Women's Basketball Overall Statistics (As of Dec 18, 2020)
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES MERCER UNC WILMINGTON 2020-21 SCHEDULE BEARS A SEAHAWKS OVERALL RECORD: 5-3 T SoCon: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 5-3 5-3 OVERALL 3-2 OVERALL Home: 3-2 | Away: 2-1 | Neutral: 0-0 0-0 SOCON 0-0 CAA NOVEMBER GAME INFORMATION 25 GEORGIA L, 64-83 COACHING MATCHUP 28 TENNESSEE STATE W, 81-61 Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 | 4 P.M. MERCER UNCW Wilmington, N.C. | Trask Coliseum DECEMBER 2 at Clemson L, 54-67 FloHoops Susie Head Karen TV: 5 COVENANT W, 78-25 Steve Barone 10 at UAB W, 71-68 (OT) Gardner Coach Barefoot PLAY BY PLAY: ANALYST: Tom Lamont 13 ALABAMA L, 61-78 15 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 77-27 182-144 Record 43-53 18 at Western Kentucky W, 71-54 at School 21 at Tennessee Tech Canceled (11) (Years) (4) 29 at UNC Wilmington 4 p.m. Overall JANUARY 358-291 356-289 9 at Samford* 3 p.m. ET Record NUMBERS TO WATCH 14 at UNCG* 7 p.m. (22) (Years) (23) Tuesday’s matchup marks the first-ever 16 at UNCG* 2 p.m. 1 21 FURMAN* 7 p.m. Record vs. meeting between Mercer and UNCW. 23 FURMAN* TBA 0-0 Today's 0-0 2.0 Senior Shannon Titus’ 2.0 assist-turnover 28 CHATTANOOGA* 7 p.m. Opponent ratio leads the Southern Conference. 30 CHATTANOOGA* 2 p.m. 3 Junior Jaron Dougherty (80 reb./59 FG FEBRUARY SERIES HISTORY VS. UNC WILMINGTON made) is the one of three players in 4 at Western Carolina* 6 p.m. Division I with at least 80 rebounds and 6 at Western Carolina* 2 p.m. 55 field goals made this season. 11 at ETSU* 7 p.m. 0-0 13 at ETSU* 12 p.m. 4 The trio of Jill Harris (31 ast.), Amoria 19 WOFFORD* 7 p.m. Overall ..............................................N/A Neal-Tysor (28 ast.) and Shannon Titus 21 WOFFORD* 2 p.m. (24 ast.) are one of just four trios in the 25 SAMFORD* 7 p.m. Streak ...............................................N/A country with each player contributing at At Mercer ........................................N/A least 24 assists. MARCH 4 SoCon Quarterfinals# TBA At UNC Wilmington .................... N/A 7 Mercer has blocked the seventh-most 5 SoCon Semifinals# TBA Neutral .............................................N/A shots in Division I this season. 7 SoCon Finals# TBA Mercer's Last Win ........................N/A 50 Mercer is celebrating 50 years of Home games in BOLD CAPS at Hawkins Arena Last 5 Meetings: women’s basketball throughout the * Southern Conference opponent 2020-21 season, honoring a different # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.) N/A decade each month from October through February. 55 Senior Shannon Titus is 55 points away from becoming the 27th member of the 1,000-point club in program history. MERCER BASKETBALL PROBABLE MERCER STARTERS (BASED OFF LAST GAME) Head Coach ......................................Susie Gardner Assistant Coaches ............................ Ben Wierzba Kaitlyn Cresencia Sydni Means Director of Player Personnel ........ Bryce Dillard WBB Phone ...................................(478) 301-2059 MERCER COMMUNICATIONS WBB Contact .......................... Stephen Waldman Office Phone ............................(478) 301-5209 Cell Phone .................................(478) 444-5314 Email ........................ [email protected] Asst. Directors ........................Stephen Waldman Travis Rae 1 13 21 32 34 Kraig Doremus A. Neal-Tysor J. Lewis S. Titus J. Dougherty N. Van Nes Web Site .......................... www.MercerBears.com 5-6; Jr., G 5-7; R-Sr., G 6-0; Sr., G/F 6-0; Jr., F 6-6; R-Sr., C Address ..................1501 Mercer University Drive Macon, GA 31207 15.8 ppg 11.9 ppg 11.0 ppg 17.1 ppg 3.8 ppg 3.5 apg 2.9 apg 6.5 rpg 10.0 rpg 3.5 rpg /MercerWBB @Mercer_WBB @MercerWBB Mercer Women’s Basketball Notes - UNC Wilmington // 1 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Team SoCon Overall Mercer 0-0 5-3 Chattanooga 0-0 4-4 Wofford 0-0 3-3 Furman 0-0 2-5 ETSU 0-0 1-5 Samford 0-0 1-6 UNCG 0-0 1-7 Western Carolina 0-0 1-7 SOCON PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS *As of 12/27/2020 Preseason Player of the Year Shannon Titus, Mercer Preseason All-Conference UPCOMING SOCON GAMES *Games and times are subject to change E’Lease Stafford, ETSU Tierra Hodges, Furman Jaron Dougherty, Mercer Tuesday, Dec. 29 Shannon Titus, Mercer Chattanooga at North Alabama 2 p.m. Aja Boyd, UNCG South Carolina State at Western Carolina 2 p.m. Natalie Armstrong, Samford Mercer at UNC Wilmington 4 p.m. Bria Dial, Chattanooga Eboni Williams, Chattanooga Wednesday, Dec. 30 Lauren LaPlant, Western Carolina Richmond at Furman 2 p.m. Jamari McDavid, Wofford Thursday, Dec. 31 Coaches Preseason Poll Media Preseason Poll Piedmont College at Western Carolina 1 p.m. Team (1st Place Votes) Team (1st Place Votes) Newberry at ETSU 2 p.m. 1. Mercer (5) 1. Chattanooga (8) 2. Chattanooga (1) 2. Samford (4) Saturday, Jan. 2 3. Samford 3. Mercer (2) Erskine at Wofford 2 p.m. 4. Furman (1) 4. Furman (3) 5. UNCG (1) UNCG (1) Sunday, Jan. 3 6. Wofford 6. Wofford Queens at Furman 2 p.m. 7. ETSU 7. ETSU 8. Western Carolina 8. Western Carolina Monday, Jan. 4 Southern Wesleyan at Western Carolina 4 p.m. SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK Tuesday, Jan. 5 North Greenville at Furman 7 p.m. Dec. 1 Shauntai Battle, Samford Dec. 8 Tate Walters, Furman Saturday, Jan. 9 Dec. 15 Jaron Dougherty, Mercer ETSU at Chattanooga 2 p.m. Dec. 22 Eboni Williams, Chattanooga Furman at Wofford 2 p.m. Mercer at Samford 3 p.m. (ET) Jan. 5 -- Jan. 12 -- Sunday, Jan. 10 Jan. 19 -- Western Carolina at UNCG 2 p.m. Jan. 26 -- Feb. 2 -- Thursday, Jan. 14 Samford at Western Carolina 6 p.m. Feb. 9 -- ETSU at Wofford 7 p.m. Feb. 16 -- Mercer at UNCG 7 p.m. Feb. 23 -- Friday, Jan. 15 Chattanooga at Furman 7 p.m. SOCON PLAYER OF THE MONTH December -- Saturday, Jan. 16 ETSU at Wofford 2 p.m. January -- Mercer at UNCG 2 p.m. February -- Samford at Western Carolina 2 p.m. Mercer Women’s Basketball Notes - UNC Wilmington // 2 50 Years of Mercer Basketball PROGRAM RECORDS WATCH The Mercer women’s basketball team is celebrating 50 years of competition throughout the 2020-21 season as the team is going to highlight a different Career Points decade each month from October to February for Rk. Name (Years) Points their accomplishments and the impact they made 20. Anita Meadows (1981-85) 1,088 on the program. 21. Alicia Williams (2011-15) 1,079 22. Carrie Harper (1995-99) 1,060 Mercer’s inaugural season was in 1970-71 when the 23. Tracy Henry (1998-02) 1,049 Bears won their first-ever game against Wesleyan, 24. Sarah Russell (2003-08) 1,016 45-23. 25. April Dyer (1999-03) 1,002 26. Laura Shamp (1981-85) 1,000 Throughout the last half century, the Bears Shannon Titus (2017-Pres.) 945 have collected multiple championship banners, including nine regular season conference titles and Career Blocked Shots seven tournament crowns. Mercer has also won Rk. Name (Years) Blocks two regional tournaments and has been to the 1. Teanna Robinson (2011-15) 258 postseason 14 times. 2. Tanya Kessenich (2002-06) 184 3. Rachel Selph (2015-19) 123 Titus Closing In on 1,000 Points Shannon Titus (2017-Pres.) 123 Senior Shannon Titus is closing in on becoming the 5. Alex Phillips (2009-13) 101 27th member of the 1,000-point club in program 6. Jessica Miller (2001-05) 89 history. The Johns Creek, Ga., native has scored 7. Andrea Congreaves (1989-93) 83 945 points throughout her career in the Orange 8. Christy Cogley (1993-97) 68 and Black, putting her 55 points shy of reaching 9. Jaron Dougherty (2018-Pres.) 66 the milestone. Career Steals 100 Years of SoCon Rk. Name (Years) Steals One of the oldest conferences in college athletics, 1. Stephany Raines (1988-92) 252 the Southern Conference will celebrate a century 2. Sydni Means (2014-18) 246 of athletic and academic achievement in 2021 with 3. Tracy Henry (1998-02) 230 a variety of initiatives throughout the year. 4. Sally Skeldon (2003-07) 218 5. Christy Cogley (1993-97) 217 The Southern Conference traces its beginnings 6. Amanda Thompson (2015-19) 210 to Feb. 25, 1921, when delegates from 15 of the 7. Andrea Congreaves (1989-93) 206 30 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 8. Kahlia Lawrence (2014-18) 188 institutions met at the Piedmont Hotel in Atlanta, 9. Shannon Titus (2017-Pres.) 171 Ga., to finalize plans for a new conference. Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M (Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee all signed on to form the Southern Intercollegiate Conference, while Tulane attended the meetings but would not join until the following year. The league has had 44 full-time members over its illustrious history. Dual-Threat Dougherty Junior Jaron Dougherty has been a dominant force for the Bears on both ends of the floor, averaging a team-best 17.1 points and 10.0 rebounds per game through the first eight contests of the season. The Buford, Ga., native is one of two players in the Mercer Women’s Basketball Notes - UNC Wilmington // 3 SoCon to average a double-double on the season, BEARS IN THE RANKINGS along with Furman’s Tierra Hodges (16.3 ppg/10.1 (updated as of Dec. 27) rpg). Category Total SoCon National Scoring Offense 69.6 2 147 Scoring Defense 57.9 1 46 Additionally, Dougherty (80 Reb./59 FG Made) Scoring Margin +11.8 1 61 is one of three players in the nation with at least Field Goal Percentage .405 2 165 80 rebounds and 55 field goals made this season, Field Goal Pct.