, Tabitha Bradshaw, scored seven points and dished out a personal-best five assists.

Winthrop 88 • 6-6 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

UNC Asheville 76 • 3-7 ##

Buchanan was 11-of-19 from the field and also added four rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 30 minutes of action.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Winthrop vs Mercer 12/28/11 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. University Center

Mercer 75 • 3-8

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Dec. 28, 2011 Macon, Ga. University Center

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Briana Williams and Alicia Williams combined for 44 points as the Mercer women’s basketball team erased a 12-point second-half deficit on Wednesday, only to come up short in a 76-75 loss to UNC Asheville at the Kimmel Center.

Thompson missed both and Mercer raced the other way with the opportunity for the game’s final shot. Freshman Precious Bridges beat a defender and stopped for a pull up jumper, which was off the mark and fell to the hands of a leaping Sharmesia Smith. Smith went back up and got off a buzzer-beating layup, but her attempt found iron and the Bulldogs escaped victorious.

mercer

Winthrop 88, Mercer 74

1st

2nd

Total

39 44

36 32

75 76

Last FG - MERW 2nd-02:21, AVL 2nd-01:15. Largest lead - MERW by 7 1st-06:47, AVL by 12 2nd-14:33.

Points MERW AVL

In Paint 31 38

Off T/O 12 15

2nd Fast Chance Break 12 13 14 12

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 5 times.

Bench 9 27

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

CHOIBEKOVA, Diana MCCLANAHAN, Deques HATHAWAY, Mary WRIGHT, Samiya RUBINO, Kaitlyn CHARLES, Tiffany CALVERT, Taylor FITZGERALD, Katie GRAY, Dee HAMMICK, TaQuoia Team Totals

22 23 24 42 05 20 21 25 50

FG % 1st Half: 13-25 52.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 9-11 81.8%

* 5-8 * 11-16 * 0-3 * 6-10 * 3-4 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-1 4-5 32-51

4-7 0-0 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

4-5 10-13 0-0 3-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

5-11

19-24

2nd half: 19-26 73.1% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 10-13 76.9%

1 4 5 2 0 3 3 3 2 4 6 1 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 5 6 3 0 2 2 7 25 32 14

A TO Blk Stl

18 32 0 16 6 4 4 0 0 8

1 8 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0

1 3 2 0 3 0 2 1 0 1

88 15 13

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Min

31 29 29 35 18 17 11 3 2 25

2 10 200

Game: 32-51 62.7% Game: 5-11 45.5% Game: 19-24 79.2%

Deadball Rebounds 4,1

Mercer 74 • 3-9 ##

Player

BUCHANAN, Ry'van WILLIAMS, Briana WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Sharmesia BRIDGES, Precious PHILLIPS, Alex BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BARNES, Erichea BRADSHAW, Tabitha Team Totals

02 04 05 33 15 24 32 51

FG % 1st Half: 17-31 54.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% FT % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* 11-19 * 9-20 * 5-13 * 0-2 * 1-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-8

4-4 5-12 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4

30-70 11-26

1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-5

2nd half: 13-39 33.3% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 2-2 100.0

2 2 4 1 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 4 4 2 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 14 13 27 15

A TO Blk Stl

27 23 11 2 2 2 0 0 7

0 3 3 2 4 0 0 2 5

Min

0 3 1 0 5 1 1 1 1

2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0

74 19 13

5 200

Game: 30-70 42.9% Game: 11-26 42.3% Game: 3-5 60.0%

30 25 33 33 33 15 3 7 21

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Edward Novak, Tim Godbee, Bobby Deavers Technical fouls: Winthrop-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 930 Score by periods Winthrop Mercer

1st

2nd

Total

36 41

52 33

88 74

Last FG - WINTHROP 2nd-02:02, MERW 2nd-01:14. Largest lead - WINTHROP by 18 2nd-03:03, MERW by 5 1st-00:23.

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Points WINTHR MERW

In Paint 40 14

Off T/O 21 11

2nd Fast Chance Break 6 19 10 6

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 4 times.

Bench 16 9

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2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME GAME

Notre Dame claimed its 10th-straight victory and moved to 13-1 while Mercer fell to 3-10. Williams’ 10 points came in conjunction with three assists in 23 minutes of work. Junior Ry’van Buchanan booked nine points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in the loss. Notre Dame shot a sizzling 80% from the field (24-of-30) in the opening 20 minutes to build an insurmountable 72-30 lead at intermission. The first half field goal percentage and point totals were each program records for the Fighting Irish.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Notre Dame vs Mercer 12/30/11 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center

04 12 21 22 03 11 15 34 44

FG % 1st Half: 24-30 80.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 22-24 91.7%

05 04 33 51 02 15 24 32 45

FG % 1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% FT % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5%

f g g g g

2-2 8-8 2-4 6-10 3-5 0-2 2-2 4-6 3-5 10-12 0-1

0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-1 0-0 0-0

40-57

5-9

A TO Blk Stl

2-2 4-4 4-6 1-1 4-4 0-2 9-10 6-7 5-7 4-5 4-4

0 2 2 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 2 21 4 1 3 8 11 3 8 2 3 1 4 5 0 13 1 1 0 1 1 2 11 3 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 4 3 1 4 1 13 2 1 0 3 3 3 17 1 2 0 1 1 3 11 0 1 0 4 4 2 24 1 0 3 5 8 1 4 2 2 3 2 5 43-52 13 34 47 20 128 21 18

2nd half: 16-27 59.3% 2nd half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 21-28 75.0%

0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

3 1 3 1 4 2 0 0 3 1 1

Player

10 16 27 19 18 20 12 23 17 20 18

KENNEDY, Brittany HANSEN, Sarah JACOBSON, Kelsey CHIHIL, Courtney JACKSON, Nicoya CHATZIGIAKOUMI,Anth KNIGHT, Whitney WHITFIELD, Sarah GRIFFIN, Eglah RECHIS, Amber IAMSTRONG, Joyce BALL, Shayla Team Totals

4 19 200

Game: 40-57 70.2% Game: 5-9 55.6% Game: 43-52 82.7%

Deadball Rebounds 3,1

3-7 3-3 2-13 0-1 2-7 2-12 0-3 0-2 1-5 0-0

2-2 0-0 1-4 0-0 1-5 2-6 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-0

1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-2 4-5 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-2

13-53

7-21

9-19

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

3-28 2-13 4-8

10.7% 15.4% 50.0%

1 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 9

1st

2nd

Total

72 30

56 12

128 42

Last FG - ND 2nd-00:45, MERW 2nd-06:50. Largest lead - ND by 86 2nd-00:31, MERW by 2 1st-19:34.

05 10 21 22 13 15 20 24 25 30 32

FG % 1st Half: 18-36 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 8-14 57.1% FT % 1st Half: 7-7 100.0

* * * * *

1-3 6-11 8-10 2-4 3-10 2-4 4-9 0-2 2-5 1-2 2-3 1-2

0-0 0-1 8-9 1-1 0-2 0-0 2-4 0-1 1-3 1-2 0-1 1-2

0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 4 4 2 6 2 2 4 1 6 7 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 6 32-65 14-26 20-22 15 23 38

2nd half: 14-29 48.3% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 13-15 86.7%

4-4 3-3 0-0 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 4-4 2-2 2-2 0-0 1-2

A TO Blk Stl

1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

6 15 24 7 8 4 10 4 7 5 4 4

6 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 4 1 0 1

98 21 11

0 1 1 0 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

5 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 0

Min

22 18 23 23 23 10 18 11 18 15 11 8

3 15 200

Game: 32-65 49.2% Game: 14-26 53.8% Game: 20-22 90.9%

Deadball Rebounds 1,1

Mercer 50 • 3-11 (1-2 A-Sun)

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Min

1 2 5 3 6 5 1 3 2 1 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 5 2 4 4 1 1 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 18 37

A TO Blk Stl

9 6 7 0 5 10 1 1 3 0

1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 0

0 0 8 6 7 3 0 3 1 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0

9 28

7 200

Game: 13-53 24.5% Game: 7-21 33.3% Game: 9-19 47.4%

Min

18 18 33 11 25 23 28 13 28 3

Deadball Rebounds 6,1

Officials: Mary Day, Wesley Dean, Lauren Holtkamp Technical fouls: Notre Dame-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 2387 Score by periods Notre Dame Mercer

Freshman Alicia Williams netted 10 points in the loss while also collecting five rebounds, two assists and a block. Williams has now scored in double figures in four of Mercer’s last five games.

Player

BUCHANAN, Ry'van WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Sharmesia BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Briana PHILLIPS, Alex BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BARNES, Erichea Team Totals

04 05 33 51 02 15 24 32

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

FG % 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%

5-10 4-13 0-0 3-9 3-9 1-3 3-4 2-3 1-4

1-3 2-7 0-0 0-0 0-5 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-2

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0

22-55

5-19

1-3

2nd half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 1-3 33.3%

3 2 5 2 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 3 3 1 1 8 9 1 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 1 2 3 5 11 19 30 18

A TO Blk Stl

11 10 0 6 6 3 7 5 2

1 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 0

3 4 1 5 3 2 2 3 2 1 50 11 26

Min

2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0

7 200

Game: 22-55 40.0% Game: 5-19 26.3% Game: 1-3 33.3%

26 34 6 34 31 9 26 16 18

Deadball Rebounds 0

Officials: Will Schreiber, Meadow Overstreet, Keith Wages Technical fouls: Florida Gulf Coast-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1080 Points ND MERW

In Paint 60 10

Off T/O 55 4

2nd Fast Chance Break 15 18 3 2

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time.

Bench 69 15

Score by periods Florida Gulf Coast Mercer

1st

2nd

Total

51 27

47 23

98 50

Last FG - FGCU 2nd-00:20, MERW 2nd-01:27. Largest lead - FGCU by 48 2nd-00:20, MERW by 3 1st-17:48.

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Points FGCU MERW

In Paint 30 16

Off T/O 35 6

2nd Fast Chance Break 17 10 8 4

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 5 times.

Bench 38 17

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BUCHANAN, Ry'van SMITH, Sharmesia WILLIAMS, Alicia BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Briana PHILLIPS, Alex BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BARNES, Erichea ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

Buchanan scored her 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and also booked two blocks, a steal and an assist. Buchanan’s team-high scoring effort marked the third time she has paced the Bears in scoring this season.

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Player

Halftime did little to cool the hot shooting of the visitors, as FGCU hit four of their first six field goal attempts in the second half to push their lead to 27 with 16:15 to go.

Florida Gulf Coast 98 • 11-2 (3-0 A-Sun) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Mercer 42 • 3-10 ##

Senior Kelsey Jacobson hit eight three-pointers in the first half alone to help the Eagles take a 51-27 lead into halftime. All told, the Eagles were 18-of-36 (50%) from the field in the first half.

review

FGCU was 14-of-26 (53.8%) from beyond the arc while Mercer shot just 5-of-19 (26.3%) from long range.

bears

PETERS, Devereaux DIGGINS, Skylar MILLER, Fraderica NOVOSEL, Natalie MALLORY, Brittany HOLLOWAY, Whitney ACHONWA, Natalie TURNER, Kaila McBRIDE, Kayla WRIGHT, Markisha BRAKER, Ariel Team Totals

MACON, Ga. – Junior Ry’van Buchanan scored a team-high 11 points and had five rebounds as the Mercer women’s basketball team fell to Florida Gulf Coast 98-50 on Monday at the University Center.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Florida Gulf Coast vs Mercer 1/2/12 5 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center

Notre Dame 128 • 13-1

Jan. 2, 2012 Macon, Ga. University Center

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Notre Dame shot 52 free throws in the victory, cashing in on 43 of those attempts. Conversely, Mercer was just 9-of-19 from the charity stripe.

FGCU 98, Mercer 50

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The Fighting Irish placed seven players in double figures on their way to a program record 128 points. Freshman Markisha Wright led all players with 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting.

Player

Dec. 30, 2011 Macon, Ga. University Center

MACON, Ga. - Mercer sophomore Briana Williams led the women’s basketball team with 10 points in a 128-42 loss to No. 3 Notre Dame at the University Center on Friday evening.

GAME

Notre Dame 128, Mercer 42

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GAME

Stetson 89, Mercer 84 Jan. 4, 2012 Macon, Ga. University Center

MACON, Ga. – Briana Williams and Ry’van Buchanan combined for 46 points as the Mercer women’s basketball team fell to Stetson, 89-84 on Wednesday at the University Center. Junior Victoria McGowan tallied her second triple-double of the season with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. The league’s Preseason Player of the Year also collected five steals in 35 minutes of action. Williams scored her team-high 26 points on 9-of-23 shooting, including 4-of-9 from beyond the arc. She also booked five rebounds and a pair of assists in the loss.

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preview

Buchanan had 20 points on 9-of-16 shooting while collecting four rebounds, two steals and two assists. Williams cracked the 20-point barrier for the fifth time this season while Buchanan had her second game with 20 or more.

bears

Williams became the first Mercer player to score 750 points in two seasons since both Courtney Ford (861 points) and LaToya Jackson (797 points) accomplished the feat during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. Williams finished with seven points on Saturday, leaving her 246 points short of becoming the program’s 22nd player in the 1,000 point club. Freshman Precious Bridges paced the Bears with 10 points on Saturday while junior Ry’van Buchanan chipped in eight points and a team-high 12 rebounds. With 15:57 to go in the second half, the Lady Bucs’ lead had ballooned to 34 on a pair of free throws for Amy Duke. Mercer finished strong though, outscoring the hosts 27-19 after that point.

Mercer 46 • 3-13, 1-4 A-Sun

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

CODDINGTON, Clarissa BURRIS, Cherisse SANDERS, Shanasa SIMS, Sasha McGOWAN, Victoria DENNIS, Ashley GARCIA, Jazmin SHARP, Jama MILLS, Janelle Team Totals

03 23 24 11 13 22

review

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Sophomore Briana Williams scored her 750th career point on Saturday afternoon as the women’s basketball team fell in Atlantic Sun play to East Tennessee State, 72-46 at the Memorial Center.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs ETSU 1/7/12 1:30pm at MSHA Athletic Center (Johnson City, TN)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Stetson vs Mercer 1/4/12 5 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center

FG % 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%

* 1-3 * 5-8 * 6-14 * 7-10 * 12-21 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-1

0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

2-2 5-6 2-4 4-5 3-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

33-61

4-7

19-23

2nd half: 21-31 67.7% 2nd half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 10-13 76.9%

0 1 1 4 4 8 12 4 2 4 6 1 0 1 1 0 2 8 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 5 5 8 29 37 15

A TO Blk Stl

4 1 16 0 14 0 18 2 29 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Min

1 3 2 2 4 0 0 1 2

0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1

4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

22 32 33 34 35 13 5 7 19

89 13 15

9 200

Game: 33-61 54.1% Game: 4-7 57.1% Game: 19-23 82.6%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Player

BUCHANAN, Ry'van WILLIAMS, Alicia PHILLIPS, Alex BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Briana SMITH, Sharmesia BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BARNES, Erichea Team Totals

04 15 33 51 02 05 24 32

FG % 1st Half: 13-35 37.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0

9-16 3-7 4-8 2-7 3-6 9-23 0-0 0-4 0-2

2-5 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 4-9 0-0 0-0 0-1

3 1 4 4 0 2 2 2 3 5 8 2 1 5 6 2 0 1 1 2 0 5 5 1 1 1 2 0 1 3 4 4 3 0 3 1 3 0 3 30-73 10-21 14-16 15 23 38 18

2nd half: 17-38 44.7% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3%

0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 4-5 0-0 6-6 2-2

A TO Blk Stl

20 8 8 6 8 26 0 6 2

2 1 1 9 0 2 0 0 3

0 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 2

84 18 11

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0

Min

27 19 31 36 24 32 6 16 9

2 10 200

Game: 30-73 41.1% Game: 10-21 47.6% Game: 14-16 87.5%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Shawn D. Goode, Kim Thebo, Brandi Munn Technical fouls: Stetson-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 955 Score by periods Stetson Mercer

1st

2nd

Total

35 35

54 49

89 84

Last FG - STET 2nd-00:43, MERW 2nd-00:32. Largest lead - STET by 11 2nd-12:50, MERW by 7 1st-05:01.

Player

BUCHANAN, Ry'van BLAKEMORE, Jasmine WILLIAMS, Briana BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Sharmesia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex BARNES, Erichea ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

24 02 33 51 04 05 11 15 32

FG % 1st Half: 5-29 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 FT % 1st Half: 5-7

17.2% 11.1% 71.4%

Player

BOND, Maria AUSTIN, Tosha MITCHELL, Destiny PICKWELL, Natalie RANDALL, Shawn BOGARD, Brianna BOWLING, Chelsea GORDON, Tarita ROBINSON, Iesha BOWLING, Cara WASHINGTON, Gwen DUKE, Amy Team Totals

22 41 03 14 04 10 11 21 23 25 42

FG % 1st Half: 14-35 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 8-16 50.0% Points STET MERW

f f g g g

4-9 1-3 2-13 4-14 1-10 2-6 0-0 1-4 2-10 0-1 1-2

0-1 0-0 1-5 0-2 1-7 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

0-0 1-2 2-2 2-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

18-72

3-20

7-10

2nd half: 13-43 30.2% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 2-3 66.7%

5 7 12 3 0 3 3 4 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 4 1 7 8 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 4 14 23 37 28

A TO Blk Stl

8 3 7 10 5 5 0 2 4 0 2

2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

8 24

0 2 5 5 3 5 0 0 2 2 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

0 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0

Min

28 14 23 30 30 17 6 10 25 10 7

3 10 200

Game: 18-72 25.0% Game: 3-20 15.0% Game: 7-10 70.0%

Deadball Rebounds 1

ETSU 72 • 3-11, 2-2 A-Sun

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Mercer 84 • 3-12 (1-3 A-Sun)

records

Jan. 17, 2012 Johnson City, Tenn. MSHA AthleƟc Center

Tabitha Bradshaw, Alex Phillips and Alicia Williams all totaled eight points apiece in the defeat.

Stetson 89 • 13-3 (4-0 A-Sun)

mercer

ETSU 72, Mercer 46

In Paint 56 28

Off T/O 14 17

2nd Fast Chance Break 6 8 13 10

Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

Bench 8 34

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f f g g

4-11 1-3 5-13 4-10 3-6 1-1 0-0 4-7 0-0 1-4 2-2 0-1

0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-3 1-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

25-58

3-11

0 7 7 2 5 7 12 1 3 2 5 1 4 6 10 1 0 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 2 4 1 1 3 4 0 2 4 6 19-31 17 42 59 15

2nd half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd half: 11-15 73.3%

2-8 1-2 2-2 2-2 1-2 3-4 0-0 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-5

A TO Blk Stl

10 3 12 11 7 6 0 14 0 2 4 3

0 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 1

3 1 2 2 8 0 0 5 1 3 1 3

72 11 29

0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 3

Min

29 27 22 25 27 12 3 16 5 10 11 13

7 12 200

Game: 25-58 43.1% Game: 3-11 27.3% Game: 19-31 61.3%

Deadball Rebounds 5

Officials: Kevin Self, Herbert Jackson, Garrison Cook Technical fouls: Mercer-None. ETSU-None. Attendance: 2506 Score by periods Mercer ETSU

1st

2nd

Total

16 39

30 33

46 72

Last FG - MERW 2nd-00:54, ETSU 2nd-02:35. Largest lead - MERW by 2 1st-19:02, ETSU by 34 2nd-15:41.

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Points MERW ETSU

In Paint 14 34

Off T/O 14 26

2nd Fast Chance Break 2 2 11 8

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

Bench 13 29

2012-13 Mercer Women’s Basketball Media Guide

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME GAME

USC Upstate 77, Mercer 56 Jan. 9, 2012 Spartanburg, S.C. Hodge Center

GAME

Kennesaw State 75, Mercer 51 Jan. 14, 2012 Macon, Ga. University Center

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Mercer women’s basketball team placed three players in double figure scoring, but couldn’t overcome a sluggish start in a 77-56 loss to USC Upstate at the G.B. Hodge Center.

MACON, Ga. – Mercer guards Briana Williams and Precious Bridges combined to score 28 points as the Bears lost to Kennesaw State 75-51 in Saturday afternoon’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game.

Junior Ry’van Buchanan led the Bears with 16 points on sevenof-13 shooting in the loss. The Atlanta, Ga. native had arguably her best all-around performance of the season, collecting five rebounds, two steals and a career-high five blocks on Monday.

Williams netted her team-high 17 points in 35 minutes of play while Bridges scored seven of her 11 points at the free throw line.

Sophomore Jasmine Blakemore finished with 12 points, one short of tying a season-high scoring effort. All 12 of her points came in the second half on four-of-four shooting in the period. Sophomore Briana Williams also had 12 points while booking a career-high five assists.

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

24 04 33 51 02 05 11 15 32

FG % 1st Half: 7-26 3FG % 1st Half: 0-7 FT % 1st Half: 5-8

26.9% 0.0% 62.5%

f f g g g

7-13 4-5 2-5 1-5 1-6 4-13 0-1 0-1 2-6 0-0

0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2-4 4-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0

21-55

0-11

14-20

2nd half: 14-29 48.3% 2nd half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd half: 9-12 75.0%

1 4 5 2 3 0 3 4 0 3 3 2 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 15 24 15

A TO Blk Stl

16 12 6 2 2 12 0 0 6 0

1 1 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 0

1 5 2 2 2 3 2 0 1 2 1 56 11 21

Min

5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

6 200

Game: 21-55 38.2% Game: 0-11 0.0% Game: 14-20 70.0%

36 20 21 19 38 35 6 2 19 4

Deadball Rebounds 3

12 00 01 10 02 04 13 15 23

FG % 1st Half: 16-35 45.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f c g g g

5-7 2-9 4-8 3-8 2-5 0-0 0-2 1-3 4-5 5-8

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2

26-55

5-10

4 5 9 2 4 3 7 4 1 2 3 0 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 11 4 0 3 3 3 2 2 4 20-24 17 28 45 18

2nd half: 10-20 50.0% 2nd half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 18-20 90.0%

2-2 1-2 5-6 4-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 6-6

12 5 13 10 6 0 0 3 10 18

A TO Blk Stl

1 2 0 2 1 4 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 2 1 77 11 25

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1

1st

2nd

Total

19 37

37 40

56 77

Last FG - MERW 2nd-02:23, UPST 2nd-00:40. Largest lead - MERW None, UPST by 24 1st-01:52.

14 24 00 05 15 22 33

FG % 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 8-19 42.1%

Min

Player

34 16 26 33 14 1 5 13 25 33

BUCHANAN, Ry'van PHILLIPS, Alex WILLIAMS, Briana BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Sharmesia SMITH, Alesha BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BARNES, Erichea ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

Game: 26-55 47.3% Game: 5-10 50.0% Game: 20-24 83.3%

Points MERW UPST

Deadball Rebounds 1

In Paint 24 32

Off T/O 20 23

15 02 33 51 04 05 11 24 32 45

2 10 200

Officials: Kerry Pierre, Marcus Smith, Sarah Dorsch Technical fouls: Mercer-None. USC Upstate-None. Attendance: 270 Score by periods Mercer USC Upstate

4-11 3-6 5-6 5-9 5-11 0-1 0-0 1-1 2-4 1-2

0-0 0-1 0-0 3-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

26-51

3-9

2-3 3-3 3-5 4-6 5-7 0-0 0-2 2-2 1-4 0-2

3 5 8 3 0 1 1 5 2 2 4 3 0 5 5 2 4 2 6 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 2 0 2 2 2 3 4 7 20-34 12 33 45 20

2nd half: 15-27 55.6% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 12-15 80.0%

A TO Blk Stl

10 9 13 17 15 0 0 4 5 2

1 3 2 7 1 1 0 0 2 1

5 2 4 2 3 1 1 1 6 2 1 75 18 28

1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0

0 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0

Min

30 26 35 36 28 12 5 4 19 5

4 11 200

Game: 26-51 51.0% Game: 3-9 33.3% Game: 20-34 58.8%

Deadball Rebounds 7

2nd Fast Chance Break 8 0 12 0

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% FT % 1st Half: 8-9 88.9%

3-9 1-2 6-21 2-8 1-7 0-2 0-0 1-2 1-7 0-1 0-1

1-3 0-0 2-9 0-0 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

15-60

3-18

3 4 7 3 1 4 5 5 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 4 3 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 3 2 5 18-21 13 20 33 30

2nd half: 5-32 15.6% 2nd half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3%

0-0 2-2 3-4 7-8 1-1 2-2 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0

A TO Blk Stl

7 4 17 11 3 2 0 3 4 0 0

0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 4 3 0 4 1 2 1 4 0 0

4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1

4 23

9 200

Game: 15-60 25.0% Game: 3-18 16.7% Game: 18-21 85.7%

Min

20 17 35 32 28 15 9 3 17 7 17

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Nan Sisk, Reid Brockett, Walter Flowers Technical fouls: Kennesaw State-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 963 Bench 18 31

Score by periods Kennesaw State Mercer

1st

2nd

Total

31 30

44 21

75 51

Last FG - KSU 2nd-02:01, MERW 2nd-01:02. Largest lead - KSU by 26 2nd-01:26, MERW by 7 1st-17:44.

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Points KSU MERW

In Paint 40 10

Off T/O 18 15

2nd Fast Chance Break 7 24 4 6

Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 12 times.

Bench 11 9

mercer

HICKS, Shelby ZAVECKAITE, Paulina ROBINSON, Briana SMITH, Tyra PINKETT, Erin DAVIS, Hikeya' ROACH, Kim OHL, Hannah McROBERTS, Lauren COPNEY, Tee'Ara Team Totals

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f g g g g

records

Player

GIDEON, Sametria HOLLIDAY, Ashley WELLS, Kristina MILLS, Taylor GRAY, Elaina CAPELLAN, Lisa BOLDEN, Tamasha YOUNG, Bria FARRAR, Chelcey LOCKHART, Carmen Team Totals

Mercer 51 • 3-15 (1-6 A-Sun)

USC Upstate 77 • 2-14, 1-4 A-Sun ##

Player

review

BUCHANAN, Ry'van BLAKEMORE, Jasmine WILLIAMS, Alicia BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Briana SMITH, Sharmesia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex BARNES, Erichea Team Totals

bears

coaches

Kennesaw State 75 • 8-10 (3-4 A-Sun)

Mercer 56 • 3-14, 1-5 A-Sun

Player

Mercer shot just 5-of-32 (15.6%) in the second half. In contrast, Kennesaw State was 15-of-27 (55.6%) from the field in the final 20 minutes to earn the win.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Kennesaw State vs Mercer 1/14/12 2 p.m. at University Center - Macon, Ga.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs USC Upstate 1-9-12 5 p.m. at Spartanburg, S.C. (Hodge Center)

Seven minutes into the second half, Kennesaw State held a slim 40-39 advantage before ripping off a 14-0 run over the next five minutes.

preview

Trailing 37-19, the second half saw Mercer improve its field goal percentage significantly, as it the team put an added emphasis on feeding the post players. In the final 20 minutes, Mercer forwards scored 25 of the team’s 37 points and the Bears made good on 14-of-29 shots (48.3%).

Mercer junior Ry’van Buchanan scored seven points, grabbed seven rebounds and notched four blocks before leaving the game with an injury in the second half.

2012-13 Mercer Women’s Basketball Media Guide

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME GAME

Jacksonville 76, Mercer 65 Jan. 19, 2012 Macon, Ga. University Center

MACON, Ga. – Junior forward Sharmesia Smith had her second career double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds as the Mercer women’s basketball team fell to Jacksonville, 76-65 on Thursday night at the University Center. Smith’s 15 rebounds were two short of tying a Mercer University Center record, set by Tonya Kessenich against Georgia State on January 3, 2005. Her 15 rebounds tied her teammate Alex Phillips for the team’s season-high rebounding total. Phillips collected her 15 boards at High Point on November 25, 2011.

coaches

preview

Sophomore Briana Williams finished with a game-high 26 points in the loss, marking the fourth time the sophomore has scored 25 or more this season. Smith’s 10 points came on five-of-five shooting from the field Freshman Precious Bridges broke into double figures for the second-straight game, finishing the night with 14 points. She also booked three assists and three rebounds in 39 minutes of action.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Jacksonville vs Mercer 1/19/12 7:00 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center

bears

Player

GEORGE, Jessica CARGILL, Jade WILSON, Maggie BELL, Crystal SNEED, Tracie PEEPLES, Abril MITCHELL, Ronisha OSBORNE, Jane'l SCOTT, Madison Team Totals

05 15 21 22 01 11

review

25 32

FG % 1st Half: 14-35 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% FT % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6%

2-6 5-15 4-7 4-7 3-8 2-13 1-2 3-5 2-4

0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0

26-67

3-7

2-2 11-12 5-6 1-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0 4 4 3 5 7 12 3 0 1 1 1 5 5 10 4 3 3 6 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 4 1 5 21-25 20 22 42 18

2nd half: 12-32 37.5% 2nd half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd half: 10-11 90.9%

A TO Blk Stl

6 21 13 11 8 4 2 7 4

4 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0

1 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 2

76 14 11

0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1

0 2 2 4 2 3 1 1 0

Min

21 27 33 31 30 24 11 14 9

3 15 200

Game: 26-67 38.8% Game: 3-7 42.9% Game: 21-25 84.0%

Deadball Rebounds 1

records

Mercer 65 • 3-16 (1-7 A-Sun) ##

Player

WILLIAMS, Briana WILLIAMS, Alicia BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha SMITH, Sharmesia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex BARNES, Erichea ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

04 24 33 51 05 11

mercer

15 32 45

FG % 1st Half: 10-32 31.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 7-13 53.8%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

9-23 0-1 1-1 4-14 1-12 5-5 0-1 2-5 0-0 1-3

4-11 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

23-65

6-19

0 2 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 3 9 6 15 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 3 3 5 8 13-19 23 24 47 19

2nd half: 13-33 39.4% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 6-6 100.0

4-5 0-0 0-0 5-6 2-2 0-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

A TO Blk Stl

26 0 2 14 5 10 2 4 0 2

1 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 1

Min

4 2 1 4 5 1 1 2 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

65 11 20

3 200

Game: 23-65 35.4% Game: 6-19 31.6% Game: 13-19 68.4%

39 8 4 39 38 31 6 20 1 14

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Howard Hall, Jody Cantrell, Kim Kiel Technical fouls: Jacksonville-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 940 Score by periods Jacksonville Mercer

Jan. 21, 2012 Macon, Ga. University Center

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women’s basketball team dropped a 49-39 decision to North Florida at the University Center on Saturday to finish out a three-game homestand. Sophomores Briana Williams and Jasmine Blakemore each scored eight points in the loss as Mercer slipped to 3-17 (1-8 ASun). UNF picked up its second-straight win and moved to 8-12 (5-4 A-Sun). UNF senior Brittany Kirkland scored 17 second-half points and the Bears failed to overcome their lowest offensive output of the season. Saturday’s game marked the first time the Bears have failed to score at least 40 since falling to Rice 65-39 on November 27, 2010. After Mercer had trimmed UNF’s lead down to two points, the Ospreys was a perfect eight-of-eight from the free throw line and outscored the hosts 10-2 in the final two minutes of play. Mercer had its best defensive showing of the year on Saturday, setting season-bests in points allowed (49), field goals allowed (15) and opponents’ field goal percentage (.300).

North Florida 49 • 8-12 (5-4 A-Sun)

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

UNF 49, Mercer 39

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics North Florida vs Mercer 1/21/12 2 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center

Jacksonville 76 • 7-12 (5-3 A-Sun) ##

GAME

1st

2nd

Total

42 31

34 34

76 65

Last FG - JU 2nd-01:31, MERW 2nd-02:53. Largest lead - JU by 13 2nd-16:19, MERW by 2 1st-11:34.

Points JU MERW

In Paint 32 20

Off T/O 23 14

2nd Fast Chance Break 19 14 13 0

Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 2 times.

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

JOSIL, Fabiola KIRKLAND, Brittany SMITH, Taylor KERR, Jadhken JONES, Larkira BAKER, Kim SMITH, Destinee PETERSON, Megan LANGSTON, Octavia LAMAR, Raneisha Team Totals

10 21 35 42 03 05 23 32 34

FG % 1st Half: 6-28 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 FT % 1st Half: 4-8

21.4% 33.3% 50.0%

* * * * *

2-3 8-19 0-2 1-6 1-6 0-1 1-3 2-3 0-4 0-3

0-0 0-2 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-0

15-50

3-13

0 6 6 2 2 3 5 1 0 2 2 1 0 4 4 1 4 8 12 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 2 6 5 11 2 2 5 7 16-21 16 36 52 12

2nd half: 9-22 40.9% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 12-13 92.3%

4-4 3-3 1-2 2-2 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-6

A TO Blk Stl

8 19 1 5 2 3 3 5 0 3

2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

6 3 1 3 6 1 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1

2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

5 21

6 200

Game: 15-50 30.0% Game: 3-13 23.1% Game: 16-21 76.2%

Min

34 33 10 27 23 15 5 17 10 26

Deadball Rebounds 3

Mercer 39 • 3-17 (1-8 A-Sun) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

WILLIAMS, Briana SMITH, Sharmesia BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex BARNES, Erichea ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

05 24 33 51 04 11 15 32 45

FG % 1st Half: 9-31 3FG % 1st Half: 0-5 FT % 1st Half: 1-2

29.0% 0.0% 50.0%

* * * * *

3-18 1-5 4-10 3-11 0-6 2-7 0-1 1-5 0-1 2-3 16-67

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

0-6 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-3 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

2-2 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

1-16

6-8

7-36 1-11 5-6

19.4% 9.1% 83.3%

1 2 3 2 4 4 8 4 2 3 5 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 0 3 4 7 0 3 3 6 17 21 38 20

8 5 8 7 0 5 0 2 0 4 39

A TO Blk Stl

0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0

Min

2 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2

7 11

9 200

Game: 16-67 23.9% Game: 1-16 6.3% Game: 6-8 75.0%

32 25 17 38 25 22 1 20 2 18

Deadball Rebounds 0

Officials: Alicia Walker, Sonny Scyphers, Alan Austin Technical fouls: North Florida-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1168 Bench 17 18

Score by periods North Florida Mercer

1st

2nd

Total

18 19

31 20

49 39

Last FG - UNF 2nd-01:41, MERW 2nd-00:29. Largest lead - UNF by 12 2nd-10:14, MERW by 2 1st-16:17.

MERCERBEARS.com

Points UNF MERW

In Paint 10 14

Off T/O 7 14

2nd Fast Chance Break 7 7 8 4

Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 6 times.

Bench 14 11

2012-13 Mercer Women’s Basketball Media Guide

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME GAME

FGCU 92, Mercer 55 Jan. 26, 2012 Fort Myers, Fla. Alico Arena

GAME

Stetson 68, Mercer 46 Jan. 28, 2012 DeLand, Fla. Edmunds Center

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Mercer women’s basketball dropped a 92-55 decision to Florida Gulf Coast at Alico Arena on Thursday night. Freshman Precious Bridges and junior Alex Phillips each scored 12 points in the loss.

DELAND, Fla. – The Mercer women’s basketball team went toeto-toe with the defending Atlantic Sun champion Stetson Hatters on Saturday, but ultimately ended up on the wrong side of a 68-46 decision at the Edmunds Center.

FGCU remained unbeaten in A-Sun play and improved to 18-2 (10-0 A-Sun) while Mercer fell to 3-18 (1-9 A-Sun).

Sophomore Briana Williams scored a game-high 20 points in the loss, which dropped Mercer to 3-19 (1-10 A-Sun). Stetson posted its second-straight victory and improved to 17-5 (8-2 A-Sun).

Phillips didn’t take a single shot in the opening half, but came alive in the second period to score all 12 of her points on fiveof-seven shooting from the floor. She also had six of her seven rebounds in the last 20 minutes. Bridges broke into double figures for the third time in her last four games, this time adding three assists to her 12 points.

05 33 51 04 11 15 32

FG % 1st Half: 9-30 3FG % 1st Half: 0-3 FT % 1st Half: 1-2

30.0% 0.0% 50.0%

0-0 3-15 2-6 5-13 3-10 2-6 3-6 5-7 0-0 1-1

0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2

24-64

1-7

6-8

2nd half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3%

0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 6 9 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 4 3 7 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 4 0 4 4 12 22 34 18

A TO Blk Stl

Min

0 7 4 12 6 4 6 12 0 4

0 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 1

0 4 1 5 2 0 2 2 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

1 25 31 34 35 15 24 18 0+ 17

9 17

2 200

Game: 24-64 37.5% Game: 1-7 14.3% Game: 6-8 75.0%

Deadball Rebounds 0

Florida Gulf Coast 92 • 18-2,10-0 A-Sun

HANSEN, Sarah CHIHIL, Courtney KENNEDY, Brittany JACOBSON, Kelsey GRIFFIN, Eglah CHATZIGIAKOUMI,Anth KNIGHT, Whitney WHITFIELD, Sarah RECHIS, Amber IAMSTRONG, Joyce BALL, Shayla Team Totals

21 03 10 24 13 15 20 25 30 32

FG % 1st Half: 19-40 47.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%

f f g g g

6-10 4-7 3-5 0-6 3-5 4-8 5-9 4-8 3-8 2-7 1-2

0-1 1-1 0-0 0-4 1-2 0-2 2-4 2-4 1-4 1-4 1-1

35-75

9-27

3 6 9 1 4 5 6 2 8 0 3 3 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 3 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 3 3 4 7 13-18 20 30 50

2nd half: 16-35 45.7% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 8-12 66.7%

4-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-6 0-2

A TO Blk Stl

0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 3 0

16 9 6 2 9 8 12 10 9 8 3

2 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1

0 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0

1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1

92 20 10

8 200

Game: 35-75 46.7% Game: 9-27 33.3% Game: 13-18 72.2%

Min

20 18 17 23 17 12 20 15 25 19 14

Deadball Rebounds 3

1st

2nd

Total

19 48

36 44

55 92

Last FG - MERW 2nd-00:21, FGCU 2nd-00:08. Largest lead - MERW None, FGCU by 39 2nd-14:06.

02 33 51 04 11 15 45

FG % 1st Half: 11-33 33.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0

1-2 5-9 9-22 3-10 2-8 0-2 0-2 1-6 0-2

0-0 0-0 2-8 0-2 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

21-63

2-14

2-4

2nd half: 10-30 33.3% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd half: 0-2 0.0%

0 5 5 1 2 7 9 5 1 3 4 2 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 8 3 3 0 3 1 4 4 8 15 29 44 18

A TO Blk Stl

2 12 20 6 4 0 0 2 0

0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0

0 3 5 3 3 1 1 3 1 1 9 21

Min

0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

3 200

Game: 21-63 33.3% Game: 2-14 14.3% Game: 2-4 50.0%

19 25 39 38 28 7 8 26 10

Deadball Rebounds 1,1

Player

BURRIS, Cherisse SIMS, Sasha SHARP, Jama SANDERS, Shanasa McGOWAN, Victoria BREWER, Olivia DENNIS, Ashley GARCIA, Jazmin MILLS, Janelle Team Totals

24 22 23 30 10 11 13 34

FG % 1st Half: 12-36 33.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

5-12 3-14 3-5 2-11 5-8 0-0 1-7 3-7 1-1

0-1 1-4 1-2 0-2 2-3 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0

23-65

5-16

4 2 6 3 3 6 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 4 1 5 1 7 8 17-22 12 28 40

2nd half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 12-16 75.0%

2-3 0-0 1-2 3-4 4-4 0-0 3-3 4-6 0-0

A TO Blk Stl

2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1

12 7 8 7 16 0 6 10 2

2 3 1 1 8 0 1 0 0

2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

68 16

4 11 200

1 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 0

Game: 23-65 35.4% Game: 5-16 31.3% Game: 17-22 77.3%

Min

21 30 30 29 38 1 17 14 20

Deadball Rebounds 5

Officials: Luis Gonzalez, John Akins, Mitch Kaufman Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Stetson-None. Attendance: 512

Officials: Ken Drayton, Rod Ledington, Monica Claridge Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Florida Gulf Coast-None. Attendance: 1745 Score by periods Mercer Florida Gulf Coast

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

Points MERW FGCU

In Paint 24 48

Off T/O 8 21

2nd Fast Chance Break 12 0 27 11

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

Bench 26 50

Score by periods Mercer Stetson

1st

2nd

Total

25 33

21 35

46 68

Last FG - MERW 2nd-02:04, STET 2nd-00:36. Largest lead - MERW by 6 1st-15:37, STET by 22 2nd-02:41.

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Points MERW STET

In Paint 12 34

Off T/O 3 21

2nd Fast Chance Break 8 0 10 6

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

Bench 2 18

mercer

SMITH, Sharmesia BLAKEMORE, Jasmine WILLIAMS, Briana BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

records

Player

Stetson 68 • 18-5 (9-2 ASUN)

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

review

f g g g g

bears

BLAKEMORE, Jasmine WILLIAMS, Briana SMITH, Sharmesia BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex BARNES, Erichea ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

Mercer 46 • 3-19 (1-10 ASUN)

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

coaches

Mercer 55 • 3-18, 1-9 A-Sun

Player

Turnovers plagued Mercer throughout the game as the Bears handed the ball over 21 times in comparison to Stetson’s eight miscues. Entering the game, Mercer had fewer turnovers than its opponent in five of the last seven outings. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Stetson 01/28/12 1:00 pm at DeLand, Fla. (Edmunds Center)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Florida Gulf Coast 1/26/12 7:05 pm at Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena)

Sophomore Jasmine Blakemore finished just shy of a doubledouble with 12 points and nine boards before fouling out with 3:31 to go. Her 12-point effort was one point short of tying a season-high effort. preview

Freshman Alesha Smith was having her best collegiate game with a season-best six points and three rebounds before leaving the game with an injury in the second half. Freshman Teanna Robinson also had a solid outing, booking four points, five rebounds, an assist and a block in 17 minutes.

Williams’ 20-point output was the seventh time she has reached that mark this season. In 51 career games played, the McDonough, Ga. native has accomplished that feat 16 times.

2012-13 Mercer Women’s Basketball Media Guide

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME GAME

GAME

ETSU 75, Mercer 59 Feb. 2, 2012 Macon, Ga. University Center

MACON, Ga. – Mercer sophomore Briana Williams broke Mercer’s all-time single-game scoring record on Saturday with a remarkable 54-point effort, lifting the women’s basketball team to an 87-71 victory over USC Upstate at the University Center.

Mercer slipped to 3-20 (1-11 A-Sun) while ETSU jumped to 6-16 (5-6 A-Sun).

With 51 points and a tie for the program’s single-game record already to her credit, Williams brought the ball up the court as the clock dwindled under 30 seconds left in the game.

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preview

After taking a 40-29 lead into halftime, ETSU shot 14-of-25 (56%) from the field in the final 20 minutes of action. ETSU sophomore Destiny Mitchell scored 19 of her game-high 30 points in the final stanza as the Bucs led by double digits for the entirety of the period. Mercer held an edge in second-chance points (16-11) and bench scoring (25-23) while ETSU won points in the paint (44-22), and fast-break points (12-4).

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics ETSU vs Mercer 2/2/12 7:00 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center

bears

Player

AUSTIN, Tosha WASHINGTON, Gwen PICKWELL, Natalie BOGARD, Brianna MITCHELL, Destiny GORDON, Tarita RANDALL, Shawn BOND, Maria BOWLING, Cara DUKE, Amy Team Totals

25 03 04 41 11 14 20 23

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With the shot clock winding down, Williams canned the subsequent three-pointer, solidifying her spot in the record book with just 15 seconds left in the game. Williams’ performance broke the 20-year-old mark set by Andrea Congreaves, who held the record with a pair of 51-point games in 1992. Congreaves scored 51 against Florida A&M twice that season on January 11, 1992 and February 5, 1992. Williams’ effort was also an Atlantic Sun record. Her 54 points were just six shy of the all-time NCAA Division I record, set by Cindy Brown of Long Beach State on February 16, 1987. Williams finished the game 16-of-25 from the field and 17-of-21 from the free throw line. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics USC Upstate vs Mercer 2/4/12 2 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center

ETSU 75 • 6-16 (5-6 A-Sun)

FG % 1st Half: 16-31 51.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

USC Upstate 71 • 6-17 (5-7 ASun)

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f 3-4 f 1-4 g 3-10 g 1-1 g 12-15 3-7 0-1 2-3 5-8 0-3

0-0 0-0 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0

0-0 3-4 2-2 0-0 6-8 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0

30-56

2-7

13-20

2nd half: 14-25 56.0% 2nd half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3%

1 4 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 1 5 3 8 2 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 0 0 4 4 9 26 35 11

A TO Blk Stl

6 5 9 2 30 7 0 4 12 0

0 1 1 3 1 6 0 1 1 0

3 3 2 1 3 1 0 2 1 3

75 14 19

2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0

4 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 0

Min

24 16 32 15 36 25 1 13 25 13

5 12 200

Game: 30-56 53.6% Game: 2-7 28.6% Game: 13-20 65.0%

Deadball Rebounds 6

Mercer 59 • 3-20 (1-11 ASun)

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Feb. 4, 2012 Macon, Ga. University Center

MACON, Ga. – Three Mercer women’s basketball players scored in double figures as the Bears lost to ETSU, 75-59 at the University Center Thursday night. Sophomore Briana Williams scored a team-high 16 points in the loss.

Williams’ 16 points came in conjunction with five assists, four rebounds and a steal. Freshmen Precious Bridges and Alicia Williams scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Player

SMITH, Sharmesia BLAKEMORE, Jasmine WILLIAMS, Briana BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha BUCHANAN, Ry'van WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex BARNES, Erichea ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

24 02 33 51 01 04 11

mercer

Mercer 87, USC Upstate 71

15 32 45

FG % 1st Half: 11-36 30.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% FT % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

2-5 0-4 7-18 5-15 1-4 2-5 3-8 0-0 4-10 0-0 1-2

0-0 0-0 1-5 1-2 0-2 1-1 2-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

1-2 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

25-71

5-16

4-9

2nd half: 14-35 40.0% 2nd half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0%

5 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 3 2 3 5 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 5 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 3 2 5 22 18 40 17

A TO Blk Stl

5 0 16 11 2 5 10 0 8 0 2

0 0 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0

3 3 2 6 1 0 4 0 4 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

5 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1

Min

27 10 32 37 19 7 24 8 21 1 14

1st

2nd

Total

40 29

35 30

75 59

2 13 200

Game: 25-71 35.2% Game: 5-16 31.3% Game: 4-9 44.4%

Last FG - ETSU 2nd-00:25, MERW 2nd-01:34. Largest lead - ETSU by 16 2nd-10:39, MERW by 3 1st-17:04.

Points ETSU MERW

Player

ZAVECKAITE, Paulina HICKS, Shelby SMITH, Tyra OHL, Hannah COPNEY, Tee'Ara ROBINSON, Briana DAVIS, Hikeya' ROACH, Kim PINKETT, Erin McROBERTS, Lauren Team Totals

32 01 13 23 00 02 04 10 15

FG % 1st Half: 11-33 33.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0%

Deadball Rebounds 3

In Paint 44 22

Off T/O 20 20

2nd Fast Chance Break 11 12 16 4

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 4 times.

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

4-8 5-10 0-1 1-6 8-20 2-4 3-4 1-1 0-1 0-2

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

24-57

1-8

3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 13-14 0-1 2-4 4-4 0-0 0-0

2 10 12 3 5 1 6 3 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 2 1 4 5 2 1 1 2 0 0 4 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 3 3 6 22-28 13 27 40 21

2nd half: 13-24 54.2% 2nd half: 0-1 0.0% 2nd half: 20-23 87.0%

A TO Blk Stl

11 10 0 2 30 4 8 6 0 0

1 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0

Min

1 5 4 2 1 4 2 0 2 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

71 12 23

4 200

Game: 24-57 42.1% Game: 1-8 12.5% Game: 22-28 78.6%

32 28 13 26 39 18 13 11 10 10

Deadball Rebounds 1

Mercer 87 • 4-20 (2-11 ASun) ##

Player

SMITH, Sharmesia BLAKEMORE, Jasmine WILLIAMS, Briana BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

24 02 33 51 04 11 15 45

59 10 23

Officials: Talisa Green, JT Turner, Jill Poole Technical fouls: ETSU-None. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1275 Score by periods ETSU Mercer

FG % 1st Half: 19-35 54.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f 0-1 f 2-6 g 16-27 g 4-12 g 4-8 0-0 0-1 3-9 0-1 29-65

0-0 0-2 5-6 1-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-14

0-0 3-4 17-21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

1 2 3 4 2 4 6 5 1 5 6 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 8 11 5 2 3 5 3 2 1 3 21-27 11 25 36 28

2nd half: 10-30 33.3% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 14-18 77.8%

A TO Blk Stl

0 7 54 9 10 0 0 7 0

0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 0

9 13

2 3 3 2 0 0 0 3 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

1 0 4 3 1 0 0 3 0

Min

21 15 36 39 37 6 2 30 14

2 12 200

Game: 29-65 44.6% Game: 8-14 57.1% Game: 21-27 77.8%

Deadball Rebounds 4

Officials: Jody Cantrell, Kyle Doehrman, Greg Smith Technical fouls: USC Upstate-TEAM. Mercer-None. Attendance: 1409 Bench 23 25

Score by periods USC Upstate Mercer

1st

2nd

Total

25 48

46 39

71 87

Last FG - UPST 2nd-01:00, MERW 2nd-00:15. Largest lead - UPST by 4 1st-18:38, MERW by 28 2nd-16:55.

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Points UPST MERW

In Paint 40 18

Off T/O 14 25

2nd Fast Chance Break 10 10 8 4

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

Bench 18 7

2012-13 Mercer Women’s Basketball Media Guide

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME GAME Kennesaw State 70, Mercer 68

Feb. 11, 2012 Kennesaw, Ga. KSU ConvocaƟon Center

GAME

North Florida 66, Mercer 49 Feb. 16, 2012 Jacksonville, Fla. UNF Arena

KENNESAW, Ga. – Mercer sophomore Briana Williams had a sensational 39-point performance, but her effort was not enough to stop Kennesaw State from claiming a 70-68 victory in Saturday afternoon’s women’s basketball game at the KSU Convocation Center.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ten different Mercer women’s basketball players scored in a 66-49 loss to North Florida at UNF Arena on Thursday evening. Freshman Alicia Williams led the Bears with 12 points while sophomore Jasmine Blakemore chipped in 10.

With 46 seconds to play, the teams had played to an even 68-68 tie before KSU redshirt freshman Taylor Mills went to the line and hit a pair of free throws. On Mercer’s next possession, the KSU defense keyed on Williams, who dumped the ball under to a posting Alex Phillips. Phillips converted a turnaround jumper to pull the Bears even once again.

With the win, North Florida improved to 11-16 (8-8 A-Sun) and clinched a spot in the A-Sun tournament while the Bears dipped to 4-22 (2-13 A-Sun).

KSU head coach Colbey Tilley called a timeout, and on the ensuing possession, Chelcey Farrar found Lisa Capellan coming off a screen for a jumper and the lead with 10 seconds remaining.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Kennesaw State 2/11/12 5:00 p.m. at Kennesaw, Ga. - KSU Convocation Center

WILLIAMS, Briana WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Sharmesia BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha BUCHANAN, Ry'van SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BARNES, Erichea ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

04 05 33 51 01 11 15 24 32 45

FG % 1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% FT % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9%

* 15-31 * 1-4 * 3-3 * 1-4 * 1-5 3-8 0-0 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 26-61

3-8 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-15

6-8 2-2 4-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

2 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 5 1 6 3 2 2 4 4 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 13-18 16 12 28 22

2nd half: 15-30 50.0% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9%

Player

BUCHANAN, Ry'van SMITH, Sharmesia WILLIAMS, Briana BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BARNES, Erichea ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

A TO Blk Stl

Min

39 4 10 2 2 6 0 5 0 0 0

2 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0

38 21 24 35 25 18 0+ 26 6 2 5

4 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

68 10 12

6 200

Game: 26-61 42.6% Game: 3-15 20.0% Game: 13-18 72.2%

Deadball Rebounds 4

33 51 04 11 15 24 32 45

CAPELLAN, Lisa WELLS, Kristina MILLS, Taylor FARRAR, Chelcey GIDEON, Sametria HOLLIDAY, Ashley BOLDEN, Tamasha GRAY, Elaina LOCKHART, Carmen Team Totals

10 14 22 32 01 05 24 33

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9%

* * * * *

3-5 5-8 2-6 6-8 5-11 2-6 0-0 0-0 2-5

0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

25-49

2-6

2 2 4 4 4 5 9 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 2 3 2 5 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 18-25 14 20 34 18

2nd half: 12-20 60.0% 2nd half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 8-12 66.7%

0-0 6-6 5-8 3-5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4

A TO Blk Stl

6 16 10 15 11 5 0 0 7

3 6 5 3 1 0 0 0 0

6 3 2 3 2 3 0 0 2 1 70 18 22

Player

Min

31 38 40 39 20 17 1 1 13

LAMAR, Raneisha KERR, Jadhken JONES, Larkira BAKER, Kim KIRKLAND, Brittany SMITH, Destinee SMITH, Taylor HICKS, Jasmine LANGSTON, Octavia Team Totals

0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0

5 200

Game: 25-49 51.0% Game: 2-6 33.3% Game: 18-25 72.0%

Deadball Rebounds 5

1st

2nd

Total

34 38

34 32

68 70

Last FG - MERW 2nd-00:34, KSU 2nd-00:10. Largest lead - MERW by 5 2nd-07:48, KSU by 6 2nd-19:50.

3-13

6-6

9-29 1-6 4-4

31.0% 16.7% 100.0

0 1 1 4 4 2 6 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 1 3 5 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 15 18 33 19

A TO Blk Stl

2 2 4 6 7 12 2 2 10 0 2

2 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0

1 1 1 1 2 2 1 5 1 0 1

0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

0 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1

8 16

9 200

Game: 20-64 31.3% Game: 3-13 23.1% Game: 6-6 100.0

Min

21 19 17 35 28 31 6 20 14 3 6

Deadball Rebounds 0

42 03 10 05 21 30 32

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f c g g

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

5-8 2-10 3-3 1-6 1-7 2-3 6-9 2-2 3-10

0-0 1-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2

25-58

1-11

9 4 13 1 4 5 0 5 5 2 3 5 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 8 15-19 19 29 48

2nd half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd half: 0-5 0.0% 2nd half: 12-13 92.3%

4-6 0-1 2-2 2-2 4-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2

2 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 1

A TO Blk Stl

14 5 8 4 6 4 13 4 8

0 2 1 1 4 1 0 0 1

2 2 3 3 2 2 2 0 4 1 66 10 21

Min

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0

5 200

Game: 25-58 43.1% Game: 1-11 9.1% Game: 15-19 78.9%

29 29 26 27 35 13 16 4 21

Deadball Rebounds 0

Officials: David Kramer, Reid Brokett, Tombi Bell Technical fouls: Mercer-None. North Florida-None. Attendance: 697 Mercer #51 fouled out with 1:06 remaining in 2nd half

Officials: Paulani Spurlock, Drew Judge and Jill Poole Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Kennesaw State-None. Attendance: 803 Score by periods Mercer Kennesaw State

0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0

North Florida 66 • 11-16, 8-8 A-Sun ##

0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1

20-64 2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

0-0 0-0 0-3 0-1 1-5 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Points MERW KSU

In Paint 16 38

Off T/O 16 16

2nd Fast Chance Break 21 2 15 4

Score tied - 12 times. Lead changed - 13 times.

Bench 11 12

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26 30

23 36

49 66

Last FG - MERW 2nd-00:59, UNF 2nd-00:23. Largest lead - MERW by 2 2nd-12:49, UNF by 17 2nd-01:06.

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In Paint 18 34

Off T/O 12 17

2nd Fast Chance Break 12 6 23 2

Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 8 times.

Bench 28 29

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FG % 1st Half: 11-35 31.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0

Kennesaw State 70 • 12-13, 7-7 A-Sun Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs North Florida 02/16/12 7 p.m. at Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena) Mercer 49 • 4-22, 2-13 A-Sun

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Mercer’s 10 scoring contributors marked a season high for the squad. Previously, nine Mercer players had scored in the same game twice this season.

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Williams booked her 39 points on 15-of-31 shooting in the game while also totaling three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Williams scored 11 of Mercer’s final 14 points and finished the second half with 21 of Mercer’s 34 points.

Williams led the Bears in scoring for the third time this season, collecting her 12 points on five-of-15 shooting from the floor. She also tied for the team lead with six rebounds, sharing that honor with junior Shari Smith.

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Mercer raced back the other way, but Williams was tightly defended and the ball went to freshman Tabitha Bradshaw. Bradshaw let it fly, but her attempt found iron and Farrar corralled the defensive rebound to secure the KSU victory.

With 11:08 to play in the game, the contest had already featured eight lead changes and seven tie scores when Mercer freshman drilled a jumper to even matters at 41-41. From that point on, UNF outscored Mercer 25-8 down the stretch to secure the victory.

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Jacksonville 84, Mercer 78 Feb. 18, 2012 Jacksonville, Fla. Veterans Memorial Center

Sophomore Briana Williams led the Bears with 31 points, 13 of which scored in the game’s final three minutes. Williams has now booked 30 or more points in three of the last four games and is only 12 points short of 1,000 for her career.

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Junior Sharmesia Smith finished just shy of her second doubledouble of the year, tallying eight points and 11 rebounds in the loss. Freshman Alicia Williams had her second-straight game in double-figure scoring, netting 12 points on Saturday.

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BUCHANAN, Ry'van SMITH, Sharmesia WILLIAMS, Briana BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Alicia PHILLIPS, Alex ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

05 02 33 51 04 15

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FG % 1st Half: 16-34 47.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0

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CARGILL, Jade SNEED, Tracie PEEPLES, Abril GEORGE, Jessica BELL, Crystal MITCHELL, Ronisha HOLLIDAY, Britney MCLEE, Ciara OSBORNE, Jane'l SCOTT, Madison Team Totals

22 01 03 21 11 12 20 25

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f 2-2 f 3-5 g 11-26 g 4-11 g 0-4 6-9 4-11 1-3

1-1 0-0 4-8 0-1 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0

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0-0 2-2 5-10 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

1 1 2 5 6 5 11 4 3 4 7 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 3 0 3 3 3 4 5 9 5 4 2 6 2 1 1 2 11-16 19 22 41 29

2nd half: 15-37 40.5% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3%

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5 8 31 10 2 12 8 2

0 1 2 1 6 4 1 0

2 3 5 2 4 2 2 3

78 15 23

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0 5 2 1 1 1 0 3

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7 31 34 36 27 26 27 12

BOWERS, Anna PHILLIPS, Hannah McALISTER, Leah FAULKNER, Morgan ROBINSON, Sasha WRIGHT, Jana BURNETTE, Shanice SMITH, O'Neisha DUERK, Brittany Team Totals

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5-10 3-8 6-14 1-3 5-18 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-3 2-3

0-0 0-1 2-3 0-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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4-5 10-10 3-4 0-0 7-13 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 4-6

5 3 8 4 2 8 10 1 4 1 5 4 0 2 2 2 3 6 9 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 3 30-40 20 25 45 16

2nd half: 13-36 36.1% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 20-27 74.1%

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14 16 17 2 19 2 2 2 2 8

0 3 6 4 1 0 1 1 0 0

2 4 2 4 3 4 1 1 0 0

84 16 21

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 1 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 0

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Game: 25-62 40.3% Game: 4-9 44.4% Game: 30-40 75.0%

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36 35

42 49

78 84

Last FG - MERW 2nd-00:36, JU 2nd-00:56. Largest lead - MERW by 1 1st-00:39, JU by 13 1st-16:17.

30 32 34 51 04 20 22 40

FG % 1st Half: 11-22 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 8-13 61.5%

Points MERW JU

In Paint 34 36

Off T/O 18 18

2nd Fast Chance Break 15 14 18 12

Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 4 times.

Bench 22 16

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

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9-18 4-8 3-4 0-1 0-4 0-1 3-4 3-7 1-4

2-6 0-2 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0

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0 2 2 1 2 10 12 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 3 5 1 0 5 5 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 3 4 0 4 4 2 6 0 6 10-17 11 33 44 14

2nd half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0%

3-5 1-1 5-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-2

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23 9 13 0 0 0 7 6 3

2 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 1

6 5 1 4 3 2 0 3 1 2 61 11 27

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0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

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Game: 23-51 45.1% Game: 5-12 41.7% Game: 10-17 58.8%

33 31 18 25 23 15 16 22 17

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BUCHANAN, Ry'van WILLIAMS, Briana SMITH, Sharmesia BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Alicia SMITH, Alesha PHILLIPS, Alex BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BARNES, Erichea ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

02 05 33 51 04 11 15 24 32 45

FG % 1st Half: 13-41 31.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7%

Officials: Kim Thebo, Van Berry, Clifford Hitchman Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Jacksonville-BELL, Crystal. Attendance: 375 Score by periods Mercer Jacksonville

Mercer also stepped its game up on the defensive end of the floor, forcing the Bison into 27 turnovers that led to 26 points for the home team.

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Game: 31-71 43.7% Game: 5-15 33.3% Game: 11-16 68.8%

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Williams has plenty of help on the offensive side of the ball with junior Ry’van Buchanan pouring in a team-high 22 points on 10of-18 shooting from the field for her third 20-point effort of the season. Buchanan also pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds en route to her second career double-double and third such effort by any Mercer player this season.

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Williams finished the game with 14 points and in the process scored her 1,000 career point, making her just the 22nd Mercer women’s basketball player to eclipse the 1,000 point plateau.

Lipscomb 61 • 5-23 (3-14 ASun)

Mercer 78 • 4-23, 2-14 A-Sun

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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Lipscomb vs Mercer 2/23/12 5 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Jacksonville 2/18/12 1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Arena

Feb. 23, 2012 Macon, Ga. University Center

MACON, Ga. – Sophomore Briana Williams drilled a clutch shot in the waning moments to propel the Mercer women’s basketball team to a 67-61 Atlantic Sun Conference win over Lipscomb on Thursday evening at the University Center.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Mercer women’s basketball team erased a 13-point first-half deficit to earn a one-point halftime lead, but Jacksonville outscored the Bears by seven the final 20 minutes to capture an 84-78 win on Saturday afternoon at the Veterans Memorial Arena.

Williams’ late scoring barrage helped the Bears trim a 10-point deficit to four with under a minute to play. With 11 seconds left, Mercer was behind 83-78 when Williams drove to the bucket and scored as an official’s whistle blew. A call that could have gone either way was ruled a charge and Mercer lost its opportunity for a three-point play that would have pulled the Bears within two.

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Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* 10-18 * 5-19 * 1-3 * 6-15 * 0-5 3-8 0-0 4-10 0-2 0-0 0-1

0-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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6 4 10 3 0 3 3 2 3 5 8 2 3 1 4 3 2 3 5 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 18 24 42 20

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22 14 2 14 0 7 0 8 0 0 0

0 4 1 2 4 1 0 4 0 0 0

2 2 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 0

67 16 13

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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28 26 18 38 27 19 1 27 4 10 2

2 11 200

Game: 29-81 35.8% Game: 3-9 33.3% Game: 6-7 85.7%

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31 29

30 38

61 67

Last FG - LIP 2nd-01:04, MERW 2nd-00:28. Largest lead - LIP by 6 1st-08:18, MERW by 8 2nd-07:58.

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In Paint 28 34

Off T/O 6 26

2nd Fast Chance Break 12 2 17 6

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 6 times.

Bench 16 15

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Mercer 73, Belmont 66 Feb. 25, 2012 Macon, Ga. University Center

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women’s basketball team ended its 2011-12 campaign on a high note after capturing a 73-66 win over Belmont on Saturday afternoon at the University Center. Mercer (6-23, 4-14 A-Sun) won its second-straight contest to close the season and captured the season series from Belmont (12-17, 11-7 A-Sun), the No. 3 seed in next week’s Atlantic Sun Women’s Basketball Championship. Junior Ry’van Buchanan and sophomore Briana Williams paced the Bears with 28 and 27 points, respectively, marking the third time this season that both players have scored 20 or more points in the same game. Belmont didn’t go away, however, beginning to chip away at the Bears 48-35 lead at the start of the second half. A mid-range jumper by Belmont senior Alyssa Visbeen cut Mercer’s lead to just two, 56-54, with 9:59 remaining in the game. preview

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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Mercer vs Belmont 2/25/12 2 p.m. at Macon, Ga. - University Center Mercer 73 • 6-23 (4-14 ASun)

BUCHANAN, Ry'van WILLIAMS, Briana SMITH, Sharmesia BRIDGES, Precious BRADSHAW, Tabitha WILLIAMS, Alicia PHILLIPS, Alex HAZEL, Brittnee BLAKEMORE, Jasmine BARNES, Erichea ROBINSON, Teanna Team Totals

02 05 33 51 04 15 23 24 32 45

FG % 1st Half: 17-30 56.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% FT % 1st Half: 10-12 83.3%

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* 11-20 * 10-16 * 0-1 * 1-4 * 0-3 0-4 1-2 0-0 0-1 2-4 1-4

2-4 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1

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4-4 5-8 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0

2 3 5 4 2 5 7 0 2 3 5 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 5 16-20 10 20 30 17

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28 27 2 2 0 3 2 0 2 4 3

0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1

2 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0

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Game: 26-59 44.1% Game: 5-13 38.5% Game: 16-20 80.0%

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CARROLL, Katie MAYERS, Amara BROOKS, Katie DANIEL, Tristan NELSON, Haley TARRENCE, Adrienne DOWNS, Julianne KESLER, Crystal BURTNETT, Cacy VAUGHT, Torie VISBEEN, Alyssa Team Totals

11 32 33 44 01 04 05 22 23 50

FG % 1st Half: 14-31 45.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%

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1-6 1-4 1-5 2-5 9-17 1-4 3-6 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-5

1-3 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

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2nd half: 8-22 36.4% 2nd half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd half: 15-18 83.3%

2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 11 13 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 9 25 34 16

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8 2 5 10 22 2 9 0 2 0 6

2 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

31 12 25 27 34 19 14 0+ 18 3 15

4 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 9 19

0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1

1 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0

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Game: 22-53 41.5% Game: 1-9 11.1% Game: 21-25 84.0%

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Officials: Drew Judge, Angel Stanton, Jeff Ford Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Belmont-None. Attendance: Score by periods Mercer Belmont

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25 31

73 66

Last FG - MERW 2nd-00:25, BEL 2nd-01:15. Largest lead - MERW by 18 1st-04:34, BEL None.

Points MERW BEL

In Paint 16 34

Off T/O 25 12

2nd Fast Chance Break 6 4 14 2

Bench 7 19

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

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COACH BRENDA NICHOLS

Year Overall Conf. Coach 2004-05 12-16 10-10 Brenda Nichols 2005-06 14-15 10-10 Brenda Nichols 2006-07 5-25 4-14 Sybil Blalock 2007-08 4-26 1-15 Janell Jones 2008-09 17-14 12-8 Janell Jones 2009-10 14-16 11-9 Janell Jones 2010-11 2-27 2-18 Susie Gardner 2011-12 6-23 4-14 Susie Gardner

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Note: Mercer played the 1971-72 season as a member of the Southern Women’s Athletic Conference before joining the Georgia AIAW for the 1972-73 season. The Bears played in the GAIAW through the 1981-82 season before competing as an independent until 1985-86 when Mercer became a charter member of the New South Women’s Athletic Conference. The NSWAC merged with the Trans-America Athletic Conference in July 1991, which changed its name to the Atlantic Sun Conference in July 2001.

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GAMES 1. Ed Nixon 281 2. Billy Holmes 194 3. Peggy Collins 166 4. Brenda Welch-Nichols 113 5. Lea Henry 110 6. Jane Fontaine 90 7. Janell Jones 91 8. Susie Gardner 58 9. Sybil Blalock 30 10. Sharon Baldwin 29

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Year Overall Conf. Coach 1987-88 4-22 2-10 Ed Nixon 1988-89 13-15 7-5 Ed Nixon 1989-90 5-23 2-10 Ed Nixon 1990-91 18-9 10-2 Lea Henry 1991-92 20-8 10-2 Lea Henry 1992-93 11-18 4-8 Lea Henry 1993-94 6-20 1-11 Lea Henry 1994-95 6-20 2-14 Billy Holmes 1995-96 16-11 9-7 Billy Holmes 1996-97 16-14 8-8 Billy Holmes 1997-98 9-18 7-9 Billy Holmes 1998-99 9-18 5-11 Billy Holmes 1999-00 14-14 9-9 Billy Holmes 2000-01 6-23 2-16 Billy Holmes 2001-02 16-13 12-8 Sharon Baldwin 2002-03 12-16 10-6 Brenda Nichols 2003-04 13-15 11-9 Brenda Nichols

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Year Overall Conf. Coach 1970-71 3-5 N/A Peggy Collins 1971-72 21-1 7-1 Peggy Collins 1972-73 19-4 N/A Peggy Collins 1973-74 24-2 N/A Peggy Collins 1974-75 23-6 N/A Peggy Collins 1975-76 24-6 N/A Peggy Collins 1976-77 19-9 N/A Peggy Collins 1977-78 6-17 N/A Jane Fontaine 1978-79 22-10 3-3 Jane Fontaine 1979-80 29-6 13-1 Jane Fontaine 1980-81 15-12 5-7 Ed Nixon 1981-82 16-13 2-2 Ed Nixon 1982-83 15-12 N/A Ed Nixon 1983-84 14-17 N/A Ed Nixon 1984-85 24-7 N/A Ed Nixon 1985-86 7-21 3-7 Ed Nixon 1986-87 3-24 1-9 Ed Nixon

SEASONS 1. Ed Nixon 2. Peggy Collins Billy Holmes 4. Lea Henry Brenda Welch-Nichols 6. Jane Fontaine 7. Janell Jones 8. Susie Gardner 9. Sharon Baldwin Sybil Blalock

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WINNING PERCENTAGE 1. Peggy Collins .801 2. Jane Fontaine .633 3. Sharon Baldwin .552 4. Lea Henry .500 5. Brenda Welch-Nichols .451 6. Ed Nixon .409 7. Billy Holmes .392 8. Janell Jones .380 9. Sybil Blalock .167 10. Susie Gardner .138

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WINS 1. Peggy Collins 133 2. Ed Nixon 115 3. Billy Holmes 76 4. Jane Fontaine 57 5. Lea Henry 55 6. Brenda Welch-Nichols 51 7. Janell Jones 35 8. Sharon Baldwin 16 9. Susie Gardner 8 10. Sybil Blalock 5

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A list of legendary players at Mercer begins with Andrea Congreaves. Congreaves re-wrote the Mercer record book during her dazzling four-year career. She was a three-time Conference Player of the Year, and a member of the 1993 Kodak All-America team. She is the all-time leader in points, field goals and field goal percentage. She is second in free throws made, blocked shots, three-pointers made and attempted, third in rebounds and rebounding average. She led the Bears to back-to-back conference championships in 1990-1991 and 1991-1992. She led the nation in scoring in 1991-92 (33.0 ppg) and 1992-93 (31.0 ppg). Congreaves’ incredible season also included a field goal percentage of .633, 11.6 rebounds per game and 77 three-point field goals made on 185 attempts for a .416 percentage. Congreaves went on to play four seasons in the WNBA after her Mercer career, spending two seasons with the Charlotte Sting and two seasons with the Orlando Miracle. She is also one

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Myrel Huskey was Mercer’s first player to score 1,000 career points and currently ranks fourth with 1,867 points.

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game win streak before the loss to Texas. That season also marked the beginning of another Mercer legend, Emma Mumphrey. She finished her career as the third member of the 2,000-point club with 2,098. Mumphrey is second in field goal percentage, finishing her career with 859 made on 1,524 attempts, a .564 shooting percentage, a mark that stood until the 1992-93 season. Vivian Humphrey and Emma Mumphrey made a powerful combination, but they were not the first “Dynamic Duo” to

Andrea Congreaves is the only player to be named Atlantic Sun Player of the Year three times. She also earned a spot on all-conference team each of her four years at Mercer. of only three Bears to have her jersey retired, as she was honored with a ceremony in 1993. Vivian Humphrey is Mercer’s second all-time leading scorer with 2,284 points during her career between 1977-81. She held the top spot on the scoring list until Congreaves claimed the throne. Humphrey ranks second all-time in field goals made (925), and first in field goals attempted (2,125) as well as free throws made, edging out Congreaves with a career total of 434. Humphrey led the Bears during one of the most successful periods in the program’s history. During the 1978-79 season, the Bears won 22 games with just 10 losses under coach Jane Fontaine and went on to win the GAIAW state championship. After that season, the Bears came back strong to defend their title. The team posted a program-high 29 wins during the 1979-80 campaign. The Bears rolled through the GAIAW Tournament, and into the Region III tournament. The Bears hosted Texas in the AIAW National Tournament. The 81-80 loss ended Mercer’s season, but not before adding another title, and a 12-

wear the Orange and Black. From 1971-75, Myrel Huskey and Sybil Blalock formed a scoring force that helped Mercer to the most dominant four-year run in the program’s history. Huskey (1,867) and Blalock (1,856) rank fourth and fifth respectively on the scoring list, and were the first players to record 1,000 points in their career. Under head coach Peggy Collins, the Bears went 87-13, a .870 winning percentage. Myrel Huskey held the top spot on Mercer’s all-time scoring list for less than a decade, when Vivian Humphrey surpassed her career total, but her name still remains near the top in every major offensive category. Sybil Blalock, former Mercer head coach and current SWA, has achieved many accolades that are still remembered throughout the Mercer record books. She was honored as a member of the WNIT AllAmerica Team in 1975. Cindy Brogdon played only two seasons for Mercer, but she made an impact in her time here. She averaged 30.1 points per game for each season, the third highest total in school history. Brogdon finished with 1,746 points, placing her sixth on the scoring list. But her two individual seasons of 902 points in 1975-76 and 844 points in 1976-77 stood as the best single seasons until Congreaves’ remarkable 1991-92 season. After her Mercer career she played for the 1976 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team in Montreal. Brogdon averaged 5.8 points and 2.0 rebounds, helping the American squad bring home a silver medal.

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CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION and their 14-consecutive wins, but Central Missouri prevailed 82-79. Mercer’s most decorated player brought home the next two championship banners. Andrea Congreaves patrolled the hardwood of Porter Gym from 1989-1993, and filled up the stat sheets with 2,796 points, 1,107 field goals made including 153 3-pointers, 429 free throws made and 1,141 rebounds. She was supported by Stephany Raines during the two championship seasons; Raines is by no surprise, the all-time leader in assists with 851.

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Mercer opened its 1990-91 season against perennial powerhouse Old Dominion, on the road, under the guidance of first year head coach Lea Henry. The Bears went into ODU and walked out victorious and carried that momentum to a 4-0 start. After the fast start, the Bears lost two in a row for the only time during their title run. The Bears finished 1990-91 with an 18-9 overall record, and a 10-2 conference record. Congreaves led the nation in scoring average that season, with 33 points per contest. The Bears lost to Florida A&M in the conference tournament, ending their season, but not before the first New South Women’s Athletic Conference banner in program history adorned the rafters of Porter Gym. The 1991-92 Bears started slowly by dropping the first two games to Tennessee State and South Florida. After drawing back to .500 with consecutive wins over Marist and UCF, the Bears fell to 2-4 after two straight losses to Georgia and College of Charleston. Then things started clicking. The Bears ran off nine straight victories, a loss to Southeastern Louisiana slowed the roll, but it did not stop it. Mercer reeled off eight more wins, then traded consecutive losses to Florida International and Florida Atlantic with consecutive wins over Georgia State and Florida A&M. Mercer clinched a share of the regular season title yet again, this time sharing with Florida International as both finished 10-2. The Bears finished 20-8 that season, Andrea Congreaves led the NCAA in scoring once again, averaging 31.0 points. She won her second Conference Player of the Year award, and set the stage for her selection to the Kodak All-America team in 1993.

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Mercer women’s basketball began play in 1970 and it didn’t take long for the program to find success. In just its second year of existence, the Bears finished with a 21-1 record in 1971-72 and claimed the regularseason and tournament titles in the Southern Women’s Athletic Conference. The Bears went on a run of six-straight winning seasons under their first head coach, Peggy Collins, who is Mercer’s all-time winningest coach with 133 wins and has an .801 winning percentage. After a one season stumble in 1977-78 under new coach Jane Fontaine, the Bears rebounded quickly winning 51 games in the next two seasons under Fontaine. In 1978-79, under the direction of Fontaine, the Bears won the GAIAW state championship. That team was led by one of the legends of Mercer women’s basketball, Vivian Humphrey. Humphrey is the second leading scorer in Mercer history, and is one of three members of the exclusive 2,000-point club. Charlotte Nicholson was finishing up her brilliant career with 1,256 points, 11th in the Mercer record books. Kathy Singletary, eighth on Mercer’s all-time scoring list, was in her first year with the Bears. Mercer went 22-10 that season, notching victories over Georgia, Georgia Southern, Florida State, Florida, Ole Miss and Auburn. The Bears defeated Valdosta State for the GAIWA state title, but would lose to them in the third round of the Region III Tournament. The Bears kept right on rolling during the 1979-80 season, setting a school record with 29 wins. Humphrey returned to lead the Bears along with Singleton. That season saw the emergence of another future legend of Mercer, Emma Mumphrey. Mumphrey would finish her career with 2,098 points, third on Mercer’s all-time list. That Mercer team came out of the blocks on fire, ripping off seven wins in a row. The Bears had a one game stumble at Mississippi College, then notched three more wins over Auburn, Stetson and Pittsburgh. The Bears suffered back-to-back losses only once the entire season, against Clemson and Ole Miss. They went on a tear to end the season and went into the GAIAW Tournament having won 12 in a row, the third-longest win streak in the program’s history. Mercer’s tournament run consisted of wins over Valdosta State and Georgia Southern to win the GAIAW State Title, before moving on to the Region III tournament in Cleveland, Miss. Mercer swept the Region III tournament with wins over South Alabama, Florida State and Georgia Southern. This put the Bears at home hosting Texas in the AIAW National Tournament, after a tight game, the Longhorns prevailed 81-80 ending Mercer’s season, but the success of the 1979-1980 season still remains. Mercer went through some rebuilding after that magical season, but the success returned to Porter Gym for the 1984-85 season. The Bears were led by the senior leadership of Anita Meadows. She finished her career with a total of 1,088 points, which is 15th all-time for the Bears. Throw on top of that the strong play of freshmen and eventual 1,000-point club member Dawn Jackson (1,120 points, 14th all-time). Their 24 wins equaled the second highest total in school history. They compiled a 14-game win streak, a mark only be topped by the remarkable 19-0 start for the 1971-72 squad. This team found national success on a level the program had never seen before, reaching the NCAA Division II Tournament and continuing their run of great play. A victory over North Alabama clinched the NCAA South Championship, followed by a victory over Quinnipiac in Hamden, Conn., in the NCAA Quarterfinals put the Bears into the Final Four in Springfield, Mass. Central Missouri squared off against the Bears

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1,000 POINT SCORERS Points Scored - Career 1. 2,796 Andrea Congreaves 1989-93 2. 2,284 Vivian Humphrey 1977-81 3. 2,098 Emma Mumphrey 1979-83 4. 1,867 Myrel Huskey 1971-75 5. 1,856 Sybil Blalock 1971-75 6. 1,746 Cindy Brogdon 1975-77 7. 1,402 Lashon Brown 1992-96 8. 1,389 Kathy Singletary 1978-81 9. 1,373 Caroline Nicholson 1983-87 10. 1,287 Christen Edwards 1995-99 11. 1,256 Charlotte Nicholson 1975-79 12. 1,208 LaToya Jackson 2007-10 13. 1,146 Stephany Raines 1988-92 14. 1,135 Christy Cogley 1993-97 15. 1,120 Dawn Jackson 1985-89 16. 1,088 Anita Meadows 1981-85 17. 1,060 Carrie Harper 1995-99 18. 1,049 Tracy Henry 1998-02 19 1,029 Briana Williams 2010-present 19. 1,016 Sarah Russell 2003-08 20. 1,002 April Dyer 1999-03 21. 1,000 Laura Shamp 1981-85

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Points Scored - Single Game 54- Briana Williams, vs. USC Upstate, 2/4/2012 51- Cindy Brogdon, vs. Pittsburgh, 12/17/1976 51 - Andrea Congreaves, vs. FAMU 1/11/1992 51 - Andrea Congreaves, vs. FAMU, 2/6/1992 Scoring Average - Career 1. 30.1 Cindy Brogdon 1975-77 2. 25.9 Andrea Congreaves 1989-93 3. 19.7 Vivian Humphrey 1977-81 4. 18.9 Sybil Blalock 1971-75 4. 18.9 Myrel Huskey 1971-75 6. 18.2 Emma Mumphrey 1979-83 7. 17.7 Briana Williams 2010-present 8. 15.4 Kathy Singletary 1978-81 9. 14.1 Courtney Ford 2008-10 10. 13.3 Christen Edwards 1995-99 10. 13.3 Caroline Nicholson 1983-87 Scoring Average - Season 1. *33.0 Andrea Congreaves 2. *31.0 Andrea Congreaves 3. 30.1 Cindy Brogdon 3. 30.1 Cindy Brogdon 5. 24.7 Vivian Humphrey 6. 24.5 Andrea Congreaves 7. 22.0 Dawn Jackson 8. 21.9 Sybil Blalock 9. 21.8 Emma Mumphrey 10. 21.2 Kerstin Skagius * National Scoring Leader

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Points Scored - Team Single Season 3,139 (35 games), 1979-80 Points Per Game - Team Average 89.5 (35 games), 1979-80

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CAROLINE NICHOLSON Points Scored - Single-Season 1. 925 Andrea Congreaves 2. 902 Cindy Brogdon 3. 844 Cindy Brogdon 4. 805 Andrea Congreaves 5. 667 Vivian Humphrey 6. 662 Andrea Congreaves 7. 631 Vivian Humphrey 8. 613 Kathy Singletary 9. 594 Kerstin Skagius

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FIELD GOALS Field Goals Made - Career 1. 1,107 Andrea Congreaves 2. 925 Vivian Humphrey 3. 859 Emma Mumphrey 4. 809 Myrel Huskey 5. 806 Sybil Blalock 6. 683 Cindy Brogdon 7. 606 Kathy Singletary 8. 542 Lashon Brown 9. 520 Caroline Nicholson 10. 485 Charlotte Nicholson

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Field Goals Attempted - Career 1. 2,125 Vivian Humphrey, 1977-81 2. 1,910 Andrea Congreaves, 1989-93 3. 1,780 Myrel Huskey, 1971-75 4. 1,524 Emma Mumphrey, 1979-83 5. 1,510 Sybil Blalock, 1971-75 MERCERBEARS.com

6. 1,394 Cindy Brogdon, 7. 1,373 Lashon Brown, 8. 1,196 Charlotte Nicholson, 9. 1,127 Kathy Singletary, 10. 1,119 Christen Edwards,

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Field Goal Percentage - Career 1. .580 Andrea Congreaves, 2. .564 Emma Mumphrey, 3. .538 Kathy Singletary, 4. .534 Sybil Blalock, 5. .514 Laura Shamp, 6. .496 Caroline Nicholson, 7. .490 Cindy Brogdon, 8. .469 Christy Cogley, 9. .463 April Dyer,

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Field Goals Made - Season 1. 353 Andrea Congreaves 2. 348 Cindy Brogdon 3. 335 Cindy Brogdon 4. 302 Andrea Congreaves 5. 281 Andrea Congreaves 6. 272 Myrel Huskey, 7. 271 Vivian Humphrey, 8. 270 Kathy Singletary, 9. 267 Vivian Humphrey, 10. 257 Sybil Blalock,

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Field Goals Attempted - Season 1. 704 Cindy Brogdon, 2. 690 Cindy Brogdon, 3. 661 Myrel Huskey, 4. 627 Vivian Humphrey, 5. 606 Andrea Congreaves, 6. 598 Vivian Humphrey, 7. 552 Sybil Blalock, 8. 550 Andrea Congreaves, 9. 531 Briana Williams 10. 521 Vivian Humphrey,

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Field Goal Percentage - Season 1. .670 Dee Hazel, 2. .633 Andrea Congreaves, 3. .625 Emma Mumphrey, 4. .618 Sybil Blalock, 5. .583 Andrea Congreaves, 6. .573 Sybil Blalock, 7. .565 Sharmesia Smith 8. .563 Kerstin Skagius, 9. .558 Kathy Singletary, 10. .552 Andrea Congreaves,

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Field Goals Made - Team Single Season 1,309 (35 games), 1979-80 Field Goals Made - Single Game 22, Myrel Huskey, Jan. 11,

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Three-Point Field Goal Percentage - Season 1. .417 Christie Agee 1991-92 2. .416 Andrea Congreaves 1991-92 3. .415 Gloria Richardson 1990-91 4. .400 Jo Shaw 2002-03 5. .393 Jaana Sintonen 1990-91 6. .381 Sheryl Layman 1993-94 7. .377 LaToya Jackson 2007-08 8. .373 Kendra Grant 2010-11 9. .372 Jenny Sessor 1998-99 10. .371 Chrissy Hargis 1988-89

Three-Point Field Goals Attempted - Career 1. 621 LaToya Jackson 2007-10 2. 471 Jessica Miller 2001-05 3. 452 Christen Edwards 1995-99 4. 418 Andrea Congreaves 1989-93 5. 403 Briana Williams 2010-present 6. 349 Jo Shaw 1999-03 7. 347 Jenny Sessor 1996-00 8. 332 Sheryl Layman 1991-95 9. 328 Karen Hickman 2002-06 10. 278 Carrie Harper 1995-99

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Free Throw Percentage - Career 1. .821 Cindy Brogdon, 1975-77 2. .820 LaToya Jackson 2007-10 3. .770 Christen Edwards 1995-99 4. .759 Vivian Humphrey 1977-81 5. .753 Andrea Congreaves 1989-93 6. .732 Jenny Sessor 1996-00 7. .707 Briana Williams 2010-present 8. .689 Anita Meadows 1981-85 9. .688 Charlotte Nicholson 1975-79 10. .685 Lashon Brown 1992-96

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Free Throws Attempted - Career 1. 581 Emma Mumphrey 1979-83 2. 572 Vivian Humphrey 1977-81 3. 570 Andrea Congreaves 1989-93 4. 511 Caroline Nicholson 1983-87 5. 463 Cindy Brogdon 1975-77 6. 460 Lashon Brown 1992-96 7. 447 Linda Callahan 1971-75

Free Throw Percentage - Season 1. .902 Amanda Parker 2002-03 2. .848 LaToya Jackson 2008-09 3. .834 Cindy Brogdon 1975-76 4. .833 Andrea Congreaves 1992-93 5. .820 LaToya Jackson 2007-08 6. .813 Vivian Humphrey 1979-80 7. .806 Cindy Brogdon 1976-77 8 .792 Lacy Ramon 2009-10 9. .788 Christen Edwards 1997-98 .788 Christen Edwards 1998-99 10. .780 LaToya Jackson 2009-10 Free Throws Made - Single Season 206, Cindy Brogdon, 1975-76 Free Throws Made - Single Game 16, Laura Sharp, vs. Georgia College, 12/1/1984 16, Andrea Congreaves, vs. Charlotte, 1/2/1993

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Free Throws Made - Career 1. 434 Vivian Humphrey 2. 429 Andrea Congreaves 3. 380 Cindy Brogdon 4. 380 Emma Mumphrey, 5. 333 Caroline Nicholson, 6. 315 Lashon Brown, 7 280 LaToya Jackson 8. 286 Charlotte Nicholson, 9. 273 Christy Cogley, 10. 267 Stephany Raines,

Free Throws Attempted - Season 1. 247 Cindy Brogdon 1975-76 2. 216 Cindy Brogdon 1976-77 3. 205 Caroline Nicholson 1985-86 4. 198 Andrea Congreaves 1991-92 5. 194 Kerstin Skagius 1988-89 6. 188 Laura Shamp 1984-85 7. 186 Emma Mumphrey 1982-83 8. 180 Andrea Congreaves 1992-93 9. 172 Linda Callahan 1973-74 10. 170 Vivian Humphrey 1980-81

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Three-Point Field Goals Attempted - Season 1. 220 LaToya Jackson 2009-10 2. 211 Briana Williams 2010-11 3. 201 Jessica Miller, 2004-05 4. 194 LaToya Jackson 2008-09 5. 185 Andrea Congreaves, 1991-92 6. 169 Jessica Miller, 2003-04 7. 159 Chrissy Hargis, 1988-89 8. 158 Andrea Congreaves, 1992-93 9. 153 Courtney Hall, 2005-06 10. 152 Christen Edwards, 1996-97

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Free Throws Made - Season 1. 206 Cindy Brogdon 2. 174 Cindy Brogdon 3. 150 Andrea Congreaves 4. 143 Caroline Nicholson 5. 142 Andrea Congreaves 6. 130 Kerstin Skagius 6. 130 Emma Mumphrey 8. 125 Vivian Humphrey 9. 111 Lashon Brown 10. 109 Laura Shamp 10. 109 Vivian Humphrey

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage - Career 1. .417 Christie Agee 1991-92 2. .397 Kendra Grant 2009-present 3. .393 Jaana Sintonen 1990-91 4. .385 Gloria Richardson 1989-91 5. .366 Andrea Congreaves 1989-93 6. .360 Karen Hickman 2002-06 7. .350 Christen Edwards 1995-99 .350 LaToya Jackson 2007-10 9. .337 Jessica Miller 2001-05 10. .334 Jenny Sessor 1996-00 Three-Point Field Goals Made - Season 1. 77 Andrea Congreaves, 1991-92 2. 72 Jessica Miller, 2004-05 3. 69 LaToya Jackson 2009-10 4. 63 Briana Williams 2010-11 5. 61 Briana Williams 2011-12 6. 59 Chrissy Hargis, 1988-89 7. 58 Christie Agee, 1991-92 8. 56 Jessica Miller, 2003-04 9. 55 Jaana Sintonen, 1990-91 10. 54 Christen Edwards, 1996-97

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ALL-TIME RECORDS Free Throws Made - Team Single Season 514 (35 games), 1979-80

Rebounds - Team Single Season 1,631 (35 games), 1979-80

ASSISTS Assists - Career 1. 851 Stephany Raines 1988-92 2. 614 Rhonda Griﬃn 1985-89 3. 542 Sally Skeldon 2003-07 4. 422 Caroline Nicholson 1983-87 5. 311 Tiﬀany Howard 1996-00 6. 310 Edna Massey 1978-82 7. 307 Lashon Brown 1992-96 8. 280 Vivian Humphrey 1977-81 9. 277 LaToya Jackson 2007-10 10. 259 Jo Jo Carter 2000-04

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REBOUNDING Rebounds - Career 1. 1,355 Emma Mumphrey 2. 1,228 Linda Callahan 3. 1,141 Andrea Congreaves 4. 1,068 Charlotte Nicholson 5. 899 Kathy Singletary 6. 779 Tracy Henry 7. 736 Kate Bosma 8. 705 Vivian Humphrey 9. 686 Laura Shamp 10. 609 Christy Cogley

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Rebounds - Season 1. 413 Emma Mumphrey, 1979-80 2. 391 Charlotte Nicholson, 1975-76 3. 359 Laura Shamp, 1984-85 4. 348 Linda Callahan, 1974-75 5. 347 Kathy Singletary, 1978-79 6. 339 Linda Callahan, 1973-74 7. 338 Kathy Singletary, 1979-80 7. 338 Sandra Andrews, 1984-85 9. 330 Linda Callahan, 1971-72 9. 330 Emma Mumphrey, 1982-83 Rebounds - Single Game 31, Linda Callahan, vs. Georgia Southern, 2/19/1975 Rebounds Per Game - Career 1. 12.9 Linda Callahan 2. 11.8 Emma Mumphrey 3. 10.6 Andrea Congreaves 4. 10.4 Cindy Brogdon 5. 10.0 Kathy Singletary 6. 9.5 Charlotte Nicholson 7. 7.2 Kate Bosma 8. 7.1 Tracy Henry 9. 7.1 Sandra Andrews 10. 6.9 Courtney Ford Rebounds Per Game - Season 1. 15.0 Linda Callahan 2. 13.6 Linda Callahan 3. 13.4 Linda Callahan 4. 13.0 Charlotte Nicholson 5. 12.7 Emma Mumphrey 6. 11.8 Emma Mumphrey 6. 11.8 Emma Mumphrey 8. 11.6 Laura Shamp 8. 11.6 Andrea Congreaves 10. 11.1 Kerstin Skagius

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Assists - Single Season 1. 366 Rhonda Griﬃn 2. 250 Stephany Raines 3. 223 Stephany Raines 4. 212 Stephany Raines 5. 203 Caroline Nicholson 6. 179 Sally Skeldon 7. 169 Sharnea Boykin 8. 168 Stephany Raines 9. 139 Rhonda Griﬃn 10. 138 Edna Massey

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Assists - Single Game 18, Stephany Raines, Jan. 18, 1989

TANYA KESSENICH BLOCKED SHOTS Blocked Shots - Career 1. 184 Tanya Kessenich 2002-06 2. 101 Alex Phillips 2009-present 3. 83 Andrea Congreaves 1989-93 4. 68 Christy Cogley 1993-97 5. 55 Zsaquez Flucker 2004-06 6. 49 Carmen Robinson 1996-00 7. 47 Jessica Miller 2001-04 8. 45 Kate Bosma 1993-97 9. 44 Kerstin Skagius 1988-89 10. 41 Brittnee Hazel 2010-11 Blocked Shots - Single Season 1. 66 Tanya Kessenich 2. 44 Kerstin Skagius 3. 43 Alex Phillips 3. 42 Jessica Miller 5. 41 Tanya Kessenich 5. 41 Brittnee Hazel 7. 40 Jessica Miller 7. 40 Alex Phillips 8. 39 Tanya Kessenich 9. 38 Tanya Kessenich

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Assists - Team Single Season 598 (35 games), 1979-80 STEALS Steals - Career 1. 252 Stephany Raines 2. 230 Tracy Henry 3. 218 Sally Skeldon 4. 217 Christy Cogley 5. 206 Andrea Congreaves 6. 168 Jo Jo Carter 7. 161 Tiﬀany Howard 8. 159 Rhonda Owens 9. 154 Jessica Miller 10. 150 Courtney Ford

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Steals - Single Season 1. 98 Courtney Ford 2. 83 Jessica Miller 3. 81 Christy Cogley 4. 78 Rhonda Owens 5. 74 Tracy Henry 6. 71 Tracy Henry 7. 71 Sally Skeldon 8. 71 Sally Skeldon 9. 69 Stephany Raines 10. 67 Lee Lee Cannon

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ALL-TIME AWARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Name Andrea Congreaves Andrea Congreaves Andrea Congreaves

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NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Name Jaana Sintonen Name Briana Williams

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COACH OF THE YEAR Name Sharon Baldwin Lea Henry Lea Henry Ed Nixon

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Name Briana Williams Briana Williams LaToya Jackson LaToya Jackson Dominique Chism Sarah Russell Jessica Miller Christy Cogley Lashon Brown Stephany Raines Andrea Congreaves Dawn Jackson

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Name Courtney Ford Tracy Henry Christen Edwards Lashon Brown Andrea Congreaves Andrea Congreaves Andrea Congreaves Jaana Sintonen Kerstin Skagius Caroline Nicholson Caroline Nicholson

Lacy Ramon Holly Bawden Dominique Chism Courtney Ford LaToya Jackson Nicole Leonard Megan Lewis Neicey Lewis Lindsey Lowrie Eryka Menzies Karalyn Powell Erin Keller Nicole Leonard Sarah Russell Chereese Bedingfield Megan delaRosa Erin Keller Nicole Leonard Megan Lewis TaShera Lewis LeShonda Lillard Chereese Bedingfield Rosanna Davis Megan delaRosa Zsaquez Flucker Courtney Hall Karen Hickman Erin Keller Tanya Kessenich Megan Lewis Chelsea Seabron Zsaquez Flucker Karen Hickman Erin Keller Tanya Kessenich Karen Hickman Tanya Kessenich Jessica Miller Tanya Kessenich Tracy Henry Courtney Johnston Leah Nelson Jo Shaw Megan Fannon Leah Nelson Margaret Leigh Cullen Lauri Gahafer Tiﬀany Howard Leah Nelson Allison Carwile Margaret Leigh Cullen Carrie Harper Alicia Mangrum Allison Carwile Alicia Mangrum Jenny Sessor Kate Bosma Allison Carwile Christy Cogley Christen Edwards Carrie Harper Karina Lasik Alicia Mangrum Jenny Sessor Kate Bosma Allison Carwile Christy Cogley Michelle Davis Nichole Dixon April Gresham Alicia Mangrum LeAnna Wilder Kate Bosma Christy Cogley April Gresham Lendy Johnson Kate Bosma Christy Cogley April Gresham Lendy Johnson Stacey Laing Hayden Whitehurst Tonya Whiddon

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- 12 B.J. Owens 1970-71 Elaine Jordan 1971-72 Debra Johnson 1972-74 Dawn Baxley 1974-75 Sharon McSwain 1976-78 Phylis Cubit 1979-80 Sandra Andrews 1981-85 Kellie Gray 1988-89 Kristi Dixon 1989-91 Mercedes Wright 1991-93 Stacey Laing 1993-94 Mercedes Wright 1994-95 Christen Edwards 1995-99 Britt Stewart 1999-00 Jessica Miller 2001-02 Chereese Bedingfield 2005-07 Neicey Lewis 2008-2010 Jessica Prieto 2012-present - 13 -

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Merita Favors Sunnie O’Neal Anita Meadows Tara Graham Cheryl D. Jones Stacey Laing LeAnna Wilder Jenny Sessor Jo Jo Carter

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- 15 Frederica Carter Alison Davis Ronda Barnhill Ronda B. Walker Christy Cogley Erin Jalbert Lauri Gahafer Britt Stewart Jessica Miller Megan delaRosa LaToya Jackson Eryka Menzies Alex Phillips

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Rosa Brown Susan Johnson Dawn Davis Cathy Roland Edna Massey Bridgette Colson Beverly Parkerson Joni Roberts Lashon Brown Tiﬀany Howard Dana Zimmerman Sally Skeldon Dominique Chism Lindsey Lowrie

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- 22 Myrel Huskey 1971-75 Rose Jones 1981-86 Kali Bogdan 1986-90 Wendy Gensheimer 1991-95 Otisa Strickland 1995-96 Nichole Dixon 1997-01 Leah Nelson 2001-03 Chinika Jones 2003-04 Rhonda Owens 2004-07 Shaquita Bell 2007-08 LaToya Jackson 2008-2010 Sharnea Boykin 2010-present - 23 Robbi Pippinger Kate Bosma Julianne Banks Gemma Collins Lee Lee Cannon Erin Keller Lorin Hammer Brittnee Hazel

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- 24 Linda Callahan Edna Massey Sharee Aaron Rhonda Griﬃn Jaana Sintonen Christie Agee Claire Swindle Gabrielle Essex Kara Powell Keema Blakney Jasmine Blakemore

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ALL-TIME ROSTER - 25 Hilda Heard Lynn Thompson Michelle Davis Nicole Reeder Tracy Henry Nyisha Taylor Nicole Leonard Samoana Ingram

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- 30 Elaine Williams Sybil Blalock Merita Favors Liz Dye Debbie Dees Angie Hembree Risa Turton Karen Brown Kourtney Carter

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Rhonda Owens Rosanna Davis Lacy Ramon - 35 Linda Humphrys Emma Mumphery

Jerita Rollins 1970-71 Candy Head 1971-73 Kathy Bonner 1973-74 Kathleen McIntyre 1976-77 Kathy Singletary 1978-79 Lisa Foglio 1979-80 Carol Smith 1980-83 Lynda Archer 1983-84 Cheryl Jones 1984-86 Donna Braswell 1986-87, 1988-91 Lea Simpson 1992-95 Michelle Davis 1995-96

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- 52 Hilda Heard Amber Tootle Brenda Heard Kelly Miles Wanda Peacock Anna Shaw Glorida Stewart Tina Kendrick Chiquita Anderson Lendy Johnson Allison Carwile Megan Fannon Ramona Wright Zsaquez Flucker

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- 44 Candy Head Cindy Brogdon Frederica Carter Regina Osborne Dawn Jackson Tammy Surgenor Catrena Reid LaTonya Sapp Lorena Webb Karina Lasik April Dyer Sarah Russell Lindsey Lowrie

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- 45 Beth Secord Andrea Fenning Glorida Richardson Kim Stewart LeeAnn Creekmore Alicia Mangrum Nichole Butler Tanya Kessenich Teanna Robinson

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- 34 Merita Favors 1971-72, 1973-74 Lynn Thompson 1977-78 Cathy Bell 1978-79 Jeanette Balsam 1983-85 Lisa Philpot 1986-87 Sheryl Layman 1991-95 Carrie Harper 1995-99 Mia Washington 1999-02

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- 51 Jami Gillis Kim Fowler Keri Fisher Tabitha Bradshaw

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-ASharee Aaron 1982-83 Christie Agee 1991-92 Kate Alemann 2012-present Marilyn Allgood 1971-72 Chiquita Anderson 1986-91 Sandra Andrews 1981-85 Lynda Archer 1983-84 Kim Averill 1985-88 Nichole Ayana 2003-04 -BJeanette Balsam 1983-85 Julianne Banks 1997-00 Susan Bargo 1982-83, 1984-87 Ariel Barnes 2010-2011 Erichea Barnes 2011-2012 Ronda Barnhill 1983-85 Holly Bawden 2008-09 Dawn Baxley 1973-74 Danielle Beasley 2004-05 Diane Beauchamp 1973-75 Sarah Beavers 1975-76 Chereese Bedingfield 2005-07 Cathy Bell 1978-80 Shaquita Bell 2007-08 Lesley Beverly 1988-89 Jasmine Blakemore 2011-2012 Keema Blakney 2009-2011 Sybil Blalock 1971-75 Kali Bogdan 1986-90 Kathy Bonner 1973-74 Kate Bosma 1993-97 Valencia Bowling 1979-80 Sharnea Boykin 2010-present Tabitha Bradshaw 2011-present Donna Braswell 1986-87, 1988-91 Precious Bridges 2011-present Cindy Brogdon 1975-76 Karen Brown 1982-84 Lashon Brown 1992-96 Rosa Brown 1970-71 Ry’van Buchanan 2011-present Nichole Butler 1999-02 -CLinda Callahan

Lee Lee Cannon Frederica Carter Jo Jo Carter Kourtney Carter Allison Carwile Cindy Causey Amber Chatmon Rebecca Clanton Amber Coleman Dominique Chism Christy Cogley Gemma Collins Bridgette Colson Andrea Congreaves Vickie Cox LeeAnn Creekmore Phyllis Cubit Margaret Leigh Cullen

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-GLauri Gahafer 1999-00 Wendy Gensheimer 1991-95 Jami Gillis 1979-82 Tara Graham 1988-89 Kendra Grant 2009-present Diane Graves 1981-84 April Gresham 1993-96 Rhonda Griﬃn 1985-89 -HCourtney Hall Lorin Hammer Chrissy Hargis Carrie Harper Brittee Hazel Dee Hazel Candy Head Brenda Heard Hilda Heard Angie Hembree Tracy Henry Karen Hickman Tiﬀany Howard Vivian Humphrey Linda Humphrys Myrel Huskey

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LaTonya Sapp 1993-95 Chelsea Seabron 2005-07 Jan Seay 1975-77 Beth Secord 1970-72 Jenny Sessor 1996-00 Cristin Seymour 2007-09 Laura Shamp 1981-85 Rhonda Sharp 1974-76, 1977-79 Anna Shaw 1978-80 Jo Shaw 1999-03 Lea Simpson 1992-95 Kathy Singletary 1978-81 Toni Singleton 1996-98 Jaana Sintonen 1990-91 Kerstin Skagius 1988-89 Sally Skeldon 2003-07 Cheryl Slater 1977-79 Alesha Smith 2011-present Carol Smith 1980-83 Jeanie Smith 1985-88 MERCERBEARS.com

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UNIVERSITY CENTER RECORDS First Practice ................................... at 7:00 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2004 First Tipoﬀ......................................... at 2:01 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2004 First Field Goal Made............Tanya Kessenich, Mercer, 18:49, 1st First 3-Point Field Goal .....................................Jessica Miller, Mercer, 3:20, 2nd First Free Throw Attempted.........................Nyisha Taylor, Mercer, 14:07, 1st First Free Throw Made....................................Nyisha Taylor, Mercer, 14:07, 1st First Rebound ........................... Sally Skeldon, Mercer, 19:33, 1st First Assist.................................. Sally Skeldon, Mercer, 18:49, 1st First Block ................................... Jessica Miller, Mercer, 17:13, 1st First Steal ................................Kerri Fiehrer, Troy State, 19:47, 1st First Mercer Steal ..................... Jessica Miller, Mercer, 13:20, 2nd First Foul .................................... Sally Skeldon, Mercer, 16:56, 1st First Win ................................... vs. Troy State, 43-40, Feb. 1, 2004

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First Double-Double .................................. Jessica Miller, Mercer ................... 26 points/11 rebounds vs. Jacksonville, Feb. 12, 2004 First 20-Point Scorer .................Patechia Hartman, Georgia State ....................................................................22 points, Feb. 4, 2004 First Televised Game ..........................vs. Campbell, Jan. 29, 2005

TOP 15 ATTENDANCE MARKS Date 11/11/11 12/30/11 2/25/12 12/6/11 1/22/11 12/11/09 2/4/12 1/30/10 2/1/10 2/2/12 2/5/11 1/16/10 1/21/12 1/3/11 2/18/10

Opponent ............................Attendance Auburn ............................................2,728 Notre Dame ....................................2,387 Belmont .......................................... 1,653 Georgia............................................ 1,558 North Florida................................... 1,467 Georgia Southern ........................... 1,428 USC Upstate....................................1,409 Stetson ............................................ 1,373 Florida Gulf Coast ...........................1,364 ETSU ................................................ 1,275 Campbell ......................................... 1,256 Kennesaw State.............................. 1,238 North Florida................................... 1,168 ETSU ................................................ 1,149 North Florida....................................1,133

Mercer Individual Records Most points Field goals made Field goals attempted Field goal percent. (8 made) 3-point field goals made 3-point field goals attempted 3-point FG percent. (4 made) Free throws made Free throws attempted Free throw percent. (7 made) Most rebounds Most assists Most blocked shots Most steals

54, Briana Williams, vs. USC Upstate, 2/4/12 16, (2x) Briana Williams, vs. USC Upstate, 2/4/12 34, Briana Williams, vs. Jacksonville, 1/24/11 .889 (8-9), Tanya Kessenich, vs. Kennesaw State, 01/26/06 7, LaToya Jackson, vs. USC Upstate, 02/8/10 12, (7x), Briana Williams, vs. Winthrop, 12/28/11 1.000 (4-4), Erin Keller, vs. ETSU, 01/28/06 1.000 (4-4), Ry’van Buchanan, vs. Winthrop, 12/28/11 17, Briana Williams, vs. USC Upstate, 2/4/12 21, Briana Williams, vs. USC Upstate, 2/4/12 (4x) 1.000 (12-12), LaToya Jackson vs Lipscomb, 12/3/09 17, Tanya Kessenich, vs. Georgia State, 01/03/05 10, (6x) Sharnea Boykin, vs. ETSU, 1/3/11 8, Jessica Miller, vs. Stetson, 02/14/04 6, (2x), Courtney Ford, 03/03/10

Mercer Team Records Most points Margin of victory Field goals made Field goals attempted Field goal percentage (20 made) 3-point field goals made 3-point field goals attempted 3-point FG percentage (6 made) Free throws made Free throws attempted Free throw percentage (10 made) Most rebounds Most assists Most blocked shots Most steals Opponent Individual Records Most points Field goals made Field goals attempted Field goal percent. (10 made) 3-point field goals made 3-point field goals attempted 3-point FG percent. (4 made) Free throws made Free throws attempted Free throw percent. (6 made) Most rebounds Most assists Most blocked shots Most steals Opponent Team Records Most points Margin of victory Field goals made Field goals attempted Field goal percentage (20 made) 3-point field goals made 3-point field goals attempted 3-point FG percentage (6 made) Free throws made Free throws attempted Free throw percentage (10 made) Most rebounds Most assists Most blocked shots Most steals

98, vs. Belmont 12/5/09 29, vs. Belmont, 12/5/09 36, vs. Belmont, 12/5/09 74, vs. Stetson, 02/14/04 .590 (36-61), vs. Belmont, 12/5/09 3x, 11, vs. Winthrop, 12/28/11 27, vs. Georgia Southern, 12/11/09 .786 (11-14), vs. USC Upstate, 02/8/10 36, vs. Florida Atlantic, 01/02/05 46, vs. Florida Atlantic, 01/02/05 .909 (10-11), vs. North Florida, 02/18/10 53, vs. New Orleans, 12/19/05 25, vs. Belmont, 12/5/09 13, vs. Stetson, 02/14/04 3x, 15, vs. North Florida, 03/04/06 32, Dequesha McClanahan, Winthrop, 12/28/11 12, Victoria McGowan, Stetson, 1/4/12 26, TaRonda, Wiles, ETSU, 12/5/08 .769 (10-13), Ashley Williams, Jacksonville, 01/12/08 8, Kelsey Jacobson, FGCU, 1/2/12 14, (3x), Ashley Holliday, Kennesaw State, 2/10/11 .833, (5-6),Tara Davis, ETSU, 01/9/10 13, Tee’Ara Copney, USC Upstate, 2/4/12 17, Alysha Clark, Belmont, 01/14/06 1.000, (4x), (10-10), Tracie Snead, Jacksonville, 2/18/12 20, (2x), Sametria Gideon, Kennesaw State, 2/10/11 10, Victoria McGowan, Stetson, 1/4/12 2x, 5, Jessica Bobbitt, Belmont, 01/26/08 6, (2x), S. Wadelington, USC Upstate, 1/5/11 128, Notre Dame, 12/30/11 86, Notre Dame, 12/30/11 40, Notre Dame, 12/30/11 84, Jacksonville, 1/24/11 .702, (40-57), Notre Dame, 12/30/11 14, (2x), FGCU, 1/2/12 37, Charleston Southern, 12/20/10 .600 (6-10), Lipscomb, 12/1/11 43 Notre Dame, 12/30/11 52, Notre Dame, 12/30/11 100. (10-10), Lipscomb, 2/19/09 60, (2x), Kennesaw State, 2/10/11 24, Cal Poly, 11/21/05 9, Lipscomb, 01/12/06 19, (2x), Notre Dame, 12/30/11

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RECORD AT THE UNIVERSITY CENTER The Bears have a combined record of 46-58 record at the University Center, including an 39-42 record against Atlantic Sun Conference opponents. MERCERBEARS.com

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1972-73 (19-4) Region III Tournament Champions Head Coach: Peggy Collins N14 North Georgia A W 69-41 N30 Middle Georgia A L 42-48 J8 LaGrange A W 87-31 J12 DeKalb-Central A W 86-21 J16 Tift A W 83-52 J18 Fort Valley State A L 44-46 J19 North Georgia H W 67-36 J23 West Georgia A W 60-51 J26 DeKalb-Central H W 65-30 F2 Tift H W 91-35 F3 Middle Georgia H W 62-43 F9 LaGrange H W (for.) 2-0 F13 West Georgia H W 71-53 F16 Fort Valley State H W 68-52 F23 Georgia Southern H W 74-36 F24 Auburn A W 63-28 M2 ! North Georgia N W 65-38 M3 ! West Georgia N L 48-58 M9 # Florida State N W 70-42 M9 # Miss. Univ. for Women N W 60-52 M10 # West Georgia A W 59-52 M22 $ Long Beach State N W 55-46 M23 $ Southern Conn. St. N L 46-58 ! - Georgia AIAW State Tournament

1975-76 (24-6) GAIAW Tournament Champions Head Coach: Peggy Collins N14 $ Talladega N W 87-79 N25 Auburn A W 86-73 N29 Valdosta State H W 76-60 D3 Georgia College H W 81-52 D5 Austin Peay A W 79-61 D6 Belmont A L 74-83 D11 Albany State A W 94-74 D19 ^ Belhaven N W 86-65 D19 ^ Stephen F. Austin N W 72-69 D20 ^ Tennessee Tech N L 67-87 D20 ^ Mississippi College N L 59-90 J10 Auburn H W 99-66 J13 Georgia A W 78-69 J13 Georgia Southern A W 89-54 J19 Berry A L 84-93 J23 West Georgia A W 81-73 J26 Shorter A W 78-68 J29 Georgia College A W 79-55 F9 Georgia H L 61-72 F12 Georgia Southern H W 64-62 F14 West Georgia H W 98-66 F17 Berry H W 87-69 F19 Valdosta State A W 82-79 F20 Shorter H W 84-66 F26 ! Fort Valley State N W 92-85 F27 ! Shorter N W 91-78 F28 ! Valdosta State N W 77-74 M12 # Mississippi NW(ot) 101-97 M12 # Mississippi College N L 90-102 M13 # Talladega N W 94-87 $ - Atlanta, Ga. ^ - MUW Christmas Invitational (Columbus, Miss.) ! - GAIAW State Tournament (Statesboro, Ga.) # - AIAW Region III Tournament (Cleveland, Miss.)

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1971-72 (21-1, 7-1 SWAC) SWAC Regular Season Champions SWAC Tournament Champions Head Coach: Peggy Collins N18 Middle Georgia A W 48-38 D2 Wesleyan A W 108-26 D10 * HiwasseeP H W 47-39 J6 WesleyanP H W 59-21 J11 Georgia Baptist A W 44-16 J13 Fort Valley State A W 46-38 J15 Auburn A W 66-25 J18 * West Georgia A W 45-42 J21 * North Georgia A W 67-42 H W 70-18 J28 Georgia BaptistP J29 * BerryP H W 60-27 F1 Georgia A W 54-27 F2 Fort Valley StateP H W 51-50 F4 * Berry A W 43-42 F8 * West GeorgiaP H W 46-29 F11 Middle GeorgiaP H W 52-29 F12 GeorgiaP H W 62-18 F18 * North GeorgiaP H W 56-30 F19 AuburnC H W 57-27 F26 * Hiwassee A L 46-57 M3 ! North Georgia N W 65-34 M4 ! Hiwassee N W 52-38 * - Southern Women’s Athletic Conference game ! - SWAC Tournament (Mount Berry, Ga.)

1973-74 (24-2) GAIAW Tournament Champions Head Coach: Peggy Collins N10 Georgia Southern A W 62-47 N15 North Georgia A W 73-62 N30 Middle Georgia A W 71-59 D7 Shorter A W 66-63 J11 DeKalb-Central A W 71-37 J12 Berry A W 57-50 J15 West Georgia A W 67-55 J18 Shorter H W 81-58 J19 Berry H W 64-58 J22 Georgia A W 82-44 J25 West Georgia H W 64-44 F1 Georgia H W 75-44 F2 Middle Georgia H W 86-48 F6 Georgia Southern H W 62-47 F8 $ Florida State N W 72-49 F9 $ Auburn N W 84-70 F10 $ West Georgia A W 66-57 F16 DeKalb-Central H W 57-26 F22 Norh Georgia H W 56-54 M1 ! Georgia N W 67-41 M2 ! Fort Valley State N W 80-53 M2 ! North Georgia N L 53-63 M8 # Florida State N W 64-45 M8 # Rollins A W 60-37 M9 # Delta State N W 65-52 M9 # Mississippi College N L 102-103 $ - West Georgia Tournament (Carrollton, Ga.) ! - GAIAW State Tournament (Clarkston, Ga.) # - AIAW Region III Tournament (Winter Park, Fla.)

M8 $ Miss. Univ. for Women N W 68-62 M13 # John F. Kennedy N W (ot) 60-59 M14 # UCLA N L 50-62 M15 # Belmont N L 74-83 ! - GAIAW State Tournament (Statesboro, Ga.) $ - Region III Tournament (Athens, Ala.) # - WNIT (Amarillo, Texas)

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2012-13 Mercer Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Media Guide 1976-77 (19-9) Head Coach: Peggy Collins N19 Albany State A W(ot) 93-79 N22 Valdosta State A L 73-78 D1 Florida StateC H W 96-53 D3 Mississippi A L 53-91 D4 Mississippi State A W 96-79 D6 Delta State A L 66-101 D17 $ Miss. Univ. for Women A L 58-93 D17 $ Pittsburgh N L 100-108 D18 $ Indiana N W 91-90 D18 $ Eastern Kentucky N W 108-88 J8 Albany StateC H W (ot) 89-87 J12 Georgia StateC H W 82-61 J15 Savannah State A W 82-65 J22 Shorter A L 71-73 J25 Georgia State A W 74-61 J28 Georgia A W 95-85 J31 Savannah StateC H L 78-82 F1 Fort Valley State A W 93-84 F5 Georgia SouthernC H W 72-58 F7 Valdosta StateP H L 78-82 H W 88-85 F9 ShorterP F12 MississippiC H W 77-75 F14 GeorgiaC H W 104-77 F19 Fort Valley StateC H W 99-84 F21 Georgia Southern A W 88-75 F24 ! Georgia Southern A W 95-92 F25 ! Savannah State N L 89-91 F26 ! Albany State N W 78-61 $ -MUW Christmas Tournament (Columbus, Miss.) ! - GAIAW State Tournament (Statesboro, Ga.) 1977-78 (6-17) Head Coach: Jane Fontaine N28 Valdosta StateC H L 70-73 D3 Clemson A L 81-95 D5 Albany State A L 77-78 D10 ShorterC H L 61-78 D15 South CarolinaC H L 64-74 D20 $ Clemson N L 66-109 D21 $ South Carolina N L 55-76 J7 GeorgiaC H W 101-73 J11 Albany StateC H L 72-83 J14 Mississippi StateC H W 77-73 J16 Georgia State A L 51-86 J18 Memphis A L 65-88 J20 Mississippi A L 58-88 J26 Fort Valley State A L 84-98 J28 Georgia Southern A L 68-76 F1 Berry A L 74-77 F4 Fort Valley StateC H W 89-81 F6 Georgia A W 87-78 F9 BerryP H W 85-78 F13 Georgia Southern A W 88-86 F16 Valdosta State A L 65-108 F18 Georgia StateC H L 67-75 F23 ! Albany State N L 70-78 $ - Carolina Christmas Classic (Chapel Hill, N.C.) ! - GAIAW State Tournament (Valdosta, Ga.) 1978-79 (22-10, 3-3 GAIAW North) GAIAW Tournament Champions Head Coach: Jane Fontaine N10 Tift A W 78-51

N13 * Georgia A W 65-56 N15 Georgia Southern A W 76-64 N17 Florida State A W 83-73 N21 Shorter A L 57-61 H W 102-50 N25 MontevalloC N28 Florida A W 80-66 D2 ClemsonC H L 81-93 D4 * Fort Valley StateC H W 81-73 D8 MississippiP H W 97-92 D9 USC UpstateP H W 81-54 D14 Albany StateP H L 73-84 J3 Valdosta State A W 80-79 J6 MemphisC H L 73-85 J11 * Georgia State A L 70-84 J13 StetsonC H W 75-48 J15 Georgia SouthernC H W 84-68 J22 Elon A W 77-59 J23 Wake Forest A W 86-47 J25 UNC Greensboro A W 94-55 F3 * Georgia StateC H L 60-70 F6 * Fort Valley State A L 83-111 F8 $ Shorter N L 67-76 F9 $ Georgia Southern N W 78-73 F14 * GeorgiaC H W 66-58 F17 Valdosta StateC H L 75-78 F22 ! Georgia Southern N W 77-76 F23 ! Fort Valley State N W 88-86 F24 ! Valdosta State N W 90-81 M8 # Auburn A W 77-69 M9 # Delta State N W 71-68 M10 # Valdosta State N L 73-106 * - GAIAW game $ - UTC Invitational (Chattanooga, Tenn.) ! - GAIAW State Tournament (Albany, Ga.) # - AIAW Region III Tournament (Auburn, Ala.) 1979-80 (29-6, 13-1 GAIAW) GAIAW Regular Season Champions GAIAW Tournament Champions Region III Tournament Champions Head Coach: Jane Fontaine N14 Montevallo A W 101-59 H W 99-65 N19 FloridaP N26 ShorterP H W 105-83 N28 USC Upstate A W 94-59 D1 *Albany State A W 114-86 D6 ! Troy N W 103-86 D7 ! Southern Miss N W 93-76 D8 ! Mississippi College A L 87-91 H W 77-68 D15 AuburnC D17 Stetson A W 84-63 D20 $ Pittsburgh N W 90-78 D21 $ North Carolina A L 79-100 D22 $ East Carolina N W 81-66 J5 * Georgia State A W 79-78 J7 * Georgia TechC H W 85-59 J10 * Albany StateC H W 75-63 J12 * Georgia A L(ot) 85-87 J14 * Valdosta StateC H W 107-93 J19 * Georgia SouthernP H W 79-64 J22 Furman A W 122-54 J23 Clemson A L 85-88 J28 Mississippi A L 50-83 J30 Florida StateC H W 100-86 F2 West GeorgiaC H W 97-81

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F4 * Georgia Southern A W 83-68 F7 * Valdosta State A W 104-90 F11 * Georgia Tech A W 87-73 H W 113-74 F13 * GeorgiaC F16 * Georgia StateC H W 82-55 F22 # Valdosta State N W 86-68 F23 # Georgia Southern A W 89-75 M6 ^ Florida State N W 84-75 M7 ^ South Alabama N W 80-59 M8 ^ Georgia Southern N W 75-57 M12 & Texas H L 80-81 * - GAIAW game ! - Lady Chocs Invitational (Clinton, Miss.) $ - Carolina Christmas Classic (Chapel Hill, N.C.) # - GAIAW State Tournament (Statesboro, Ga.) ^ -AIAW Region III Tournament (Cleveland, Miss.) & - AIAW National Tournament (Macon, Ga.) 1980-81 (15-12, 5-7 GAIAW) Head Coach: Ed Nixon N29 FurmanC H W 133-42 D3 TroyP H W 101-89 D8 * Georgia SouthernP H W 93-83 D11 Carson-Newman A W 100-73 D13 ETSU A L 82-90 D15 * Georgia State A W 95-71 D18 ! South Alabama N W 75-70 D19 ! Clemson N W 86-83 D20 ! Central Missouri N W 92-81 J5 * GeorgiaC H L 69-75 J15 South Carolina A W(for.) 54-82 J17 * Georgia StateC H L 83-84 J19 * Georgia Southern A L 73-83 J21 Auburn A L 70-82 J24 * Albany State A W 96-83 J26 Florida State A W 80-76 H W 78-76 J28 * Valdosta StateC J31 StetsonC H W 93-75 F4 * Georgia Tech A W 75-70 F6 $ Old Dominion A L 65-76 F7 $ N.C. State N L 89-90 F11 * Georgia A L 91-124 F13 * Valdosta State A L 89-96 F16 * Albany StateC H L 70-74 H L 77-79 F19 * Georgia TechC F21 ClemsonC H W 79-78 F26 # Georgia Southern N L 77-88 * - GAIAW game ! - MUW Invitational (Columbus, Miss.) $ - Optimist Classic (Norfolk, Va.) # - GAIAW Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.)

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1984-85 (24-7) Division II Final Four Head Coach: Ed Nixon N26 Stetson N28 UCF D1 Georgia CollegeC D3 Shorter D5 ETSU D7 $ Vanderbilt D8 $ UNC Asheville D11 Auburn D14 Winthrop D15 Charlotte J3 ArizonaP J4 Fort Valley State J9 Jacksonville State J14 GeorgiaP J18 % UCF J19 % UAB J23 Albany State J25 Florida SouthernP J30 UABC F1 ^ Valdosta State F2 ^ Berry F6 Jacksonville StateP F7 Fort Valley StateC

1985-86 (7-21, 3-7 NSWAC) Head Coach: Ed Nixon N23 Georgia CollegeC H L 83-103 N29 # North Carolina N L 61-121 N30 # Virginia N L 52-93 D5 Chattanooga A L 65-85 D11 Auburn A L 50-101 D13 * Florida A&MP H W 75-71 D17 Miami (Fla.) A L 57-71 D19 Florida International A L 46-71 J4 Alabama StateP H W 81-75 J6 MarshallP H L 81-95 J8 Bethune-Cookman A L 58-106 J9 * Stetson A L 75-114 H W 92-87 J18 Illinois-ChicagoP J21 Chattanooga H L 76-78 J27 * Georgia StateP H L 78-103 J29 * Florida A&M A L 64-79 F1 * Georgia Southern A L 93-97 F6 * UCF A L 81-91 F8 * Georgia State A L 71-82 F11 Albany State A W 67-66 F13 Georgia A L 54-105 F15 * StetsonC H W 94-84 H W 75-74 F19 North GeorgiaP F20 * Georgia SouthernP H L 91-111 F22 Virginia Tech A L 67-98 F25 * UCFC H W 93-89 F27 Alabama State A L 65-105 M6 ! Georgia Southern N L 93-94 * - New South Women’s Athletic Conference game # - Sunshine Classic (Orlando, Fla.) ! - NSWAC Tournament (Tallahassee, Fla.)

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W 81-72 L 58-68 L 68-86 W 93-78 L(ot) 95-104 W 96-65 W 103-85 W 97-90 L 90-101 W 92-90 W 101-84 L 73-82 W 76-75 L 66-80 W 71-69 L 68-94 L 70-92 L 67-71 L 64-66 W 71-65 W 79-73 L 73-74 W 71-67 W 70-62 W 92-72 W 72-64 L(ot) 66-78

1983-84 (14-17) Head Coach: Ed Nixon N30 Chattanooga H L 59-63 D2 District of Columbia H L 60-66 D3 Louisiana-Monroe H L 82-94 D5 Louisiana State A L 57-88 D6 # Tulane N W 79-67 D7 # South Alabama A L 78-84 D10 Mississippi A L 39-70 D12 UAB A W 71-67 D14 Auburn H L 46-58 D16 Vanderbilt A L 60-63 D17 Tennessee Tech A L 54-64 D19 Stetson A W 74-47 J2 $ Eastern Kentucky N L 41-50 J3 $ Kansas N L 66-72 J4 $ Florida International N L 68-71 J5 $ St. Francis (Ill.) N W 58-38 J9 Charlotte H W 79-59 J13 % Temple N W 78-73 J14 % Florida State A L 57-66 J18 Stetson H W 72-48 J26 Georgia Southern H W 65-52 J28 Georgia State H W 73-67 J30 Georgia A L 57-78 F3 ^ Berry N W 52-46 F4 ^ Chattanooga A L 50-61 F9 UAB H W 96-72 F15 Georgia State A W 65-61 F18 Cleveland State H W 69-62 F20 ETSU H W 78-68 F25 South Alabama H L 51-54 M1 Georgia Southern A L 66-69 # - Lady Jaguar Invitational (Mobile, Ala.) $ - Masonic Classic (Coral Gables, Fla.) % - Duval Classic (Tallahassee, Fla.) ^ - UTC Tournament (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

F9 Clark Atlanta A W 80-71 H W 113-84 F11 ChattanoogaP F21 Albany StateC H W 82-63 F23 Clark AtlantaC H W 95-93 F25 Stetson A W 104-75 M12 ! North Alabama A W(ot) 90-86 M17 $ Quinnipiac A W 86-76 M21 # Central Missouri N L 79-82 $ - Rotary Classic (Jefferson City, Tenn.) % - UAB Diet Coke Classic (Birmingham, Ala.) ^ - UTC/The Leader Classic (Chattanooga, Tenn.) !-NCAASouthRegionChampionship(Florence,Ala.) $ - NCAA Quarterfinals (Hamden, Conn.) # - NCAA Division II Final Four (Springfield, Mass.)

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1982-83 (15-12) Head Coach: Ed Nixon Fort Valley State A N24 ETSU A N29 Auburn A D1 Florida A&MC H D3 $ Mississippi College N D4 $ Alcorn State N D7 Georgia State A D10 # Mississippi College N D11 # Southern Miss A D13 Tennessee TechP H D15 Carson-NewmanC H D19 South Alabama A J8 Northwestern StateC H J11 GeorgiaC H J15 Georgia SouthernC H J19 Valdosta State A J21 ^ South Carolina A J22 ^ East Carolina N J26 MississippiC H F1 Albany State A F3 Valdosta StateC H F9 Georgia Southern A F12 Georgia TechP H F17 Fort Valley StateC H F19 Albany StateC H F21 Georgia StateC H F26 Georgia A $ - Dial Classic (Oxford, Miss.)

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1981-82 (16-13, 2-2 GAIAW) Head Coach: Ed Nixon GAIAW Regular Season Champions N30 South AlabamaC H W 63-49 D2 Albany StateC H W 80-56 D5 Stetson A W 80-48 D8 Mississippi A L 57-64 D10 Miss. Univ. for Women A W 74-69 D12 Georgia A L 70-76 D14 * Georgia State A L 63-71 D16 Tennessee Tech A L 77-84 D19 FloridaP H W 87-85 D29 # West Virginia N L 60-61 D30 # North Carolina N L(ot2) 92-94 D31 # Miami (Fla.) A L 67-68 J5 South CarolinaC H L 50-56 J8 $ South Alabama N W 72-49 J9 $ Mississippi A L 50-61 J12 Valdosta State A W 59-57 J18 AuburnC H L 47-67 J21 Louisiana-Monroe A W 73-71 J23 Northwestern State A W (ot) 79-77 H W 69-42 J25 * Georgia StateP J28 * Georgia Southern A L 57-60 J30 Miss. Univ. for Women H W 73-42 F3 Georgia Tech A W 69-47 F6 Florida A L 62-75 F10 * Georgia SouthernC H W 69-64 F12 Albany State A W 75-68 F17 ETSUC H W 47-39 F20 Valdosta StateC H W 68-67 M10 ! Miss. Valley State N L 68-70 * - GAIAW game # - Hurricane NewYear’s Classic (Coral Gables, Fla.) $ - Dial Classic (Oxford, Miss.) ! - AIAW Region III Tournament (Tallahassee, Fla.)

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2012-13 Mercer Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Media Guide 1986-87 (3-24, 1-9 NSWAC) Head Coach: Ed Nixon D3 Charleston Southern A L 71-78 D10 Augusta State A W 79-70 D11 Appalachian State A L 64-69 D13 $ Marshall A L 70-104 D14 $ Towson N L 54-78 D19 Chattanooga A L 60-74 J3 Augusta StateC H L 64-66 J5 North Georgia A L 68-71 J9 * Florida A&MP H L 76-81 J10 Charleston SouthernC H W 109-83 J17 * Georgia SouthernP H L 75-86 J19 * Florida A&M A L 89-94 J24 Florida International A L 74-99 J26 * StetsonC H L 65-95 J28 * Georgia State A L 91-111 J31 ChattanoogaP H L 96-115 F2 UAB A L 48-73 F4 GeorgiaP H L 41-88 F6 * UCFP H W 96-92 F8 * Georgia StateT H L 78-95 F13 * UCF A L 86-89 F14 * Stetson A L 87-97 H L 84-117 F16 Virginia TechP F21 Albany StateC H L 60-99 F23 AuburnP H L 29-103 F25 * Georgia Southern A L 54-94 M5 ! Georgia State N L 46-71 * - NSWAC game $ - Lady Herd Classic (Huntington, W. Va.) ! - NSWAC Tournament (Statesboro, Ga.) 1987-88 (4-22, 2-10 NSWAC) Head Coach: Ed Nixon D1 UABC H L 59-90 D5 Chattanooga A L 53-101 D8 Charleston Southern A L 62-68 D10 Augusta State A L 53-66 D17 # South Florida A L 55-95 D18 # Wake Forest N L 40-97 D20 * Florida International A L 53-81 D21 Miami (Fla.) A L 62-93 H L 68-82 J2 CampbellC J4 Appalachian StateP H L 65-88 J7 * UCF A L 58-81 J9 * Stetson A L 48-75 J14 Charleston SouthernC H L 73-76 J16 * Florida A&MC H L 51-93 J20 * Florida InternationalP H L 62-82 J23 Augusta StateP H W 62-54 J25 Albany State A L 48-61 J28 ConverseC H W 90-80 J30 * Georgia StateC H L 72-88 F4 * Georgia SouthernP H L 49-73 F6 * Georgia State A W (ot) 98-94 F13 * UCFC H W 74-72 F15 * StetsonP H L 55-74 F27 * Georgia Southern A L 50-90 F29 * Florida A&M A L (for.) 0-2 M3 ! Florida A&M N L 76-98 * - NSWAC game # - South Florida Holiday Classic (Tampa, Fla.) ! - NSWAC Tournament (DeLand, Fla.) 1988-89 (13-15, 7-5 NSWAC) Head Coach: Ed Nixon

N25 # Mississippi N L 56-97 N26 # Princeton N L 71-78 N29 Augusta State A W 70-66 D1 Furman A L 74-76 D6 Campbell A L 58-66 D8 Charleston Southern A W 118-78 D10 Albany State A W 62-60 D16 * Florida International A L 63-72 J7 * Stetson A W 91-88 J9 * UCF A L 82-92 J14 * Florida A&MC H W 93-92 J16 * Georgia SouthernP H W 88-75 J18 ChattanoogaP H L 104-105 J21 * UCFP H W 85-70 J23 * StetsonP H L 81-91 J25 Georgia Tech A L 70-89 J30 * Georgia StateP H W 69-44 F2 Miami (Fla.)P H L 47-75 F4 Converse A W 74-71 F6 Augusta StateC H W 73-55 F11 * Florida A&M A L 60-83 F13 * Georgia Southern A W 73-63 F15 Florida A L 68-70 F20 * Florida InternationalP H W 67-62 F23 * Georgia State A L 77-83 F27 South FloridaP H L 72-88 M2 ! UCF N W 86-75 M3 ! Stetson N L 69-70 * - NSWAC game # - Aruba Sunshine Shootout (Oranjestad, Aruba) ! - NSWAC Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.) 1989-90 (5-23, 2-10 NSWAC) Head Coach: Ed Nixon N24 $ Dayton N N25 $ Indiana State N N28 Charleston SouthernP H D1 # Northwestern State N D2 # Louisiana-Lafayette N D9 Austin Peay A D11 Augusta State A D13 Georgia TechC H D21 Central MichiganP H J2 CampbellP H J6 * Georgia State A J11 Augusta StateP H J13 * Georgia Southern A J15 * Florida A&M A H J20 * StetsonP J22 * UCFP H J29 * Florida InternationalP H J31 FloridaC H F3 * UCF A F5 * Stetson A F7 Georgia Tech A F10 * Florida A&MP H F12 * Georgia SouthernP H F15 Austin PeayC H

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D17 Campbell A L 65-66 D20 $ Furman A W 67-60 D21 $ Campbell N W 66-63 H L 57-60 J3 Kansas StateP J5 * Georgia StateC H W 80-46 J10 * Florida A&MP H L 70-73 J12 * Georgia SouthernP H W 83-76 J19 * Stetson A W 102-64 J22 Augusta StateP H W 83-64 J24 * Florida International A L 57-69 J26 * Miami (Fla.) A W(ot) 86-83 J28 Florida A L 61-72 J31 * StetsonP H W 77-68 F2 South Alabama A L 87-99 F7 * Georgia Southern A W 89-86 F9 * Florida A&M A W 93-87 F14 * Miami (Fla.)P H W 80-71 F16 * Florida InternationalP H W 71-59 F19 Georgia Tech A L 61-85 F23 ETSU A W 100-69 M2 * Georgia State A W 64-52 M7 ! Florida A&M A L 74-85 * - NSWAC game $ - Furman Tournament (Greenville, S.C.) ! - NSWAC Tournament (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1991-92 (20-8, 10-2 TAAC) TAAC Regular Season Co-Champions Head Coach: Lea Henry N23 Tennessee State A L 56-63 N27 South Florida A L 64-73 N29 # Marist N W 79-64 N30 # UCF A W 82-64 D6 Georgia A L 69-99 D14 College of Charleston A L 53-70 H W 71-56 D31 MarshallP J3 $ ETSU N W 92-65 J4 $ Coastal Carolina A W 81-52 J6 CampbellP H W 60-51 J9 * Georgia Southern A W 78-73 J11 * Florida A&M A W 78-66 H W 76-50 J16 * StetsonC J17 Coppin StateP H W 73-53 J20 * Southeastern Louisiana A L 71-82 J25 * Florida InternationalP H W(ot) 76-72 J27 * Georgia State A W 65-55 F1 * Southeastern LouisianaP H W 68-66 F3 Florida AtlanticP H W 92-55 F6 * Florida A&MP H W 88-59 F8 * Georgia SouthernP H W 93-71 F15 * Stetson A W 83-58 F17 College of CharlestonP H W 80-59 F20 * Florida International A L 50-71 F22 Florida Atlantic A L 85-86 F29 * Georgia StateC H W 83-64 M5 ! Florida A&M N W 76-60 M6 ! Georgia Southern A L 77-87 * - Trans America Athletic Conference game # - UCF Thanksgiving Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) $ - Coastal Carolina Invitational (Conway, S.C.) ! - TAAC Tournament (Statesboro, Ga.)

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1995-96 (16-11, 9-7 TAAC) Head Coach: Billy Holmes N24 # Louisiana-Lafayette N N25 # McNeese State A N28 Alabama State A D2 Western CarolinaC H D15 $ Liberty N D16 $ South Alabama A D30 UNC Asheville A J4 * Campbell A J6 * College of CharlestonA J11 * Florida InternationalC H J13 * Florida AtlanticC H J15 LynnP H J17 Georgia SouthernP H J20 * Georgia State A J25 * Jacksonville State A J27 * Southeastern Louisiana A F3 * StetsonC H F8 * Florida Atlantic A F10 * Georgia StateP H F15 * Southeastern LouisianaP H

1996-97 (16-14, 8-8 TAAC) Head Coach: Billy Holmes N22 LynnP H W 82-64 N23 Florida A&MC H W 61-42 N25 Georgia Tech A L 79-98 N29 # Davidson N L 50-70 N30 # Sacramento State N W 68-60 D2 Western Carolina A W 59-57 D6 UNC AshevilleP H W 55-51 D16 Georgia Southern A L 58-72 D19 $ Oregon N L 52-74 D20 $ Alaska-Anchorage A W 58-52 D21 $ Weber State N L 50-58 J2 * CampbellC H L 48-73 44-57 J4 * College of CharlestonC H L J9 * Florida International A L 57-63 J11 * Florida Atlantic A W 59-54 J14 Winthrop A W 73-61 J18 * Georgia StateP H W 78-67 J23 * Jacksonville StateC H W 74-67 J25 * Southeastern LouisianaC H W 55-51 J29 WoffordP H W 64-56 F1 * UCF A W 80-61 F6 * Florida InternationalC H L 40-58 F8 * Georgia State A L 49-56 F13 * Southeastern Louisiana A L 52-60 F15 * Jacksonville State A L 51-64 F20 * StetsonP H W 55-49 F22 * UCFP H W 61-45 F27 * College of Charleston A L 45-50 M1 * Campbell A W 67-56 M6 ! Jacksonville State N L 52-64 * - TAAC game # - Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational (Ft. Collins, Colo.) $ - Northern Lights Invitational (Anchorage, Alaska) ! - TAAC Tournament (DeLand, Fla.)

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F17 * Jacksonville State H W 63-54 F22 * Stetson A L 52-60 F24 * UCF A L 54-74 F27 Georgia Tech H W 64-61 F29 * College of CharlestonP H W 72-63 M2 * Campbell H W(ot) 71-67 M7 ! Florida Atlantic N L 62-63 * - TAAC game # - McNeese State Tournament (Lake Charles, La.) $ - South Alabama Tournament (Mobile, Ala.) ! - TAAC Tournament (Hammond, La.)

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1993-94 (6-20, 1-11 TAAC) Head Coach: Lea Henry D4 Florida A&M A D11 # Alabama State N D12 # Tennessee Tech A D15 South Florida A H J4 Columbus StateP J8 Troy A J10 Georgia A J13 * Stetson A J15 * UCF A J18 Alabama A J22 * College of Charleston A J27 * Southeastern LouisianaP H J29 * Georgia StateP H F3 Florida Atlantic A F5 * Florida International A F10 * UCFC H F12 * StetsonC H F14 Georgia TechP H F16 TroyP H F19 * College of CharlestonP H F24 * Georgia State A F26 * Southeastern Louisiana A

58-90 M3 * Florida InternationalP H L M5 Florida AtlanticP H W 75-67 M7 Georgia SouthernP H L 52-66 M10 ! Southeastern Louisiana A L 60-77 * - TAAC game # - Krystal Holiday Invitational (Cookeville, Tenn.) ! - TAAC Tournament (Hammond, La.) 1994-95 (6-20, 2-14 TAAC) Head Coach: Billy Holmes N25 # Maine A L 59-71 N26 # Army N L 72-76 N30 Florida A&MP H L 60-63 D3 Alabama StateC H W 75-55 D10 Georgia Southwestern H W 63-58 D15 * College of Charleston H L 50-51 D17 * Campbell H L 64-78 D30 $ Eastern Kentucky N L 49-52 D31 $ American N W 60-47 J7 * Georgia State A L 50-53 J14 * Southeastern Louisiana A L 54-71 J19 * StetsonP H L 67-72 J21 * UCFP H L 60-71 J26 * Florida International A L 50-77 J28 * Florida Atlantic A L 45-50 F2 * Florida International H L 47-67 F4 * Florida Atlantic H W 66-47 F7 Georgia Southern A L 67-75 F9 * UCF A L 56-64 F11 * Stetson A L 42-59 F16 * Southeastern LouisianaP H L 50-68 H W 77-64 F18 LynnP F22 Georgia Tech A L 49-82 F26 * Georgia StateC H L(ot) 66-67 M2 * College of Charleston A W 46-29 M4 * Campbell A L 50-65 * - TAAC game # - Maine Tournament (Oreno, Maine) $ - UAB Blazer Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)

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1992-93 (11-18, 4-8 TAAC) Head Coach: Lea Henry D4 # Boston Univ. N W 71-53 D5 # Georgia Tech A L 59-82 D12 Coastal CarolinaC H W 68-46 D19 $ Oklahoma N L 60-69 D20 $ Southern N L 64-72 D30 Tennessee StateP H L 73-84 J2 ^ Charlotte N L 57-75 J3 ^ Alabama State N W 77-60 J7 * Georgia StateC H L 53-56 J9 * College of CharlestonC H W 67-65 J14 * Southeastern Louisiana A L 61-69 J16 * UCF A W 61-60 J19 Georgia Southern A L 51-93 J21 AlabamaP H L 69-91 J23 Florida AtlanticP H W 73-56 J28 * Florida InternationalC H L 64-86 J30 * StetsonC H W 75-68 F1 GeorgiaP H L 57-65 F4 * Georgia State A L 52-78 F6 * College of Charleston A L 51-69 F11 * Southeastern LouisianaC H L 41-59 F13 * UCFC H W(ot) 68-66 F15 South FloridaC H W(ot) 73-72 F18 Tennessee State A L 66-70 F25 * Florida International A L 53-73 F27 * Stetson A L 80-85 M4 ! Southeastern Louisiana N W 67-65 M5 ! Georgia State N W 64-60 M6 ! Florida International A L 52-77 * - TAAC game # - Comfort Inn Downtown Classic (Atlanta, Ga.) $ - The Pizza Inn Classic (Jonesboro, Ark.) ^ - Lady Blazer Invitational (Birmingham, Ala.) ! - TAAC Tournament (Miami, Fla.)

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2012-13 Mercer Women’s Basketball Media Guide 1997-98 (9-18, 7-9 TAAC) Head Coach: Billy Holmes N18 Wofford A L 52-60 N24 Georgia TechCP H L(ot) 65-70 N28 # Northeastern Illinois N L 45-53 N29 # Jacksonville State N L 57-76 D5 $ Rice A L 29-65 D6 $ VCU N L 32-64 D9 Georgia SouthernCP H L 51-62 D15 Brewton-ParkerP H W 77-45 D18 WinthropP H W 70-57 D30 Florida A&M A L 56-66 J3 * Georgia State A L 53-82 J8 * Florida International A L 34-81 J10 * Florida Atlantic A L 59-64 J15 * Jacksonville StateP H L(ot) 70-80 J17 * SamfordP H W 71-59 J24 * Georgia StateCP H W 67-64 J26 * Samford A W 64-61 J31 * Troy A L 56-57 F5 * College of CharlestonP H W 68-42 F7 * CampbellP H L 59-71 F9 * TroyP H L 61-63 F14 * Stetson A L 66-83 F16 * UCF A W 76-73 53-72 F19 * Florida InternationalP H L F21 * Florida AtlanticP H W 72-66 F28 * Jacksonville State A W 68-63 M5 ! UCF N L 65-69 * - TAAC game # - Lady Eagle Classic (Hattiesburg, Miss.) $ - Rice Tournament (Houston, Texas) ! - TAAC Tournament (Miami, Fla.)

1999-00 (14-14, 9-9 TAAC) Head Coach: Billy Holmes H W 76-70 N19 Western CarolinaP N22 Brewton-ParkerP H W 68-50 N23 Charleston SouthernP H W 58-52 N26 # Auburn A L 41-82 N27 # Alabama State N W 58-39 N30 Florida StateP H L 62-74 D1 Georgia Southern A W 74-67 D4 * SamfordP H L 56-59 D6 * Jacksonville StateCP H W 58-56 D18 McNeese State A L 60-65 D19 Louisiana State A L 46-77 J6 * UCF A W 50-36 J8 * Florida Atlantic A L 63-70 J18 * Troy A W 61-56 J20 * StetsonP H L 48-50 J22 * JacksonvilleP H W 62-45 J29 * Georgia State A L 53-62 F3 * CampbellP H L 53-64 F5 * Georgia StateP H L(ot) 53-56 F10 * Jacksonville A L 53-57 F12 * Stetson A W 57-53 H W 56-49 F19 * TroyCP F21 * Campbell A L 45-59 F24 * Florida AtlanticP H W 59-56 F26 * UCFP H W 49-33 M2 * Jacksonville State A W 52-45 M4 * Samford A L 58-72 M9 ! Florida Atlantic N L 52-66 * - TAAC game # - Auburn Thanksgiving Classic (Auburn, Ala.) ! - TAAC Tournament (Pelham, Ala.)

1998-99 (9-18, 5-11 TAAC) Head Coach: Billy Holmes N15 McNeese StateP H W 78-64 N20 Western Carolina A W 78-56 N24 Georgia Tech A L 50-78 N28 # Baylor N L 53-71 N29 # Murray State N W 66-61 D4 $ Wisconsin-Green Bay N L 48-68 D5 $ Montana State N L 73-74 D12 Louisiana State A L 42-71 D19 ^ Morehead State N W 76-51 D20 ^ UAB A L 54-74 J2 * Jacksonville StateP H L 55-72 J4 * SamfordCP H W 78-67 J7 * Jacksonville State A L 55-68 J9 * Troy A L 54-55 J14 * Florida Atlantic A W 58-53 J21 * Georgia State A L 58-64 J23 * CampbellP H L 55-69 J28 * UCF A L 49-70 J30 * Stetson A W 60-47 F4 * UCFP H L 49-60 F6 * StetsonP H W 61-57 F11 * Campbell A L 64-67 F13 * Georgia StateCP H L 64-81 F18 * Samford A L 52-58 F20 * Florida AtlanticP H L 62-67 F27 * TroyP H W 84-60 M4 ! Campbell N L 74-79 # - USF Thanksgiving Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) $ - Holiday Inn L’eggs Classic (Las Cruces, N.M.) ^ - Lady Blazer Classic (Birmingham, Ala.) ! - TAAC Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.)

2000-01 (6-23, 2-16 TAAC) Head Coach: Billy Holmes N17 Georgia SouthernP H L 55-74 N20 Savannah StateP H W 69-41 N28 Charleston Southern A L 41-58 N29 Winthrop A L 56-64 D2 * Georgia State A L 67-69 D4 * Campbell A L 51-79 D8 Auburn A L 35-79 D10 Florida State A L 43-69 D12 Louisiana State A L 47-75 D19 Louisiana-LafayetteP H W 60-56 D30 Morris BrownP H W 69-47 J4 * Jacksonville StateP H L 56-67 J6 * SamfordP H L 50-63 J11 * Florida Atlantic A W 74-64 J13 * UCF A L 53-54 J20 * TroyP H L 45-53 J25 * JacksonvilleP H L(ot) 64-67 J27 * StetsonP H L(ot) 58-63 F1 * Jacksonville A L 40-47 F3 * Stetson A L 51-62 F10 * Troy A L 74-82 F15 * UCFP H L 55-61 F17 * Florida AtlanticCP H W(ot) 94-88 F22 * Samford A L 52-61 F24 * Jacksonville State A L 60-62 M1 * CampbellP H L 59-61 M3 * Georgia StateP H L 50-55 M8 ! Florida Atlantic N W 81-50 M9 ! Georgia State N L 52-63 * - TAAC game ! - TAAC Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) MERCERBEARS.com

2001-02 (16-13, 12-8 A-Sun) Head Coach: Sharon Baldwin N21 Morris Brown A W 86-50 N23 # Eastern Illinois N W 74-53 N24 # Texas A&M-C.C. A L 53-70 H W 67-49 N28 WinthropP D1 * StetsonP H L(ot) 81-90 D3 * JacksonvilleP H W 76-52 D8 Auburn A L 59-97 D18 Louisiana State A L 31-87 D20 Louisiana-Lafayette A L(ot) 67-70 J3 * Belmont A L 70-79 J12 * UCF A L 65-69 J14 * Florida Atlantic A W 73-70 J19 * Georgia StateP H W 77-73 J21 * CampbellP H L 58-69 J24 * Jacksonville State A W 73-62 J26 * Samford A W 68-54 J30 * TroyP H W 64-59 F2 * Jacksonville StateP H W 86-78 F4 * SamfordP H W 73-63 F9 * Campbell A L(ot) 68-75 F11 * Georgia State A W 68-63 H L 84-90 F14 * Florida AtlanticC F16 * UCFC H L 56-73 F18 * Troy A W 59-56 F23 * BelmontP H W 78-71 F28 * Jacksonville A W 64-59 M2 * Stetson A L 64-66 M7 ! Belmont N W 69-65 M8 ! Florida Atlantic N L 72-76 * - Atlantic Sun Conference game # - Koch Petroleum Classic (Corpus Christi, Texas.) ! - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Troy, Ala.) 2002-03 (12-16, 10-6 A-Sun South Divison) Head Coach: Brenda Welch-Nichols N25 LipscombP H L 70-58 N29 # Michigan State N L 62-81 N30 # Tennessee State N L 65-69 D5 Georgia Tech A L 50-96 D10 Lipscomb A L 52-79 D20 $ Southern Illinois N L 59-62 D21 $ Long Beach State A L 68-77 D28 Baylor A L 55-108 J2 CaliforniaP H L 60-69 J6 Savannah State A W 58-50 J11 * Troy A L 69-76 J14 Morris BrownP H W 81-33 J18 * Florida Atlantic A L 76-77 J20 * UCF A L 59-78 J23 * JacksonvilleP H W 70-54 J25 * StetsonP H W 84-69 J30 * Jacksonville StateP H W 65-43 F1 * Georgia State A W 63-59 F6 * Gardner-Webb A W 60-59 F8 * Campbell A W 67-61 F13 * SamfordP H W 85-57 F15 * BelmontC H W 53-51 F20 * Stetson A L 46-49 F22 * Jacksonville A L 59-60 F27 * UCFP H L 76-80 M1 * Florida AtlanticP H W 71-68 M8 * TroyP H W 76-68 M13 ! Georgia State N L 50-63 * - Atlantic Sun game # - Lady Tiger Classic (Memphis, Tenn.) $ - Long Beach State Tournament ! - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Orlando, Fla.)

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2008-09 (17-14, 12-8 A-Sun) Head Coach: Janell Jones N14 Texas A&M A L 45-73 N18 South Carolina State A W 78-54 N21 Louisiana-Lafayette A W 71-62 N24 South Alabama A L 82-96 N29 High Point H W 79-69 D3 *USC Upstate H W 79-75 D5 *ETSU H W 77-61 D14 Florida State A L 54-74 D18 Florida Atlantic N W 74-68 D19 East Carolina N L 57-61 D29 Wichita State A L 59-71 J3 *Campbell A L 50-56 J8 *Jacksonville A L 78-60 J10 *North Florida A W 70-44 J15 *FGCU H L (ot)85-76 J17 *Stetson H W 58-44 J22 *Belmont A L 69-71 J24 *Lipscomb H W 68-56 J28 *Kennesaw State H W 66-56 F2 *Campbell H W 67-49 F5 *North Florida H W 65-61 F7 *Jacksonville H L 61-54 F9 *Kennesaw State A L 64-50 F12 *Stetson A W 71-67 F14 *FGCU A L 65-58 F19 *Lipscomb H W 68-56 F21 *Belmont H W 70-61 F26 *USC Upstate A L 71-59 F28 *ETSU A W 90-79 M5 !Stetson N W 84-51 M6 !ETSU N L 82-60 * - Atlantic Sun game ! - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)

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2007-08 (4-26, 1-15 A-Sun) Head Coach: Janell Jones N9 South Carolina St. N11 Louisiana-Lafayette N13 Florida A&M N16 Southern Miss N18 Miss. State

Columbia South Alabama SE Louisiana Troy Georgia UNC Asheville Louisville Xavier *Kennesaw State * Jacksonville * UNF * Stetson * FGCU * Belmont * Lipscomb * USC Upstate * ETSU * Campbell * Gardner-Webb * Stetson * FGCU * UNF * Jacksonville * Kennesaw State ! ETSU

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2005-06 (14-15, 10-10 A-Sun) Head Coach: Brenda Welch-Nichols N18 Wake Forest A L 56-85 N21 Cal Poly H L 66-74 N25 $ Vermont N L 43-64 N26 $ Pacific N W 55-52 D3 * Campbell A L 47-54 D5 * Gardner-Webb A L 49-74 D15 Southern Miss A W 51-49 D19 New Orleans H W(ot) 70-62 D29 Florida A&M A L 54-66 J2 * Florida Atlantic H W 70-60

2006-07 (5-25, 4-14 A-Sun) Head Coach: Sybil Blalock N10 Georgia Tech A L 48-87 N16 Texas A&M A L 41-95 N24 $ South Carolina A L 30-77 N25 $ Bethune-Cookman N W 48-47 N27 Savannah State A L 50-59 N30 * ETSU H L 29-56 D2 * Kennesaw State H L 70-74 D9 Florida A&M H L 55-65 D19 New Orleans A L 36-47 D20 SE Louisiana A L 42-60 D29 ^ Savannah State H L 44-65 D30 ^ UNC Asheville H L 51-64 J2 Mississippi State H L 37-50 J6 * Stetson H L 50-57 J11 * Lipscomb A L 50-79 J13 * Belmont A L 38-61 J18 * Gardner-Webb H L 28-49 J20 * Campbell H L 41-67 J25 * North Florida A L 40-57 J27 * Jacksonville A L 47-58 F4 * Stetson A W 66-56 F8 * Belmont H W 69-65 F10 * Lipscomb H W 58-49 F15 * Campbell A L 53-58 F17 * Gardner-Webb A L 46-58 F22 * Jacksonville H L 57-64 F24 * North Florida H L 42-43 M2 * Kennesaw State A W 55-50 M4 * ETSU A L 59-81 M8 ! Belmont N L 52-64 * - Atlantic Sun game $ - South Carolina Classic (Columbia, S.C.) ^ - Mercer Blade Holiday Classic (Macon, Ga.) ! - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Dothan, Ala.)

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2004-05 (12-16, 10-10 A-Sun) Head Coach: Brenda Welch-Nichols N19 Memphis A L 40-54 N23 Florida A&M H W 59-47 N26 # Southern Methodist A L 99-77 N27 # McNeese State N W 73-67 D2 * Troy A L 50-64 D15 Georgia Southern A L 50-73 D29 $ Murray State N L 61-73 D30 $ Eastern Illinois N L 59-73 J3 * Georgia State H W 67-56 J6 * Jacksonville A W 65-54 J8 * Stetson A L (ot) 62-64 J13 * Belmont H W(ot) 79-77 J15 * Lipscomb H L 51-56 J20 * UCF A L 45-60 J22 * Florida Atlantic A L 55-59 J27 * Gardner-Webb H W 62-41 J29 * Campbell H W 63-4 *Atlantic Sun game

J5 * Stetson A W 53-44 J12 * Lipscomb H W 50-46 J14 * Belmont H W 64-62 J19 * Jacksonville A W 66-59 J21 * North Florida A L 61-66 J26 * Kennesaw State H W 69-55 J28 * ETSU H W 61-57 F2 * Belmont A L 55-66 F4 * Lipscomb A L 47-58 F10 * Stetson H W 60-55 F12 * Florida Atlantic A L 75-82 F16 * Campbell H L 58-68 F18 * Gardner-Webb H L 74-77 F23 * ETSU A L 47-62 F26 * Kennesaw State A L 65-75 M2 * Jacksonville H W 76-64 M4 * North Florida H W 49-41 M9 ! ETSU N W(ot) 59-56 M10 ! Florida Atlantic N L 65-70 * - Atlantic Sun game $ - Oneida Casino Holiday Tournament (Green Bay, Wis.) ! - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Dothan, Ala.)

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2003-04 (13-15, 11-9 A-Sun) Head Coach: Brenda Welch-Nichols N21 ^ Central Conn. St. N W 68-56 N22 ^ Eastern Michigan A L 40-92 N26 South Carolina A L 78-99 D1 * Georgia State A L 56-63 H L 56-59 D3 Georgia SouthernP D19 Southern Miss A L 44-65 D22 WinthropP H W 64-58 D30 Winthrop A L 61-71 J3 * Gardner WebbP H W 68-63 J5 * CampbellP H W(ot) 60-57 J8 * Florida Atlantic A W 66-62 J10 * UCF A W 66-60 J15 * BelmontP H L 59-72 J17 * LipscombP H W 67-48 J22 * Stetson A L 62-80 J24 * Jacksonville A W 64-51 F1 * TroyU H W 43-40 F4 * Georgia StateU H L 41-59 F9 * Troy A L 45-75 F12 * JacksonvilleU H W 66-53 F14 * StetsonU H L (ot3) 72-76 F19 * Belmont A L 57-72 F22 * Lipscomb A L 60-85 F26 * UCFU H L 39-68 H W 81-73 F28 * Florida AtlanticU M4 * Campbell A W 58-57 M6 * Gardner Webb A W 68-60 M11 ! UCF N L 58-73 * - Atlantic Sun game ^ - EMU Lady Eagle Classic (Ypsilanti, Mich.) ! - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Dothan, Ala.)

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2012-13 Mercer Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Media Guide 2009-10 (14-16, 11-9 A-Sun) Head Coach: Janell Jones N13 Oklahoma A L 66-108 N20 Coll. of Charleston N L 71-97 N21 Charleston Southern A W 87-77 N28 Furman A W 75-62 D3 Lipscomb H W 69-59 D5 Belmont H W 98-69 D11 Georgia Southern H L 45-76 D19 Oklahoma State A L 68-100 D21 Texas Tech A L 49-60 D28 High Point A L 71-81 D30 Winthrop A W 58-49 J2 *Jacksonville A L 57-72 J4 *UNF A W 54-48 J7 *Campbell H W 64-52 J9 *ETSU H L 60-81 J14 *USC Upstate A W 57-53 J16 *Kennesaw State H W 60-38 J21 *Stetson A W 69-57 J23 *FGCU A L 77-84 J30 *Stetson H W 65-51 F1 *FGCU H L 62-67 F4 *Kennesaw State A L 51-52 F8 *USC Upstate H L 78-87 F11 *ETSU A L 71-83 F13 *Campbell A L 60-66 F18 *UNF H W 61-47 F20 *Jacksonville H W 63-46 F25 *Belmont A L 40-53 F27 *Lipscomb A W 76-70 M3 !UNF N L 40-55 * - Atlantic Sun game ! - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Macon, Ga.) 2010-11 (2-27, 2-18 A-Sun) Head Coach: Susie Gardner N12 Auburn A L 79-61 N16 Ga. Southern A L 71-52 N19 Furman H L 63-47 N27 ^Rice N L 65-39 N28 ^Alabama A&M N L 63-59 D2 *Belmont A W 69-56 D4 *Lipscomb A L 67-57 D7 Georgia A L 92-45 D20 Charleston Southern H L 71-68 D22 UNC Asheville H L 76-73 D28 Georgia Tech A L 101-44 J3 *ETSU H L 83-68 J5 *USC Upstate H L 70-64 J10 *Campbell A L 68-46 J15 *Stetson A L 67-59 J17 *FGCU A L 87-52 J22 *North Florida H L 56-54 J24 *Jacksonville H L (ot)80-78 J26 *Kennesaw State A L 79-56 J29 *USC Upstate A L 74-63 J31 *ETSU A L 100-62 F5 *Campbell H L 77-64 F10 *Kennesaw State H W (ot)82-76 F12 *Florida Gulf Coast H L 76-45 F14 *Stetson H L 71-62 F18 *North Florida A L 70-49 F20 *Jacksonville A L 64-61 F24 *Belmont H L 67-62 F26 *Lipscomb H L 70-67 *Atlantic Sun game ^Georgia State Thanksgiving Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.)

2011-12 (6-23, 4-14 A-Sun) Head Coach: Susie Gardner N11 Auburn H N14 Davidson A N17 Georgia Southern H N20 UCF A N23 Wake Forest A N25 High Point A D1 *Lipscomb A D3 *Belmont A D6 Georgia H D18 Troy H D21 UNC Asheville A D28 Winthrop H D30 Notre Dame H J2 *Florida Gulf Coast H J4 *Stetson H J7 *ETSU A J9 *USC Upstate A J14 *Kennesaw State H J19 *Jacksonville H J21 *North Florida H J26 *Florida Gulf Coast A J28 *Stetson A F2 *ETSU H F4 *USC Upstate H F11 *Kennesaw State A F16 *North Florida A F18 *Jacksonville A F23 *Lipscomb H F25 *Belmont H *Atlantic Sun game

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Note: Mercer played its home games at various venues in Macon until the University Center opened on Feb. 1, 2004. The program split games between Porter Gym on campus and the Macon Coliseum until the late 1990s when some games were shifted to the Macon Centreplex. Beginning with the 2000-01 season, the Bears returned to campus for a majority of their home games but would face Homecoming opponents at the Macon Coliseum or Centreplex. Home Court Abbreviations C - Macon Coliseum CP - Macon Centreplex P - Porter Gym T - Tift College (Forsyth, Ga.) U - University Center

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Opponent W-L Oregon 0-1 Pacific 1-0 Pittsburgh 1-1 Princeton 0-1 Quinnipiac 1-0 Rice 0-2 Sacramento State 1-0 Saint Francis (Illinois) 1-0 Samford 6-5 Savannah State 3-4 Shorter 10-4 South Alabama 5-7 South Carolina 2-6 South Carolina State 2-0 South Carolina Upstate 6-5 South Florida 1-4 Southeastern Louisiana 5-11 Southern 0-1 Southern Connecticut State 0-1 Southern Illinois 0-1 Southern Methodist 0-1 Southern Miss 2-3 Stephen F. Austin 1-0 Stetson 28-33 Talladega 3-0 Temple 1-0 Tennessee 1-0 Tennessee State 1-4 Tennessee Tech 1-5 Texas 0-1 Texas A&M 0-2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0-1 Texas Tech 0-1 Tift 3-0 Towson 0-1 Troy 12-10 Tulane 1-0 UCLA 0-1 Valdosta State 15-8 Vanderbilt 0-2 Vermont 0-1 Virginia 0-1 Virginia Commonwealth 0-1 Virginia Tech 0-2 Wake Forest 1-3 Weber State 0-1 Wesleyan 4-0 West Georgia 12-3 West Virginia 0-1 Western Carolina 4-0 Wichita State 0-1 Winthrop 7-3 Wisconsin-Green Bay 0-1 Wofford 1-1 Xavier 0-1

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Opponent W-L Furman 4-2 Gardner-Webb 4-4 Georgia 14-17 Georgia Baptist 2-0 Georgia College 4-1 Georgia Southern 31-29 Georgia Southwestern 1-0 Georgia State 26-33 Georgia Tech 6-14 High Point 2-1 Hiwassee 2-1 Illinois-Chicago 1-0 Indiana 1-0 Indiana State 0-1 Jacksonville 11-15 Jacksonville State 11-8 John F. Kennedy 1-0 Kansas 0-1 Kansas State 0-1 Kennesaw State 5-9 LaGrange 2-0 Liberty 1-0 Lipscomb 8-11 Long Beach State 1-1 Louisiana-Lafayette 4-2 Louisiana-Monroe 1-1 Louisiana State 0-5 Louisville 0-1 Lynn 3-0 Maine 0-1 Marist 1-0 Marshall 1-2 McNeese State 2-2 Memphis 0-3 Miami (Fla.) 2-5 Michigan State 0-1 Middle Georgia 6-2 Mississippi 3-8 Mississippi College 2-2 Mississippi State 2-2 Mississippi Univ. for Women 4-1 Mississippi Valley State 0-1 Montana State 0-1 Montevallo 2-0 Morehead State 1-0 Morris Brown 3-0 Murray State 1-1 New Orleans 1-2 Notre Dame 0-1 North Alabama 1-0 North Carolina 0-3 North Carolina Asheville 3-4 North Carolina Greensboro 1-0 North Carolina State 0-1 North Florida 5-10 North Georgia 11-2 Northeastern Illinois 0-1 Northern Kentucky 1st Meeting Northwestern State 2-1 Oklahoma 0-2 Oklahoma State 0-1 Old Dominion 1-1

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Opponent W-L Alabama 0-2 Alabama A&M 0-1 Alabama-Birmingham 3-4 Alabama State 5-2 Alaska-Anchorage 1-0 Albany State 15-7 Alcorn State 1-0 American 1-0 Anderson 0-1 Appalachian State 0-2 Arizona 1-0 Army 0-1 Auburn 9-12 Augusta State 7-3 Austin Peay 1-2 Baylor 0-2 Belhaven 0-1 Belmont 11-13 Berry 10-4 Bethune-Cookman 1-1 Boston University 1-0 Brevard 1st Meeting Brewton-Parker 2-0 California 0-1 Cal Poly 0-1 Campbell 12-26 Carson-Newman 2-0 Catawba 1-0 Central Connecticut State 1-0 Central Florida 16-26 Central Michigan 0-1 Central Missouri 1-1 Charleston Southern 5-5 Charlotte 1-2 Chattanooga 1-9 Clark Atlanta 2-0 Clemson 2-4 Cleveland State 1-0 Coastal Carolina 2-0 College of Charleston 7-7 Columbia 0-1 Columbus State 1-0 Converse 2-0 Coppin State 1-0 Davidson 0-2 Dayton 0-1 Delta State 2-1 District of Columbia 0-1 East Carolina 1-2 ETSU 9-13 Eastern Illinois 1-1 Eastern Kentucky 1-2 Eastern Michigan 0-1 Elon 1-0 Florida 3-4 Florida A&M 10-16 Florida Atlantic 20-14 Florida Gulf Coast 0-10 Florida International 3-22 Florida Southern 1-0 Florida State 8-4 Fort Valley State 14-6

2012 TIP-OFF BANQUET NBA legend George Gervin headlined the fourth annual Tip-Off Banquet on October 25, 2012 at Hawkins Arena, giving a stirring speech to a crowded collection of Mercer basketball fans. After meeting privately with the Mercer men’s and women’s basketball teams, Gervin moved to the practice court of Hawkins Arena, the area designated for this year’s event on account of the installation of Mercer’s new state-of-the-art video scoreboard. The evening included a buffet dinner, enjoyed while fans heard remarks from Mercer President William D. Underwood, Director of Athletics Jim Cole and Mercer Athletics Foundation President John Collier. Gervin followed former speakers Clark Kellogg (2011), Jay Bilas (2010), and Dick Vitale (2009) at the annual event designed to elicit support for the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball season.

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THIS IS MERC What distinguishes a good university from a great university extends far beyond the boundaries of its curriculum and its campus. The competence and character of an institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduates are, more often than not, the hallmarks by which its reputation is both earned and measured. As a private, co-educational institution, Mercer University has emerged as one of the premier universities in the Southeast and the nation. Mercer is truly a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate and professional education. Mercerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outstanding faculty take students beyond the rigors of academic programs to explore the challenges of reason, responsibility, compassion and character. Through learning, living and leading, Mercer students are prepared not only to confront, but also to embrace the challenges of their future. Under the leadership of prominent Georgia Baptist leader Jesse Mercer, Mercer University was founded in Penfield, Ga., in 1833 and later moved to Macon in 1871. From its humble beginnings as a small liberal arts college, Mercer now offers programs in 11 schools and colleges. Conveniently located in the middle of the state, Macon serves as the educational, medical, cultural and commercial hub of central Georgia. Located just j one hour from Atlanta - one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most

CER... popular international cities - and two hours from the Atlantic coast, Macon is easily accessible from two interstate highways - I-75 and I-16. Consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review among the nation’s leading universities, Mercer considers one of its strengths to be its superior faculty, who “teach from the heart.” At Mercer, students benefit from learning experiences guided by caring faculty, not teaching assistants found at many universities as is the case at many universities. The Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA recently named Mercer as a “highly selective” university, and The Princeton Review has placed Mercer among the Best 351 Colleges in North America. The University is comprised of the College of Liberal Arts, the Walter F. George School of Law, the School of Pharmacy and Health Services, the School of Medicine, the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, the School of Engineering, the James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology, the Tift College of Education, the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, and the Townsend School of Music. The University also operates the Mercer University Press in Macon and the Mercer Engineering Research Center in Warner Robins. Mercer’s enrollment is nearly 8,100 students. While many students come from the Southeast, more than 38 states and 30 countries are represented among the student body. The average class size at Mercer is 21, with a student/faculty ratio of 13:1 - unusually low for a major university.

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CAMPUS LIFE Even with its picturesque setting, the spirit of Mercer is not in the grandeur of its buildings, but in the graciousness of its people - a friendly, family-like community of faculty, staff and students who strive for excellence in all that they do. The University offers a wealth of fascinating experiences and activities both in and outside the classroom. From academic clubs and honor societies, to performing arts and special interest groups, to 16 national fraternities and sororities on campus, students can choose from more than 80 on-campus organizations to discover new talents and interests and to gain important leadership skills they will need for life after college.

RESIDENCE LIFE The benefits of campus living are numerous - the development l off life-long friendships, a sense of community, enhancing campus involvement and higher academic performance. For many new students, this is the first time they have lived away from home, and the community that develops on campus and in residence halls becomes a second family. All freshman and sophomores (first-year and/or transfer students) are required to live on campus, with the exception of married students, students above the age of 21, students with children and/or students who live at home with a parent or guardian within reasonable commuting distance. In each of Mercerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence halls, safety comes first and foremost. The exterior doors are locked at all times, and students use their identification cards to gain access into their residence hall.

DEGREES AT MERCER Undergraduate Degrees -African American Studies -Art -Biology -Business (M.A.P.S. program) -Chemistry -Christianity -Communication and Theatre Arts -Computer Science -Economics -Education -Engineering -English -Environmental Science -French -German -History -Information Science and Technology -Journalism -Latin -Mathematics -Media Studies -Music -Music Education -Philosophy

-Physics -Political Science -Psychology -Sociology -Spanish -Theater -Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Gender Studies

Graduate Degrees -Business Administration (MBA) -Community Counseling -Engineering -Education -Family Service -Family Therapy -Nursing -Public Health -Technical Communications

Professional Degrees -Law -Medical

Mercer University Quick Facts Founded 1833

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Enrollment Fall 2012

8336 Total 4409 Undergraduate 2187 Graduate 1740 Professional

Alumni 65,000

Overall Operating Budget $181.3 Million

Number of Faculty & Staff 1,658

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ercer broke ground on the centerpiece of the Macon campus in the fall of 2001. 1. The University Center has become one of the premier venues in the nation for college ege basketball and volleyball. The $40 million facility has become the focal point for almost lmost all campus activities, providing students with an area for study, a food court, and a coffee shop. The “Street” is a tree-lined, sunlit indoor patio, providing students with an area to study, y, socialize, and dine on cuisine from the food court, including Chick-Fil-A, Subway and Burger urger Studio. Bear Rock Cafe is a coffee shop and internet café for students to use either with h high-speed connections throughout the floor area with the wireless internet connections, ons, or with Bear Rock’s computers. Students can also relax and watch either of two flat screen een televisions, or relax outside on the Patio overlooking the Greek Village and campus.

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Both students and athletes have state of the art fitness facilities, with weight training equipment and cardiovascular theater, as well as a 1/8 mile indoor track. The track overlooks the lower level, which has three full-size basketball and volleyball courts for intramural and recreation use. Another distinguishing feature of the University Center is the 25-meter indoor swimming pool for use by both students and teams for lap swim and water strength and speed drills. Athletes have a separate weight room for use during team workouts with all the latest free weight and weight machine technology. Athletes and trainers also

D Dedicated in the Spring of 2012, Hawkins Arena is the new oﬃcial home of the Mercer men’s and women’s basketball teams. The new naming of the facility came complete with a state-of-the-art video scoreboard that further enhances Hawkins Arena as one of the best mid-major facili es in the country.

ERCER have the use of a complete athletic training room, with the latest in injury treatment and prevention equiphav ment. me The University Center is also home for Mercer University Athletics, with offices for all the athletics administration aand coaching staff. These offices allow potential student-athletes to see first hand the facility that will be their home base for their career at Mercer. The University Un Center, on top of all the other amenities, is the home for Mercer basketball and volleyball. There are two full courts, one designated as the practice court, and the main floor in the center of the arena in the University Univers Center. The main court is surrounded by 3,200 seats for basketball and volleyball, but can be expanded for up to 4,080 with floor seating for concerts. Three skyboxes at mid-court provide a birds-eye view of the action actio on the floor. The main entrance into the Arena at the University Center is Mercer’s Heritage Hall. This is a collection recognizing some of Mercer’s most important alumni, faculty and staff. There are many different displays, including the Mercer Ha Hall of Fame which honors the accomplishments of Mercerians through the years. Displays also include the history of Mercer Athletics and a History of Mercer itself.

Mercer’s comprehensive therapeu c se ng provides medical coverage for all student-athletes. It’s staﬀed by three full- me athle c trainers and five licensed and cer fied graduate assistants.

Another state-of-the-art addi on to Mercer, the weight room is home to power li ing sta ons, abundant free weights and state-of-the art cardio equipment.

The Mercer womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team has an upto-date locker room in the University Center. The locker rooms have full shower facili es.

A ached h d tto the th llocker k room is a player lounge, complete with a big-screen TV, sound system and comfortable sea ng.

The indoor pool at the University Center is a collegiate size lap pool that is u lized for aqua-therapy for rehabilita on of studentathletes.

DIRECTIONS AND PARKING SPECTATOR GENERAL PARKING: From I-75 Heading North (from Florida) Take I-75 North to the Mercer University Drive exit (Exit #163). Take a right at the top of the exit ramp onto Mercer University Drive. Turn left at the first traffic light onto Stadium Drive. At the stop sign, turn left to continue on Stadium Drive (the Hilton Garden Inn will be on your left). Make an immediate right into the parking lot behind the rightfield fence of baseball stadium. Walk up the hill to the UC entrance. From I-75 Heading South (from Atlanta) Take I-75 South to the Mercer University Drive exit (Exit #163). Take a left at the top of the exit ramp onto Mercer University Drive and cross over I-75. Turn left at the first traffic light onto Stadium Drive. At the stop sign, turn left to continue on Stadium Drive (the Hilton Garden Inn will be on your left). Make an immediate right into the parking lot behind the rightfield fence of baseball stadium. Walk up the hill to the UC entrance. From I-16 Heading West (from Savannah) Take I-16 West until it merges with I-75 South. Follow directions above. From I-80 Heading East Stay on Hwy. 80 until it meets Interstate 475. Take Interstate 475 North and take the Thomaston/Macon exit (there will be a sign that says exit for Mercer University Drive). Stay on Mercer University Drive for about four miles until crossing over Interstate 75. Once across I-75, turn left at the first traffic light onto Stadium Drive. At the stop sign, turn left to continue on Stadium Drive (the Hilton Garden Inn will be on your left). Make an immediate right into the parking lot behind the rightfield fence of baseball stadium. Walk up the hill to the UC entrance. ADA Accessible Drop-off and Parking (with proper identification) After following directions above to campus, instead of turning into the parking lot behind the baseball stadium, proceed to the first street on the right which will be University Center Drive. Turn right onto University Center Drive. Continue on University Center Drive up the hill until it ends at the upper parking lot of the University Center (Claude Smith Baseball Field will be on the right as you approach the University Center). Turn right at the top of the hill and pull into the loop to drop off before parking. Visitor Bus Drop-Off and Parking After following directions above to campus, instead of turning into the parking lot behind the baseball stadium, proceed to the first street on the right which will be University Center Drive. Turn right onto University Center Drive. Make a right at the first street (Claude Smith Baseball Field will be on the right corner as you approach the University Center). Make a left into the middle lot of the University Center. Teams enter through the loading area doors adjacent to the middle lot. Bus parking will be designated on a game-by-game basis due to construction in that vicinity of campus.

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UC Ticket InformaƟon Purchase seats online at: www.mercerbears.com/Ɵckets/basketballƟx or by calling (478) 301-5470. The UC cket oﬃce is located adjacent to the main entrance, oﬀ the upper level of the building.

THIS IS MACO Macon, Georgia is the host of the annual International Cherry Blossom Festival, a 10day event commemorating the beautiful Yoshino cherry trees that bring color to the Macon landscape each spring. Macon boasts more Yoshino cherry trees than even Washington, D.C. The annual festival features special performances and activities and draws thousands of people from literally all over the world. Through the revitalization of Macon’s historic downtown area, local business owners host events like Taste of Downtown, where downtown food vendors - from gourmet to down-home cooking - display their specialties and First Friday, where businesses unite to bring suburban residents into downtown for a night of fun, food and entertainment. The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, the state’s official sports museum, features exhibits, interactive fun areas and information about professional and amateur Georgia athletes, such as Hank Aaron and Bobby Jones.

Macon, Ga. is also home to Mercer’s Law School. The Walter F. George School of Law, founded in 1873, is one of the oldest law schools in the country. Named for Walter F. George, a 1901 graduate of Mercer’s law school who went on to become a justice of the Georgia State Supreme Court and later a U.S. Senator, the law school has a rich and distinguished history.

ON... The Grand Opera House is a historic landmark theatre operated by Mercer University. It presents a wide variety of national touring Broadway shows, plays and concerts. Mercer Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theatre and music departments also hold many of their productions in this beautiful theatre. From fine dining to fast food ... from elegant shops to outlet malls ... from classical to country music concerts, in Macon, Georgia, there is always some place to go and something to do.

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Located in Macon, Georgia, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest state sports museum at 43,000 square feet. Created in 1956 as the Georgia Prep Sports Hall of Fame, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame has been in existence for more than 50 years. It was expanded in 1963 to encompass prep, college, amateur and professional sports. In 1999, it moved into a permanent new home in Macon. -Credit, Georgia Sports HOF

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MACONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MUSIC HERITAGE Macon, Georgia, fosters a rich music heritage which is evidenced at various points around town. Otis Reddingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statue (at right) sits by the dock of the bay as a reminder of the Macon-ites many contributions to the music industry. (Below) The Bell House at 315 College Street was the site for the cover of Macon residents The Allman Brothers self-titled first album (and the Allman Brothers Band Museum is still located in Macon on Vineville Ave!).

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WILLIAM D. UNDERWOOD

Reflecting an increased emphasis on research, Mercer in 2009-10 met the criteria established by the Carnegie Foundation for reclassification as a research-doctoral university. Over the past three years, the number of Ph.D. students has increased from fewer than 25 to approximately 200, while the amount of externally funded research expenditures has grown to nearly $25 million. In addition to increased levels of funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, Mercer scientists have for the first time been funded as eminent cancer scientists by the Georgia Cancer Coalition, while other Mercer scientists are now receiving funding to support their research through the Georgia Research Alliance. The University has intensified its long-standing commitment to service-learning and community engagement un-

der President Underwood’s leadership. During the spring of 2009, Mercer announced a $5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to support continued revitalization of the College Hill Corridor between campus and downtown Macon. The groundbreaking Mercer On Mission program, launched in 2007, has been recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative as “an exemplary approach to addressing a specific global challenge.” Mercer earned the highest federal recognition for community engagement by the Corporation for National and Community Service in 2009, and in 2008 became the only university in Georgia to receive the Carnegie Foundation’s designation for “Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships.” Prior to joining Mercer, President Underwood served at Baylor University as Interim President and held the prestigious Leon Jaworski Chair at the Baylor School of Law. President Underwood is an accomplished educator and scholar. He was designated a Master Teacher at Baylor in recognition of extraordinary classroom teaching over an extended period. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and the American Bar Foundation. President Underwood was awarded the J.D. degree summa cum laude by the University of Illinois College of Law in 1985, where he graduated as class salutatorian and was an editor of the University of Illinois Law Review. Following graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Sam D. Johnson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, prior to practicing law for several years with a large law firm in Dallas. He also holds an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Baptist University, where he met his spouse, Lesli. They have two children, Jessica and William.

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President Underwood has led Mercer during a period of dynamic growth and development for the University. Since m his arrival as Mercer’s 18th Presih dent in 2006, enrollment has d iincreased by 18 percent to more tthan 8,200 students. Mercer has launched a second medih ccal school campus (in Savannah), initiated a master’s-level n physician assistant program p aand a doctoral-level program in physical therapy and added Ph.D. programs in Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction, and Nursing.

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS JIM COLE Jim Cole assumed the duties of Director of Athletics for Mercer University on July 1, 2010. Prior to that, he served as MU’s Senior Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs, heading up the Mercer Athletics Foundation (the fund-raising arm for Bears’ athletics) concurrent with his time as a State Representative in Georgia. A native of Augusta, Cole entered Mercer on an academic scholarship in 1990 and lettered in baseball from 1990 to 1993. He was recipient of the Charles C. Morgan Outstanding Student-Athlete Award and graduated with honors from the University in 1993.

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Cole was drafted as a pitcher by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1993 and was named the franchise’s “Organizational Player of the Year” and a finalist for the TOPPS Minor League “Player of the Year Award” in 1994.

Cole is an active community leader throughout the state. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. A graduate of Leadership Georgia, he is a member of Forsyth United Methodist Church.

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After an injury ended his professional baseball career, he returned to Mercer in 1997 to earn his MBA while serving as a graduate assistant and pitching coach for the baseball team. In 1998 he served as pitching coach for the Madison Black Wolves minor league team in Madison, Wis. Cole then entered private business before being elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2004 (and serving in that capacity until 2010).

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Cole served as the legislative voice under the Gold Dome for the constituents of House District 125 - which includes Jasper County and parts of Monroe, Jones and Lamar Counties. His legislative duties included membership on the Appropriations Economic Development Sub-Committee (to oversees important areas of the budget that deal with agriculture, community affairs, economic development and transportation). In addition, Cole served on the Rules, Judiciary NonCivil and State Planning and Community Affairs Committees.

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Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed Cole to serve as senior administration floor leader in early 2009, having served formerly as assistant floor leader from 2007-2008. Even after leaving the political arena to assume the role as Mercers A.D., Cole was called on to continue his commitment of service to the people of the state of Georgia. In 2010, he was elected by his former constituents in Georgia’s House and Senate to represent the 8th Congressional District on the state’s Department of Transportation Board. MERCERBEARS.com

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STAFF & COACHES

Joel Weems Assistant A.D. Compliance

Amos Mandfield Assistant A.D. Sports Medicine

Daniel Tate Assistant A.D. Marketing/Promotions

Myra Cameron Athletics Coordinator

Brian Gerrity Executive Director Mercer Ath. Foundation

Paul Bohr Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Pam Manson Staff Assistant

Andy Stabell Director of Media Relations

Dr. Jeffrey Hugdahl Faculty Athletics Representative

Penny Davis Spirit Coordinator

Doug Cowden Pep Band Director

Warren Woolfolk Head Coach Tennis (M & W)

Craig Gibson Head Coach Baseball

Damian Elder Head Coach Volleyball

Bob Hoffman Head Coach Men’s Basketball

Susie Gardner Head Coach Women’s Basketball

Ryan Bailey Head Coach Cross Country (M & W)

Steve Bradley Head Coach Men’s Golf

Gary Guyer Head Coach Women’s Golf

Kyle Hannan Head Coach Men’s Lacrosse

Bobby Lamb Head Coach Football

Brad Ruzzo Head Coach Men’s Soccer

Tony Economopoulos Head Coach Women’s Soccer

James DeFeo Head Coach Softball

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Jeff Graham Director of New Media

Michael Ellis Director of Facility Operations

Jim Tessmer Operations Manager

Jacob Street Graduate Assistant Operations

Dan Kline Graduate Assistant Marketing

Brittany Usera Assistant Director of Compliance

Kristen Suatoni Athletic Academic Advisor

Jessica Monti Assistant Director of Academic Affairs

Jon Mangel Assistant Coach Strength & Conditioning

Eve Levinson Head Coach Women’s Lacrosse

Laura Shelton Assistant Trainer Women’s Basketball

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Nicky Bruno Cheerleading Coach

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CAMPUS SCENE: An aerial view of Mercer is the only way to truly appreciate the historical beauty and charm that the campus adds to Macon and middle Georgia. MERCERBEARS.com

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SPORTS MEDICINE The Mission of the Sports Medicine Department is to provide quality comprehensive healthcare to student-athletes. The health and wellbeing of student-athletes is the number one priority. Student-athletes have access to therapeutic services such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, hydrotherapy, rehabilitation, nutritional counseling and preventative physical medicine.

Amos Murphy Head Ath. Trainer/ Asst. AD Sports Medicine Football

Yuta Iguchi Graduate Assistant Wom. Soccer, Men’s Golf

Brad Crowe Assistant Trainer Men’s Basketball

Eric Carter Graduate Assistant Baseball, Cheer Squad

Megan McKinson Graduate Assistant Softball, Cross Country

John Hasak Graduate Assistant Men’s Lacrosse

The Mercer Sports Medicine department utilizes a state-of-the-art athletic training facility in the University Center. The athletic training room consists of a treatment, taping and rehabilitation area. The rehabilitation area is equipped with a treadmill, exercise bikes in addition to a variety of weights, resistance bands, medicine balls, and other rehabilitation equipment which can be used to facilitate injury rehabilitations. The athletic training area also has an enclosed hydrotherapy room with an eight-person cold whirlpool and smaller extremity whirlpools. There are also offices for the staff and a physician exam room. The athletic training room also has easy access to the weight room and the University Center pool. The facility is staffed by two full-time certified athletic trainers and six graduate assistant certified athletic trainers, a family practice physician and an orthopedic surgeon. The staff works with other group of health-care providers to bring a comprehensive care to the studentathletes and acts as a liaison with nutritionists, dentist, cardiologists, and many other specialists.

Victoria Dic Graduate Assistant Volleyball, Tennis

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Loren Aleman Graduate Assistant Volleyball, Tennis

Laura Shelton Assistant Trainer Women’s Basketball

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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING The strength and conditioning program at Mercer has three primary goals. These goals are to maximize athleticism, minimize injuries and increase mental/physical toughness. The way this is accomplished is by primarily utilizing ground based, multi-joint, triple extension, explosive exercises. Athletes will perform exercises of all types but focus is put on three main exercise styles: Olympic lifting, power lifting and plyometrics. The goal is to try and replicate the movements, velocities and forces that are experienced during competition of the athlete's sport. Served by a professional full-time strength and conditioning coach as well as an assistant coach, Mercer Athletics provides a full range of weight training and exercise equipment to assist Mercer’s approximately 250 student-athletes in reaching their athletic potential through strength training and conditioning.

Paul Bohr Director Strength & Conditioning

Jon Mangel Assistant Coach Strength & Conditioning

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Easily accessible from anywhere in the University Center, the equipment includes the following: • three top of the line power lift full racks • over 3,000 pounds of plates • a line of variable resistant machines • three sets of Iron Grip dumbbells • five free standing adjustable benches

Derrick Rosinski Graduate Assistant Strength & Conditioning

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MERCER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION Mission Statement: The Mercer Athletics Foundation was created in 2007 as the fund-raising arm for Mercer University Athletics. Since its inception, members of the foundation have contributed over $1.5 million. These funds have been used to undertake such projects as hiring a full-time strength and conditioning coach, enhancing recruiting budgets, providing additional scholarships and to help increase salaries to attract and retain outstanding coaches.

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John graduated from Mercer University in 1966 where he played baseball and was captain his senior year. He received his J.D. in 1971 from the Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, where he served on Law Review, and is a member of the Georgia and Florida Bar. He is a past member of Mercer Board of Trustees. John has more than 15 years of experience providing wealth management services and over 25 years of experience in the practice of law. After serving as an institutional consultant at Smith Barney, John joined Merrill Lynch in 2007. He is currently an Institutional Money Manager at Merrill Lynch.

“It’s a great time to ‘Be the Bear’ as a part of the Mercer University athletics family! There are many exciting things currently going on in Bears Athletics... with even more on the horizon! “The experiences I gained as a Mercer student and athlete have proven invaluable in both my personal and professional life. Mercer offers its students an education - both on and off the field - that is as functional as it is respected in today’s world. A Mercer degree tells people that you have been a part of something special.

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John W. Collier

“The Mercer Athletic Foundation’s goal is to enhance and grow the ‘athletic experience’ for the student-athletes who follow in the footsteps of those who, like myself, were fortunate enough to represent the Orange & Black in intercollegiate athletics competition. Your gifts and contributions to the MAF are what make it possible for this to happen, so please consider how you can ‘Be the Bear’ today!”

OTHER MERCER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION OFFICERS Vice-President: Charlie Cantrell

Secretary: Dr. Bill Argo

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ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE For 35 years, the Atlantic Sun Conference has supported its member institutions in providing intercollegiate athletics programs committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun accomplishes this mission by maintaining the highest standards in academic and athletic achievement, creating a balance between student and athlete. Adding an emphasis on sportsmanship in the competitive arena and fostering leadership opportunities through community service, the A-Sun, its member institutions and its student-athletes aim for an overall educational experience that is successful in Building Winners for Life.

BUILDING The student-athletes of the A-Sun consistently achieve academic accolades on a national level ...

FOR LIFE! ...and at the same time preparing themselves to become valuable members of their community.

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1400 Coleman Ave., Macon, Ga. 31207 * Phone: (478) 301-2994

Athletics Administration Jim Cole ...................... Director of Athletics ........................................................................................(478) 301-2994 ...............................cole_jm@mercer.edu Sybil Blalock .............. Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Academic Affairs/SWA ..(478) 301-2301 ..........................blalock_sa@mercer.edu Amos Mansfield ...... Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine ...................................(478) 301-2453 .....................mansfield_ja@mercer.edu Joel Weems ............... Assistant Director of Athletics/ Compliance ..........................................(478) 301-2729 .......................... weems_jd@mercer.edu Daniel Tate ................. Assistant A.D. for Marketing..........................................................................(478) 301-2702 ................................. tate_dj@mercer.edu Brian Gerrity .............. Executive Director, Mercer Athletic Foundation....................................(478) 301-4003 ............................gerrity_bt@mercer.edu Myra Cameron ......... Athletics Coordinator/Administrative Eligibility Coordinator .........(478) 301-2733 ...................... cameron_m@mercer.edu Pam Manson ............. Staff Assistant ....................................................................................................(478) 301-4130 ........................ manson_pl@mercer.edu Academic Affairs Sybil Blalock .............. Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Academic Affairs/SWA ..(478) 301-2301 ..........................blalock_sa@mercer.edu Compliance Joel Weems ............... Assistant A.D./ Compliance ..........................................................................(478) 301-2729 .......................... weems_jd@mercer.edu Sports Medicine Amos Mansfield ...... Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine ...................................(478) 301-2453 .....................mansfield_ja@mercer.edu Laura Shelton ........... WBB Athletic Trainer .......................................................................................(478) 301-2135 ..........................shelton_lc@mercer.edu Strength & Conditioning Jon Mangel ............... WBB Strength & Conditioning Director ...................................................(478) 301-4608 ......................... mangel_ja@mercer.edu Spirit Penny Davis ............... Spirit Coordinator ............................................................................................(478) 301-5217 ............................ davis_pp@mercer.edu Event Management Michael Ellis .............. Director of Facility Operations ....................................................................(478) 301-2369 ...............................ellis_ms@mercer.edu Jim Tessmer .............. Event Coordinator ...........................................................................................(478) 301-2369 .......................... tessmer_ji@mercer.edu Marketing & Promotions Daniel Tate ................. Assistant A.D. for Marketing..........................................................................(478) 301-2702 ................................. tate_dj@mercer.edu Dan Kline ................... Athletics Marketing Graduate Assistant ..................................................(478) 301-5217 .........................danieljkline@gmail.com Athletics Media Relations/Sports Information Andy Stabell ............. Director of Media Relations .........................................................................(478) 301-5219 ............................stabell_al@mercer.edu Jeff Graham .............. Director of New Media ...................................................................................(478) 301-5209 ....................... graham_jm@mercer.edu Jason Farhadi ........... Assistant Media Relations Director ............................................................(478) 301-5218 .......................... farhadi_jb@mercer.edu Baseball Craig Gibson ............. Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2396 ............................ gibson_c@mercer.edu Men's Basketball Bob Hoffman ............ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2736 ....................... hoffman_jb@mercer.edu Women's Basketball Susie Gardner ........... Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2739 ......................... gardner_sl@mercer.edu Cross Country (M & W) Ryan Bailey ................ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2144 ...............................bailey_r@mercer.edu Men's Golf Steve Bradley ........... Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-5349 .........................bradley_sc@mercer.edu Women's Golf Gary Guyer ................ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-5625 .............................guyer_gl@mercer.edu Men's Lacrosse Kyle Hannan ............. Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2731 .........................hannan_kr@mercer.edu Football Bobby Lamb ............. Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2713 ............................... football@mercer.edu Men's Soccer Brad Ruzzo ................ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-4011 ...........................ruzzo_bm@mercer.edu Women's Soccer Tony Economopoulos ... Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2060 ...... economopoulos_ab@mercer.edu Softball James DeFeo ............ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2263 ..............................defeo_jr@mercer.edu Tennis (M & W) Warren Woolfolk ..... Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2269 ..................... woolfolk_cw@mercer.edu Women's Volleyball/Sand Volleyball Damian Elder ............ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2268 .............................elder_dd@mercer.edu Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lacrosse Eve Levinson ............ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2773 .......................levinson_ee@mercer.edu MERCERBEARS.com