Women's Basketball Overall Statistics (As of Feb 25, 2021)
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES MERCER ETSU 2020-21 SCHEDULE BEARS A MOCS OVERALL RECORD: 15-6 T SoCon: 9-3 | Non-Conference: 6-3 15-6 OVERALL 3-14 OVERALL Home: 8-4 | Away: 7-2 | Neutral: 0-0 9-3 SOCON 1-9 SOCON NOVEMBER GAME INFORMATION 25 GEORGIA L, 64-83 COACHING MATCHUP 28 TENNESSEE STATE W, 81-61 Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 | 12 P.M. MERCER ETSU Johnson City, Tenn. | Brooks Gym DECEMBER 2 at Clemson L, 54-67 ESPN+ Susie Head Brittney TV: 5 COVENANT W, 78-25 Jay Sandos 10 at UAB W, 71-68 (OT) Gardner Coach Ezell PLAY BY PLAY: ANALYST: Bruce Tranbarger 13 ALABAMA L, 61-78 15 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 77-27 192-147 Record 104-130 18 at Western Kentucky W, 71-54 at School 21 at Tennessee Tech Canceled (11) (Years) (8) 29 at UNC Wilmington W, 87-51 368-294 Overall 167-215 NUMBERS TO WATCH JANUARY Record 9 at Samford* L, 69-78 (22) (13) 1 Senior Shannon Titus is the only active 14 at UNCG* W, 53-43 (Years) player in Division I with at least 200 16 at UNCG* W, 73-58 steals and 125 blocks in her career. 21 FURMAN* W, 69-66 (OT) Record vs. 23 FURMAN* W, 71-57 12-10 Today's 7-13 1 Redshirt junior Sierra Votaw is one block 28 CHATTANOOGA* W, 50-42 Opponent away from reaching the century mark for 30 CHATTANOOGA* L, 60-69 her career. FEBRUARY 6 Junior Amoria Neal-Tysor matched her 4 at Western Carolina* W, 69-62 (OT) SERIES HISTORY VS. ETSU career high with six 3-pointers on 6 at Western Carolina* W, 71-47 Thursday against Samford. 11 at ETSU* Canceled 21-20 7 Senior Shannon Titus ranks seventh in 13 at ETSU* Postponed the country in steals with 59. 19 WOFFORD* W, 54-47 Overall............... Mercer leads, 21-20 21 WOFFORD* W, 83-74 (2OT) 20+ At least one Mercer player has scored 25 SAMFORD* L, 65-74 Streak ....................................ETSU W2 20 or more points in 19 of the team’s 21 27 at ETSU* 12 p.m. At Mercer ............. Mercer leads, 9-7 games this season and in 14 consecutive games. MARCH At ETSU ................. ETSU leads, 10-9 4 SoCon Quarterfinals# TBA Neutral ................................... Tied, 3-3 50 Mercer is celebrating 50 years of 5 SoCon Semifinals# TBA women’s basketball throughout the 7 SoCon Finals# TBA Mercer's Last Win ................. 2/21/19 2020-21 season, honoring a different Last 5 Meetings: decade each month from October Home games in BOLD CAPS at Hawkins Arena through February. * Southern Conference opponent 2/22/20 .........ETSU won, 56-54 (A) # - SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.) 1/23/20 .......... ETSU won, 72-66 (H) 100 Titus played in her 100th career game 2/21/19 ... Mercer won in OT, 83-77 (A) against Samford on Thursday. 2014 The Bears played their first double- 1/26/19 .........Mercer won, 64-41 (H) overtime game since Nov. 28, 2014, on 3/4/18 ........ Mercer won, 68-53 (N)* Sunday as they outlasted Wofford, 83- *Denotes SoCon Tournament game 74. 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 13 21 32 44 Kraig Doremus J. Harris J. Lewis S. Titus J. Dougherty A. Thayne Web Site .......................... www.MercerBears.com 5-9; So., G 5-7; R-Sr., G 6-0; Sr., G/F 6-0; Jr., F 6-2; Jr., F Address ..................1501 Mercer University Drive Macon, GA 31207 2.0 ppg 14.0 ppg 13.5 ppg 16.4 ppg 2.0 ppg 3.4 apg 3.6 apg 7.6 rpg 9.8 rpg 4.4 rpg /MercerWBB @Mercer_WBB @MercerWBB Mercer Women’s Basketball Notes - ETSU // 1 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Team SoCon Overall Samford 11-2 14-8 Mercer 9-3 15-6 Chattanooga 9-5 14-9 Wofford 7-7 11-10 Furman 6-8 10-13 UNCG 6-8 8-15 Western Carolina 3-10 6-17 ETSU 1-9 3-14 SOCON PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS *As of 2/26/2021 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 Saturday, Feb. 27 Shannon Titus, Mercer Mercer at ETSU 12 p.m. Aja Boyd, UNCG Natalie Armstrong, Samford Thursday, March 4 Bria Dial, Chattanooga SoCon Quarterfinals - Game 1 11 a.m. Eboni Williams, Chattanooga SoCon Quarterfinals - Game 2 1:15 p.m. Lauren LaPlant, Western Carolina SoCon Quarterfinals - Game 3 3:30 p.m. Jamari McDavid, Wofford SoCon Quarterfinals - Game 4 5:45 p.m. Coaches Preseason Poll Media Preseason Poll Friday, March 5 Team (1st Place Votes) Team (1st Place Votes) SoCon Semifinals - Game 1 11 a.m. 1. Mercer (5) 1. Chattanooga (8) SoCon Semifinals - Game 2 1:15 p.m. 2. Chattanooga (1) 2. Samford (4) 3. Samford 3. Mercer (2) Sunday, March 7 4. Furman (1) 4. Furman (3) SoCon Championship game 12 p.m. 5. UNCG (1) UNCG (1) 6. Wofford 6. Wofford 7. ETSU 7. ETSU 8. Western Carolina 8. Western Carolina SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK Dec. 1 Shauntai Battle, Samford Dec. 8 Tate Walters, Furman Dec. 15 Jaron Dougherty, Mercer Dec. 22 Eboni Williams, Chattanooga Jan. 5 Eboni Williams, Chattanooga Jan. 12 Annie Ramil, Samford Jan. 19 Amoria Neal-Tysor, Mercer Jan. 26 Abbey Cornelius, Chattanooga Feb. 2 Andrea Cournoyer, Samford Feb. 9 Annie Ramil, Samford Feb. 16 Andrea Cournoyer, Samford Feb. 23 Shannon Titus, Mercer SOCON PLAYER OF THE MONTH December Jaron Dougherty, Mercer January Andrea Cournoyer, Samford February -- Mercer Women’s Basketball Notes - ETSU // 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 15. Charlotte Nicholson (1975-79) 1,256 on the program. 16. LaToya Jackson (2007-10) 1,208 17. Stephany Raines (1988-92) 1,146 Mercer’s inaugural season was in 1970-71 when the 18. Shannon Titus (2017-Pres.) 1,141 Bears won their first-ever game against Wesleyan, 19. Christy Cogley (1993-97) 1,135 45-23. 20. Dawn Jackson (1985-89) 1,120 21. Anita Meadows (1981-85) 1,088 Throughout the last half century, the Bears 22. Alicia Williams (2011-15) 1,079 have collected multiple championship banners, 23. Carrie Harper (1995-99) 1,060 including nine regular season conference titles and 24. Tracy Henry (1998-02) 1,049 seven tournament crowns. Mercer has also won 25. Sarah Russell (2003-08) 1,015 two regional tournaments and has been to the 26. April Dyer (1999-03) 1,002 postseason 14 times. 27. Laura Shamp (1981-85) 1,000 Jaron Dougherty (2018-Pres.) 887 Titus Reaches Century Mark at Mercer Senior Shannon Titus has had an amazing career Career Blocked Shots with the Mercer Bears and hit another milestone on Rk. Name (Years) Blocks Thursday. The Johns Creek, Ga., native suited up 1. Teanna Robinson (2011-15) 258 for her 100th career game in the Black and Orange 2. Tanya Kessenich (2002-06) 184 . Throughout her 100 collegiate games, Titus has 3. Shannon Titus (2017-Pres.) 141 started 84 games while recording 1,141 points, 567 4. Rachel Selph (2015-19) 123 rebounds 209 steals, 193 assists and 141 blocks. 5. Alex Phillips (2009-13) 101 6. Jessica Miller (2001-05) 89 100 Years of SoCon 7. Andrea Congreaves (1989-93) 83 One of the oldest conferences in college athletics, 8. Jaron Dougherty (2018-Pres.) 77 the Southern Conference will celebrate a century of athletic and academic achievement in 2021 with Career Steals a variety of initiatives throughout the year. Rk. Name (Years) Steals 1. Stephany Raines (1988-92) 252 The Southern Conference traces its beginnings 2. Sydni Means (2014-18) 246 to Feb. 25, 1921, when delegates from 15 of the 3. Tracy Henry (1998-02) 230 30 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 4. Sally Skeldon (2003-07) 218 institutions met at the Piedmont Hotel in Atlanta, 5. Christy Cogley (1993-97) 217 Ga., to finalize plans for a new conference. Alabama, 6. Amanda Thompson (2015-19) 210 Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), Clemson, 7. Shannon Titus (2017-Pres.) 209 Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M Career 3-Point FG Made (Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina Rk. Name (Years) 3-Point FG Made State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic 1. KeKe Calloway (2015-19) 298 Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee 2. LaToya Jackson (2007-10) 216 all signed on to form the Southern Intercollegiate 3. Linnea Rosendal (2015-19) 181 Conference, while Tulane attended the meetings 4. Briana Williams (2010-15) 169 but would not join until the following year. The 5. Jessica Miller (2001-05) 159 league has had 44 full-time members over its 6. Christen Edwards (1995-99) 158 illustrious history. 7. Andrea Congreaves (1989-93) 153 8. Karen Hickman (2002-06) 118 9. Jenny Sessor (1996-00) 116 10. Jo Shaw (1999-03) 104 11. Sheryl Layman (1991-95) 102 Amoria Neal-Tysor (2018-Pres.) 86 Mercer Women’s Basketball Notes - ETSU // 3 BEARS IN THE RANKINGS Pair of Bears with 1,000 Points Redshirt senior Jada Lewis (1,314 pts.) and senior (updated as of Feb.