Women's Basketball Overall Statistics (As of Nov 28, 2020)
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES MERCER CLEMSON 2020-21 SCHEDULE BEARS A TIGERS OVERALL RECORD: 1-1 T SoCon: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 1-1 1-1 OVERALL 3-0 OVERALL Home: 1-1 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 0-0 SOCON 0-0 ACC NOVEMBER GAME INFORMATION 25 GEORGIA L, 64-83 COACHING MATCHUP 28 TENNESSEE STATE W, 81-61 Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 | 12 P.M. MERCER CLEMSON Clemson, S.C. | Littlejohn Coliseum DECEMBER 2 at Clemson 12 p.m. ACC Network Extra Susie Head Amanda TV: 10 at UAB 7 p.m. (ET) Peter Yanity 13 ALABAMA 2 p.m. Gardner Coach Butler PLAY BY PLAY: Jim Davis 15 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 7 p.m. ANALYST: 18 at Western Kentucky 8 p.m. (ET) 178-142 Record 31-36 21 at Tennessee Tech 3 p.m. (ET) at School 29 at UNC Wilmington 2 p.m. (11) (Years) (3) JANUARY Overall 7 UNCG* TBA 354-289 261-195 9 WESTERN CAROLINA* TBA Record NUMBERS TO WATCH 14 at ETSU* TBA (22) (Years) (15) Redshirt senior Jada Lewis is seven shots 16 at Chattanooga* TBA 7 23 SAMFORD* TBA Record vs. shy of 1,000 field goal attempts in her 28 FURMAN* TBA 1-2 Today's 2-0 career. 30 WOFFORD* TBA Opponent 9 Junior Jaron Dougherty has jumped into Mercer’s Top-10 for career blocks FEBRUARY 4 at Western Carolina* TBA as her 63 denials is the ninth-most in 6 at UNCG* TBA SERIES HISTORY VS. CLEMSON program history. Her four blocks against 11 CHATTANOOGA* TBA TSU on Saturday matched her career high. 13 ETSU* TBA 2-5 20+ Junior Amoria Neal-Tysor scored at least 20 at Samford* TBA 20 points in both games this year, 25 at Wofford* TBA Overall ................Clemson leads, 5-2 marking the first time in her career with 27 at Furman* TBA Streak .............................. Clemson W1 back-to-back 20+ point games. MARCH At Mercer ...........Clemson leads, 2-1 50 Mercer is celebrating 50 years of 4 SoCon Quarterfinals# TBA 5 SoCon Semifinals# TBA At Clemson ...... Clemson leads, 2-0 women’s basketball throughout the 2020-21 season, honoring a different 7 SoCon Finals# TBA Neutral ......................................Tied, 1-1 decade each month from October Home games in BOLD CAPS at Hawkins Arena Mercer's Last Win ..................2/21/81 through February. * Southern Conference opponent Last 5 Meetings: 126 Senior Shannon Titus is 126 points # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.) 12/15/19 ............Clemson won, 65-51 (H) away from becoming the 27th member of the 1,000-point club in program 2/21/81 .................Mercer won, 86-83 (H) history. 12/19/80 ............ Mercer won, 86-83 (N) 14,924 Mercer travels to Clemson for just the 1/23/80 .......... Clemson won, 88-85 (A) third time in program history and first 12/2/78 .............Clemson won, 93-81 (H) time in 14,924 days. The last meeting at Clemson was Jan. 23, 1980. 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 0 1 21 32 34 Kraig Doremus J. Harris A. Neal-Tysor S. Titus J. Dougherty N. Van Nes Web Site .......................... www.MercerBears.com 5-9; So., G 5-6; Jr., G 6-0; Sr., G/F 6-0; Jr., F 6-6; R-Sr., C Address ..................1501 Mercer University Drive Macon, GA 31207 3.5 ppg 22.5 ppg 8.5 ppg 14.5 ppg 5.5 ppg 0.0 rpg 4.0 rpg 5.0 rpg 12.0 rpg 5.0 rpg /MercerWBB @Mercer_WBB @MercerWBB Mercer Women’s Basketball Notes - Clemson // 1 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Team SoCon Overall ETSU 0-0 1-0 Mercer 0-0 1-1 Wofford 0-0 1-1 Chattanooga 0-0 0-0 Furman 0-0 0-1 UNCG 0-0 0-1 Samford 0-0 0-2 Western Carolina 0-0 0-2 SOCON PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS *As of 12/1/2020 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 Wednesday, Dec. 2 Shannon Titus, Mercer Mercer at Clemson 12 p.m. Aja Boyd, UNCG Wofford at High Point 7 p.m. Natalie Armstrong, Samford Bria Dial, Chattanooga Thursday, Dec. 3 Eboni Williams, Chattanooga Converse College at UNCG 6 p.m. Lauren LaPlant, Western Carolina Furman at Georgia Southern 6 p.m. Jamari McDavid, Wofford Samford at Indiana 7:30 p.m. (ET) Coaches Preseason Poll Media Preseason Poll Saturday, Dec. 5 Team (1st Place Votes) Team (1st Place Votes) Elon at Western Carolina TBA 1. Mercer (5) 1. Chattanooga (8) 2. Chattanooga (1) 2. Samford (4) Sunday, Dec. 6 3. Samford 3. Mercer (2) UAB at Chattanooga 2 p.m. 4. Furman (1) 4. Furman (3) Furman at Georgia State 2 p.m. 5. UNCG (1) UNCG (1) Wofford at UNC Asheville 2 p.m. 6. Wofford 6. Wofford 7. ETSU 7. ETSU Monday, Dec. 7 8. Western Carolina 8. Western Carolina North Carolina Wesleyan at UNCG 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8 SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK UT Martin at Samford 7:30 p.m. (ET) ETSU at Vanderbilt 8 p.m. (ET) Dec. 1 Shauntai Battle, Samford Dec. 8 -- Wednesday, Dec. 9 Dec. 15 -- Chattanooga at Troy 1 p.m. Dec. 22 -- Thursday, Dec. 10 Dec. 29 -- Mercer at UAB 7 p.m. (ET) Jan. 5 -- Jan. 12 -- Friday, Dec. 11 Jan. 19 -- UNCG at UNC Wilmington 2 p.m. North Alabama at Samford 7:30 p.m. (ET) Jan. 26 -- Feb. 2 -- Saturday, Dec. 12 Feb. 9 -- Presbyterian at ETSU TBA Feb. 16 -- Feb. 23 -- Sunday, Dec. 13 Samford at Kentucky TBA Western Carolina at Charleston Southern TBA SOCON PLAYER OF THE MONTH Alabama at Mercer 2 p.m. December -- Vanderbilt at Chattanooga 2 p.m. Wofford at Xavier 2 p.m. January -- February -- Mercer Women’s Basketball Notes - Clemson // 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.) 874 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 This GIrl is on Fire! 4. Shannon Titus (2017-Pres.) 111 Junior Amoria Neal-Tysor has been on a tear 5. Alex Phillips (2009-13) 101 through the early portion of the 2020-21 season as 6. Jessica Miller (2001-05) 89 she scored 22 points in the opener against Georgia 7. Andrea Congreaves (1989-93) 83 before going for 23 versus Tennessee State. This 8. Christy Cogley (1993-97) 68 is the first time in her career that she has posted 9. Jaron Dougherty (2018-Pres.) 63 back-to-back games with at least 20 points. Career Steals The Sanford, N.C., native has shot the ball well in Rk. Name (Years) Steals the early going, boasting a field goal percentage 1. Stephany Raines (1988-92) 252 of 48.6 (18-of-37) and a 47.4 percentage (9-of-19) 2. Sydni Means (2014-18) 246 on 3-pointers. Neal-Tysor leads the SoCon in makes 3. Tracy Henry (1998-02) 230 for both field goals and 3-pointers, in addition to 4. Sally Skeldon (2003-07) 218 a number of other categories. Her 18 field goals 5. Christy Cogley (1993-97) 217 made are the 17th-most in the country, while her 6. Amanda Thompson (2015-19) 210 nine treys are the seventh most. 7. Andrea Congreaves (1989-93) 206 8. Kahlia Lawrence (2014-18) 188 100 Years of SoCon 9. Jo Jo Carter (2000-04) 168 One of the oldest conferences in college athletics, 10. Tiffany Howard (1996-00) 161 the Southern Conference will celebrate a century Shannon Titus (2019-20) 151 of athletic and academic achievement in 2021 with a variety of initiatives throughout the year. Titus Closing In on 1,000 Points Senior Shannon Titus is closing in on becoming the 27th member of the 1,000-point club in program history. The Johns Creek, Ga., native has scored 874 points throughout her career in the Orange and Black, putting her 126 points shy of reaching the milestone. Mercer Women’s Basketball Notes - Clemson // 3 BEARS IN THE RANKINGS Frienemies Head coach Susie Gardner and Clemson head coach (updated as of Nov. 30) Amanda Butler have a long-standing relationship Category Total SoCon National that begins in the outskirts of Nashville.