Mercer Women's Basketball Media Guide

Kendra GrantSophomore - Guard - 5-11

Sharnea BoykinFreshman - Guard - 5-5

Brittnee HazelFreshman - Forward - 5-11

Amber ChatmonR-Sophomore - Guard - 5-8

Kourtney CarterSenior - Forward - 6-0

Keema BlakneySophomore - Guard - 5-8

9Amy JonesAssistant Coach

9Susie Gardner

Head Coach

9Rhet Wierzba

Assistant Coach

9Tiffany Swoffard

Assistant Coach

9 7Rebecca Clanton

Freshman - Guard - 5-7.

92Briana Williams

Freshman - Guard - 5-7

9Ariel Barnes

Freshman - Guard - 5-5

9Shari Smith

Sophomore - Forward - 6-0

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11Alex Phillips

Sophomore - Forward - 6-3

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CREDITSThe 2010-11 Mercer women’s basketballmedia guide is a publication of the Mercer University Sports Informa-tion Department. The guide was written and edited by Andy Stabell. Cover design and layout by Jeff Graham and Andy Stabell. Editorial assistance provided by Dave Beyer, Jeff Graham, and Jason Farhadi. Photography courtesy of Mercer University Media Relations and A-Sun Photos. Special thanks to members of the Mercer Uni-versity Sports Information Department and women’s basketball offi ces.

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GENERALLocation ...................................................................................Macon, Ga.Enrollment .........................................................................................8,200Founded .............................................................................................1833Nickname ........................................................................................... BearsColors ...........................................................................Orange and BlackAffi lliation .......................................................................NCAA Division IConference............................................................................Atlantic SunArena (Capacity).........................................University Center (3,200)President ...........................................................William D. Underwood Alma Mater ......................................... Oklahoma Baptist (1982)Athletics Director ....................................................................... Jim Cole Alma Mater ............................................................... Mercer (1993) Athletics Phone ............................................................. (478) 301-2994Athletics Fax ................................................................... (478) 301-2061Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA .............................................................Sybil BlalockAsst. AD/Compliance ............................................. Karen Donaldson Asst. AD/Director of Sports Medicine ............................ Rob MurphyFaculty Athletics Representative ........................Dr. Jeff ery HugdahlWebsite ........................................................... www.mercerbears.com

TEAM INFORMATION2009-10 Overall Record .................................................................14-16 A-Sun Record/Finish.........................................................11-9/4th Home/Road/Neutral ................................................7-5/7-10/0-1Starters returning .................................................................................... 2Starters lost ................................................................................................ 3Letterwinners returning/lost ........................................................... 5/3Newcomers ................................................................................................ 5

COACHING STAFFHead Coach ......................................................................Susie Gardner Alma Mater ............................................................. Georgia (1986) Career Record/Seasons .............................................176-147/11 Record at Mercer/Seasons ...................................... First Season E-mail ...................................................... [email protected] Coach ..................................................................... Amy Jones Assistant Coach ...........................................................Tiff any Swoff ard Assistant Coach ................................................................ Rhet WierzbaWBB Phone ..................................................................... (478) 301-2268WBB Fax ........................................................................... (478) 301-5224

HISTORYFirst year of competition ............................................... 1970-71All-time record .................................................................. 531-545

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director .................................. Dave BeyerOffi ce Phone .........................................................(478) 301-2735Assistant SID (WBB Contact) ............................... Andy Stabell Offi ce Phone .................................................(478) 301-5219 Fax ....................................................................(478) 301-5350 Cell ...................................................................(203) 605-4462 Email ................................................ [email protected] Assistant ...................................................Jeff GrahamGraduate Assistant ............................................... Jason FarhadiWebsite ................................................. www.MercerBears.com

Quickfacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Sports Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Season Preview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9Head Coach Susie Gardner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11Assistant Coaches, Director of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13Basketball Game Day Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Kourtney Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17Neicey Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19Keema Blakney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Amber Chatmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Kendra Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Alex Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Sharmesia Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Ariel Barnes, Sharnea Boykin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Rebecca Clanton, Britnee Hazel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Briana Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272009-10 Results/Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-322009-10 Game-by-Game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-47Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-56All-Time Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Mercer Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-60Record Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-63Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64All-time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-68University Center Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-77All-Time Records vs. Opponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78This is Mercer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79-97

TO THE MEDIA The 2010-11 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 con-tact Andy Stabell at (478) 301-5219 with any requests. He can also be reached via e-mail at [email protected] or via fax at (478) 301-5350.

CREDENTIAL REQUESTSThe Sports Information Offi ce 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.

PRACTICESAs 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 Infor-mation Offi ce in advance if you plan on attending a practice session so an escort can be made avaliable.

INTERVIEW POLICYMedia interviews of players and coaches are encouraged, and every eff ort will be made to accommodate media requests. In-person interviews are preferred, but telephone interviews can be arranged through the Mercer Sports Information Of-fi ce. Under no circumstances will student-athletes’ residence numbers be supplied to the media.

INTERVIEWSAll interviews with Mercer student-athletes should be coor-dinated through the Sports Information Offi ce. 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 INTERVIEWSFollowing 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 Offi ce will poll the media prior to the end of the game to determine any player requests.

FAX & EMAIL SERVICEMedia 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 Offi ce fax number is (478) 301-5350. To be added, submit a request to [email protected].

SPORTS INFO OFFICEThe Mercer Sports Information Offi ce is located in Suite 135 on the fi rst fl oor of the University Center.

ON THE INTERNETAdditional 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 17 athletic programs can be found online at www.mercer-bears.com.

SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF

DAVEBEYERDirector

Mens Basketball,Tennis, Cross Country, Rifle

PHONE: (478) 301-5219EMAIL: [email protected]

ANDY STABELLAssistant Director

ANDY JASONFARHADIGraduateAssistant

JEFFGRAHAMGraduateAssistant

MERCER SPORTS NETWORKMercer University Athletics has announced that it has renewed its contract with Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. to serve as the fl ag-ship radio network for the University’s men’s basketball games in 2010-11. The broadcaster’s sister FM stations of Peach 96.5 & 102.5 (WPCH and WZCH ) will serve as the fl agship stations for all broad-casts this season.

MU will also broadcast selected Bears’ women’s basketball, baseball and softball games. Plans for the expanded coverage to include those sports are currently being formulated, but have not yet been fi nalized.

Mercer’s Atlantic Sun Conference games will be among the broad-casts, including the 2011 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.

• WPCH/PEACH 96.5 (FM) 102.5 (FM)• WPCH/PEACH ONLINE, www.peach965.com• IHEART Radio Broadcasts via iPhone, Blackberry, Droid• MercerBears.com• A-Sun TV

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SOPHOMORE FORWARDALEX PHILLIPS

INSIDE:-SCHEDULE-2010 PREVIEW

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2010-11 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Location Time

Nov. 4 +^GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY Macon, Ga. 5 p.m.Nov. 12 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. 5 p.m. Nov. 16 at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. 7 p.m.Nov. 19 $FURMAN Macon, Ga. 5:30 p.m.

Georgia State TournamentNov. 27 Rice Atlanta, Ga. 4 p.m.Nov. 28 at Georgia State or Alabama A&M Atlanta, Ga. 2/4 p.m. Dec. 2 *at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 6 p.m.Dec. 4 *at Lipscomb Nashville, Tenn. 5 p.m.Dec. 7 at Georgia Athens, Ga. 7 p.m.Dec. 20 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Macon, Ga. 7 p.m.Dec. 22 UNC ASHEVILLE Macon, Ga. 1 p.m.Dec.28 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 7 p.m.

Jan. 3 ^*EAST TENNESSEE STATE Macon, Ga. 5 p.m.Jan. 5 ^*USC UPSTATE Macon, Ga. 5 p.m.Jan. 10 ^*at Campbell Buies Creek, N.C. 11:45 a.m.Jan. 15 *at Stetson Deland, Fla. 1 p.m.Jan. 17 *at Florida Gulf Coast Fort Myers, Fla. 7:05 p.m.Jan. 22 ^*NORTH FLORIDA Macon, Ga. 2 p.m.Jan. 24 *JACKSONVILLE Macon, Ga. 7 p.m.Jan. 26 *at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. 7 p.m.Jan. 29 ^*at USC Upstate Spartanburg, S.C. 4:30 p.m.Jan. 31 ^*at East Tennessee State Johnson City, Tenn. 4:45 p.m.

Feb. 5 ^*CAMPBELL Macon, Ga. 2 p.m.Feb. 10 ^*KENNESAW STATE Macon, Ga. 5 p.m.Feb. 12 ^*FLORIDA GULF COAST Macon, Ga. 2 p.m.Feb. 14 *STETSON Macon, Ga. 7 p.m.Feb. 18 *at North Florida Jacksonville, Fla. TBAFeb. 20 *at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. TBAFeb. 24 ^*BELMONT Macon, Ga. 5 p.m.Feb. 26 ^*LIPSCOMB Macon, Ga. 2 p.m.

All times are EasternHome games in BOLD^ Doubleheader$ Homecoming+ Exhibition* Atlantic Sun conference game

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2010-11 SEASON PREVIEWThe 2010-11 season marks a new era in Mercer women’s basketball. Susie Gardner, a highly decorated coach who has spent the last seven seasons coaching at Arkansas and Florida, has been tabbed to take over a program has fi nished above .500 twice over the past decade.

Building a contender at Mercer is a welcome challenge for Gardner, who has made transforming basketball pro-grams a trademark quality throughout her 24 years as a head coach.

In 1996, Gardner assumed the reigns of an Austin Peay program that had posted a 59-103 record in the previous fi ve seasons. By the end of her stint with Lady Governors, the team had won three-straight Ohio Valley Confer-ence tournaments.

Performing a similar feat at Mercer will test the coaches’ ability to mold young players into winners.

The 2010-11 Bears feature just two upperclassmen and only fi ve players who have seen signifi cant playing time at the Division I level. Half of Mercer’s one dozen players aim to touch a collegiate basketball court for the fi rst time this season.

Senior Kourtney Carter and junior Neicey Lewis are the lone returning starters from last year’s team that fi nished 14-16 (11-9 A-Sun). Carter and Lewis will be called upon to anchor the young squad that was picked ninth and eighth, respectively in the Atlantic Sun preseason coaches’ and media polls.

Five players return for their sophomore campaign in Orange and Black, highlighted by Sharmesia Smith and Alex Phillips. Last season, Smith saw action in 28 games and earned a start in fi ve contests. In just her second collegiate game, Smith netted 13 points and collected six rebounds in a road win at Charleston Southern. All told, Smith fi nished the season with 87 points and 51 boards.

Phillips appeared in 25 contests last season, averaging 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 points per game. Phillips proved to be an impact player on the defensive end, fi nishing the season ranked 12th in the league in blocked shots per game (0.72). Phillips was one of just three freshmen to rank among the league’s top-15 shot blockers.

Joining Smith and Phillips as returning sophomores are Kendra Grant, Keema Blakney and Amber Chatmon. Grant saw playing time in 25 games last season, while Blakney played in fi ve contests. Chatmon looks to suit up for her fi rst game for the Bears this season.

Mercer welcomes a quintet of fresh faces in 2010-11, each with an opportunity to make an immediate impact on the team. Forward Brittnee Hazel and guards Ariel Barnes, Sharnea Boykin, Rebecca Clanton and Briana Williams comprise Gardner’s freshman class.

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MACON, Ga. – High profi le matchups with Auburn, Georgia and Georgia Tech highlight the 2010-11 Mercer women’s basketball schedule as announced by head coach Susie Gardner. All told, the Bears tackle ten non-conference opponents in addition to a challenging 20-game Atlantic Sun slate.

Of Mercer’s 20 opponents, fi ve (Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, East Tennessee State and Florida Gulf Coast) fi n-ished last season among the nation’s top 100 RPI teams according to RealTimeRPI.com. Three, Georgia, Georgia Tech and ETSU competed in the NCAA tournament, with Georgia sporting a Sweet-16 appearance.

After a preseason tune-up against Georgia College and State at the University Center on Nov. 4, the Bears jump headfi rst into a stretch of six non-conference games, fi ve of which to be contested in enemy territory.

Mercer’s fi rst offi cial game comes Nov. 12 at Auburn, where the Bears search to pull the all-time series between the teams even at 10 apiece. Mercer and Auburn have not met on the hardwood since Dec. 8, 2001, when Au-

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2010-11 SEASON PREVIEWburn escaped with a 59-57 victory.

Following the clash with Auburn, Mercer travels south to meet Georgia Southern on Nov. 16 before returning to Macon for its home opener against Furman on Nov. 19. The Paladins have added incentive to spoil Gardner’s University Center debut after Mercer claimed an impressive 75-62 win at Furman a season ago.

Thanksgiving sees the Orange and Black in Atlanta for the Georgia State Thanksgiving Tournament on Nov. 26-27. Aside from the host Panthers, Rice and Alabama A&M will participate in the event.

As the calendar fl ips to December, the Bears shift gears and hit the road for their fi rst weekend of A-Sun compe-tition. On Dec. 2 Mercer battles Belmont before capping the weekend at Lipscomb.After the Nashville swing, Mercer spends the remainder of 2010 battling out-of-league opponents before return-ing to conference action on Jan. 3 versus ETSU. On Dec. 7, Gardner will lead the Bears in action against her alma mater, Georgia. The Bulldogs compiled a 25-9 (9-7 SEC) record last season, including a 16-game unbeaten streak to start the year.

After the tussle with Georgia, Mercer hosts back-to-back games at the University Center against Big South Conference foes Charleston Southern and UNC Asheville on Dec. 20 and 22, respectively.

Mercer’s fi nal non-conference test is scheduled for Dec. 28 against Georgia Tech in Atlan-ta. Georgia Tech posted a 23-10 (8-6 ACC) record a year ago and return four of its top-fi ve scorers in 2010-11. Mercer’s Jan. 3 home game versus ETSU marks the fi rst challenge in an 18-game confer-ence stretch to fi nish the regular season. The matchup with the Lady Bucs pits the top-two seeded teams in the A-Sun a season ago and sets the tone for the two-month grind leading up the conference tournament. In the fi nal two months of the regular season, Mercer will host all ten A-Sun opponents at the University Center. “I’m familiar with many of the schools in the league because of my past coaching experi-ences,” Gardner said. “When I was at Florida, we played FGCU, North Florida, Stetson and Jacksonville. Being from Tennessee, I’m familiar with Belmont and Lipscomb. Our league is interesting because its diffi cult to predict who might come out on top each year.” Mercer University will once again play host to the 2011 A-Sun Basketball Championships

on March 2-5 at the University Center. The event will put the MU campus, city of Macon and middle Georgia region on display for participating teams, as well as regional and national television audiences.


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2010-11 PRESEASON POLLS

Rank School (First Place Votes) Votes1. FGCU (14) 234

T2. ETSU (5) 221T2. USC Upstate (4) 2214. Belmont 1555. UNF 1376. Campbell 1337. Kennesaw State 1258. Mercer 1029. Jacksonville 9810. Stetson 5411. Lipscomb 38

Rank School (First Place Votes) Votes1. FGCU (7) 1042. ETSU (2) 1013. USC Upstate 1004. UNF 84

T5. Belmont 71T5. Campbell 717. Jacksonville 538. Kennesaw State 519. Mercer 3910. Stetson 3211. Lipscomb 20

ATLANTIC SUN COACHES’ POLL

Pos. Name (Class) SchoolG Tonisha Baker (So.) CampbellG Jenna Bartsokas (Sr.) Lipscomb

F/G Jessica Conner (Sr.) StetsonG Tee’Ara Copney (So.) USC UpstateG Tara Davis (Sr.) ETSUF Sametria Gideon (So.) Kennesaw StateG Brittany Kirkland (Jr.) UNFC Chelsea McMillan (Sr.) USC UpstateG Shannon Murphy (Sr.) FGCUP Haley Nelson (Jr.) Belmont

2010 PRESEASON ALL-ATLANTIC SUN TEAM

ATLANTIC SUN MEDIA POLL

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SUSIEGARDNER

Head CoachFirst SeasonGeorgia, 1986

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

Gardner brings a wealth of experience with her as she enters her 25th season on the sidelines. Eigh-teen of those seasons have been at the Division I level, including 12 as a head coach. Between her time as a college coach and player, Gardner has been involved in a combined 13 NCAA tourna-ments (four as a player and nine as a coach) and three WNIT bids.

Most recently, Gardner spent the three cam-paigns (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 Arkansas to give her the past seven seasons as a coach in the Southeastern Confer-ence, regarded by many as the toughest college women’s basketball league in the nation.

At Florida, the 2009 Gators advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament with Gardner on staff . Likewise, UF sandwiched that with WNIT appearances in 2008 and 2010 (advancing to the round of 16 during Gardner’s fi rst year and to the second round last season).

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 his-tory.

Gardner cut her teeth as a Division I head coach at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., where she had a highly-successful seven season run (1996-2003) and was 112-93. The Lady Govs accomplishments during that period included three Ohio Valley Conference tournament champion-ships (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).

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.


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Gardner’s fi rst “offi cial” job as a coach came at Anderson College (now University), where she was the head coach of what was then a junior college program at the South Carolina campus from 1988-92. Her fi rst season was a stel-lar one, as the Trojans were 24-4 and were co-champions of the NJCAA’s Region 10. Her teams had runner-up Re-gion 10 fi nishes in 1991 and 1992, as well.

Gardner is no stranger to middle Georgia or the Southeast region, having spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of Georgia (1986-88) following a highly-successful four-year playing career for the Bulldogs un-der legendary head coach Andy Landers. UGA made the NCAA Final Four her last two years as a player – includ-ing a national runner-up fi nish in 1985 - and reached the NCAA tournament both of her years as a graduate assis-tant, 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 Ka-trina McClain.

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.

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

A native of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., Gardner graduated from Mt. Juliet High School where she was coached by Tommy Martin.

GARDNER D-I YEAR-BY-YEAR

San Diego State - Assistant CoachYear ........................................................ W-L1992-93 ...............................................................19-91993-94 ...............................................................26-51994-95 ...............................................................24-61996-97 ...............................................................23-7Three Seasons ......................... 92-27 (.770)

Austin Peay - Head CoachYear ........................................................................ W-L1996-97 .............................................................17-111997-98 .............................................................11-161998-99 ...............................................................6-211999-00 .............................................................15-152000-01 .............................................................17-142001-02 .............................................................19-122002-03 ...............................................................27-4Seven Seasons ...................... 112-93 (.546)

Arkansas - Head CoachYear ........................................................................ W-L2003-04 .............................................................16-122004-05 .............................................................17-142005-06 .............................................................13-152006-07 .............................................................18-13Four Seasons ........................... 64-54 (.542)

Florida - Assistant CoachYear ........................................................................ W-L2007-08 .............................................................19-142008-09 ...............................................................24-82009-10 .............................................................15-17Three Seasons ......................... 58-39 (.598)

Career RecordEleven Seasons ............................. 176-147 (.545)

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RHETWIERZBA

Assistant CoachFirst SeasonAustin Peay

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 offi ce. 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. Gardner fi rst met Wierzba during her time as head coach of the women’s program at Austin Peay University. Wierzba was a four-year player at Austin Peay, where he helped the Governors win back-to-back Ohio Valley Confer-ence 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. 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 per-formance with a concentration in sports administration.

TIFFANYSWOFFARD

Assistant CoachFirst SeasonAustin Peay, 2002

Tiff any Swoff ard signed on for her fi rst season with the Bears in the summer of 2010.

Swoff ard 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 tour-nament (2000-02). Garnder discovered that Swoff ard had a knack for recruiting talent at a young age. “She was always our student host for recruits and a great person to be around,” said Gardner. “Like Rhet, she’s been somebody I’ve wanted to hire since I left Arkansas.” Following her time at Austin Peay, Swoff ard 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, Swoff ard has been an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith over the last four sea-sons. In her fi rst year with the Lady Lions, Swoff ard 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 fi nish at the national tournament.

Swoff ard earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing from Austin Peay in 2002.


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AMYJONES

Assistant CoachFirst SeasonPresbyterian, 2008

Jones, a native of Sandersville, Ga., begins her tenure with the Bears after most recently serving as program coordinator for the University of Georgia women’s basketball program during the 2009-10 season. Jones’ responsibilities with the Lady Bulldogs included oversight of all game fi lm and tape exchange, maintenance of the former player and friends of program directory and all aspects of scheduling games with opponents and contract production and distribution.

“Amy came highly recommended by Georgia coaches Andy Landers and Cameron Newbauer,” Gardner said. “She has a hunger to be on the fl oor and I know she’ll be great. She’s done a lot of the behind the scenes things that are vital to a program’s success, such as scouting.”

Prior to being named program coordinator, Jones functioned as the graduate manager for the Lady Bulldogs. In the summer of 2009, Jones also assisted Georgia head coach Andy Landers with the Lady Bulldogs basketball camps.

Jones received her master’s degree from UGA in Exercise Science in May of 2010.

Jones’ playing career came at Presbyterian College where she was a four-year starter before graduation in the spring of 2008. In her junior and senior seasons, Jones was the leading scorer for the Blue Hose, averaging 16.4 and 10.0 points, respectively.

KENETTAKELLY

Director of OperationsFirst SeasonPresbyterian, 2008

Kenetta Kelly joins Gardner’s staff for the fi rst season as Director of Basketball Operations with the Bears. Kelly comes from the NBA League Offi ce, where she worked in various capacities for the last two years. While with the NBA League Offi ce, Kelly most recently served as the WNBA Basketball Operations Department Assistant, reporting to the WNBA Chief of Basketball Opera-tions and Player Personnel.

Prior to her work at the NBA League Offi ce, Kelly worked as an assistant coach for the Long Island Wave/Panthers AAU team while also completing internships with the NBA and the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. During her collegiate years, Kelly also spent time as a Market Research Analyst Intern at Full Circle Sports in Stamford, Conn.

Kelly graduated from Post University in Waterbury, Conn. in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science Degree.After suff ering an ACL tear in high school, Kelly attended North Carolina A&T before transferring to Cecil Community College in Northeast, Md. While at Cecil, Kelly averaged 12 points and nine assists per game and helped the team to a 24-4 record.

After leading Cecil to the Maryland JUCO State Championship runner-up fi nish, Kelly transferred to Post University. Kelly suf-fered another ACL tear and only saw action in 15 games while at Post.

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BASKETBALL BEHIND THE SCENES

Emory Dunn

Offi cial BookHunton Morgan

Shot ClockThom Mead

Public Address Announcer

Jim Massey

Game Clock

Penny Davis

Spirit CoordinatorTim Pietrofere

Pep BandNicky Bruno

CheerleadingAndrew Lockwood

Promotions EmceeA-Sun TV Talent

Becky Sandifer

A-Sun TV Coordinator

Darryl Wolfe

A-Sun TV TalentJesse Fish

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2010-11 BEARS

SENIOR FORWARDKOURTNEY CARTER

INSIDE:-PLAYERS BIOS

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KOURTNEYCARTER #30

SENIORCENTERFULLERTON, CALIF. FULLERTON UNION HS

2009-10: One of three players to start all 30 games … Posted 172 points and grabbed 141 rebounds … Third on the team in rebounds … Finished the year with 11 blocks and 12 steals … Led the team in rebounding on four occasions … Had five double-digit scoring games and two games with more than 10 rebounds … Scored 10 points and collected five rebounds at Charleston Southern (11/21) … Notched second career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 12 boards at USC Upstate (1/14) … Led the team in scoring with a career-high 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds against Kennesaw State (1/16) … Scored a team-high 12 points, contrib-uted six rebounds and a pair of blocks at Kennesaw State(2/4) … Netted 10 points and corralled eight rebounds at Campbell (2/13) … Scored 10 points and added seven rebounds against North Florida (2/18) … Tallied second double-double of the season at Lipscomb with 16 points and 10 rebounds (2/27).

2008-09: Broke into double-digit scoring for the first time this season against High Point, contributing 11 points ... Also impressed on defense against South Alabama on Nov. 24, grabbing three rebounds in eight minutes ... Earned second start of the season against USC Upstate on Dec. 3, scoring two points and getting two rebounds in 16 minutes ... Tied career high with 2 steals against ETSU ... Pulled down four rebounds against Stetson on Feb. 12 ... Grabbed three rebounds and provided solid defensive cover in 20 minutes in win over Stetson on Feb. 19 ... Tied season-high with two blocks and four rebounds in start against USC Upstate on Feb. 26 ... Scored six points on 3-of- 4 shooting from the floor in win over ETSU on Feb. 28 … Scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting from the floor in win over ETSU on (2/28/09). … Had a career-high 16 points on 8-for-8 shooting from field in Mercer’s A-Sun tournament first-round win over Stetson (3/5/09).

2007-08: Played in all 30 games for the Bears, starting 19 in only her first season with the team ... Fin-ished season averaging 6.9 points per game, tied for fourth on the team ... Led team with 4.8 rebounds per game ... Grabbed six rebounds and pitched in two points in win over South Carolina State (11/9/07) ... Racked up first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds on 6-for- 10 shooting vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (11/11/07) ... Dropped six points and grabbed six rebounds in first career start at Southern Miss (11/16/07) ... Garnered 10 rebounds and scored four points at Columbia (11/24/07) ... Tallied nine points and five rebounds vs. SE Louisiana (11/30/07) ... Grabbed nine rebounds and pro-duced six points at Troy (12/4/07) ... Netted 10 points while grabbing three boards and notching a pair of steals (12/21/07) ... Narrowly missed a double-double with 13 points and nine boards at Louisville (12/28/07) ... Registered 12 points, two boards and a pair of assists at Xavier (12/30/07) ... Recorded four points and six rebounds at Kennesaw State (1/5/08) ... Notched four points and five rebounds vs. Jack-sonville (1/12/08) ... Poured in 10 points on 5-for-10 shooting while grabbing eight boards and hand-ing out a pair of assists vs. Lipscomb (1/28/08) ... Produced 12 points, eight rebounds, two assists and

CARTER’S CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct.

2007-08 30-19 786-26.2 91-229 .397 0-2 .000 24-32 .7502008-09 28-8 285-10.2 38-80 .475 0-0 .000 7-8 .8752009-10 30-30 703-23.4 79-189 .418 1-2 .500 13-15 .867Totals 88-57 1,774 -20.1 208-498 .418 1-4 .250 44-55 .800

----------Rebounds---------Off Def. Tot. Avg. A TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg.

48 97 145 4.8 13 40 9 11 206 6.919 18 37 1.3 3 7 5 9 83 3.035 106 141 4.7 16 25 11 12 172 5.7102 221 323 3.6 32 72 25 32 461 5.2


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CARTER’S CAREER-HIGHS

Points: 18, vs. Kennesaw State (1/16/10)FG Made: 9, vs. Kennesaw State (1/16/10)FG Att.: 15, 2x, at Kennesaw State (1/16/10)

3-Pt FGs: 1, at Oklahoma State (12/19/10)3-Pt FGA: 1, 4x, at Oklahoma State (12/19/09)

FT Made: 5, vs. Kennesaw State (3/1/08)FT Att.: 7, vs. Kennesaw State (3/1/08)

Rebounds: 12, at USC Upstate (1/14/10)Assists: 2, 6x, at FGCU (1/23/10)

Blocks: 2, 5x, vs. USC Upstate (2/8/10)Steals: 2, 5x, vs. USC Upstate (2/8/10)

Minutes: 36, at Kennesaw State (1/5/08)

a pair of blocks at USC Upstate (2/2/08) ... Recorded five points and seven boards vs. Campbell (2/9/08) ... Netted 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Gardner-Webb (2/11/08) ... Registered six points and seven rebounds vs. Stetson (2/16/08) ... Tallied 15 points on 6-for-7 shooting to go along with two boards at Jacksonville (2/23/08) ... Notched 15 points on 5-for-9 shooting to go along with three rebounds vs. Kennesaw State (3/1/08) ... Was team’s second leading scorer in Atlantic Sun tournament game against ETSU on 3/5/08, posting 12 points and pull-ing down four boards.

High School: Competed for Larry Allen at Fullerton Union High School in Fullerton, Calif. ... Also earned letters in volleyball and track ... Named team MVP and all-conference for two straight seasons ... Av-eraged 20 points and 11 rebounds during senior campaign ... Best individual performance was 22 points and 11 rebounds against Troy High School, the California state champs.

Personal Information: Kourtney Dawn Carter is the daughter of Art and Kristy Carter ... Born on October 19, 1989, in San Diego, Calif. ... Majoring in business.

Getting to Know: Kourtney Favorites

Athlete .............................................

.....................Michael Phelps

Sports Team .............................................

............................ Lakers

TV Show .............................................

.......................Jersey Shore

Music ..............................................

................................Lady Gaga

Food .............................................

.....................................Japanese

Facts

Person you’d most like to meet ...................................Lady Gaga

Famous people you have met ......................... David Beckham

Who inspires you most? ......................................... My parents

Favorite activity on road trips ..................Listening to my Ipod

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KEEMABLAKNEY #24

SOPHOMORE GUARDSIMPSONVILLE, S.C.SOUTHSIDE HS

2009-10 Appeared in fi ve games for the Bears … Drained a three-pointer against Georgia Southern (12/11) … Finished the year 1-for-3 from three-point range.

High School: Played four seasons of basketball and track at Southside High School … Named team’s best defensive player in two seasons at Southside … Earned MVP track honors twice … A member of Southside’s re-gional championship team … Also played AAU for the Carolina Cougars and coach Willis Holliday … Gradu-ated with honors.

Personal: Yashica Blakney was born Oct. 10, 1991 in Greenville, S.C. … Daughter of Tessa Williams … Has sister, Tiana (14) … Majoring in accounting.

BLAKNEY’S CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct.

2009-10 5-0 9-1.8 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .333Totals 5-0 9-1.8 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .333


0 0 0 0.0 0 2 0 0 3 0.60 0 0 0.0 0 2 0 0 3 0.6

BLAKNEY’S CAREER-HIGHS

Points: 3, vs. Georgia Southern (12/11/09)FG Made: 1, vs Georgia Southern (12/11/09)FG Att.: 2, vs. Georgia Southern (12/11/09)3-Pt. FGs: 1, vs Georgia Southern (12/11/09)3-Pt. FGA: 2, vs. Georgia Southern (12/11/09)

FT Made: n/aFT Att: n/a

Rebounds: n/aAssists: n/aBlocks: n/aSteals: n/a

Minutes: 3, vs. UNF (1/4/10)

Getting to Know: Keema Favorites

Athlete .............................................

...............................Usian Bolt

Sports Team .............................................

............................Celtics

TV Show .............................................

......... Law and Order SVU

Movie .............................................

.........................Finding Nemo

Actor ..............................................

............... Denzel Washington

Facts

Favorite activity on road trips ................ Joking with teammates

One word that best describes you .......................................Goofy

Life Goals? ..................................................

.................... Become a CPA

Famous people you have met ..................Gucci Mane, Dick Vitale,

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AMBERCHATMON #31

SOPHOMOREGUARDALBANY, GA.ALBANY HS

2009-10: Redshirted.

High School: Lettered in four years in basketball, soccer and softball at Albany High School … Two-time Albany High School Athlete of the Year … Named basketball MVP and Region Player of the Year … Also named soc-cer MVP … Honored as a member of the Albany Herald Super Six … Valedictorian of Albany HS 2009 graduat-ing class.

Personal: Amber Shanea Chatmon was born Oct. 20, 2009 in Albany, Ga. … Daughter of Archie and Virginia Chatmon … Has one brother, Bryan (20) … Majoring in computer engineering.

CHATMON’S CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct.

2009-10 DNP Totals DNP


CHATMON’S CAREER-HIGHS

Points: n/aFG Made: n/a

FG Att.: n/a3-Pt. FG: n/a

3-Pt. FGA: n/aFT Made: n/a

FT Att: n/aRebounds: n/a

Assists: n/aBlocks: n/aSteals: n/a

Minutes: n/a

Getting to Know: Amber Favorites

Athlete .............................................

......................... Rajon Rondo

Sports Team .............................................

.................. Miami Heat

TV Show .............................................

.......................................Glee

Movie .............................................

.................................. Lion King

Food .............................................

.............................Waffl e House

Facts

Famous person you’d most like to meet .........................Obama

Who inspires you most? .................................................

My parents

Favorite activity on road trips .......................Listening to music

One word that describes you .....................................................Spontaneous

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KENDRAGRANT #21

SOPHOMOREGUARDMACON, GA.RUTLAND HS

2009-10: Saw action in 25 games, making two starts … Saw fi rst 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 fi rst 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 A-Sun leader FGCU (1/23), scoring two points ... Had two points and three boards in fi rst college start vs. FGCU (2/1) ... Hit a jumper at ETSU (2/11).

High School: Earned 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 hon-ored as best off ensive 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: Kendra Grant was born on Dec. 15, 1990 … Daughter of Marcus and Kimberly Grant … Has two brothers, Corey and Marcus, and a sister, Kayla … Ma-joring in Psychology.

GRANT’S CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct.

2009-10 25-2 146-5.8 11-37 .297 3-4 .750 0-2 .000 Totals 25-2 146-5.8 11-37 .297 3-4 .750 0-2 .000


6 12 18 0.7 4 5 0 3 25 1.06 12 18 0.7 4 5 0 3 25 1.0

GRANT’S CAREER-HIGHS

Points: 6, vs Lipscomb (12/3/09)FG Made: 2, vs Lipscomb (12/3/09)

FG Att.: 5, vs Lipscomb (12/3/09)3-Point FGs: 1, 2x, at FGCU (1/23/10)3-Point FGA: 1, 2x, at FGCU (1/23/10)

FT Made: n/aFT Att: 2, 2x, , at Kennesaw (2/4/10)

Rebounds: 3, 2x, vs USC Upstate (2/8/10)Assists: 1, 4x, at ETSU (2/11/10)

Blocks: n/aSteals: 1, vs Lipscomb (12/3/09)Minutes: 20, vs. FGCU (2/1/10)

Getting to Know: Kendra Favorites

Athlete .......................................... Kobe Bryant/Lebron James

Sports Team .............................................

............................Celtics

Music ...................................Rap, Hip-Hop, R&B, Gospel, Rock

Food .............................................

.........................................Shrimp

Movie .............................................

.........................................Friday

Facts

Person you’d like to meet ......................................Candace Parker

Who inspires you most? .............My mom and grandmothers

One word that describes you ..................................................

.... Silly

Pre-Game rituals you have .....................Getting my mind focused


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ALEXPHILLIPS #14

SOPHOMOREFORWARDDULUTH, GA. DULUTH HS

2009-10: Appeared in 25 games … Finished the year ranked 12th in the Atlantic Sun in blocked shots per game (0.72) … Saw fi rst collegiate action in Mercer’s win over Charleston Southern (11/21) ... Notched career highs in points (7), rebounds (13), blocks (4) and min-utes (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) ... Four 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).

High School: Earned 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 Herman.

Personal: Alexandria S. Phillips was born on Oct. 16, 1991 in Colorado … Daughter of Corrine Flowers … Majoring in education.

PHILLIPS’ CAREER STATISTICSYEAR GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct.

2009-10 25-0 274-11.0 19-45 .422 0-0 .000 7-12 .583 Totals 25-0 274-11.0 19-45 .422 0-0 .000 7-12 .583


12 45 57 2.3 6 13 18 7 45 1.812 45 57 2.3 6 13 18 7 45 1.8

PHILLIPS’ CAREER-HIGHS

Points: 7, vs. Belmont (12/5/09)FG Made: 3 vs. Belmont (12/5/09)FG Att.: 6, at Texas Tech (12/28/09)

3-Point FGs: n/a3-Point FGA: n/a

FT Made: 2, 2x, vs. UNF (2/18/10)FT Att: 3, vs. Belmont (12/5/09)

Rebounds: 13, vs. Belmont (12/5/09)Assists: n/a

Blocks: 4, vs. Belmont (12/5/09)Steals: 3, vs USC Upstate (2/8/10)

Minutes: 22, vs. Belmont (12/5/09)

Getting to Know: Alex Favorites

Athlete .............................................

................... Dwight Howard

TV Show .............................................

.................... Bad Girls Club

Actor/Actress .............................................

..................Will Smith

Book ..............Lisa Leslie’s “Don’t Let the Lipstick Fool You”

Movie ............................................

Love & Basketball/Set it Off

Facts

Person you’d like to meet ...............................................

Dalai Lama

Who inspires you most? ...............................................M

y mommy

Favorite activity on road trips ..........................................Free food

Pre-Game rituals you have ....................................................L

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SHARMESIASMITH #5

SOPHOMOREFORWARDJONESBORO, GA.JONESBORO HS

2009-10: Appeared in 28 of Mercer’s 30 games, mak-ing fi ve starts … Had two double-digit scoring games … Collected two rebounds in fi rst 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 fl oor against Bel-mont (12/5) ... Played a career-high 22 minutes and scored 10 points against High Point (12/28) ... Had two points and recorded fi rst career block at Winthrop (12/30) ... Tied a career-high with six boards at Jackson-ville (1/2)... Hit 4-of-5 fi eld goals versus Campbell (1/7) ... Five rebounds (all off ensive) vs. Upstate (1/14) in fi rst 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).

High School: Three 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.

Personal: Sharmesia Smith was born on Feb. 21, 1991 in Columbus, Ga. … Daughter of Walter and Linda Smith … Has one brother, Deonte (25) … Majoring in mathemat-ics.

SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICS

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YEAR GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct.

2009-10 28-5 326-11.6 39-69 .565 0-0 .000 9-23 .391 Totals 28-5 326-11.6 39-69 .565 0-0 .000 9-23 .391


32 19 51 1.8 4 24 6 10 87 3.132 19 51 1.8 4 24 6 10 87 3.1

SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICS

SMITH’S CAREER-HIGHS

Points: 13, Charleston Southern (11/21/09)FG Made: 6, Charleston Southern (11/21/09)FG Att.: 8, Charleston Southern (11/21/09)

3-Point FGs: n/a3-Point FGA: n/a

FT Made: 3, vs USC Upstate (2/8/10)FT Att: 6, Charleston Southern (11/21/09)

Rebounds: 7, at Auburn (11/12/10)Assists: 1, 3x, vs USC Upstate (2/8/10)

Blocks: 2, Kennesaw (1/16/10)Steals: 2, UNF (1/4/10)

Minutes: 25, at USC Upstate (1/14/10)

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Getting to Know: Shari Favorites

Athlete .............................................

.......................... Joe Johnson

Sports Team .............................................

............ Atlanta Hawks

Book .............................................

...............................Harry Potter

Food .............................................

.................................. Hot Wings

TV Show .............................................

.............. Meet the Browns

Facts

Famous person you have met .......................................Dick Vitale

Favorite activity on road trips ......................................... Laughing

One word that describes you ......................................... Intelligent

Future Goals? ..................................................Be an elementary teacher


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ARIELBARNES #10

FRESHMANGUARDHENDERSON, KY.HENDERSON COUNTY HS

SHARNEABOYKIN #22

FRESHMANGUARDATLANTA, GA.WESTLAKE HS

Prior to College

Earned four varsity letters under coach Jeff Haile at Henderson High School … Key member of teams that reached a fi nal four, two elite-eights and a sweet six-teen of the state tournament … Named to the KHSAA all tournament team in junior and senior seasons … Earned All-Region Player of the Year honors and also garnered an ESPN Tri-State Player of the Week honor while at Henderson … Also played AUU hoops for Indi-ana Elite and coach Stu O’berg.

Personal

Ariel Brook Barnes was born in Henderson, Kentucky on June 11, 1992 … Daughter of Kirk Barnes and Cindy Wham … Has a sister, Whitney Littrell (22) … Majoring in sociology.

Prior to College

Four year letterwinner at Westlake High School for coach Hilda Hankerson … Led the team to a pair of fi nal fours and an eighth place fi nish at the Nike Tour-nament 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 Ga/Lina 76ers.

Personal

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

Getting to Know: Ariel Favorites

Athlete .............................................

.............................Steve Nash

Sports Team .............................................

............ Atlanta Hawks

Book .............................................

...............................Harry Potter

Food .............................................

.................................. Hot Wings

TV Show .............................................

.............. Meet the Browns

Facts

Famous person you have met .......................................Dick Vitale

Favorite activity on road trips ......................................... Laughing

One word that describes you ......................................... Intelligent

Future Goals? ..................................................Be an elementary teacher

Getting to Know: Sharnea Favorites

Athlete .............................................

.......................... Derrick Rose

Sports Team .............................................

.................... L.A. Lakers

Book ........................................ Piece of Cake, Cupcake Brown

Actor/Actress ...................................... Idris Elba/Paula Patton

TV Show .......................................Real Housewives of Atlanta

Facts

Famous person you’d like to meet.........................Diana Taurasi

Favorite activity on road trips ...........................................Sleeping

One word that describes you .................................................T

ough

Future Goals? ........................................................

.......................Live Lavishly

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REBECCACLANTON #11

FRESHMANGUARDGREENVILLE, S.C.TRAVELERS REST HS

BRITNEE HAZEL #10

FRESHMANFORWARDLOGANVILLE, GA.LOGANVILLE HS

Prior to College

Earned fi ve varsity letters at Travelers Rest High School under coach Chris Marsh … Named an All-County and All-Region player in all fi ve years as a Devildog … Gar-nered All-State honors in two seasons … Helped lead the team to two consecutive Lady Sandlapper Tourna-ment Championships … Also played AAU basketball for the Carolina Cougars and coach Willis Holliday … A member of the Cougar team that captured the Divi-sion II National Championship.

Personal

Rebecca Ann Clanton was born on February 3, 1992 … Daughter of Larry and Sylvia Clanton … Has a brother Greg (31), and a sister Amy (29) … Majoring in Biology.

Prior to College

Four-year letterwinner at Loganville High School under Robert Donaldson… Helped lead the team to the Elite Eight of the State tournament in her senior season … Also played AAU basketball for FBC Georgia and coach Brian Harmon.

Personal

Brittnee Michelle Hazel is the daughter of Anthony and Stacy Hazel … Born in Macon, Ga. on June 30, 1992 … Has one brother, Anthony Jr. (18) … Majoring in politi-cal science with a minor in history.

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Athlete .............................................

.............................Steve Nash

Actor/Actress .............................................

..................Will Smith

Movie .............................................

............. Law Abiding Citizen

Food .............................................

.....................................Japanese

Place .............................................

.................................. The beach

Facts

Famous person you have met ....................................Pat Summit

Who inspires you most? .................................................

.....My sister

One word that describes you ...............................................S

incere

Pre-Game rituals you have ...............................Music and stretching

Getting to Know: Brittnee Favorites

Athlete .............................................

.........................Kevin Durant

Sports Team .............................................

............ Atlanta Braves

Book .............................................

........................Bud, Not Buddy

Food .............................................

.........................Shrimp Alfredo

TV Show .............................................

..........................Boondocks

Facts

Famous person you have met ........................................... Jay Bilas

Favorite activity on road trips .................... Sleep and free food

One word that describes you ..................................................

Funny

Future Goals? .................... Become a law attorney or sports agent


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BRIANAWILLIAMS #2

FRESHMANGUARDMCDONOUGH, GA.HENRY COUNTY HS

Prior to College

Earned 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 … Hon-ored as All-Metro Southside Player of the Year in 2009-10 … Selected as a fi rst-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-re-gional championship in 2006-07 and a regional cham-pionship in 2009-10 … Also played AUU basketball for the Wallace Prather Celtics.

Personal

Briana 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 physical therapy.

Getting to Know: Briana Favorites

Athlete .............................................

.........................Diana Taurasi

Sports Team .............................................

.................... L.A. Lakers

Movie ......................................... Love & Basketball/Soul Food

Place .............................................

......................................Any mall

Music ..............................................

..........................Hip-Hop, R&B

Facts

Favorite activity on road trips ....................Listen to music, text

Who inspires you most ................................................

...My parents

One word that describes you ...............................................U

nique

Pre-game ritual you have .............................. Listen to “Kobe Bryant”

Pray

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SOPHOMORE GUARDKEEMA BLAKNEY

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 14-16 7-5 7-10 0-1CONFERENCE 11-9 7-3 4-6 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 3-7 0-2 3-4 0-1

Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds11/13/09 at Oklahoma 66-108 L 6732 (16)LOWRIE, Lindsey (10)FORD, Courtney11/20/09 vs College of Charleston 71-97 L 397 (19)JACKSON, LaToya (6)FORD, Courtney11/21/09 at Charleston Southern Bucca W 87-77 (15)LOWRIE, Lindsey (10)FORD, Courtney11/28/09 at Furman W 75-62 279 (26)FORD, Courtney (17)FORD, Courtney12/3/09 *LIPSCOMB W 69-59 542 (17)JACKSON, LaToya (11)FORD, Courtney12/5/09 *BELMONT W 98-69 605 (23)JACKSON, LaToya (13)PHILLIPS, Alex12/11/09 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 45-76 L 1428 (16)JACKSON, LaToya (5)CARTER, Kourtney

(5)LEWIS, Neicey12-19-09 at Oklahoma State 68-100 L 2358 (21)FORD, Courtney (10)FORD, Courtney12-21-09 at Texas Tech 49-60 L 7851 (24)FORD, Courtney (12)FORD, Courtney12-28-09 at High Point 71-81 L 309 (29)FORD, Courtney (14)FORD, Courtney12-30-09 at WINTHROP W 58-49 489 (19)JACKSON, LaToya (7)COLEMAN, Amber1/2/2010 *at Jacksonville 57-72 L 434 (31)FORD, Courtney (8)FORD, Courtney01/04/10 *at North Florida W 54-48 (21)FORD, Courtney (6)JACKSON, LaToya1/7/10 *CAMPBELL W 64-52 521 (17)FORD, Courtney (11)RAMON, Lacy1/9/10 *ETSU 60-81 L 1100 (20)FORD, Courtney (8)FORD, Courtney01/14/10 *at USC Upstate W 57-53 604 (19)FORD, Courtney (12)CARTER, Kourtney1/16/10 *KENNESAW STATE W 60-38 1238 (18)CARTER, Kourtney (12)FORD, Courtney01/21/10 *at Stetson W 69-57 539 (20)RAMON, Lacy (15)RAMON, Lacy1/23/10 *at Florida Gulf Coast 77-84 L 1260 (22)LEWIS, Neicey (6)FORD, Courtney

(6)LEWIS, Neicey1/30/10 *STETSON W 65-51 1373 (24)JACKSON, LaToya (6)FORD, Courtney2/1/10 *FLORIDA GULF COAST 62-67 L 1364 (18)FORD, Courtney (10)FORD, Courtney02/04/10 *at Kennesaw State 51-52 L 364 (12)CARTER, Kourtney (9)RAMON, Lacy

(9)LEWIS, Neicey2/8/10 *USC UPSTATE 78-87 L 780 (29)FORD, Courtney (10)FORD, Courtney2/11/10 *at ETSU 71-83 L 3137 (18)RAMON, Lacy (6)RAMON, Lacy02/13/10 *at Campbell 60-66 L 647 (14)JACKSON, LaToya (8)CARTER, Kourtney2/18/10 *NORTH FLORIDA W 61-47 1133 (11)FORD, Courtney (7)CARTER, Kourtney

(11)LEWIS, Neicey (7)RAMON, Lacy2/20/10 *JACKSONVILLE W 63-46 634 (21)FORD, Courtney (9)FORD, Courtney

(9)RAMON, Lacy02/25/10 *at Belmont 40-53 L 302 (11)FORD, Courtney (8)PHILLIPS, Alex02/27/10 *at Lipscomb W 76-70 (23)JACKSON, LaToya (12)FORD, Courtney3/3/10 NORTH FLORIDA 40-55 L (13)JACKSON, LaToya (7)FORD, Courtney

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Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/Game

Home 12 10718 893Away 17 25305 1489Neutral 1 397 397Total 30 36420 1214

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Overall Statistics Conference StatisticsSUMMARY gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/gFORD, Courtney 30-30 32.9 .423 .364 .741 8.0 3.9 98 3 16.6 20-20 32.0 .462 .400 .759 7.3 3.6 63 1 16.2JACKSON, LaToya 30-30 34.8 .335 .314 .780 3.0 2.8 41 0 13.1 20-20 36.2 .361 .353 .725 3.0 2.9 30 0 13.4RAMON, Lacy 29-28 26.8 .447 .379 .792 5.3 2.3 39 30 8.6 19-18 27.3 .475 .368 .860 5.9 2.7 24 19 9.9LEWIS, Neicey 30-15 20.9 .343 .264 .604 2.9 1.2 30 4 6.2 20-11 23.5 .336 .293 .735 3.2 1.6 21 3 7.1CARTER, Kourtney 30-30 23.4 .418 .500 .867 4.7 0.5 12 11 5.7 20-20 24.7 .445 .000 1.000 5.3 0.6 9 10 6.5LOWRIE, Lindsey 30-8 12.4 .350 .347 .786 1.3 0.1 10 1 4.2 20-2 8.5 .380 .350 .800 1.1 0.1 5 0 3.0SMITH, Sharmesia 28-5 11.6 .565 .000 .391 1.8 0.1 10 6 3.1 19-5 12.1 .542 .000 .500 1.7 0.1 8 5 3.1PHILLIPS, Alex 25-0 11.0 .422 .000 .583 2.3 0.2 7 18 1.8 18-0 10.6 .433 .000 .600 2.4 0.2 5 16 1.8HAMMER, Lorin 27-1 4.8 .469 .519 .500 0.6 0.5 7 0 1.7 18-1 3.7 .500 .545 .500 0.4 0.4 2 0 1.2COLEMAN, Amber 28-0 7.6 .429 .000 .462 1.8 0.1 3 4 1.5 18-0 6.2 .474 .000 .375 1.8 0.1 0 3 1.2INGRAM, Samoana 26-1 6.6 .417 .000 .500 1.1 0.2 3 1 1.0 17-1 6.8 .375 .000 .500 1.2 0.2 1 1 0.9GRANT, Kendra 25-2 5.8 .297 .750 .000 0.7 0.2 3 0 1.0 18-2 7.1 .313 .667 .000 1.0 0.2 3 0 1.2MENZIES, Eryka 20-0 8.1 .212 .200 .714 0.6 0.3 2 0 1.1 14-0 7.5 .190 .200 .750 0.4 0.4 1 0 0.9BLAKNEY, Keema 5-0 1.8 .333 .333 .000 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.6 2-0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0POWELL, Kara 16-0 3.7 .000 .000 1.000 0.6 0.1 0 3 0.1 11-0 3.2 .000 .000 .000 0.6 0.0 0 2 0.0Totals 30 .392 .333 .710 37.4 12.2 265 81 64.1 20 .413 .357 .735 38.1 12.6 172 60 64.6Opponent 30 .385 .329 .691 41.3 14.2 234 89 66.7 20 .363 .300 .693 39.0 13.4 153 54 61.8

Overall Statistics Conference StatisticsSCORING fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/gFORD, Courtney 179-423 . 4 2 3 40-110 . 3 6 4 100-135 . 7 4 1 498 16.6 117-253 . 4 6 2 26-65 . 4 0 0 63-83 . 7 5 9 323 16.2JACKSON, LaToya 116-346 . 3 3 5 69-220 . 3 1 4 92-118 . 7 8 0 393 13.1 82-227 . 3 6 1 54-153 . 3 5 3 50-69 . 7 2 5 268 13.4RAMON, Lacy 88-197 . 4 4 7 11-29 . 3 7 9 61-77 . 7 9 2 248 8.6 66-139 . 4 7 5 7-19 . 3 6 8 49-57 . 8 6 0 188 9.9LEWIS, Neicey 68-198 . 3 4 3 19-72 . 2 6 4 32-53 . 6 0 4 187 6.2 50-149 . 3 3 6 17-58 . 2 9 3 25-34 . 7 3 5 142 7.1CARTER, Kourtney 79-189 . 4 1 8 1-2 . 5 0 0 13-15 . 8 6 7 172 5.7 61-137 . 4 4 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 7-7 1.000 129 6.5LOWRIE, Lindsey 41-117 . 3 5 0 34-98 . 3 4 7 11-14 . 7 8 6 127 4.2 19-50 . 3 8 0 14-40 . 3 5 0 8-10 . 8 0 0 60 3.0SMITH, Sharmesia 39-69 . 5 6 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 9-23 . 3 9 1 87 3.1 26-48 . 5 4 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-12 . 5 0 0 58 3.1PHILLIPS, Alex 19-45 . 4 2 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 7-12 . 5 8 3 45 1.8 13-30 . 4 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-10 . 6 0 0 32 1.8HAMMER, Lorin 15-32 . 4 6 9 14-27 . 5 1 9 1-2 . 5 0 0 45 1.7 7-14 . 5 0 0 6-11 . 5 4 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 21 1.2COLEMAN, Amber 18-42 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-13 . 4 6 2 42 1.5 9-19 . 4 7 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-8 . 3 7 5 21 1.2INGRAM, Samoana 10-24 . 4 1 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 7-14 . 5 0 0 27 1.0 6-16 . 3 7 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-8 . 5 0 0 16 0.9GRANT, Kendra 11-37 . 2 9 7 3-4 . 7 5 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 25 1.0 10-32 . 3 1 3 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-2 . 0 0 0 22 1.2MENZIES, Eryka 7-33 . 2 1 2 2-10 . 2 0 0 5-7 . 7 1 4 21 1.1 4-21 . 1 9 0 1-5 . 2 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 12 0.9BLAKNEY, Keema 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 0.6 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0.0POWELL, Kara 0-8 . 0 0 0 0-6 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 0.1 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0.0Totals 691-1763 . 3 9 2 194-582 . 3 3 3 346-487 . 7 1 0 1922 64.1 470-1138 . 4 1 3 127-356 . 3 5 7 225-306 . 7 3 5 1292 64.6Opponent 703-1825 . 3 8 5 204-620 . 3 2 9 390-564 . 6 9 1 2000 66.7 443-1220 . 3 6 3 123-410 . 3 0 0 226-326 . 6 9 3 1235 61.8

Overall Statistics Conference StatisticsTOTALS o-reb d-reb total pf fo a to a/to hi pts o-reb d-reb total pf fo a to a/to hi ptsFORD, Courtney 50 190 240 73 1 116 104 1.1 31 26 120 146 48 1 72 70 1.0 31JACKSON, LaToya 27 64 91 51 1 83 66 1.3 24 13 46 59 34 1 57 39 1.5 24RAMON, Lacy 52 102 154 75 2 68 84 0.8 20 34 78 112 47 1 52 59 0.9 20LEWIS, Neicey 23 65 88 68 2 35 76 0.5 22 17 46 63 44 1 31 52 0.6 22CARTER, Kourtney 35 106 141 72 2 16 25 0.6 18 25 81 106 48 1 11 19 0.6 18LOWRIE, Lindsey 12 27 39 18 0 4 18 0.2 16 9 13 22 10 0 1 7 0.1 16SMITH, Sharmesia 32 19 51 25 0 4 24 0.2 13 24 9 33 14 0 2 18 0.1 9PHILLIPS, Alex 12 45 57 30 1 6 13 0.5 7 9 35 44 20 0 4 10 0.4 7HAMMER, Lorin 3 12 15 13 0 13 11 1.2 12 2 5 7 5 0 7 6 1.2 5COLEMAN, Amber 16 33 49 33 0 3 15 0.2 6 12 21 33 19 0 2 11 0.2 4INGRAM, Samoana 15 13 28 25 0 5 19 0.3 5 9 12 21 16 0 3 12 0.3 4GRANT, Kendra 6 12 18 19 0 4 5 0.8 6 6 12 18 13 0 4 5 0.8 6MENZIES, Eryka 1 11 12 14 0 6 16 0.4 5 0 5 5 7 0 5 9 0.6 4BLAKNEY, Keema 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0POWELL, Kara 3 7 10 1 0 2 5 0.4 2 1 6 7 0 0 0 3 0.0 0Totals 342 780 1122 518 9 365 494 0.7 98 220 542 762 325 5 251 331 0.8 98Opponent 430 809 1239 488 - 427 507 0.8 108 283 496 779 310 - 268 325 0.8 87


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|------CONFERENCE-------| |-----------OVERALL----------|STANDINGS W-L Pct PF PA W-L Pct PF PAETSU 18-2 .900 78.8 66.8 23-9 .719 77.8 71.7FGCU 17-3 .850 71.8 57.0 24-7 .774 69.9 58.5USC Upstate 14-6 .700 72.3 67.4 20-9 .690 73.0 67.2Mercer 11-9 .550 64.6 61.8 14-16 .467 64.1 66.7Belmont 9-11 .450 63.7 65.4 15-15 .500 64.9 66.2Campbell 9-11 .450 64.0 67.7 14-16 .467 65.3 67.3Kennesaw State 8-12 .400 58.8 65.6 11-19 .367 59.7 68.3Jacksonville 8-12 .400 61.5 62.2 10-20 .333 59.0 62.6UNF 7-13 .350 58.0 59.5 12-20 .375 56.1 59.1Stetson 6-14 .300 55.8 64.8 6-24 .200 55.0 67.8Lipscomb 3-17 .150 58.1 69.1 5-25 .167 58.8 68.1

Final Atlantic Sun Standings

ATLANTIC SUN ALL-CONFERENCE HONORSFirst Team All-Atlantic SunPos. Name SchoolG/F * TaRonda Wiles ETSUF * Chelsea McMillan USC UpstateG/F * Siarre Evans ETSUF FGCU FGCUG Courtney Ford Mercer

Second Team All-Atlantic SunPos. Name SchoolG Haley Nelson BelmontF Adrianne McNally FGCU G Shannon Murphy FGCUG LaToya Jackson MercerG Brittany Kirkland UNF

Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen TeamPos. Name SchoolG * Tee’Ara Copney USC UpstateG Tonisha Baker CampbellG Drameka Griggs JacksonvilleG Brandi Jones Kennesaw StateF Sametria Gideon Kennesaw StateG Jadhken Kerr UNF

* Unanimous Selection

Player of the Year: Siarre Evans, ETSUDefensive Player of the Year: Courtney Ford, MercerFreshman of the Year: Tee’Ara Copney, USC UpstateCoach of the Year: Tammy George, USC Upstate

2009-10 A-SUN TOURNAMENTHOSTED BY MERCER UNIVERSITY

MARCH 3-6, 2010MACON, GA.

QUATERFINALS - MARCH 3-4#1 ETSU 84, #8 STETSON 49#7 UNF 55, #2 MERCER 40

#4 BELMONT 70, #5 KENNESAW STATE 65#6 JACKSONVILLE 52, #3 CAMPBELL 46

SEMIFINALS - MARCH 5#1 ETSU 77, #4 BELMONT 63

#7 UNF 50, #4 JACKSONVILLE 46

FINALS - MARCH 6#1 ETSU 63, #7 JACKSONVILLE 62


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## Player-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G

1.WILES, TaRonda-ETSU SR 32 214 61 69 558 17.42.FORD, Courtney-MER SR 30 179 40 100 498 16.6

3.EVANS, Siarre-ETSU SR 31 180 51 95 506 16.3 4.KIRKLAND, Brittany-UNF SO 32 179 22 83 463 14.5 5.McMILLAN, Chelsea-UPST JR 29 159 3 91 412 14.2 6.NELSON, Haley-BEL SO 27 147 0 62 356 13.2 7.JACKSON, LaToya-MER SR 30 116 69 92 393 13.1

8.LYLES, Chelsea-FGCU SR 31 129 55 91 404 13.0 9.BARTSOKAS, Jenna-LIP JR 30 123 46 93 385 12.810.McNALLY, Adrianne-FGCU SR 31 130 13 120 393 12.711.ROCKWELL, Amber-BEL SR 30 120 56 82 378 12.612.COPNEY, Tee’Ara-UPST FR 29 125 46 39 335 11.613.GORDON, Tarita-ETSU JR 32 129 23 75 356 11.1 DAVIS, Tara-ETSU JR 32 88 43 137 356 11.115.SMITH, Angie-KSU SO 30 125 31 49 330 11.016.MURPHY, Shannon-FGCU JR 30 103 67 49 322 10.717.LOCKETT, Gia-KSU SR 30 107 26 73 313 10.418.BROWN, Tierra-STET JR 29 108 18 61 295 10.219.STRAYHORN, Shaunda-BEL JR 30 73 36 94 276 9.220.WALLACE, Kendra-UPST SO 29 95 56 20 266 9.221.BAKER, Tonisha-CAM FR 30 111 12 41 275 9.222.BUNCH, Kristin-BEL 30 79 33 83 274 9.123.WASHINGTON, Gwen-ETSU SO 32 100 17 75 292 9.124.WILLIAMSON, Ashley-CAM SR 30 102 0 66 270 9.025.SYQUIO, Juliemay-UNF JR 32 105 25 52 287 9.026.JACKSON, Courtney-JU SR 25 84 23 32 223 8.927.GIDEON, Sametria-KSU FR 28 82 0 78 242 8.628.DANIEL, Lesley-UPST SO 29 80 30 60 250 8.629.RAMON, Lacy-MER SO 29 88 11 61 248 8.6

30.JACKSON, Ashli-STET SR 30 93 44 25 255 8.5

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE## Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct

1.WASHINGTON, Gwen-ETSU SO 32 75 84 .893 2.CANNON, Courtney-CAM JR 30 73 87 .839 3.WILES, TaRonda-ETSU SR 32 69 83 .831 4.DAVIS, Tara-ETSU JR 32 137 167 .820 5.McMILLAN, Chelsea-UPST JR 29 91 111 .820 6.ROCKWELL, Amber-BEL SR 30 82 102 .804 7.LOCKETT, Gia-KSU SR 30 73 91 .802 8.RAMON, Lacy-MER SO 29 61 77 .792 9.KIRKLAND, Brittany-UNF SO 32 83 106 .78310.JACKSON, LaToya-MER SR 30 92 118 .78011.HAWKINS, Courtney-UPST SR 28 81 104 .77912.LYLES, Chelsea-FGCU SR 31 91 118 .77113.STRAYHORN, Shaunda-BEL JR 30 94 123 .76414.EVANS, Siarre-ETSU SR 31 95 125 .76015.FORD, Courtney-MER SR 30 100 135 .741

REBOUNDING## Player-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G

1.EVANS, Siarre-ETSU SR 31 115 222 337 10.9 2.McMILLAN, Chelsea-UPST JR 29 121 191 312 10.8 3.NELSON, Haley-BEL SO 27 89 189 278 10.3 4.CHERIZOL, Arlande-UNF SR 32 86 177 263 8.2 5.GIDEON, Sametria-KSU FR 28 108 121 229 8.26.FORD, Courtney-MER SR 30 50 190 240 8.0 7.NIXON, Montinique-KSU SR 30 90 126 216 7.2 8.JOHNSON, Desarae-JU SR 24 68 103 171 7.1 9.GRABOSKI, Natasha-STET JR 23 66 97 163 7.110.WILLIAMSON, Ashley-CAM SR 30 98 112 210 7.011.CHIHIL, Courtney-FGCU SO 31 60 133 193 6.212.BUNCH, Kristin-BEL 30 62 123 185 6.213.SYQUIO, Juliemay-UNF JR 32 53 139 192 6.014.WILES, TaRonda-ETSU SR 32 68 115 183 5.715.LYLES, Chelsea-FGCU SR 31 57 112 169 5.516.DUERK, Brittany-LIP SO 29 48 107 155 5.317.RAMON, Lacy-MER SO 29 52 102 154 5.318.SMITH, Angie-KSU SO 30 56 100 156 5.219.AUSTIN, Tosha-ETSU FR 29 67 80 147 5.120.WASHINGTON, Gwen-ETSU SO 32 72 89 161 5.0

STEALS## Player-Team Cl G Steals Avg/G

1.FORD, Courtney-MER SR 30 98 3.27 2.COPNEY, Tee’Ara-UPST FR 29 67 2.31 3.LOCKETT, Gia-KSU SR 30 63 2.10 4.EVANS, Siarre-ETSU SR 31 59 1.90 5.DAVIS, Tara-ETSU JR 32 60 1.88 CHERIZOL, Arlande-UNF SR 32 60 1.88 7.SYQUIO, Juliemay-UNF JR 32 57 1.78 8.GRIGGS, Drameka-JU FR 29 50 1.72 9.BARTSOKAS, Jenna-LIP JR 30 51 1.70 MURPHY, Shannon-FGCU JR 30 51 1.7011.WILES, TaRonda-ETSU SR 32 53 1.6612.SMITH, Angie-KSU SO 30 49 1.63 O’NEILL, Amanda-CAM SO 30 49 1.6314.BAKER, Tonisha-CAM FR 30 48 1.6015.DANIEL, Lesley-UPST SO 29 46 1.59

THREE-POINT PERCENTAGE ## Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct

1.WILES, TaRonda-ETSU SR 32 61 144 .424 2.CHIHIL, Courtney-FGCU SO 31 31 75 .413 3.EVANS, Siarre-ETSU SR 31 51 130 .392 4.JACOBSON, Kelsey-FGCU SO 29 63 166 .380 5.BUNCH, Kristin-BEL 30 33 89 .371 6.CLOXTON, Kate-CAM SO 30 44 119 .370 7.BROWN, Brittany-FGCU SR 31 32 87 .368 8.GRIFFIN, Eglah-FGCU SO 31 46 126 .365 9.FORD, Courtney-MER SR 30 40 110 .36410.DANIEL, Lesley-UPST SO 29 30 83 .36111.MURPHY, Shannon-FGCU JR 30 67 189 .35412.KERR, Jadhken-UNF FR 32 80 230 .34813.LOWRIE, Lindsey-MER FR 30 34 98 .34714.LYLES, Chelsea-FGCU SR 31 55 159 .34615.COPNEY, Tee’Ara-UPST FR 29 46 135 .341


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1Oklahoma 108, MU 66

Nov. 13, 2009Norman, Okla.Lloyd Noble Center

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2Coll. of Charleston 97, MU 71

Nov. 20, 2009Charleston, S.C.CSU Fieldhouse

11/13/09 7:07 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Okla.)

Mercer 66 • 0-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min34 RAMON, Lacy f 4-10 0-1 5-6 6 0 6 4 13 0 6 1 1 2230 CARTER, Kourtney c 1-6 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1912 LEWIS, Neicey g 1-4 0-2 0-2 0 3 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 1322 JACKSON, LaToya g 4-11 2-6 1-2 1 1 2 2 11 3 1 0 2 3031 FORD, Courtney g 3-12 0-4 6-9 1 9 10 4 12 2 3 0 1 2710 COLEMAN, Amber 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 611 POWELL, Kara 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 415 MENZIES, Eryka 1-5 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 1820 LOWRIE, Lindsey 5-10 4-8 2-2 0 1 1 3 16 0 0 0 1 3323 HAMMER, Lorin 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 825 INGRAM, Samoana 1-2 0-0 3-4 3 0 3 3 5 0 5 0 1 18

Team 1 3 4Totals 20-65 7-26 19-27 12 25 37 22 66 7 20 1 7 198

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8%3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2%

FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%

2nd half: 7-36 19.4%2nd half: 1-13 7.7%2nd half: 12-18 66.7%

Game: 20-65 30.8%Game: 7-26 26.9%Game: 19-27 70.4%

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Oklahoma 108 • 1-0Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 Stevenson,Nyeshia f 4-12 1-7 1-3 1 1 2 0 10 2 1 0 1 2721 Thompson,Amanda f 6-13 1-4 4-5 4 5 9 3 17 1 1 1 3 2434 Olajuwon,Abi c 6-9 0-0 4-7 7 2 9 4 16 0 2 0 0 1413 Robinson,Danielle g 8-12 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 17 2 4 0 0 2225 Hand,Whitney g 6-11 2-4 2-3 3 3 6 1 16 5 0 0 4 2510 Roethlisberger,C 3-5 2-4 1-2 1 6 7 0 9 1 2 0 0 2114 Willis,Lauren 2-6 2-6 0-0 0 2 2 4 6 0 1 0 0 1944 Cloman,Lyndsey 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 3 2 0 0 1 0 1345 Hartman,Jasmine 2-2 0-0 3-3 0 1 1 2 7 7 5 0 1 1853 McFarland,Joanna 3-6 0-1 2-2 2 6 8 3 8 0 3 0 0 17

Team 0 4 4Totals 41-80 9-27 17-25 19 37 56 22 108 18 19 2 9 200


FT % 1st Half: 13-20 65.0%


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Officials: June Courteau, Laurie Porter, Charles CarrollTechnical fouls: Mercer-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 6732

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 39 27 66Oklahoma 52 56 108

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 12 16 15 4 26OU 50 29 23 2 32

Last FG - MER 2nd-01:42, OU 2nd-02:58.Largest lead - MER by 2 1st-13:24, OU by 49 2nd-02:58.

Score tied - 4 times.Lead changed - 8 times.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsCollege of Charleston vs Mercer11/20/09 5:30 pm at Charleston, S.C.

College of Charleston 97 • 2-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min02 KOTCELLA, Brooke f 5-9 2-3 0-0 1 6 7 1 12 3 5 0 2 2641 JONES, Deidra c 3-5 0-0 5-6 2 3 5 4 11 0 0 2 0 2403 WILLIAMS, Ericka g 6-9 3-3 2-2 1 3 4 1 17 7 0 0 0 2704 HUGHES, Jade g 8-11 4-7 1-1 1 2 3 1 21 2 2 0 3 2933 GERTY, Tonia g 6-13 3-7 0-0 0 2 2 2 15 7 0 1 2 3400 KING, Megan 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 305 HARDY, Cathryn 2-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 310 FISCHER, Megan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 312 HATCHER, Ariel 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 2 1520 MIMS, Taylor 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 322 DAVIE, Brianna 1-1 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 330 MUDD, Indya 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1135 CROWELL, Caleigh 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 442 McLAURIN, NeShonda 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 5 5 2 1 1 2 0 1 1155 HARRIS, Latisha 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4

Team 2 2 4Totals 36-61 14-23 11-16 10 26 36 17 97 24 13 3 14 200


FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%


Game: 36-61 59.0%Game: 14-23 60.9%Game: 11-16 68.8%

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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min30 CARTER, Kourtney f 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 2234 RAMON, Lacy c 4-7 0-0 1-6 0 1 1 1 9 0 1 1 0 2412 LEWIS, Neicey g 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 922 JACKSON, LaToya g 5-14 2-6 7-7 1 2 3 0 19 4 3 0 2 3431 FORD, Courtney g 6-16 1-4 4-4 2 4 6 4 17 5 4 1 3 3305 SMITH, Sharmesia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1010 COLEMAN, Amber 1-2 0-0 1-1 1 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 1611 POWELL, Kara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 215 MENZIES, Eryka 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 720 LOWRIE, Lindsey 5-9 5-8 0-0 0 0 0 0 15 2 4 0 0 2421 GRANT, Kendra 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 323 HAMMER, Lorin 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 524 BLAKNEY, Keema 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 325 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 8

Team 3 2 5Totals 24-56 10-21 13-19 10 17 27 15 71 13 18 2 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5%


Game: 24-56 42.9%Game: 10-21 47.6%Game: 13-19 68.4%

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Officials:Technical fouls: College of Charleston-None. Mercer-None.Attendance: 397

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalCollege of Charleston 42 55 97Mercer 39 32 71

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchCOFC 36 20 16 12 21MER 16 9 9 2 24

Last FG - COFC 2nd-00:16, MER 2nd-00:26.Largest lead - COFC by 26 2nd-04:51, MER by 4 1st-18:37.


In her collegiate debut, Mercer guard Lindsey Lowrie poured in 16 points on four-of-eight shooting from three point range, but her eff ort could not stop Oklahoma from taking a 108-66 victory in Friday night’s non-conference women’s basketball match held at the Lloyd Noble Center.

With the win Oklahoma moves to 1-0 (0-0 Big 12) on the year while Mercer starts off 0-1 (0-0 A-Sun).

Lowrie was just one of four Mercer players who recorded double-digit scoring eff orts. Senior guards Courtney Ford and LaToya Jackson combined for 23 points while sophomore center Lacy Ramon tallied 13 points of her own.

Ford recorded the game’s only double-double performance, add-ing 10 rebounds to her 12 points.

Mercer held a lead four diff erent times during the contest, in-cluding a 25-24 advantage over 12 minutes into the game. Trail-ing by one, the Sooners employed a 28-14 run to take a 13 point advantage into the half.

Mercer forced Oklahoma into 19 turnovers in the losing eff ort. The Bears were able to convert the 19 turnovers into 16 points.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Senior guard LaToya Jackson tallied a team-high 19 points and dished out four assists, but her eff ort was not enough to stop the College of Charleston from claiming a 97-71 victory in Friday evening’s non-conference women’s basketball game held as part of the Lowcountry Classic.

With the loss Mercer falls to 0-2 (0-0 A-Sun) while Charleston moves to 2-1 (0-0 SoCon).

Jackson recorded her 19 points on 5-of-14 shooting from the fi eld and also contributed three steals. Jackson’s classmate Courtney Ford poured in 17 points, notched fi ve assists and snagged six rebounds in the loss.

After a back-and-fourth fi rst half, Charleston opened the second half with a 19-6 charge. Mercer fought back, but could not close the gap to less than ten.

In the opening minutes, the teams traded scores before Mercer freshman Lindsey Lowrie drained a three to give the Bears a 14-12 advantage.

With 3:41 remaining in the fi rst half, Charleston led by nine before another Lowrie three-ball cued a 13-7 Mercer run, cutting the Cougar lead to just three at the half.

Lowrie fi nished the contest with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from three-point range. The Bay Village, Ohio native has convert-ed on nine of her 16 three-point attempts this season.

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4MU 87, Charleston Southern 77

Nov. 21, 2009Charleston, S.C.Dunkin’ Donuts Center

MU 75, Furman 62

Nov. 28, 2009Greenville, S.C.Timmons Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers11/21/09 6:00 pm at Charleston, S.C.


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min30 CARTER, Kourtney c 5-7 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 2 10 2 3 0 0 2234 RAMON, Lacy c 5-7 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 4 11 1 4 1 3 2920 LOWRIE, Lindsey g 5-13 5-11 0-0 0 3 3 2 15 0 2 0 0 3622 JACKSON, LaToya g 4-9 2-5 4-4 0 1 1 3 14 8 2 0 0 2831 FORD, Courtney g 6-13 1-3 0-3 4 6 10 2 13 15 4 1 9 3505 SMITH, Sharmesia 6-8 0-0 1-6 3 3 6 1 13 0 1 0 1 1710 COLEMAN, Amber 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 3 4 0 1 0 1 1412 LEWIS, Neicey 1-2 0-0 2-5 1 2 3 3 4 1 3 0 2 914 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 223 HAMMER, Lorin 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 525 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Team 2 4 6Totals 34-64 10-21 9-20 12 26 38 20 87 29 20 2 18 200


FT % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5%


Game: 34-64 53.1%Game: 10-21 47.6%Game: 9-20 45.0%

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Charleston Southern Buccaneers 77 • 1-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min33 SCHWAGMEYER, Ali f 1-3 0-1 1-2 1 4 5 0 3 2 2 0 1 1930 JOHNSON, Lydia c 1-1 0-0 2-3 2 4 6 2 4 0 0 1 0 1712 TERRY, Helen g 3-9 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 3 6 3 7 0 1 1922 WASMER, Kelsey g 3-12 3-10 5-7 1 3 4 2 14 3 5 1 0 3625 TULL, Katie g 5-16 5-15 1-2 1 1 2 3 16 3 6 0 4 3524 ALSTON, Lakeitha 5-6 0-0 4-4 2 2 4 4 14 1 0 0 0 2531 GANDRE, Kristina 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 032 JONES, Shay 3-6 3-6 2-2 0 5 5 3 11 7 1 0 2 2542 GIBSON, Danielle 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 544 RUSH, LeChell 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 945 DECARVALHO, Tina 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 10

Team 1 1 2Totals 25-58 12-37 15-20 9 25 34 20 77 19 23 3 8 200


FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%


Game: 25-58 43.1%Game: 12-37 32.4%Game: 15-20 75.0%

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Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 38 49 87Charleston Southern Buccane 37 40 77

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 36 19 8 6 24CSU 26 26 11 2 34

Last FG - MER 2nd-01:41, CSU 2nd-00:18.Largest lead - MER by 15 2nd-00:50, CSU by 5 1st-05:42.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs Furman11/28/09 3:00pm at Greenville, S.C. (Timmons Arena)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min30 CARTER, Kourtney f 2-4 0-1 1-2 1 2 3 4 5 1 0 0 1 3334 RAMON, Lacy f 0-5 0-1 2-2 3 4 7 2 2 5 1 4 6 2920 LOWRIE, Lindsey g 4-10 4-10 0-0 1 2 3 2 12 0 1 0 0 3122 JACKSON, LaToya g 4-14 1-7 8-8 1 1 2 4 17 4 2 0 1 2931 FORD, Courtney g 10-19 3-5 3-4 2 15 17 2 26 4 5 0 6 3805 SMITH, Sharmesia 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 710 COLEMAN, Amber 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1011 POWELL, Kara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 212 LEWIS, Neicey 2-4 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 3 6 0 1 0 0 915 MENZIES, Eryka 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 121 GRANT, Kendra 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 323 HAMMER, Lorin 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 625 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Team 3 2 5Totals 25-62 9-25 16-20 12 27 39 23 75 14 15 4 14 200


FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0%


Game: 25-62 40.3%Game: 9-25 36.0%Game: 16-20 80.0%

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Furman 62 • 1-5Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min24 TROUTMAN, Susan f 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 5 8 4 4 3 4 3 1 2140 LEDFORD, Lakyn f 8-10 0-0 6-8 3 3 6 3 22 0 2 0 0 3011 STEPHENS, Lee g 1-10 1-6 6-8 1 4 5 2 9 2 3 0 2 3514 MURPHY, Kaitlin g 4-13 1-4 5-8 0 3 3 4 14 5 4 0 2 3021 HOLTFRETER, Kali g 1-6 0-3 0-0 3 2 5 1 2 2 3 0 0 3101 O'CONNOR, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 620 THOMPSON, Raegan 1-5 1-4 2-3 0 5 5 0 5 0 1 1 2 1723 BERRY, Kendra 1-2 0-0 2-6 1 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 2 1233 OBERG, Kaitlin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 PETERSEN, Mollie 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 2 1 2 1 0 17

Team 2 1 3Totals 19-55 3-17 21-33 15 27 42 18 62 13 20 5 9 200


FT % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9%


Game: 19-55 34.5%Game: 3-17 17.6%Game: 21-33 63.6%

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Officials: Lisa Ruggs, Darrell Johnson, Deborah SchwartzTechnical fouls: Mercer-None. Furman-None.Attendance: 279

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 29 46 75Furman 29 33 62

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 24 24 15 19 13FUR 26 14 13 2 11

Last FG - MER 2nd-02:20, FUR 2nd-00:14.Largest lead - MER by 15 2nd-00:43, FUR by 9 2nd-07:20.


Mercer senior guard Courtney Ford was outstanding, fi nish-ing one steal short of a quadruple-double as the Bears topped Charleston Southern 87-77 in Saturday night’s non-conference women’s basketball game. Ford’s triple-double marked the fi rst time the feat has been accomplished by a Mercer player since detailed records were started in the 1997-98 season.

Ford scored 13 points, notched ten rebounds, dished out 15 assists and notched nine steals in the winning eff ort. Ford’s 15 helpers and nine steals were both career bests for the Orange Country, Calif. native.

Mercer takes its fi rst win of the young season, moving to 1-2 (0-0 A-Sun). Charleston Southern drops its second-straight game and falls to 1-2 (0-0 Big South). The game marked the fi nale of the Lowcountry Classic hosted by Charleston Southern.

Indeed Mercer was the tougher team down the stretch, break-ing away from a 57-57 tie with 10:28 remaining. The Orange and Black led by as many as 15 before clinching the ten point victory.

Six Mercer players reached double fi gure scoring, led by fresh-man Lindsey Lowrie’s 15 points. LaToya Jackson dropped 14 points while freshman Sharmesia Smith added 13.

In the fi nal seven minutes of play, Mercer erased a nine-point Furman advantage to take a 75-62 victory in Saturday afternoon’s women’s basketball game. The non-conference game was held at Timmons Arena.

Behind by a count of 49-41 with 9:57 left, the Orange and Black rallied with a 34-11 charge take the game’s biggest lead at 75-60.

With the win, Mercer pulls even on the season at 2-2 (0-0 A-Sun). Furman falls to 1-5 (0-0 SoCon).

Mercer senior guard Courtney Ford led all scorers with 26 points and pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds in the win. Ford also contributed six steals and four assists to the winning eff ort.

Mercer turned 12 Furman second-half turnovers in 16 points. The Bears repeatedly beat Furman down the court, outscoring the hosts 12-2 on the fast break in the second half.


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5MU 69, Lipscomb 59

Dec. 3, 2009Macon, Ga.University Center

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6Mercer 98, Belmont 69


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsLipscomb vs Mercer12/3/09 5:00 p.m. at University Center

Lipscomb 59 • 2-7 (0-1 A-Sun)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min04 BOWERS, Anna * 2-12 1-8 0-0 0 4 4 2 5 1 3 0 0 2712 BARTSOKAS, Jenna * 6-14 2-9 5-6 2 3 5 5 19 5 3 0 1 2922 BRONSON, Valerie * 2-3 1-1 1-2 4 2 6 1 6 1 3 0 1 2630 PHILLIPS, Hannah * 3-7 2-4 2-2 0 2 2 1 10 4 1 1 1 3040 DUERK, Brittany * 4-8 0-0 0-0 0 8 8 2 8 1 1 0 0 2314 BOWMAN, Miaca 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1224 BURROUGHS, Chelsea 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1332 MCALISTER, Leah 2-4 1-2 2-3 4 0 4 1 7 0 1 0 1 1234 FAULKNER, Morgan 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 744 MCMEANS, Chelsea 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 850 WAGGENER, Clair 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1154 FRITTS, Kaitie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Team 1 4 5 1Totals 20-59 7-29 12-15 13 27 40 17 59 14 16 1 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%


Game: 20-59 33.9%Game: 7-29 24.1%Game: 12-15 80.0%

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Mercer 69 • 3-2 (1-0 A-Sun)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min20 LOWRIE, Lindsey * 2-7 2-6 0-0 2 3 5 1 6 0 0 0 1 2122 JACKSON, LaToya * 2-11 1-6 12-12 1 1 2 3 17 0 3 0 1 2830 CARTER, Kourtney * 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 5 2 0 2 0 1 1631 FORD, Courtney * 7-13 0-0 0-2 1 10 11 1 14 4 1 0 2 3534 RAMON, Lacy * 3-9 0-2 1-1 1 2 3 3 7 2 3 2 0 2605 SMITH, Sharmesia 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1210 COLEMAN, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 712 LEWIS, Neicey 2-5 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 2 1914 PHILLIPS, Alex 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 4 0 1 2 0 1615 MENZIES, Eryka 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1021 GRANT, Kendra 3-5 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 825 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Team 2 3 5 1Totals 24-57 4-16 17-20 9 28 37 16 69 9 13 4 8 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%


Game: 24-57 42.1%Game: 4-16 25.0%Game: 17-20 85.0%

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Officials: Dock Sisk, Kim Tidabo, Angel StantonTechnical fouls: Lipscomb-None. Mercer-None.Attendance: 542

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalLipscomb 20 39 59Mercer 31 38 69

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchLIP 20 17 13 0 11MER 28 17 10 6 23

Last FG - LIP 2nd-01:02, MER 2nd-02:43.Largest lead - LIP by 10 1st-13:40, MER by 16 2nd-17:00.

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

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsBelmont vs Mercer12/5/09 1:00 pm at University Center

Belmont 69 • 5-2 (1-1 A-Sun)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 STRAYHORN, Shaunda * 2-8 0-4 0-1 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 0 2715 BUNCH, Kristin * 3-5 1-2 9-12 3 2 5 3 16 0 0 0 1 2620 ROCKWELL, Amber * 4-10 1-5 1-1 0 5 5 1 10 1 3 0 3 3023 MOORE, Tereva * 3-14 0-2 2-2 2 4 6 0 8 1 1 0 0 2933 DANIEL, Tristan * 1-8 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 1103 NASH, Kristin 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1105 KESLER, Crystal 3-5 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1114 SEALS, Whitney 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 522 BURTNETT, Cacy 2-6 0-3 1-2 1 3 4 4 5 4 2 0 0 3130 SWISHER, Rachel 4-4 3-3 1-1 1 0 1 1 12 0 0 1 2 19

Team 1 2 3 2Totals 24-68 7-26 14-19 10 21 31 20 69 12 12 2 8 200


FT % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2%


Game: 24-68 35.3%Game: 7-26 26.9%Game: 14-19 73.7%

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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min20 LOWRIE, Lindsey * 4-7 3-5 5-6 2 1 3 1 16 1 1 0 1 3022 JACKSON, LaToya * 7-12 5-7 4-7 0 2 2 0 23 6 4 0 1 3530 CARTER, Kourtney * 4-10 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 8 0 0 1 0 2131 FORD, Courtney * 5-9 0-1 4-5 2 10 12 4 14 10 0 0 2 3434 RAMON, Lacy * 6-9 2-3 0-0 0 4 4 3 14 6 5 0 0 3005 SMITH, Sharmesia 3-5 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 510 COLEMAN, Amber 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 212 LEWIS, Neicey 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1014 PHILLIPS, Alex 3-4 0-0 1-3 1 12 13 2 7 0 1 4 0 2215 MENZIES, Eryka 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 421 GRANT, Kendra 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 523 HAMMER, Lorin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2

Team 3 5 8 1Totals 36-61 11-17 15-22 9 36 45 16 98 25 15 5 4 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%


Game: 36-61 59.0%Game: 11-17 64.7%Game: 15-22 68.2%

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Officials: Kevin Self, Sonny Scyphers, Kriste WeedTechnical fouls: Belmont-TEAM. Mercer-None.Attendance:

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalBelmont 41 28 69Mercer 57 41 98

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchBEL 26 19 9 4 29MER 38 15 8 8 23

Last FG - BEL 2nd-00:46, MER 2nd-00:23.Largest lead BEL None MER by 29 2nd 00:23

Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed 0 times

Mercer senior guards LaToya Jackson and Courtney Ford com-bined for 27 points as the Bears downed Lipscomb in Thursday night’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game at the University Center.

Mercer moved 3-2 (1-0 A-Sun) while Lispcomb dropped to 2-7 (0-1 A-Sun).

Despite being outscored 39-38 in the second half, Mercer was able to hold on and secure a win in its home opener for the third-straight season.

Ford notched her third-straight double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Mercer outscored Lipscomb 31-20 in the fi rst half behind a 41.4 percent shooting from the fl oor.

Mercer senior guard Courtney Ford notched her second triple-double of the season as the Bears cruised to a 98-69 win over Belmont in Saturday afternoon’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game held in the University Center.

Ford scored 14 points, pulled down 12 rebounds and dished out 10 assists, becoming just one of two players in Division I basketball to have multiple triple-doubles this season. St. Mary’s Louella Tomlinson also has two triple-doubles on the year.

“Ford was incredible,” Mercer head coach Janell Jones said. “She is just fun to watch. There is not much coaching involved, you just let her play. She generates energy for the rest of the team and right now its just exciting to be a part of her senior year.”

With today’s win, Mercer improves to 4-2 on the season and more importantly, 2-0 in A-Sun play. The Bears have now started conference play 2-0 for the second-straight season.

Belmont, on the other hand, drops to 5-2 on the season with the loss and 1-1 in A-Sun action.

“Its not every night a lot of people are clicking on all cylinders,” Jones said. “The girls were feeding off each other really well and we were able to contain their dribble-drive off ense for the major-ity of the game.”

Mercer’s off ensive output snapped a number of University Cen-ter single-game records, including highest fi eld goal percentage (59%), highest three-point fi eld goal percentage (64.7%), most

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Oklahoma State 100, MU 68

Dec. 19, 2009Sti llwater, Okla.Gallagher-Iba Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsGeorgia Southern vs Mercer12/11/09 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga.

Georgia Southern 76 • 4-4 (2-0 SoCon)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min04 WHITNEY, Carolyn * 2-8 2-5 4-4 1 2 3 2 10 8 2 0 1 3405 NAVARRO, Jamie * 1-4 1-1 4-4 0 3 3 4 7 2 1 0 0 2711 TATE, Krista * 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1715 OGBURN, J'Lisia * 4-9 0-1 2-4 1 3 4 4 10 1 0 0 1 1834 GEIGER, Jessica * 2-4 1-1 4-4 0 6 6 1 9 2 3 0 2 2603 WILSON, Janay 0-0 0-0 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 312 IVY, Candice 4-8 0-0 2-2 0 5 5 1 10 1 2 0 0 2114 YOUNGBLOOD, Logan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1122 SMITH, Ro-Ro 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 325 FRYE, Meredyth 3-5 1-3 1-2 1 2 3 1 8 0 1 0 0 1440 SCOTT, Briana 2-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 642 WILLIAMS, Samantha 3-4 3-4 1-2 3 5 8 1 10 2 2 0 0 1754 MCKENZIE, Ashley 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 3

Team 4 4 8 1Totals 23-46 8-15 22-29 11 36 47 18 76 17 15 1 7 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%


Game: 23-46 50.0%Game: 8-15 53.3%Game: 22-29 75.9%

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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min20 LOWRIE, Lindsey * 0-5 0-5 1-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2022 JACKSON, LaToya * 5-17 2-10 4-6 2 1 3 1 16 1 3 0 0 3030 CARTER, Kourtney * 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 2031 FORD, Courtney * 2-11 0-1 1-1 0 2 2 4 5 2 2 0 1 2434 RAMON, Lacy * 1-5 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 2605 SMITH, Sharmesia 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1210 COLEMAN, Amber 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 511 POWELL, Kara 0-2 0-2 2-2 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 612 LEWIS, Neicey 3-7 1-3 0-0 2 3 5 5 7 1 2 0 0 1814 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 915 MENZIES, Eryka 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 1521 GRANT, Kendra 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 323 HAMMER, Lorin 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 624 BLAKNEY, Keema 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 225 INGRAM, Samoana 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4

Team 2 0 2Totals 16-62 5-27 8-17 15 14 29 22 45 8 12 1 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5%


Game: 16-62 25.8%Game: 5-27 18.5%Game: 8-17 47.1%

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Officials: Mary Day, Shawn Goode, Chas FrazierTechnical fouls: Georgia Southern-None. Mercer-None.Attendance: 1428

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalGeorgia Southern 36 40 76Mercer 23 22 45

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchGSU 18 15 9 0 38MER 18 5 13 0 19

Last FG - GSU 2nd-00:14, MER 2nd-00:06.Largest lead - GSU by 35 2nd-00:49, MER None.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs Oklahoma State12-19-09 2 p.m. at Stillwater, Okla. (Gallagher-Iba Arena)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min30 CARTER, Kourtney f 1-5 1-1 2-2 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1731 FORD, Courtney f 6-23 2-9 7-8 4 6 10 2 21 2 2 0 0 3734 RAMON, Lacy f 3-8 2-3 0-0 2 2 4 2 8 2 6 1 0 1920 LOWRIE, Lindsey g 1-4 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 822 JACKSON, LaToya g 2-15 1-10 2-3 1 3 4 2 7 3 2 0 2 3505 SMITH, Sharmesia 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 610 COLEMAN, Amber 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1211 POWELL, Kara 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1012 LEWIS, Neicey 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 614 PHILLIPS, Alex 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 4 4 5 3 1 3 1 0 1315 MENZIES, Eryka 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 421 GRANT, Kendra 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 323 HAMMER, Lorin 4-7 4-7 0-0 0 3 3 1 12 0 2 0 0 2125 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 9

Team 3 1 4Totals 22-71 12-37 12-15 12 23 35 21 68 10 19 3 2 200


FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%


Game: 22-71 31.0%Game: 12-37 32.4%Game: 12-15 80.0%

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Oklahoma State 100 • 8-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 Cunningham, Tegan f 9-19 1-4 1-2 0 7 7 2 20 1 2 0 1 2915 Young, Toni f 5-6 0-0 3-5 1 5 6 2 13 0 1 1 0 1925 Keller, Lindsey c 3-5 2-2 2-2 2 2 4 1 10 2 0 1 1 2500 Garrison, Lakyn g 5-9 5-8 0-0 1 3 4 2 15 2 3 0 1 2810 Riley, Andrea g 8-16 3-6 1-2 2 1 3 2 20 17 4 1 2 3705 Blair-Mobley, Caroly 0-0 0-0 3-4 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 511 Clardy, Ally 1-5 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1212 Mortensen, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 313 Howard, Heather 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 521 Riley, LaSharra 1-3 0-0 2-2 2 4 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 1124 Robinson, Precious 2-3 0-0 6-8 5 9 14 2 10 0 4 1 0 1733 Byford, Megan 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 9

Team 1 2 3 1Totals 34-68 12-24 20-27 15 39 54 19 100 23 18 5 7 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%


Game: 34-68 50.0%Game: 12-24 50.0%Game: 20-27 74.1%

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Officials: Bob Trammell, Scott Yarbrough, Charles CarrollTechnical fouls: Mercer-None. Oklahoma State-None.Attendance: 2358Fouled out: Mercer - #14 (3:10)

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 31 37 68Oklahoma State 55 45 100

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 10 15 7 2 24OSU 32 16 9 14 22

Last FG - MER 2nd-00:31, OSU 2nd-04:00.Largest lead - MER by 2 1st-18:44, OSU by 36 2nd-02:40.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 4 times.

Four Lady Eagles scored in double digits as Georgia Southern outrebounded Mercer, 47-29, in the University Center for a 76-45 win Friday night. Georgia Southern picked up 38 points off the bench and held Mercer to 25.8 percent shooting from the fl oor to push its win streak to three games, while snapping a four-game Bear streak.

Georgia Southern moved to 4-4 overall. Mercer, 1-2 against Southern Conference opponents this season, dropped to 4-3.

Senior guard LaToya Jackson led all scorers with 16 points on 5-of17 shooting from the fi eld.

Mercer outscored Charleston Southern in the paint 34-24 as junior Kourtney Carter and sophomore Lacy Ramon contributed 11 and ten points, respectively.

Mercer senior guard Courtney Ford led all scorers with 21 points, but her eff ort was not enough to stop Oklahoma State from claiming a 100-68 win in Saturday afternoon’s non-conference women’s basketball game held at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

With their fourth-straight win the Cowgirls improve to 8-2 (0-0 Big 12) while the Bears drop to 4-4 (2-0 A-Sun).

Ford added ten rebounds to notch her six double-double per-formance of the season. Sophomore point guard Lorin Hammer contributed a career-high 12 points off the bench in the return to her home state of Oklahoma.

Mercer’s bench outscored Oklahoma State’s reserves 24-22, due in large part to Hammer’s eff ort.

Oklahoma State reclaimed the lead moments later and Mercer could not regain an advantage. The home team extended its lead to as many as 36.


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9Texas Tech 60, MU 49

Dec. 21, 2009Lubbock, TexasUnited Spirit Arena

GAME

10High Point 81, MU 71

Dec. 28, 2009High Point, N.C.Millis Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs Texas Tech12-21-09 7 p.m. at Lubbock, Texas (United Spirit Arena)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min34 RAMON, Lacy f 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 5 7 5 2 4 1 1 1 2830 CARTER, Kourtney c 3-7 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 5 6 1 0 0 1 1820 LOWRIE, Lindsey g 2-11 1-9 0-0 0 5 5 1 5 1 2 1 2 3222 JACKSON, LaToya g 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 7 0 1 3131 FORD, Courtney g 9-22 2-5 4-4 3 9 12 3 24 3 5 0 3 3905 SMITH, Sharmesia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 COLEMAN, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 712 LEWIS, Neicey 2-7 0-1 0-2 0 2 2 4 4 0 3 0 3 1714 PHILLIPS, Alex 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 1 0 1921 GRANT, Kendra 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+23 HAMMER, Lorin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 125 INGRAM, Samoana 2-2 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 7

Team 2 2 4Totals 21-62 3-18 4-8 11 27 38 23 49 10 18 3 12 200


FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%


Game: 21-62 33.9%Game: 3-18 16.7%Game: 4-8 50.0%

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Texas Tech 60 • 10-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min31 Roberson, Ashlee f 5-14 1-3 1-3 5 7 12 4 12 1 2 1 2 3120 Mallard, Kierra c 4-13 0-0 7-8 5 7 12 2 15 1 4 4 2 3113 Murphree, Jordan g 2-12 0-3 6-8 2 4 6 0 10 5 3 0 2 3614 Martin, Tilmila g 1-5 0-3 5-6 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 1 2623 Smalls, Monique g 1-3 0-0 1-3 2 5 7 3 3 1 1 0 2 3500 Brown, Chynna 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 501 Barncastle, Jordan 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 603 Ashton, Marissa 1-3 0-1 0-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1305 Hyde, Christine 2-3 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 2 7 0 1 0 0 624 Bokenkamp, Mary 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 11

Team 1 3 4 1Totals 18-55 2-11 22-32 16 31 47 12 60 11 18 5 10 200


FT % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2%


Game: 18-55 32.7%Game: 2-11 18.2%Game: 22-32 68.8%

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Officials: Laura Morris, Peter Contreras, Kelly CopelandTechnical fouls: Mercer-None. Texas Tech-None.Attendance: 7851

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 19 30 49Texas Tech 24 36 60

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 18 18 4 4 12TTU 24 15 9 6 13

Last FG - MER 2nd-02:13, TTU 2nd-04:11.Largest lead - MER None, TTU by 11 2nd-00:22.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs High Point12-28-09 7:05 p.m. at Millis Center (High Point, N.C.)

Mercer 71 • 4-6, 2-0 ASunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min34 RAMON, Lacy f 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2030 CARTER, Kourtney c 4-10 0-0 0-0 2 5 7 3 8 0 1 1 0 2120 LOWRIE, Lindsey g 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 922 JACKSON, LaToya g 3-11 1-6 2-2 2 4 6 3 9 2 5 0 1 3431 FORD, Courtney g 10-25 3-6 6-7 3 11 14 3 29 4 1 0 2 3905 SMITH, Sharmesia 4-7 0-0 2-3 3 1 4 3 10 1 1 0 1 2210 COLEMAN, Amber 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 412 LEWIS, Neicey 4-10 0-1 2-4 1 0 1 4 10 1 4 0 0 2814 PHILLIPS, Alex 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1821 GRANT, Kendra 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 425 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team 4 1 5Totals 27-75 5-16 12-16 16 28 44 20 71 10 14 3 7 200


FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0%


Game: 27-75 36.0%Game: 5-16 31.3%Game: 12-16 75.0%

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High Point 81 • 7-6, 0-0 BSCTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min24 DODD, Amy f 3-7 0-1 2-4 4 5 9 3 8 3 5 0 1 3844 MAIER, Mackenzie f 4-10 2-3 4-4 1 5 6 3 14 4 3 3 1 2854 SAMUELS, Ashlee' c 7-11 0-0 1-2 5 7 12 1 15 0 3 3 0 2802 DEAN, LaTeisha g 3-11 2-4 6-6 2 4 6 1 14 3 2 0 1 2213 FIELDS, Frances g 3-10 0-1 2-2 3 6 9 3 8 7 1 1 1 3003 REYNOLDS, Erin 2-6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 904 HARGRAVES, Jurica 4-8 3-6 1-2 0 2 2 2 12 2 0 0 0 1920 WHITT, Laura 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 222 CROMARTIE, Jazmin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 231 BROWN, Shamia 2-7 0-0 1-3 2 5 7 1 5 0 2 1 1 22

Team 1 0 1Totals 28-70 8-16 17-24 18 36 54 17 81 19 16 8 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%


Game: 28-70 40.0%Game: 8-16 50.0%Game: 17-24 70.8%

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Officials: Dan Outlaw, J.Kutas, Roy JacksonTechnical fouls: Mercer-None. High Point-None.Attendance: 309

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 31 40 71High Point 39 42 81

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 36 7 13 12 22HPU 22 13 13 6 22

Last FG - MER 2nd-00:36, HPU 2nd-01:50.Largest lead - MER by 3 1st-18:38, HPU by 16 1st-02:37.

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

Mercer senior guard Courtney Ford tallied a game-high 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, but Texas Tech used a 14-6 run over the fi nal 4:53 to edge the Bears 60-49 Monday night. The non-conference women’s basketball game was held at United Spirit Arena.

With the win, Texas Tech remains unbeaten at home and im-proves to 10-1 (0-0 Big 12) while Mercer (4-5, 2-0 A-Sun)suff ers its third-straight loss.

Trailing 46-38 with 5:51 remaining, Ford hit a three and senior center Kourtney Carter drilled a jumper to cut the host’s advan-tage to 46-43. From then on, Mercer shot 2-of-9 from the fi eld as the Lady Raiders posted their ninth-straight win.

Ford added three assists and three steals in the losing eff ort while Carter fi nished with six points.

Texas Tech took a 26-19 lead into the intermission. In the second half, Mercer cut the defi cit to three twice, but could not close the gap completely.

Mercer senior guard Courtney Ford led all players with 29 points and 14 rebounds, but her career night could not stop High Point from edging the Bears, 81-71 in Monday night’s non-conference women’s basketball game at the Millis Center.

High Point, a team coming off a signature win at Florida on Dec. 21, claimed its third-straight win and improved to 7-6 (0-0 Big South). Mercer dropped its fourth-straight game and fell to 4-6 (2-0 A-Sun).

Ford’s 29 points marked a career-high as the Orange, Calif. native notched her eighth double-double performance of the season. Sophomore point guard Neicey Lewis also contributed a career-high scoring eff ort, tallying 10 points in the losing eff ort.

Freshman forward Sharmesia Smith scored ten points and col-lected four rebounds against the Panthers. Senior guard LaToya Jackson had nine points, six rebounds, a pair of assists and a steal in the loss.

In front by fi ve with 8:48 remaining in the fi rst half, the Panthers employed a 15-4 run over the next 6:40 to take their biggest lead of the night. Trailing by 16, the Bears retaliated with an 8-0 surge before the horn sounded to signal intermission.

In the second half, High Point struggled to hold off the Bears as each team traded scores throughout the fi nal 20 minutes. Mer-cer cut the host’s lead to seven multiple times, but ultimately the Bears could not rebound from the fi rst half defi cit.

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11GAME

12MU 58, Winthrop 49

Dec. 30, 2009Rock Hill, S.C.Winthrop Coliseum

Jacksonville 72, MU 57

Jan. 2, 2010Jacksonville, Fla.Veterans Memorial Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsGeorgia Southern vs Mercer12/11/09 7 p.m. at Macon, Ga.

Georgia Southern 76 • 4-4 (2-0 SoCon)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min04 WHITNEY, Carolyn * 2-8 2-5 4-4 1 2 3 2 10 8 2 0 1 3405 NAVARRO, Jamie * 1-4 1-1 4-4 0 3 3 4 7 2 1 0 0 2711 TATE, Krista * 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1715 OGBURN, J'Lisia * 4-9 0-1 2-4 1 3 4 4 10 1 0 0 1 1834 GEIGER, Jessica * 2-4 1-1 4-4 0 6 6 1 9 2 3 0 2 2603 WILSON, Janay 0-0 0-0 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 312 IVY, Candice 4-8 0-0 2-2 0 5 5 1 10 1 2 0 0 2114 YOUNGBLOOD, Logan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1122 SMITH, Ro-Ro 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 325 FRYE, Meredyth 3-5 1-3 1-2 1 2 3 1 8 0 1 0 0 1440 SCOTT, Briana 2-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 642 WILLIAMS, Samantha 3-4 3-4 1-2 3 5 8 1 10 2 2 0 0 1754 MCKENZIE, Ashley 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 3

Team 4 4 8 1Totals 23-46 8-15 22-29 11 36 47 18 76 17 15 1 7 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%


Game: 23-46 50.0%Game: 8-15 53.3%Game: 22-29 75.9%

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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min20 LOWRIE, Lindsey * 0-5 0-5 1-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 2022 JACKSON, LaToya * 5-17 2-10 4-6 2 1 3 1 16 1 3 0 0 3030 CARTER, Kourtney * 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 2031 FORD, Courtney * 2-11 0-1 1-1 0 2 2 4 5 2 2 0 1 2434 RAMON, Lacy * 1-5 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 2605 SMITH, Sharmesia 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1210 COLEMAN, Amber 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 511 POWELL, Kara 0-2 0-2 2-2 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 612 LEWIS, Neicey 3-7 1-3 0-0 2 3 5 5 7 1 2 0 0 1814 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 915 MENZIES, Eryka 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 1521 GRANT, Kendra 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 323 HAMMER, Lorin 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 624 BLAKNEY, Keema 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 225 INGRAM, Samoana 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4

Team 2 0 2Totals 16-62 5-27 8-17 15 14 29 22 45 8 12 1 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5%


Game: 16-62 25.8%Game: 5-27 18.5%Game: 8-17 47.1%

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Officials: Mary Day, Shawn Goode, Chas FrazierTechnical fouls: Georgia Southern-None. Mercer-None.Attendance: 1428

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalGeorgia Southern 36 40 76Mercer 23 22 45

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchGSU 18 15 9 0 38MER 18 5 13 0 19

Last FG - GSU 2nd-00:14, MER 2nd-00:06.Largest lead - GSU by 35 2nd-00:49, MER None.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs Jacksonville1/2/2010 1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Arena

Mercer 57 • 5-7, 2-1 A-SunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min30 CARTER, Kourtney f 1-4 0-0 2-2 4 2 6 2 4 1 0 0 1 2534 RAMON, Lacy c 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 4 0 3 0 2 1712 LEWIS, Neicey g 1-7 1-4 0-0 1 2 3 2 3 1 6 0 1 2522 JACKSON, LaToya g 3-15 1-7 2-3 3 2 5 1 9 2 2 0 5 3831 FORD, Courtney g 13-29 0-5 5-6 1 7 8 4 31 3 2 0 9 3605 SMITH, Sharmesia 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 1 4 1 1 0 0 1410 COLEMAN, Amber 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 1114 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 1715 MENZIES, Eryka 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 820 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 521 GRANT, Kendra 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 HAMMER, Lorin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Team 4 2 6Totals 23-75 2-17 9-13 19 23 42 18 57 9 16 2 18 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6%

2nd half: 15-45 33.3%2nd half: 2-13 15.4%2nd half: 4-4 100.0

Game: 23-75 30.7%Game: 2-17 11.8%Game: 9-13 69.2%

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Jacksonville 72 • 2-9, 1-2 A-SunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min20 GRABLE, Crystal f 5-9 0-0 1-1 1 6 7 1 11 1 1 1 2 2321 JOHNSON, Desarae f 6-12 0-2 1-2 4 8 12 1 13 0 2 1 0 2403 GEORGE, Jessica g 2-4 2-3 0-0 0 4 4 2 6 3 5 0 0 2004 JACKSON, Courtney g 2-7 1-3 1-2 2 1 3 2 6 5 1 1 0 2334 THOMAS, Gigi g 3-8 0-1 4-5 2 1 3 2 10 2 1 1 0 2005 GRIGGS, Drameka 4-5 1-1 1-2 1 2 3 1 10 3 3 1 2 2010 RICHARDSON, Taneskei 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 615 WILSON, Maggie 1-3 1-2 1-2 0 2 2 0 4 1 3 0 0 1522 WILLIAMS, Ashanti 3-8 1-2 1-2 2 0 2 1 8 2 3 0 1 2123 GRAY, Danielle 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 424 PASCHAL, Lynsey 1-3 0-0 2-2 1 7 8 1 4 3 1 2 1 24

Team 0 4 4Totals 27-61 6-14 12-18 14 35 49 12 72 20 22 7 7 200


FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%


Game: 27-61 44.3%Game: 6-14 42.9%Game: 12-18 66.7%

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Officials: Ecitrym LaMarr, Matthew Greer, Will ScreiberTechnical fouls: Mercer-None. Jacksonville-None.Attendance: 434

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 21 36 57Jacksonville 37 35 72

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 32 26 9 14 6JU 24 14 10 10 26

Last FG - MER 2nd-00:44, JU 2nd-01:17.Largest lead - MER None, JU by 28 2nd-18:00.


Senior guards LaToya Jackson and Courtney Ford combined for 27 points, 11 rebounds and fi ve steals and as the Bears rolled past Winthrop, 58-49 in Wednesday night’s women’s basketball game. The game, which marked Mercer’s fi nal non-conference game of the year, was held at Winthrop Coliseum.

With the win, Mercer moved to 5-6 (2-0 A-Sun) while Winthrop fell to 5-7 (0-0 Big South).

Jackson led all scorers with 19 points. Jackson had 15 of her points in the fi rst half as the Oklahoma City, Okla. native drained 3-of-4 attempts from beyond the arc. Ford netted 18 points, notched four steals and dished out four assists in the win.

After Winthrop senior Shanice Cole opened the scoring with a jumper, Mercer went on a 14-3 tear to open up a nine-point lead. Mercer never relinquished the lead after going on top, 3-2.

Mercer’s inside duo of sophomore Lacy Ramon and freshman Amber Coleman combined for 14 points and 11 rebounds. Cole-man’s seven rebounds marked a career high in the return to her home state.

In all, seven Mercer players broke into the scoring column.

Mercer senior guard Courtney Ford scored a career-high 31 points, but Jacksonville used 50 percent from the fi eld in the fi rst half to propel itself to a 72-57 victory in Saturday afternoon’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.

With the win, Jacksonville snapped a seven-game losing streak and improved to 2-9 (1-2 A-Sun) while Mercer falls to 5-7 (2-1 A-Sun).

Behind 52-26, Ford looked to spark Mercer as she stole an errant Dolphin pass, tip-toed to stay in bounds and found Jackson for a fast-break layup on the other end. Ford’s steal cued a 22-8 run that brought the Bears to within 12, at 60-48.

Mercer’s late run would not be enough, however, as the Dolphins used a 12-9 run of their own over the last four minutes of the game to pull out the win.

Four players scored in double fi gures for Jacksonville, including senior forward Desarae Johnson who paced the Dolphins with 13 points and 12 rebounds.


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13MU 54, North Florida 48

Jan. 4, 2010Jacksonville, Fla.UNF Arena

GAME

14MU 64, Campbell 52

Jan. 7, 2010Macon, Ga.University Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs North Florida01/04/10 5:30 p.m. at Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min34 RAMON, Lacy f 2-5 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 2 6 3 5 0 0 3230 CARTER, Kourtney c 2-5 0-0 2-2 2 2 4 2 6 1 1 0 0 2712 LEWIS, Neicey g 1-6 1-3 1-2 2 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 2022 JACKSON, LaToya g 4-12 1-7 3-4 1 5 6 1 12 6 1 0 3 3831 FORD, Courtney g 5-12 3-7 8-10 0 2 2 0 21 2 6 0 4 3705 SMITH, Sharmesia 0-0 0-0 0-1 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1010 COLEMAN, Amber 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1114 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 515 MENZIES, Eryka 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 LOWRIE, Lindsey 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1624 BLAKNEY, Keema 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Team 2 4 6 2Totals 16-45 6-20 16-21 11 21 32 7 54 12 19 1 10 200


FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0%


Game: 16-45 35.6%Game: 6-20 30.0%Game: 16-21 76.2%

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North Florida 48 • 4-9, 1-3 A-SunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 CHERIZOL, Arlande f 1-9 0-1 2-2 0 6 6 4 4 3 0 3 4 3523 SHEFFIELD, Shennette c 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 1704 SYQUIO, Juliemay g 4-7 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 3 8 4 4 0 0 2910 KIRKLAND, Brittany g 5-9 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 10 3 10 0 2 4035 KERR, Jadhken g 2-7 2-5 1-2 0 1 1 3 7 0 2 0 0 2703 BAKER, Kim 4-5 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 0 10 1 2 0 0 1515 BELL, Margaret 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 532 RASLEY, Rachelle 3-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 1942 JONES, Larkira 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 13

Team 2 5 7Totals 20-46 3-10 5-6 6 21 27 19 48 11 21 4 7 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%


Game: 20-46 43.5%Game: 3-10 30.0%Game: 5-6 83.3%

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Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 31 23 54North Florida 33 15 48

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 12 22 5 8 5UNF 22 19 7 2 17

Last FG - MER 2nd-03:03, UNF 2nd-01:13.Largest lead - MER by 8 1st-09:54, UNF by 4 1st-18:03.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsCampbell vs Mercer1/7/10 3:30 pm at University Center

Campbell 52 • 8-5 (3-1 A-Sun)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min10 CLOXTON, Kate * 2-7 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 1 5 4 2 0 1 3612 BAKER, Tonisha * 4-10 1-1 1-2 1 2 3 2 10 0 2 1 2 2822 CANNON, Courtney * 2-6 0-1 2-3 1 3 4 5 6 1 0 1 1 1924 WILLIAMSON, Ashley * 3-7 0-0 2-3 4 6 10 4 8 0 2 0 1 2441 YESH, Lauren * 0-4 0-1 1-2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1215 SPRY, Monique 3-5 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 2 6 0 2 0 0 1820 ESTENSON, Rachel 1-2 0-0 3-3 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 225 BRITT, Geami 4-10 1-4 1-1 2 1 3 1 10 0 1 0 1 2430 O'NEILL, Amanda 0-8 0-3 0-0 3 2 5 0 0 2 1 0 1 2040 COOPER, Jazmine 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 5 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1244 FERGUSON, Whitney 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 BASS, Katelyn 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

Team 1 3 4 1Totals 19-61 3-16 11-17 15 24 39 17 52 8 13 2 7 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%


Game: 19-61 31.1%Game: 3-16 18.8%Game: 11-17 64.7%

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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 JACKSON, LaToya * 5-16 3-11 0-2 1 1 2 1 13 3 2 0 1 3823 HAMMER, Lorin * 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 430 CARTER, Kourtney * 2-6 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 3 6 1 1 0 0 2531 FORD, Courtney * 6-10 3-4 2-3 0 8 8 1 17 2 1 0 5 3534 RAMON, Lacy * 5-7 1-1 2-3 3 8 11 3 13 4 2 0 1 3305 SMITH, Sharmesia 4-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 8 0 2 1 0 1710 COLEMAN, Amber 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1011 POWELL, Kara 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 LEWIS, Neicey 2-4 1-1 2-4 1 1 2 1 7 2 3 0 2 1614 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 415 MENZIES, Eryka 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 320 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 421 GRANT, Kendra 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 INGRAM, Samoana 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 7

Team 1 3 4Totals 24-56 8-21 8-14 11 33 44 18 64 13 14 4 9 200


FT % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3%


Game: 24-56 42.9%Game: 8-21 38.1%Game: 8-14 57.1%

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Officials: Doc Sick, Kim Thebo, Meadow OverstreetTechnical fouls: Campbell-None. Mercer-None.Attendance: 521

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalCampbell 31 21 52Mercer 33 31 64

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchCAM 18 10 8 8 22MER 20 10 9 4 15

Last FG - CAM 2nd-00:20, MER 2nd-02:48.Largest lead - CAM by 4 1st-18:56, MER by 17 2nd-01:56.


Mercer senior guard Courtney Ford scored a game-high 21 points and the Bears limited UNF to just 15 second-half points en route to a 54-48 win in Monday night’s Atlantic Sun women’s bas-ketball game. The game was held at UNF Arena and was Mercer’s third-straight win over the Lady Ospreys.

With the win, Mercer improves to 6-7 (3-1 A-Sun) while UNF drops to 4-9 (1-3 A-Sun).

Trailing 51-46, UNF sophomore Rachelle Rasley made a driving lay-up to make it a one-possession game with just 1:13 remain-ing in the game. After a Mercer shot-clock violation gave the hosts the ball back with 34 seconds left, senior guard LaToya Jackson forced a steal, sealing the victory for the Bears.

Ford added four steals, two boards and a pair of steals to go along with her 21 points in the win. Jackson was the only other Mercer player to reach double fi gures, contributing 12 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals in the victory.

Ford had 14 of her 21 points in the fi rst half on 4-of-6 shooting from the fi eld.

Mercer posted a 12-0 run over the fi rst 4:21 of the second half to propel the Bears to a 64-52 win over Campbell in Atlantic Sun women’s basketball action Thursday afternoon inside the Univer-sity Center.

Mercer improved to 7-7 (4-1 A-Sun) while Campbell sees its three-game winning streak snapped and fell to 8-5 (3-1 A-Sun).

Senior guard Courtney Ford scored a team-high 17 points and added eight rebounds, fi ve steals and two assists. Lacy Ramon and LaToya Jackson both poured in 13 points, with Ramon notching a double-double with 11 rebounds. Jackson also man-aged three assists for the Bears.

Sharmesia Smith, Neicey Lewis and Kourtney Carter registered eight, seven and six points, respectively. Only six players scored for the Bears in the win.

Mercer out-rebounded Campbell 44-39 en route to the victory.

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15GAME

16ETSU 81, MU 60


MU 57, USC Upstate 53

Jan. 14, 2010Spartanburg, S.C.Hodge Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsETSU vs Mercer1/9/10 1:00 pm at University Center

ETSU 81 • 6-7 (4-1 A-Sun)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min11 GORDON, Tarita * 4-11 1-2 5-5 1 3 4 3 14 3 1 1 4 3122 WILES, TaRonda * 4-19 2-6 1-2 2 3 5 2 11 2 0 0 1 3424 AUSTIN, Tosha * 0-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 5 2 0 3 1 2 0 2625 WASHINGTON, Gwen * 3-6 0-0 2-2 2 4 6 3 8 2 3 0 0 1944 EVANS, Siarre * 7-22 4-8 4-5 9 11 20 2 22 3 2 1 3 3800 DAVIS, Tara 5-7 5-6 4-4 2 0 2 3 19 2 1 0 2 1703 PICKWELL, Natalie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 ROBINSON, Iesha 2-6 0-2 3-5 0 4 4 1 7 0 1 0 2 1313 CRIDER, Ashley 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 DIXON, Natasha 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 132 MORRISON, Santana 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 750 BENEDICT, Ashley 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 11

Team 2 3 5 1Totals 25-77 12-24 19-23 24 31 55 17 81 15 12 4 13 200


FT % 1st Half: 10-14 71.4%


Game: 25-77 32.5%Game: 12-24 50.0%Game: 19-23 82.6%

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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min12 LEWIS, Neicey * 1-5 1-3 1-2 1 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 0 1422 JACKSON, LaToya * 5-14 3-8 2-3 0 1 1 3 15 2 1 0 3 3530 CARTER, Kourtney * 1-7 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 2431 FORD, Courtney * 8-15 2-4 2-4 1 7 8 3 20 5 4 0 0 3434 RAMON, Lacy * 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 5 5 0 4 2 1 1 0 2005 SMITH, Sharmesia 1-6 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 2310 COLEMAN, Amber 2-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 811 POWELL, Kara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 514 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 215 MENZIES, Eryka 1-4 1-2 1-2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 920 LOWRIE, Lindsey 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 521 GRANT, Kendra 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 723 HAMMER, Lorin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 4 6 3 2 0 3 0 0 13

Team 2 5 7 1Totals 22-60 8-19 8-15 12 27 39 20 60 11 18 2 4 200


FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%


Game: 22-60 36.7%Game: 8-19 42.1%Game: 8-15 53.3%

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Officials: Shawn Goode, Tim Godbee, Ed NovakTechnical fouls: ETSU-None. Mercer-None.Attendance: 1100

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalETSU 37 44 81Mercer 28 32 60

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchETSU 20 19 16 8 26MER 20 12 5 2 15

Last FG - ETSU 2nd-01:25, MER 2nd-01:44.Largest lead - ETSU by 22 2nd-01:25, MER None.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUSC Upstate vs Mercer2/8/10 5:00 pm at Macon, Ga. (University Center)

USC Upstate 87 • 15-8, 9-5 A-SunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min14 WALLACE, Kendra * 1-5 1-5 2-2 0 1 1 3 5 6 1 0 1 3415 McROBERTS, Lauren * 5-7 1-2 0-0 2 2 4 3 11 0 3 0 1 1620 DANIEL, Lesley * 6-11 3-5 1-1 0 0 0 2 16 3 4 0 2 2921 McMILLAN, Chelsea * 6-12 0-0 7-7 4 5 9 2 19 0 5 2 2 3323 COPNEY, Tee'Ara * 8-16 6-11 0-0 1 2 3 3 22 4 3 0 5 3410 WADELINGTON, S. 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 611 HAWKINS, Courtney 2-4 1-3 1-2 0 2 2 1 6 4 2 0 2 1941 RICHARDSON, Koko 3-5 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 2 6 2 2 0 3 2352 NYOBE, Christine 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 6

Team 2 4 6Totals 32-62 12-27 11-13 9 18 27 19 87 19 24 3 16 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%


Game: 32-62 51.6%Game: 12-27 44.4%Game: 11-13 84.6%

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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min12 LEWIS, Neicey * 4-13 1-2 4-5 0 5 5 1 13 3 6 0 0 3521 GRANT, Kendra * 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 922 JACKSON, LaToya * 7-11 7-9 2-2 0 3 3 5 23 4 7 0 3 40-30 CARTER, Kourtney * 1-6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 2931 FORD, Courtney * 9-14 3-3 8-8 3 7 10 3 29 3 6 0 2 3305 SMITH, Sharmesia 3-4 0-0 3-4 3 0 3 0 9 1 0 0 0 2310 COLEMAN, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 214 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 3 1515 MENZIES, Eryka 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 620 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 323 HAMMER, Lorin 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 325 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

Team 1 3 4Totals 24-50 11-14 19-23 11 22 33 14 78 13 26 3 11 200


FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7%


Game: 24-50 48.0%Game: 11-14 78.6%Game: 19-23 82.6%

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Officials: Wesley Dean, Shawn Goode, Kristie WeedTechnical fouls: USC Upstate-None. Mercer-None.Attendance: 780

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUSC Upstate 40 47 87Mercer 29 49 78

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUPST 24 27 4 6 14MER 14 33 8 0 11

Last FG - UPST 2nd-00:43, MER 2nd-01:15.Largest lead - UPST by 13 1st-03:27, MER by 2 1st-13:45.


Mercer guards Courtney Ford and LaToya Jackson combined for 35 points and seven assists, but their eff ort wasn’t enough to stop ETSU from claiming an 81-60 victory in Saturday night’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game at the University Center.

Mercer fell to 7-8 (4-2 A-Sun) with the loss while ETSU improved to 6-7 (4-1 A-Sun).

Ford’s team-high 20 points came on 8-of-15 shooting from the fi eld. Jackson netted 15 points, notched three steals and dished a pair of assists in the losing eff ort.

ETSU senior Siarre Evans led all scorers with 22 points and con-tributed 20 rebounds on Saturday. Teammate Tara Davis netted 19 points on 5-of-6 shooting from three point range.

ETSU held a 55-39 advantage in rebounding while Mercer out-shot the visitors.

Mercer senior guards Courtney Ford and LaToya Jackson com-bined for 37 points while senior center Kourtney Carter contrib-uted a double-double as the Bears outlasted USC Upstate, 57-53 in Thursday night’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game at the Hodge Center.

With the win Mercer moves to 8-8 (5-2 A-Sun) while the Spartans see their three-game win streak snapped and fall to 9-7 (3-4 A-Sun).

Carter netted 12 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, marking the junior’s fi rst double-double performance of the year. Ford led the team with 19 points while Jackson tallied 18 points.

With Mercer leading 54-51 with 54 seconds left, USC Upstate was forced to foul Ford as she handled the ball attempting to drain the clock. Ford drilled her two free throw attempts to put the Orange and Black ahead by fi ve with 36 tics left.

The Bears forced the Spartans into three missed shots on the next possession to seal the victory.


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17Mercer 60, Kennesaw State 38


MU 69, Stetson 57

Jan. 21, 2010DeLand, Fla.University Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsKennesaw State vs Mercer1/16/10 Noon at Macon, GA.

Kennesaw State 38 • 5-11 (2-5 A-Sun)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min12 SMITH, Angie * 2-17 0-1 0-0 5 7 12 1 4 4 4 1 0 3020 LOCKETT, Gia * 4-16 1-3 2-3 0 3 3 2 11 3 4 0 2 3230 BULLOCK, DeAndrea * 1-3 0-1 1-2 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1932 GIDEON, Sametria * 2-8 0-0 5-7 3 6 9 3 9 1 3 0 1 2842 NIXON, Montinique * 0-3 0-0 2-8 2 4 6 1 2 0 1 0 1 3000 CAPELLAN, Lisa 2-4 0-0 0-4 5 4 9 3 4 0 3 0 1 2001 HOLLIDAY, Ashley 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2003 LOE, Rachel 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 JONES, Brandi 1-5 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 3 5 0 3 0 0 1923 GRIFFIN, Alexiss 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team 5 2 7Totals 12-64 2-13 12-26 22 29 51 17 38 8 18 1 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-11 45.5%


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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min05 SMITH, Sharmesia * 3-6 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 0 6 0 3 2 1 2422 JACKSON, LaToya * 3-10 0-6 3-4 1 1 2 0 9 6 2 0 1 3530 CARTER, Kourtney * 9-15 0-0 0-0 1 8 9 3 18 0 0 1 2 3431 FORD, Courtney * 4-11 1-2 5-8 3 9 12 3 14 3 4 0 4 3234 RAMON, Lacy * 2-6 0-0 2-3 2 5 7 4 6 5 1 3 1 1910 COLEMAN, Amber 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 611 POWELL, Kara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 112 LEWIS, Neicey 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 1414 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 415 MENZIES, Eryka 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 120 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 421 GRANT, Kendra 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 723 HAMMER, Lorin 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 324 BLAKNEY, Keema 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 INGRAM, Samoana 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 15

Team 3 3 6Totals 24-61 2-10 10-17 10 37 47 17 60 16 13 7 10 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%


Game: 24-61 39.3%Game: 2-10 20.0%Game: 10-17 58.8%

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Officials:Technical fouls: Kennesaw State-None. Mercer-None.Attendance: 1238

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalKennesaw State 20 18 38Mercer 39 21 60

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchKSU 10 7 8 2 9MER 24 26 5 8 7

Last FG - KSU 2nd-08:31, MER 2nd-02:02.Largest lead - KSU by 2 1st-19:29, MER by 23 1st-00:42.

Score tied - 2 times.Lead changed - 1 time.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs Stetson01/21/10 8:45 pm at DeLand, Fla. (Edmunds Center)

Mercer 69 • 10-8 (7-2 A-SUN)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min05 SMITH, Sharmesia f 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 930 CARTER, Kourtney f 3-7 0-0 1-1 0 3 3 4 7 1 1 1 0 1934 RAMON, Lacy c 8-12 0-0 4-4 4 11 15 4 20 3 2 0 4 3722 JACKSON, LaToya g 3-9 1-5 6-9 1 1 2 3 13 5 2 0 1 3931 FORD, Courtney g 4-8 0-3 2-2 0 2 2 4 10 2 4 0 4 2210 COLEMAN, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 611 POWELL, Kara 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 312 LEWIS, Neicey 2-7 0-3 0-0 0 4 4 2 4 2 2 0 1 2420 LOWRIE, Lindsey 3-7 2-5 2-2 1 1 2 1 10 0 1 0 1 1721 GRANT, Kendra 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 823 HAMMER, Lorin 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 525 INGRAM, Samoana 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 11

Team 2 2 4Totals 25-57 3-18 16-20 10 27 37 23 69 14 15 2 12 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%


Game: 25-57 43.9%Game: 3-18 16.7%Game: 16-20 80.0%

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Stetson 57 • 3-15 (3-6 A-SUN)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 CONNER, Jessica f 7-15 0-1 3-6 3 10 13 4 17 0 1 0 0 3323 JACKSON, Ashli f 4-11 2-6 2-2 4 1 5 1 12 2 0 0 1 2841 GRABOSKI, Natasha c 1-9 0-2 0-1 5 4 9 2 2 0 4 0 0 2712 TRUSS, Dashauna g 1-5 0-3 3-5 1 0 1 4 5 0 3 0 3 2132 ROMAN, Lyllique g 1-10 0-5 0-0 0 4 4 3 2 4 6 0 1 3605 TAYLOR, Simone 4-8 0-0 7-8 5 0 5 2 15 0 2 0 0 2011 DENNIS, Ashley 1-7 1-4 1-2 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 1534 MILLS, Janelle 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 20

Team 1 1 2Totals 19-65 3-21 16-24 21 23 44 19 57 7 18 1 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%


Game: 19-65 29.2%Game: 3-21 14.3%Game: 16-24 66.7%

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Officials: Ken Drayton, Mitch Kaufman, Reid BrockettTechnical fouls: Mercer-None. Stetson-None.Attendance: 539

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 28 41 69Stetson 22 35 57

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 32 15 9 12 17STET 24 12 12 2 19

Last FG - MER 2nd-01:15, STET 2nd-00:01.Largest lead - MER by 16 2nd-01:15, STET by 2 2nd-17:39.


Junior center Kourtney Carter led all scorers with 18 points as the Mercer women’s basketball team notched a 60-38 win over Kennesaw State in Saturday night’s Atlantic Sun conference game at the University Center.

Mercer improved to 9-8 (6-2 A-Sun) while Kennesaw State fell to 5-11 (2-5 A-Sun).

Carter’s 18 points came on 9-of-15 shooting from the fi eld. Carter fi nished just one rebound short of a double-double eff ort while also contributing a pair of steals and a block in the win.

Senior guard Courtney Ford netted 14 points and collected 12 caroms in the winning eff ort.

Mercer shot 47.2 % from the fi eld in the fi rst half en route to a 39-20 lead at intermission.

Mercer senior forward Lacy Ramon posted career-highs in both points and rebounds to lead Mercer to a 69-57 win over Stetson in Thursday night’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game held at the Edmunds Center.

With their third-straight win, the Bears improve to 10-8 (7-2 A-Sun) while Stetson (3-15, 3-6 A-Sun) falls for the third consecutive time.

Ramon led all scorers with 20 points and pulled down 15 re-bounds to notch her second career double-double performance. Ramon also contributed four steals in the win.

Leading by just three (45-42) with 9:24 to go, Mercer ripped off an 11-2 run over the next four minutes to take a 12-point lead. Stet-son would never recover from the surge and trailed by double-digits for the remainder of the contest.

Mercer’s 7-2 conference record marks the program’s best start in league play since joining the Atlantic Sun in 2001.

Mercer guards LaToya Jackson, Courtney Ford, and Lindsey Low-rie all reached double-fi gures against Stetson. Jackson tallied 13 points while Ford and Lowrie each netted 10 points.


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20FGCU 84, MU 77

Jan. 23, 2010Fort Myers, Fla.Alico Arena

MU 65, Stetson 51

Jan. 30, 2010Macon, Ga.University Center Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs Florida Gulf Coast1/23/10 7:05 pm at Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min05 SMITH, Sharmesia f 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 534 RAMON, Lacy f 5-10 0-2 10-10 1 4 5 4 20 2 2 0 0 3530 CARTER, Kourtney c 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 2122 JACKSON, LaToya g 2-7 2-5 2-2 1 2 3 1 8 6 0 0 2 3831 FORD, Courtney g 6-12 1-2 2-3 2 4 6 4 15 5 3 1 3 3012 LEWIS, Neicey 8-13 2-4 4-4 3 3 6 4 22 2 2 0 1 3614 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 920 LOWRIE, Lindsey 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 521 GRANT, Kendra 1-3 1-1 0-0 2 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 1823 HAMMER, Lorin 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 225 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team 3 1 4Totals 26-54 7-17 18-19 13 17 30 18 77 19 12 1 6 200


FT % 1st Half: 8-9 88.9%


Game: 26-54 48.1%Game: 7-17 41.2%Game: 18-19 94.7%

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Florida Gulf Coast 84 • 14-4 (9-1 A-Sun)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min15 LYLES, Chelsea f 8-12 3-6 5-6 2 4 6 3 24 5 2 2 0 3825 McNALLY, Adrianne f 2-6 0-1 4-4 3 2 5 3 8 7 2 1 0 3811 BROWN, Brittany g 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1621 CHIHIL, Courtney g 4-7 1-2 0-0 2 2 4 4 9 3 1 0 1 2723 MURPHY, Shannon g 9-14 7-11 3-4 0 0 0 3 28 8 3 1 0 3910 JACOBSON, Kelsey 3-9 2-8 2-2 0 2 2 4 10 1 0 0 0 2833 GRIFFIN, Eglah 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 14

Team 1 2 3 1Totals 28-54 14-32 14-16 9 16 25 20 84 26 10 4 1 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0


Game: 28-54 51.9%Game: 14-32 43.8%Game: 14-16 87.5%

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Officials: Troy Karr, Will Schrieber, James BoydTechnical fouls: Mercer-None. Florida Gulf Coast-None.Attendance: 1260

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 27 50 77Florida Gulf Coast 50 34 84

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 24 14 15 0 30FGCU 22 23 11 0 13

Last FG - MER 2nd-00:02, FGCU 2nd-00:50.Largest lead - MER None, FGCU by 28 1st-01:23.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsStetson vs Mercer1/30/10 1 p.m. at Macon, Ga.

Stetson 51 • 4-17 (4-8 A-Sun)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min05 TAYLOR, Simone * 0-4 0-0 1-2 2 6 8 1 1 1 6 0 1 3612 TRUSS, Dashauna * 1-6 0-4 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 2723 JACKSON, Ashli * 5-16 2-7 0-0 4 5 9 0 12 3 1 0 1 3132 ROMAN, Lyllique * 6-12 2-6 0-0 1 3 4 1 14 0 4 0 0 2741 GRABOSKI, Natasha * 1-7 0-0 2-2 7 4 11 3 4 1 5 0 0 3803 BROWN, Tierra 3-9 2-6 1-2 0 1 1 4 9 3 2 0 2 1411 DENNIS, Ashley 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 734 MILLS, Janelle 2-6 0-0 2-3 0 6 6 3 6 0 2 1 0 20

Team 4 1 5 1Totals 19-62 7-24 6-9 18 28 46 16 51 9 22 1 4 200


FT % 1st Half: 1-1 100.0


Game: 19-62 30.6%Game: 7-24 29.2%Game: 6-9 66.7%

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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min05 SMITH, Sharmesia * 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 922 JACKSON, LaToya * 8-14 6-12 2-3 0 5 5 0 24 0 1 0 3 3730 CARTER, Kourtney * 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 1731 FORD, Courtney * 5-7 2-3 4-5 2 4 6 2 16 7 2 0 4 3434 RAMON, Lacy * 0-7 0-2 5-6 1 1 2 2 5 4 3 3 2 2910 COLEMAN, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 111 POWELL, Kara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 312 LEWIS, Neicey 2-7 0-3 0-0 1 2 3 1 4 1 2 1 2 1914 PHILLIPS, Alex 2-4 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 1 6 0 0 3 1 1420 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 521 GRANT, Kendra 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 923 HAMMER, Lorin 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 725 INGRAM, Samoana 1-4 0-0 0-2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 16

Team 0 4 4Totals 21-53 9-23 14-20 8 25 33 12 65 13 15 7 13 200


FT % 1st Half: 9-12 75.0%


Game: 21-53 39.6%Game: 9-23 39.1%Game: 14-20 70.0%

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Officials: Tim Godbee, Pualani Spurlock, Chas FrazierTechnical fouls: Stetson-None. Mercer-None.Attendance: 1373

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalStetson 21 30 51Mercer 27 38 65

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchSTET 14 12 15 0 18MER 14 19 2 6 17

Last FG - STET 2nd-00:57, MER 2nd-01:04.Largest lead - STET by 5 2nd-16:29, MER by 17 2nd-02:50.


Mercer sophomore guard Neicey Lewis scored a career-high 20 points, including 12 in the second half as the Bears mounted a furious rally at Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday evening. Al-though the Bears outscored the Eagles 50-34 in the second half, FGCU held on for an 84-77 victory in the Atlantic Sun women’s basketball contest.

With their second-straight win the Eagles improve to 14-4 (9-1 A-Sun) while Mercer drops to 10-9 (7-3 A-Sun).

After being down by as many as 28 in the fi rst half, Mercer rallied to close within four in the fi nal minutes. Mercer’s second half surge was fueled by 58% shooting from the fi eld.

Down by 13 (72-59) with 5:35 remaining, Mercer scored eight-straight points in just over a minute to cut the defi cit to fi ve.

With 1:47 showing on the clock, Mercer trailed 76-71 and raced towards the off ensive end looking to tighten the gap. Senior Courtney Ford beat a defender with a spin move in the paint and banked home a shot, seemingly bringing the Bears within three. After the ball went through the cylinder, the offi cials waved off the shot, charging Ford with a controversial traveling call.

Mercer would cut the lead to just four moments later, but FGCU proved to be too much down the stretch.

Senior LaToya Jackson netted a season-high 24 points as the Bears rolled to a 65-51 win over Stetson in Saturday night’s Atlan-tic Sun women’s basketball game at the University Center.

Mercer moved to 11-9 (8-3 A-Sun) while Stetson dropped to 4-17 (4-8 A-Sun).

Jackson’s game-high 24 points came on 6-of-12 shooting from three point range. Jackson also added fi ve boards and three steals in 37 minutes played.

Jackson’s classmate, Courtney Ford, tallied 16 points, handed out seven assists and notched four steals in the win.

In the second half, Mercer shot 50 percent from the fi eld to put the game out of reach for the Hatters.


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22GAME

21FGCU 67, MU 62

Feb. 2, 2010Macon, Ga.University Center

Kennesaw State 52, MU 51

Feb. 4, 2010Kennesaw, Ga.KSU Convocati on Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsFlorida Gulf Coast vs Mercer2/1/10 6:30 p.m. at Macon, Ga.

Florida Gulf Coast 67 • 17-4 (12-1 Asun)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min11 BROWN, Brittany * 3-6 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 0 9 0 0 0 1 2415 LYLES, Chelsea * 6-12 3-8 5-6 6 12 18 2 20 0 3 0 1 40-21 CHIHIL, Courtney * 4-6 2-3 2-2 4 0 4 3 12 2 0 0 0 3323 MURPHY, Shannon * 2-16 1-10 0-1 0 3 3 2 5 6 2 0 2 3825 McNALLY, Adrianne * 2-8 0-1 3-4 2 2 4 5 7 4 7 0 2 2810 JACOBSON, Kelsey 1-4 1-4 0-1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 1522 BUTLER, Shavonne 3-3 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 2 833 GRIFFIN, Eglah 0-2 0-1 4-4 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 2 14

Team 1 1 2 3Totals 21-57 8-29 17-22 14 23 37 17 67 14 16 0 10 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%


Game: 21-57 36.8%Game: 8-29 27.6%Game: 17-22 77.3%

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Mercer 62 • 11-10 (8-4 Asun)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min21 GRANT, Kendra * 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 2022 JACKSON, LaToya * 4-11 1-7 2-3 0 4 4 2 11 1 2 0 0 3930 CARTER, Kourtney * 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 7 9 4 2 1 3 0 0 2231 FORD, Courtney * 7-19 1-4 3-6 4 6 10 1 18 2 3 0 2 3634 RAMON, Lacy * 4-6 0-0 8-8 1 4 5 5 16 2 4 0 1 2105 SMITH, Sharmesia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 712 LEWIS, Neicey 3-9 1-3 3-4 1 2 3 4 10 1 4 0 3 3314 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 720 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+23 HAMMER, Lorin 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 1125 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5

Team 1 2 3Totals 21-53 4-15 16-22 11 27 38 22 62 8 17 0 7 201


FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%


Game: 21-53 39.6%Game: 4-15 26.7%Game: 16-22 72.7%

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Officials: Joe Cunningham, Kim Thebo, Stanton AngelTechnical fouls: Florida Gulf Coast-TEAM. Mercer-None.Attendance: 1364

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalFlorida Gulf Coast 33 34 67Mercer 32 30 62

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchFGCU 26 16 11 6 14MER 16 19 13 8 13

Last FG - FGCU 2nd-04:15, MER 2nd-02:50.Largest lead - FGCU by 10 2nd-04:15, MER by 8 1st-11:59.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs Kennesaw State02/04/10 5:00 p.m. at Kennesaw, Ga. (KSU Convocation Center)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min34 RAMON, Lacy f 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 8 9 1 6 2 4 2 3 2530 CARTER, Kourtney c 6-9 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 1 12 0 1 2 1 3012 LEWIS, Neicey g 3-9 0-2 2-2 2 7 9 3 8 4 6 0 3 2922 JACKSON, LaToya g 1-11 0-6 1-2 1 3 4 4 3 4 1 0 1 3831 FORD, Courtney g 2-7 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 5 5 2 3 0 3 1805 SMITH, Sharmesia 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 COLEMAN, Amber 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 411 POWELL, Kara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214 PHILLIPS, Alex 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 1220 LOWRIE, Lindsey 4-7 3-6 0-0 2 1 3 2 11 0 1 0 0 2421 GRANT, Kendra 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 823 HAMMER, Lorin 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 325 INGRAM, Samoana 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5

Team 1 5 6 4Totals 22-57 4-18 3-5 14 32 46 17 51 12 23 5 11 199


FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7%


Game: 22-57 38.6%Game: 4-18 22.2%Game: 3-5 60.0%

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Kennesaw State 52 • 6-16, 3-10 A-SunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min00 CAPELLAN, Lisa f 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 730 BULLOCK, DeAndrea f 2-8 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 1 3542 NIXON, Montinique c 2-9 0-0 2-3 1 4 5 1 6 1 2 1 2 2912 SMITH, Angie g 3-12 1-2 2-2 0 9 9 3 9 3 5 0 2 3220 LOCKETT, Gia g 1-7 1-5 0-0 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 1901 HOLLIDAY, Ashley 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 905 BOLDEN, Tamasha 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 3 6 0 1 0 1 1 3 1710 JONES, Brandi 6-11 5-8 2-2 1 1 2 2 19 2 0 1 1 3032 GIDEON, Sametria 4-11 0-0 2-3 8 5 13 0 10 0 1 0 0 23

Team 2 0 2Totals 18-64 7-19 9-12 16 23 39 12 52 12 16 3 10 201


FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%


Game: 18-64 28.1%Game: 7-19 36.8%Game: 9-12 75.0%

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Officials: Doc Sisk (R), Meadow Overstreet (U1), Herbert Jackson (U2)Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Kennesaw State-None.Attendance: 364

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 23 28 51Kennesaw State 30 22 52

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 20 13 10 2 17KSU 20 15 7 2 30

Last FG - MER 2nd-00:08, KSU 2nd-02:07.Largest lead - MER by 3 1st-16:47, KSU by 10 2nd-13:40.


Four Mercer players scored in double digits, but the Bears were edged by conference-leading FGCU, 67-62 in Monday evening’s women’s basketball game at Alico Arena.

Mercer slipped to 11-10 (8-4 A-Sun) with the loss while the Eagles improved to 17-4 (12-1 A-Sun).

Senior guard Courtney Ford led the way in the scoring column for the Bears, tallying 18 points on 7-of-19 shooting from the fi eld. Ford also added 10 rebound to notch a double-double eff ort.

Ford’s classmate, LaToya Jackson netted 11 points and grabbed four rebounds in the loss.

Sophomores Lacy Ramon and Neicey Lewis also broke into double-digit scoring, pouring in 16 and 10, respectively.

Mercer trailed by just one point at the half, but the Eagles held off the Bears in the second stanza behind a raucous home crowd.

Sophomore forward Lacy Ramon scored a team-high nine re-bounds, but Mercer’s second-half rally came up short in Thursday night’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game. Mercer fell to Ken-nesaw State 52-51 at the KSU Convocatoin Center.

Mercer fell to 11-11 (8-5 A-Sun) while Kennesaw State improved to 6-16 (3-10 A-Sun).

Junior Kourtney Carter scored 12 points on six-of-nine shooting from the fi eld in the loss. Freshman Lindsey Lowrie connected on three-of-four three pointers en route to 11 points.

Ramon’s nine boards helped the Bears hold the edge in the statis-tic, 46-39.


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23GAME

24USC Upstate 87, MU 78


ETSU 83, MU 71

Feb. 11, 2010Johnson City, Tenn.MSHA Athleti c Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUSC Upstate vs Mercer2/8/10 5:00 pm at Macon, Ga. (University Center)

USC Upstate 87 • 15-8, 9-5 A-SunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min14 WALLACE, Kendra * 1-5 1-5 2-2 0 1 1 3 5 6 1 0 1 3415 McROBERTS, Lauren * 5-7 1-2 0-0 2 2 4 3 11 0 3 0 1 1620 DANIEL, Lesley * 6-11 3-5 1-1 0 0 0 2 16 3 4 0 2 2921 McMILLAN, Chelsea * 6-12 0-0 7-7 4 5 9 2 19 0 5 2 2 3323 COPNEY, Tee'Ara * 8-16 6-11 0-0 1 2 3 3 22 4 3 0 5 3410 WADELINGTON, S. 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 611 HAWKINS, Courtney 2-4 1-3 1-2 0 2 2 1 6 4 2 0 2 1941 RICHARDSON, Koko 3-5 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 2 6 2 2 0 3 2352 NYOBE, Christine 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 6

Team 2 4 6Totals 32-62 12-27 11-13 9 18 27 19 87 19 24 3 16 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%


Game: 32-62 51.6%Game: 12-27 44.4%Game: 11-13 84.6%

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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min12 LEWIS, Neicey * 4-13 1-2 4-5 0 5 5 1 13 3 6 0 0 3521 GRANT, Kendra * 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 922 JACKSON, LaToya * 7-11 7-9 2-2 0 3 3 5 23 4 7 0 3 40-30 CARTER, Kourtney * 1-6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 2931 FORD, Courtney * 9-14 3-3 8-8 3 7 10 3 29 3 6 0 2 3305 SMITH, Sharmesia 3-4 0-0 3-4 3 0 3 0 9 1 0 0 0 2310 COLEMAN, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 214 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 3 1515 MENZIES, Eryka 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 620 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 323 HAMMER, Lorin 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 325 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

Team 1 3 4Totals 24-50 11-14 19-23 11 22 33 14 78 13 26 3 11 200


FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7%


Game: 24-50 48.0%Game: 11-14 78.6%Game: 19-23 82.6%

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Officials: Wesley Dean, Shawn Goode, Kristie WeedTechnical fouls: USC Upstate-None. Mercer-None.Attendance: 780

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUSC Upstate 40 47 87Mercer 29 49 78

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUPST 24 27 4 6 14MER 14 33 8 0 11

Last FG - UPST 2nd-00:43, MER 2nd-01:15.Largest lead - UPST by 13 1st-03:27, MER by 2 1st-13:45.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs ETSU2/11/10 7 p.m. at MSHA Athletic Center (Johnson City, TN)

Mercer 71 • 11-13 (8-7 ASUN)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min30 CARTER, Kourtney f 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1034 RAMON, Lacy f 5-12 1-4 7-8 3 3 6 1 18 0 0 0 1 2612 LEWIS, Neicey g 6-9 3-6 1-4 1 2 3 3 16 1 1 1 1 2722 JACKSON, LaToya g 4-15 4-11 0-1 0 2 2 1 12 1 2 0 0 3631 FORD, Courtney g 4-12 0-2 2-2 1 4 5 3 10 4 5 0 5 3505 SMITH, Sharmesia 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1810 COLEMAN, Amber 0-1 0-0 1-4 2 3 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 1214 PHILLIPS, Alex 3-6 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 6 0 0 0 1 1715 MENZIES, Eryka 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 320 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 GRANT, Kendra 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1223 HAMMER, Lorin 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 INGRAM, Samoana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1

Team 1 1 2Totals 26-64 8-24 11-19 11 19 30 16 71 9 10 1 8 200


FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%


Game: 26-64 40.6%Game: 8-24 33.3%Game: 11-19 57.9%

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ETSU 83 • 15-8 (13-2 ASUN)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 WILES, TaRonda f 11-15 2-2 1-2 3 6 9 1 25 3 3 0 0 3825 WASHINGTON, Gwen f 5-11 0-0 3-4 3 3 6 2 13 1 2 1 1 2900 DAVIS, Tara g 5-11 1-4 6-6 0 1 1 2 17 3 3 0 0 3411 GORDON, Tarita g 2-7 0-3 4-6 1 7 8 3 8 2 4 0 1 3244 EVANS, Siarre g 3-7 1-2 4-4 4 10 14 3 11 5 1 0 2 3303 PICKWELL, Natalie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 510 GOOD, Johneshia 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 912 ROBINSON, Iesha 0-2 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 532 MORRISON, Santana 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 250 BENEDICT, Ashley 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 6 0 0 1 0 13

Team 0 1 1Totals 30-60 4-12 19-24 13 32 45 14 83 17 14 2 4 200


FT % 1st Half: 12-16 75.0%


Game: 30-60 50.0%Game: 4-12 33.3%Game: 19-24 79.2%

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Officials: Jack Whittemore, Stacey Rymer, Danny MooreTechnical fouls: Mercer-None. ETSU-None.Attendance: 3137

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 30 41 71ETSU 45 38 83

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 28 17 12 4 13ETSU 24 10 11 2 9

Last FG - MER 2nd-02:48, ETSU 2nd-00:32.Largest lead - MER None, ETSU by 22 1st-08:22.


Senior Courtney Ford scored a game-high 29 points and added 10 rebounds, but her eff ort was not enough to stop USC Upstate from topping the Bears, 87-78 in Monday night’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game at the University Center.

USC Upstate moved to 15-8 (9-5 A-Sun) while Mercer suff ered its second-straight loss and fell to 11-12 (8-6 A-Sun).

Ford’s 29 points came on 9-of-14 shooting from the fi eld. Ford was perfect from behind the arc (3-3) and at the free throw line (8-8) in the game.

Ford’s teammate LaToya Jackson tallied 23 points of her own in the losing eff ort. Jackson also contributed four assists, three steals and three rebounds in the loss.

Mercer out-rebounded the Spartans, 33-27.

Sophomore Lacy Ramon scored a team-high 18 points in her fi rst game back from injury, but ETSU shot 50 percent from the fi eld en route to a 83-71 victory in Thursday night’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game.

With the win, ETSU remained unbeaten at the MSHA Athletic Center and improved to 15-8 (13-2 A-Sun). Mercer dropped its fourth-straight contest and fell to 11-13 (8-7 A-Sun).

Four Mercer players cracked double-digit scoring in the losing ef-fort. Sophomore guard Neicey Lewis contributed 16 points while LaToya Jackson and Courtney Ford netted 12 and ten points, respectively.

After trailing by as 22 in the fi rst half, Mercer opened the second frame on a 23-13 run to close within fi ve (58-53) with 12:37 re-maining. ETSU scored the game’s next eight points to go back on top by 13 with just over ten minutes left and never looked back.

Mercer shrunk the margin to single digits three more times over the fi nal ten minutes but could not completely eliminate the defi cit.


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25Campbell 66, MU 60

Feb. 13, 2010Buies Creek, N.C.Gore Arena

MU 61, UNF 47


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs Campbell02/13/10 1 p.m. at Buies Creek, N.C. (Gore Arena/Pope Ctr)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min34 RAMON, Lacy f 2-4 1-1 1-2 3 1 4 3 6 4 7 0 1 2330 CARTER, Kourtney c 5-8 0-0 0-0 1 7 8 4 10 0 0 0 1 2612 LEWIS, Neicey g 4-14 1-4 1-1 1 1 2 3 10 2 3 0 1 2722 JACKSON, LaToya g 5-9 4-6 0-0 1 1 2 0 14 1 0 0 1 3231 FORD, Courtney g 4-11 1-4 1-1 0 5 5 4 10 2 7 0 3 2805 SMITH, Sharmesia 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 810 COLEMAN, Amber 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 1011 POWELL, Kara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 614 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 515 MENZIES, Eryka 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1120 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 621 GRANT, Kendra 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 223 HAMMER, Lorin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 INGRAM, Samoana 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 15

Team 0 1 1Totals 24-57 7-17 5-6 11 23 34 23 60 10 20 1 7 200


FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%


Game: 24-57 42.1%Game: 7-17 41.2%Game: 5-6 83.3%

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Campbell 66 • 14-11, 9-7 A-SunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min41 YESH, Lauren f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 424 WILLIAMSON, Ashley c 7-14 0-0 4-6 4 6 10 2 18 3 4 0 0 3210 CLOXTON, Kate g 1-6 0-5 1-3 0 2 2 2 3 9 4 0 0 3012 BAKER, Tonisha g 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 2 4 1 1 1 0 1922 CANNON, Courtney g 1-2 1-2 2-2 2 0 2 1 5 1 2 0 0 1315 SPRY, Monique 3-6 1-2 1-1 1 2 3 1 8 3 1 0 3 2625 BRITT, Geami 2-4 0-1 2-6 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 1930 O'NEILL, Amanda 4-10 1-3 1-4 2 2 4 2 10 1 1 2 4 3040 COOPER, Jazmine 5-9 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 1 12 0 2 0 1 1750 BASS, Katelyn 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 10

Team 2 2 4Totals 25-55 3-13 13-24 14 23 37 12 66 19 18 4 9 200


FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0


Game: 25-55 45.5%Game: 3-13 23.1%Game: 13-24 54.2%

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Officials: Chris Parker, Ryan Freeman, Tim BucknerTechnical fouls: Mercer-None. Campbell-None.Attendance: 647

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 24 36 60Campbell 38 28 66

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 24 18 5 6 10CAM 24 27 8 2 36

Last FG - MER 2nd-00:00, CAM 2nd-00:58.Largest lead - MER by 4 1st-18:41, CAM by 18 1st-03:43.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs Kennesaw State02/04/10 5:00 p.m. at Kennesaw, Ga. (KSU Convocation Center)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min34 RAMON, Lacy f 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 8 9 1 6 2 4 2 3 2530 CARTER, Kourtney c 6-9 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 1 12 0 1 2 1 3012 LEWIS, Neicey g 3-9 0-2 2-2 2 7 9 3 8 4 6 0 3 2922 JACKSON, LaToya g 1-11 0-6 1-2 1 3 4 4 3 4 1 0 1 3831 FORD, Courtney g 2-7 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 5 5 2 3 0 3 1805 SMITH, Sharmesia 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 COLEMAN, Amber 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 411 POWELL, Kara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214 PHILLIPS, Alex 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 1220 LOWRIE, Lindsey 4-7 3-6 0-0 2 1 3 2 11 0 1 0 0 2421 GRANT, Kendra 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 823 HAMMER, Lorin 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 325 INGRAM, Samoana 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5

Team 1 5 6 4Totals 22-57 4-18 3-5 14 32 46 17 51 12 23 5 11 199


FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7%


Game: 22-57 38.6%Game: 4-18 22.2%Game: 3-5 60.0%

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Kennesaw State 52 • 6-16, 3-10 A-SunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min00 CAPELLAN, Lisa f 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 730 BULLOCK, DeAndrea f 2-8 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 1 3542 NIXON, Montinique c 2-9 0-0 2-3 1 4 5 1 6 1 2 1 2 2912 SMITH, Angie g 3-12 1-2 2-2 0 9 9 3 9 3 5 0 2 3220 LOCKETT, Gia g 1-7 1-5 0-0 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 1901 HOLLIDAY, Ashley 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 905 BOLDEN, Tamasha 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 3 6 0 1 0 1 1 3 1710 JONES, Brandi 6-11 5-8 2-2 1 1 2 2 19 2 0 1 1 3032 GIDEON, Sametria 4-11 0-0 2-3 8 5 13 0 10 0 1 0 0 23

Team 2 0 2Totals 18-64 7-19 9-12 16 23 39 12 52 12 16 3 10 201


FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%


Game: 18-64 28.1%Game: 7-19 36.8%Game: 9-12 75.0%

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Officials: Doc Sisk (R), Meadow Overstreet (U1), Herbert Jackson (U2)Technical fouls: Mercer-None. Kennesaw State-None.Attendance: 364

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 23 28 51Kennesaw State 30 22 52

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 20 13 10 2 17KSU 20 15 7 2 30

Last FG - MER 2nd-00:08, KSU 2nd-02:07.Largest lead - MER by 3 1st-16:47, KSU by 10 2nd-13:40.


Mercer senior guard LaToya Jackson tallied a team-high 14 points, but the Bears could not recover from an early defi cit and fell to Campbell, 66-60 in Saturday afternoon’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game.

Campbell led by as many as 18 in the fi rst half, but the Bears whittled the host’s advantage to just two with 7:25 remaining in regulation. Leading by a slim, 51-49 margin, the Lady Camels out-scored Mercer 15-11 over the fi nal 7:25 to capture the win.

With the victory, Campbell moves to 14-11 (9-7 A-Sun) while Mercer suff ers its fi fth-straight loss and drops to 11-14 (8-8 A-Sun).

“Campbell shot the ball lights-out in the fi rst half,” Mercer head coach Janell Jones said. “After the ten-minute mark we gave up fi ve key off ensive rebounds and turned the ball over on key pos-sessions. That will get you beat in a close game.”

Mercer’s Courtney Ford, Kourtney Carter and Neicey Lewis each netted 10 points in the losing eff ort. All ten of Carter’s points came in the fi rst half.

Mercer guards Courtney Ford and Neicey Lewis each netted 11 points as the Bears rolled to a 61-47 victory over UNF in Thursday night’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game at the University Center.

With the win, Mercer snapped a fi ve-game losing skid and im-proved to 12-14 (8-8 A-Sun). UNF fell to 9-17 (6-11 A-Sun).

After taking a ten-point lead into halftime, UNF stormed back with a 7-0 run in the opening 4:29 of the second half to close within three (30-27). Mercer held strong, retaliating with a 14-6 charge over the next 8:14 to push its lead to 14.

The Bears would go on to push their lead to as many as 16 before claiming the victory.

Ford pulled down fi ve rebounds, dished out three assists and notched three steals in the win. With her fi rst steal of the game, Ford surpassed Jessica Miller as the program’s single-season steals leader. Ford now has 85 steals on the season, leading the conference in that category.

Lewis grabbed four rebounds, tallied two steals, a block and two assists in the winning eff ort.


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28MU 63, Jacksonville 46


Belmont 53, MU 40

Feb. 11, 2010Johnson City, Tenn.MSHA Athleti c Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsJacksonville vs Mercer2/20/10 1:00 pm at Macon, Ga. (University Center)

Jacksonville 46 • 8-18, 7-11 A-SunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min05 GRIGGS, Drameka * 4-12 0-3 1-1 0 1 1 1 9 3 5 0 2 2712 JONES, Valerie * 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 1021 JOHNSON, Desarae * 4-9 0-0 0-0 2 7 9 0 8 1 2 1 0 2523 GRAY, Danielle * 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1134 THOMAS, Gigi * 4-12 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 8 0 1 0 1 2803 GEORGE, Jessica 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 1404 JACKSON, Courtney 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1010 RICHARDSON, Taneskei 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1215 WILSON, Maggie 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 620 GRABLE, Crystal 3-7 0-0 2-4 4 2 6 2 8 0 2 1 0 1922 WILLIAMS, Ashanti 3-7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 2624 PASCHAL, Lynsey 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12

Team 3 1 4Totals 20-60 1-11 5-9 12 23 35 12 46 6 18 3 4 200


FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%


Game: 20-60 33.3%Game: 1-11 9.1%Game: 5-9 55.6%

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Mercer 63 • 13-14, 10-8A-SunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min12 LEWIS, Neicey * 2-8 1-4 0-0 0 6 6 4 5 1 3 0 0 2622 JACKSON, LaToya * 4-10 3-7 0-0 1 5 6 1 11 0 2 0 2 3830 CARTER, Kourtney * 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 1 2 0 1 1 0 2831 FORD, Courtney * 8-17 1-1 4-5 3 6 9 0 21 2 3 0 2 3234 RAMON, Lacy * 6-12 0-0 2-4 5 4 9 0 14 4 4 1 5 3410 COLEMAN, Amber 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 511 POWELL, Kara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 114 PHILLIPS, Alex 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1015 MENZIES, Eryka 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2120 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 HAMMER, Lorin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 125 INGRAM, Samoana 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3

Team 2 1 3Totals 25-60 5-12 8-11 14 30 44 12 63 10 18 3 9 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%


Game: 25-60 41.7%Game: 5-12 41.7%Game: 8-11 72.7%

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Officials: Tim Godbee, Sonny Scyphers, Jill PooleTechnical fouls: Jacksonville-None. Mercer-None.Attendance: 634

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalJacksonville 29 17 46Mercer 32 31 63

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchJU 16 15 9 8 20MER 32 16 5 2 10

Last FG - JU 2nd-00:23, MER 2nd-00:44.Largest lead - JU by 2 1st-18:30, MER by 19 2nd-00:44.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs Belmont02/25/10 5:00pm at Nashville, Tenn. (Curb Event Center)

Mercer 40 • 13-15,10-9 A-SunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min34 RAMON, Lacy f 2-7 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 1 6 1 6 2 1 2130 CARTER, Kourtney c 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 2 4 0 1 0 0 2512 LEWIS, Neicey g 1-10 0-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 2622 JACKSON, LaToya g 2-7 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 2831 FORD, Courtney g 4-13 2-5 1-1 0 6 6 2 11 3 2 0 2 3005 SMITH, Sharmesia 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1110 COLEMAN, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 511 POWELL, Kara 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 414 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 6 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 1915 MENZIES, Eryka 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1220 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 GRANT, Kendra 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 523 HAMMER, Lorin 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1025 INGRAM, Samoana 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

Team 1 1 2Totals 16-52 5-18 3-3 5 31 36 8 40 5 15 4 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0


Game: 16-52 30.8%Game: 5-18 27.8%Game: 3-3 100.0

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Belmont 53 • 14-13,9-10 A-SunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 BURTNETT, Cacy f 4-10 3-8 0-0 4 9 13 3 11 2 1 1 0 3644 NELSON, Haley f 7-14 0-0 1-2 5 8 13 0 15 1 2 2 0 3101 STRAYHORN, Shaunda g 2-10 0-6 0-0 0 3 3 0 4 5 1 0 2 2915 BUNCH, Kristin g 3-15 1-4 0-1 3 4 7 1 7 1 2 1 1 3620 ROCKWELL, Amber g 3-10 1-8 1-1 3 1 4 0 8 1 0 0 4 3003 NASH, Kristin 3-5 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 8 1 2 0 0 1305 KESLER, Crystal 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 1 914 SEALS, Whitney 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 224 WILKINS, Shai 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 HOLIDAY, LAWANNA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 150 VISBEEN, Alyssa 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 12

Team 4 3 7Totals 22-72 7-30 2-4 20 31 51 9 53 15 11 4 9 200


FT % 1st Half: 0-1 0.0%


Game: 22-72 30.6%Game: 7-30 23.3%Game: 2-4 50.0%

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Officials: Mark Gines, Jack Whittemore, Kerry HensonTechnical fouls: Mercer-None. Belmont-None.Attendance: 302

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 10 30 40Belmont 24 29 53

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 16 11 2 2 12BEL 26 16 13 8 8

Last FG - MER 2nd-00:12, BEL 2nd-01:26.Largest lead - MER None, BEL by 24 2nd-05:42.


Seniors Courtney Ford and LaToya Jackson combined for 32 points in their fi nal regular-season game on the University Cen-ter fl oor, leading the Mercer women’s basketball team to a 63-46 victory against Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon.

Ford scored a game-high 21 points, and grabbed nine rebounds while Jackson added 11 points, including 3-of-7 from the 3-point arc. Sophomore Lacy Ramon narrowly missed a double-double as she went for 14 points and nine rebounds, fi ve off en-sive. She added fi ve steals, one off her personal best.

After surrendering the opening fi eld goal of the game, Mercer (13-14, 10-8 Atlantic Sun) scored 17 of the next 21 points to build a 17-6 advantage. The Dolphins (8-18, 7-11) methodically worked their way back into game, taking a one-point lead, 29-28, in the fi nal minute. However, Eryka Menzies scored as the Bears reclaimed the lead and Courtney Ford beat the halftime buzzer with a lay-up giving the Bears a 32-29 lead heading to the break.

Mercer built on that four-point spurt, scoring the fi rst six points of the second half the quickly build the lead to nine. Jacksonville never drew closer than to within fi ve the rest of the contest. The Bears clamped down in the second half, holding the Dolphins to just 17 points on 7-for-26 shooting. The Bears dominated inside, scoring 20 of their 31 second-half points from inside the paint.

Senior guard Courtney Ford scored a team-high 11 points, but the Bears could not overcome a sluggish start and ultimately fell to Belmont, 53-40 in Thursday night’s Atlantic Sun women’s basket-ball game at the Curb Event Center.

The loss sinks Mercer to 13-15 (10-9 A-Sun) while Belmont jumps to 14-13 (9-10 A-Sun). Fortunately for the Mercer, Campbell lost to Jacksonville and the Bears retained their grip on the second seed for the conference tournament.

In the previous meeting between Mercer and Belmont this sea-son, the Bears scorched the nets to the tune of 98 points, includ-ing 57 in the fi rst half. This time around, Mercer was only able to muster a total of 40 points.

“In the fi rst half we didn’t hit our shots and it got in our heads,” Mercer head coach Janell Jones said. “It aff ected us on both ends and we were never able to get in rhythm.”

Ford scored six of her points over a two minute span at the end of the second half. Sophomore Lacy Ramon was Mercer’s second-leading scorer, netting six points and grabbing fi ve rebounds.


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29MU 76, Lipscomb 70

Feb. 27, 2010Nashville, Tenn.Allen Arena

UNF 55, MU 40A-SUN TOURNAMENTMar. 3, 2010Macon, Ga.University Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMercer vs Lipscomb02/27/10 2:00 p.m. at Nashville, Tenn. (Allen Arena)

Mercer 76 • 14-15, 11-9 ASunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min30 CARTER, Kourtney f 8-12 0-0 0-0 1 9 10 2 16 1 0 0 1 3434 RAMON, Lacy c 3-5 1-1 2-2 3 5 8 2 9 4 3 3 0 3512 LEWIS, Neicey g 3-10 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 4 7 1 2 0 0 3022 JACKSON, LaToya g 6-12 5-10 6-8 1 3 4 2 23 4 0 0 0 3831 FORD, Courtney g 5-9 3-5 4-4 2 10 12 1 17 4 3 0 3 3605 SMITH, Sharmesia 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 310 COLEMAN, Amber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114 PHILLIPS, Alex 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 415 MENZIES, Eryka 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 920 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 321 GRANT, Kendra 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 423 HAMMER, Lorin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3

Team 1 2 3 2Totals 27-54 10-22 12-14 11 31 42 16 76 17 16 3 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%


Game: 27-54 50.0%Game: 10-22 45.5%Game: 12-14 85.7%

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Lipscomb 70 • 5-25, 4-16 ASunTotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min34 FAULKNER, Morgan f 2-10 1-5 3-5 1 5 6 0 8 3 0 0 1 2340 DUERK, Brittany f 2-6 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 3 6 1 1 1 0 2650 WAGGENER, Clair c 3-4 0-0 1-1 1 0 1 0 7 2 1 0 1 1512 BARTSOKAS, Jenna g 6-12 4-7 1-1 0 4 4 2 17 0 1 0 1 3214 BOWMAN, Miaca g 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 2404 BOWERS, Anna 2-7 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 3 6 0 1 0 2 2120 MCGOWAN, Toia 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 322 BRONSON, Valerie 2-6 1-2 0-2 0 1 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 1730 PHILLIPS, Hannah 4-9 1-3 2-2 2 2 4 2 11 5 0 0 3 2832 MCALISTER, Leah 3-3 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 7 0 2 0 0 11

Team 1 2 3Totals 25-61 11-24 9-13 7 19 26 14 70 15 7 1 9 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%


Game: 25-61 41.0%Game: 11-24 45.8%Game: 9-13 69.2%

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Officials: Erica Bradley, Roger Cross, Mike TrussellTechnical fouls: Mercer-None. Lipscomb-None.Attendance:

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMercer 36 40 76Lipscomb 28 42 70

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMER 24 9 6 4 4LIP 28 22 10 5 29

Last FG - MER 2nd-02:18, LIP 2nd-00:05.Largest lead - MER by 19 2nd-07:40, LIP None.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsNorth Florida vs Mercer3/3/10 6:30 p.m. at Macon, Ga.

North Florida 55 • 11-19 (7-13ASun)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min04 SYQUIO, Juliemay * 4-8 3-4 0-0 1 5 6 2 11 1 5 0 1 2510 KIRKLAND, Brittany * 7-14 2-3 9-10 1 4 5 1 25 4 3 0 1 3722 CHERIZOL, Arlande * 2-4 0-0 2-4 3 5 8 3 6 1 1 1 0 3223 SHEFFIELD, Shennette * 0-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 0 0 1 1 2 0 2335 KERR, Jadhken * 4-11 3-9 0-0 2 6 8 1 11 1 2 0 1 3503 BAKER, Kim 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 1105 HILLIARD, DeAdria 0-6 0-5 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 715 BELL, Margaret 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 932 RASLEY, Rachelle 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 842 JONES, Larkira 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 13

Team 2 4 6Totals 18-53 8-21 11-16 16 31 47 14 55 9 20 3 6 200


FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%


Game: 18-53 34.0%Game: 8-21 38.1%Game: 11-16 68.8%

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Mercer 40 • 14-16 (11-9ASun)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min12 LEWIS, Neicey * 3-8 0-5 0-0 1 5 6 2 6 0 3 0 1 2922 JACKSON, LaToya * 4-16 1-8 4-6 2 2 4 2 13 0 1 0 1 3530 CARTER, Kourtney * 0-2 0-0 3-4 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 2031 FORD, Courtney * 4-15 1-5 1-3 4 3 7 1 10 3 5 0 6 3634 RAMON, Lacy * 1-8 0-1 0-0 1 5 6 2 2 2 1 0 1 3205 SMITH, Sharmesia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 210 COLEMAN, Amber 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 414 PHILLIPS, Alex 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 2015 MENZIES, Eryka 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 1220 LOWRIE, Lindsey 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 721 GRANT, Kendra 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 223 HAMMER, Lorin 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team 1 4 5Totals 15-58 2-22 8-13 12 23 35 14 40 6 12 0 11 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%


Game: 15-58 25.9%Game: 2-22 9.1%Game: 8-13 61.5%

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Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalNorth Florida 22 33 55Mercer 16 24 40

Mercer’s inside-outside trio of forward Kourtney Carter and guards LaToya Jackson and Courtney Ford ravaged Lipscomb for a combined 56 points as the Bears claimed a 76-70 victory in Saturday’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game.

Saturday’s contest marked the season fi nale for both squads. Mercer completed its regular season with a 14-15 (11-9 A-Sun) record while Lipscomb ended 5-25 (3-17 A-Sun). While Lip-scomb’s season is likely over, the Bears return to action as the No. 2 seed in next week’s Atlantic Sun tournament.

After trailing by as many as 19 in the second half, Lipscomb whittled away at the defi cit and closed to within six (68-62) with just 46 seconds left. Needing to extend the game, Lipscomb fouled on each Mercer possession for the remainder of the game.

Mercer countered Lipscomb’s strategy by getting the ball in the hands of its trusty guards before the Lipscomb fouls. Jackson and Ford combined to hit eight of their ten free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

Jackson led all scorers with 23 points while Ford netted 17 and Carter tallied 16. Both Carter and Ford recorded double-double performances as the pair grabbed 10 and 12 rebounds, respec-tively. Ford’s double-double was her 11th of the season while Carter’s was her second.

Mercer guards Courtney Ford and Neicey Lewis each netted 11 points as the Bears rolled to a 61-47 victory over UNF in Thursday night’s Atlantic Sun women’s basketball game at the University Center.

With the win, Mercer snapped a fi ve-game losing skid and im-proved to 12-14 (8-8 A-Sun). UNF fell to 9-17 (6-11 A-Sun).

After taking a ten-point lead into halftime, UNF stormed back with a 7-0 run in the opening 4:29 of the second half to close within three (30-27). Mercer held strong, retaliating with a 14-6 charge over the next 8:14 to push its lead to 14.

The Bears would go on to push their lead to as many as 16 before claiming the victory.

Ford pulled down fi ve rebounds, dished out three assists and notched three steals in the win. With her fi rst steal of the game, Ford surpassed Jessica Miller as the program’s single-season steals leader. Ford now has 85 steals on the season, leading the conference in that category.

Lewis grabbed four rebounds, tallied two steals, a block and two assists in the winning eff ort.


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2010-11 OPPONENT PREVIEWSThurs., Nov. 4

Macon, Ga.5:00 p.m.

GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITYbobcats

Quick Facts

Location ......................................Milledgeville, Ga.

Founded ......................................................... 1889

Enrollment .................................................... 5,500

Nickname ...................................................Bobcats

Colors ..............................Hunter Green/Navy Blue

Arena .............................Centennial Center (4,071)

Affi liation ......................................NCAA Division II

Conference ............................................ Peach Belt

President ...................................Dr. Dorothy Leland

Athletics Director ...........................Wendell Staton

Athletics Phone ............................. (478) 445-6341

Web Site ............................ www.gcsubobcats.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach (Yrs.) ............................ Maurice Smith

GCSU Record ............................................... First Season

Overall Record ..................................... First Season

Assistant Coach ................................Toby Wagoner

Assistant Coach .................................Liz Hathaway

Media Relations

WBB contact .......................................... Al Weston

Offi ce Phone .................................. (478) 445-1779

E-mail ...................................... [email protected]

Fax ................................................ (478) 445-1790

All-Time Series .................................................N/A

Head Coach

Nell Fortner

Head Coach

Maurice Smith

Head Coach

Rusty Cram

Senior

Jamie Navarro

Senior

Alli Smalley

Senior

Jordan Chimere

Fri., Nov. 12Auburn, Ala.

6 p.m.

AUBURNtigers

Quick Facts

Location ..............................................Auburn, Ala.

Founded ..........................................................1856

Enrollment ...................................................24,602

Nickname ...................................................... Tigers

Colors .........................Burnt Orange and Navy Blue

Arena ................................... Auburn Arena (9,121)

Affi liation ....................................... NCAA Division I

Conference ...................... Southeastern Conference

President ........................................... Dr. Jay Gogue

Athletics Director ................................... Jay Jacobs

Athletics Phone ......................................................

Web Site ............................www.auburntigers.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach ..........................................Nell Fortner

AU Record/Yrs. ................................................116-73/6

Overall Record ............................................. 133-84

Assistant Coach ..............................Kerry Cremeans

Assistant Coach .................................. Mark Simons

Assistant Coach ................................. Carla McGhee

Basketball Phone ...........................(334) 844-9200

Program History

First Season of Basketball ................................1971

All-Time Record ......................................... 780-344

NCAA Appearances (most recent) ................... 18/2009

Media Relations

WBB contact ....................................... Matt Crouch

Offi ce Phone ...................................(334) 844-9709

E-mail ................................. [email protected]

Fax .................................................(334) 844-9807

All-Time Series .................................AU leads, 10-9

Tues., Nov. 16Statesboro, Ga.

6 p.m.

GEORGIA SOUTHERNeagles

Quick Facts

Location ......................................... Statesboro, Ga.

Founded ......................................................... 1973

Enrollment .................................................. 19,086

Nickname .....................................................Eagles

Colors ............................................. Blue and white

Arena ........................... Hanner Fieldhouse (4,358)

Affi liation .......................................NCAA Division I

Conference ............................ Southern Conference

President .....................................Dr. Brooks A. Keel

Athletics Director .................................. Sam Baker

Athletics Phone ............................. (912) 478-0352

Web Site ................ www.georgiasoutherneagles.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach .......................................... Rusty Cram

GSU Record/Yrs. ......................................... 219-190/14

Overall Record ............................................... Same

Assistant Coach ........................ Regina Days-Bryan

Assistant Coach .....................................Mary Perry

Assistant Coach ..................................... Amy Krach

Basketball Phone .......................... (912) 478-5071

Program History

First Season of Basketball ............................... 1973

All-Time Record .........................................592-442

NCAA Appearances (most recent) .....................2/1994

Media Relations

WBB contact ............................................. Liz Ryan

Offi ce Phone .................................. (912) 478-5071

E-mail [email protected]

Fax ................................................ (912) 478-0046

All-Time Series ............................. MU leads, 31-27

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Sun., Nov. 28Atlanta, Ga.

TBA

GEORGIA STATEpanthers

Quick Facts

Location .............................................. Atlanta, Ga.

Founded ......................................................... 1913

Enrollment .................................................. 31,000

Nickname ................................................. Panthers

Colors .............................................Blue and White

Arena ..................... Georgia State Sports Arena (3,400)


Conference .........................Colonial Athletic Assoc.

President ................................... Dr. Mark P. Becker

Athletics Director ...........................Cheryl L. Levick

Athletics Phone ............................. (404) 413-4000

Web Site .....................www.georgiastatesports.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach ......................... Sharon Baldwin-Tener

GSU Record ............................................................... 0-0

Overall Record/yrs. .............................. 195-142/11

Assistant Coach ..................................J.B. Barbaree

Assistant Coach .............................Adrienne Shuler

Assistant Coach ................................ Jocelyn Wyatt

Director of Operations ..................... Megan Darrah

Basketball Phone . ........................ (404) 413-4031

Program History


All-Time Record .........................................494-478

NCAA Appearances (most recent) ...................3 (2003)

Media Relations

WBB contact ..................................... Charlie Taylor

Offi ce Phone ................................ (404) 413-4031


Fax ................................................ (404) 413-4035

All-Time Series ............................ GSU leads, 33-26

Head Coach

Sharon Baldwin-Tener

Junior

D’Frantz Smart

Head Coach

Greg Williams

Junior

Chan Harris

Fri., Nov. 19Macon, Ga.

5:30 p.m.

FURMANpaladins

Quick Facts

Location ......................................... Greenville, S.C.

Founded ........................................................ 1826

Enrollment ................................................... 2,600

Nickname ................................................. Paladins

Colors ......................................... Purple and White

Arena ............................... Timmons Arena (3,000)

Affi liation ...................................... NCAA Division I

Conference ............................Southern Conference

President ..............................................Rod Smolla

Athletics Director ............................. Dr. Gary Clark

Athletics Phone .............................(864) 294-2150

Web Site ...................... www.furmanpaladins.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach (Yrs.) ..............................Jackie Carson

Furman Record .........................................................0-0

Overall Record .................................................. 0-0

Assistant Coach ........................... Julia Huddleston

Assistant Coach ..............................LaCheryl Smith

Assistant Coach .................................Garry Horton

Director of Operations ..................Jermaine Brown

Basketball Phone ..........................(864) 294-2055

Program History

First Season of Basketball .............................. 1969

All-Time Record ........................................ 470-530

NCAA Appearances (most recent) .................. 2 (2000)

Media Relations

WBB contact .......................................Hunter Reid

Offi ce Phone ..................................(864) 294-2061

E-mail ............................ [email protected]

All-Time Series .................................MU leads, 4-1

Sat., Nov. 27Atlanta, Ga.

4 p.m.

RICErice

Quick Facts

Location .......................................... Houston, Texas

Founded ..........................................................1891

Enrollment .....................................................5,556

Nickname ........................................................Owls

Colors ................................................Blue and Gray

Arena .............................. Tudor Fieldhouse (5,750)


Conference .....................................Conference USA

President ..................................... David W. Leebron

Athletics Director ........................... Rick Greenspan

Athletics Phone ................................713-522-6957

Web Site ................................... www.riceowls.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach .......................................Greg Williams

RU Record/yrs. ...................................................71-86/6

Overall Record/yrs. ...............................272-225/17

Assistant Coach ..................................... Kim Austin

Assistant Coach ................................Rebecca Taylor

Assistant Coach ........................................ Jae Cross

Basketball Phone ...................................................

Media Relations

WBB contact .......................................Jay Jameson

Offi ce Phone ...................................(713) 348-8874

E-mail ........................................... [email protected]

Fax .................................................(713) 348-6019

All-Time Series ...................................RU leads, 1-0

Head Coach

Jackie Carson

Sophomore

Lakyn Ledford


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ALABAMA A&Mbulldogs

Quick Facts

Location ......................................... Huntsville, Ala.

Founded ......................................................... 1875

Enrollment .................................................... 6,000

Nickname ................................................. Bulldogs

Colors ........................................Maroon and White

Arena ...............................T.M. Elmore Gymnasium


Conference .......................................Southwestern

Interim President ................ Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr.

Athletics Director ............................Betty K. Austin

Athletics Phone ............................. (256) 372-5364

Web Site .............................www.aamusports.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach (Yrs.) ...................... Altherias Warmley

AAMU Record/yrs. ........................................ 109-120/8

Overall Record/yrs. ........................................ Same

Assistant Coach .................................... Dexter Holt

Assistant Coach ..........................Dorianne Johnson

Assistant Coach .............................Melvin Williams


Media Relations

WBB Contact ............................. Oralia Washington

Offi ce Phone .................................. (256) 372-4550

E-mail .................................... [email protected]

Fax ................................................ (256) 372-5919

All-Time Series .................................. First Meeting

Thu., Dec. 2Nashville, Tenn.

6 p.m.Thu., Feb. 24

Nashville, Tenn.5 p.m.

BELMONTbruins

Quick Facts

Location ........................................ Nashville, Tenn.

Founded ......................................................... 1951

Enrollment .................................................... 5,424

Nickname .....................................................Bruins

Colors .................................... Navy, Red and White

Arena .............................Curb Event Center (5,000)


Conference ..........................................Atlantic Sun

President .................................. Dr. Robert C. Fisher

Athletics Director ...........................Mike Strickland

Athletics Phone ............................. (615) 460-6420

Web Site ........................ www.belmontbruins.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach ....................................... Britteny Ezell

BU Record ................................................................. 0-0

Overall Record ...................................................0-0

Assistant Coach ...............................Marvis Hodges

Assistant Coach .............................. Jonathan Davis

Assistant Coach ..............................Carley Peterson


Program History


All-Time Record .........................................746-363

NCAA Appearances (most recent) ...............................1

Media Relations

WBB Contact ...................................Kenisha Rhone

Offi ce Phone .................................. (615) 460-5990

E-mail ...................... [email protected]

Fax ................................................ (615) 460-8554

All-Time Series ................................ BU leads, 12-8

Head Coach

Britteny Ezell

Head Coach

Altherias Warmley

Junior

Haley Nelson

Sat., Dec. 4Nashville, Tenn.

5 p.m.Sat., Feb. 26

Nashville, Tenn.2 p.m.

LIPSCOMBlady bisons

Quick Facts

Location ........................................ Nashville, Tenn.

Founded ......................................................... 1891

Enrollment .................................................... 3,418

Nickname .............................................Lady Bisons

Colors ............................................Purple and Gold

Arena ...................................... Allen Arena (5,028)



President ...........................Dr. L Randolph Lowry III

Athletics Director ........................ Philip Hutcheson

Athletics Phone ............................. (615) 966-5850

Web Site ........................www.lipscombsports.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach ......................................Frank Bennett

LU Record/yrs. ............................................ 568-394/30

Overall Record/yrs ......................................... Same

Assistant Coach ...................................... Billy Snell

Assistant Coach .............................Katie Beth Allen

Assistant Coach ............................... Krystle Horton


Media Relations

WBB Contact ...................................... Mark McGee

Offi ce Phone .................................. (615) 966-5862

E-mail ........................ [email protected]

Fax ................................................ (615) 966-1806

All-Time Series ...................................LU leads, 6-8

Junior

Whiquita Tobar

Head Coach

Frank Bennett

Junior

Anna Bowers

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Tues., Dec. 7Athens, Ga.

7 p.m.

CHARLESTON SOUTHERNbuccaneers

Quick Facts

Location ....................................... Charleston, S.C.

Founded ........................................................ 1964

Enrollment ................................................... 3,231

Nickname ............................................ Buccaneers

Colors ..............................................Blue and Gold

Arena ...........................................CSU Field House

Affi liation ......................................NCAA Division I

Conference .............................................Big South

President .............................. Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr.

Athletics Director ................................ Hank Small

Athletics Phone ............................ (843) 863-7678

Web Site ................................www.csusports.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach .............................. Julie Goodenough

CSU Record/yrs. ........................................ 47-74/4

Overall Record/yrs. ............................. 258-284/15

Assistant Coach ............................. Jarod Newland

Assistant Coach ................................... Leslie Cook

Assistant Coach ............................... Sloan Calvert

Basketball Phone ......................... (843) 863-7680

Program History


All-Time Record .......................................................273-619

NCAA Appearances (most recent) ........................1

Media Relations

WBB Contact ....................................Philip Allman

Offi ce Phone ................................. (843) 863-7687

E-mail ................................ [email protected]

Fax ............................................... (843) 863-7676

All Time Series ................................. MU leads, 5-4

Mon., Dec. 20Macon, Ga.

7 p.m.

GEORGIAbulldogs

Quick Facts

Location .............................................. Athens, Ga.

Founded ........................................................ 1785

Enrollment ..................................................34,180

Nickname .................................................Bulldogs

Colors .............................................. Red and Black

Arena .......................Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)


Conference ..................... Southeastern Conference

President ............................... Dr. Michael F. Adams

Athletics Director ............................ Greg McGarity

Athletics Phone .............................(706) 542-9036

Web Site ........................... www.georgiadogs.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach ...................................... Andy Landers

UGA Record ................................................750-248/31

Overall Record ............................................832-269/35

Assistant Coach .............................. La’Keshia Frett

Assistant Coach ................................. Kim Hairston

Assistant Coach ...................... Cameron Newbauer

Basketball Phone .............................. (706) 542-1176

Program History


All-Time Record ........................................ 787-333

NCAA Appearances (most recent) ..........................527 (2010)

Media Relations

WBB Contact ..................................... Mike Mobley

Offi ce Phone .......................... (706) 542-542-1621


Fax ................................................(706) 542-9339

All-Time Series ............................ UGA leads 15-14

Head Coach

Andy Landers

Senior

Porsha Phillips

Senior

Katie Tull

Head Coach

Julie Goodenough

2010-11 OPPONENT PREVIEWSFri.., Dec. 10Macon, Ga.

7 p.m.

UNC Ashevillebulldogs

Quick Facts

Location ...........................................Asheville, N.C.

Founded ........................................................ 3,500

Enrollment ..................................................... 1927

Nickname ................................................. Bulldogs

Colors ................................... Royal Blue and White

Arena ................................... Justice Center (1,100)


Conference ............................................. Big South

Chancellor .....................................Dr. Anne Ponder

Athletics Director .............................. Janet R. Cone

Athletics Phone ............................. (828) 251-6459

Web Site .......................... www.uncabulldogs.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach (Yrs.) ................................. Betsy Blose

UNCA Record/Yrs. ......................................... 106-131/8

Overall Record/Yrs. .............................. 220-208/15

Assistant Coach ............................... Tiff any Gwynn

Assistant Coach .................................Curtis Metten

Assistant Coach ................................Lauren Powell


Media Relations

WBB Contact .....................................Matt Pelegrin

Offi ce Phone .................................. (828) 251-6931

E-mail .................................... [email protected]

Fax ................................................ (828) 251-6386

All-Time Series ................................. MU leads, 3-2

Head Coach

Betsy Blose

Junior

Kendall Shepard


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2010-11 OPPONENT PREVIEWSWed., Jan. 5Macon, Ga.

5 p.m.Sat., Feb. 5

Spartanburg, S.C.4:30 p.m.

USC Upstatespartans

Quick Facts

Location ......................................Spartanburg, S.C.

Founded ......................................................... 1967

Enrollment .................................................... 5,485

Nickname ................................................. Spartans

Colors ............................... Green, White and Black

Arena ............................ G.B. Hodge Center (1,011)



Chancellor .........................John C. Stockwell, Ph.D.

Athletics Director .................................... Mike Hall

Athletics Phone ............................. (864) 503-5144

Web Site ..................... www.upstatespartans.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach .................................... Tammy George

Upstate Record/yrs. ................................... 65-80/5

Overall Records/yrs................................ 108-101/7

Assistant Coach .................................Ollin Dunford

Assistant Coach ............................... Kevin Nicholls

Assistant Coach ...................................... Bill Tinder


Program History


All-Time Record ........................................453-465

NCAA Appearances (most recent) ...................4 (2006)

Media Relations

WBB Contact ..................................... Alex Edwards

Offi ce Phone .................................. (864) 503-5129


Fax ................................................ (864) 503-5127

All-Time Series ................................. MU leads, 5-2

Tues., Dec. 28Atlanta, Ga.

7 p.m.

GEORGIA TECHyellow jackets

Quick Facts

Location ...............................................Atlanta, Ga.

Founded ..........................................................1885

Enrollment ...................................................19,584

Nickname ......................................... Yellow Jackets

Colors ....................................... Old Gold and White

Arena .......................Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)


Conference ......................Atlantic Coast Conference

President ..............................Dr. G.P. “Bud” Peterson

Athletics Director .......................... Dan Radakovich

Athletics Phone ..............................(404) 894-5400

Web Site .......................... www.ramblinwreck.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach .................................. MaChelle Joseph

Ga. Tech Record ...............................................129-86/7

Overall Record ................................................Same

Assistant Coach ...................................Octavia Blue

Assistant Coach ........................................ Gene Hill

Assistant Coach ....................................... Jim Lewis

Director of Operations ....................Monique Govan

Basketball Phone ...........................(404) 894-5406

Program History

First Season of Basketball ................................1974

All-Time record .......................................... 504-513

NCAA Appearances (most recent) ....................6 (2010)

Media Relations

WBB Contact ..................................Dan Goldberger

Offi ce Phone ...................................(404) 894-5445

E-mail .................... [email protected]

Fax .................................................(404) 894-1248

All-Time Series ........................ Ga. Tech leads, 13-6

Mon., Jan. 3Macon, Ga.

5 p.m.Mon., Jan 31

Johnson City, Tenn.4:45 p.m.

ETSUbuccaneers

Quick Facts

Location ................................... Johnson City, Tenn.

Founded ......................................................... 1911

Enrollment ................................................. 14,677

Nickname ............................................. Buccaneers

Colors ................................ Navy Blue and Old Gold

Arena ............................. Memorial Center (5,740)



President ..............................Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr.

Athletic Director .................................Dave Mullins

Athletics Phone ............................. (423) 439-4343

Web Site ..................................www.etsubucs.com

Coaching staff

Head Coach .........................................Karen Kemp

ETSU Record/yrs. ................................. 237-225/16

Overall Record/yrs. ........................................ Same

Associate Head Coach ..................... DeShawne Blocker

Assistant Coach .......................................Josh Wick

Assistant Coach ....................................Kelvin Long


Program History


All-Time Record .........................................499-529

NCAA Appearances (most recent) .......................3 (2010)

Media Relations

WBB Contact ...................................... Kevin Brown

Offi ce Phone .................................. (423) 439-5263

E-mail ....................................... [email protected]

Fax ............................................... (423) 439-6138

All-Time Series ......................................... Tied, 9-9

Head Coach

Karen Kemp

Senior

Tara Davis

Head Coach

MaChelle Joseph

Senior

Alex MontgomeryHead Coach

Tammy George

Senior

Chelsea McMillan

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CAMPBELLcamels

Quick Facts

Location ...................................... Buies Creek, N.C.

Founded ........................................................ 1887

Enrollment ................................................... 6,834

Nickname ................................................... Camels

Colors .........................................Orange and Black

Arena ..................... Gilbert Craig Gore Arena (3,095)


Conference ......................................... Atlantic Sun

President .................................Dr. Jerry M. Wallace

Athletics Director .........................Stan Williamson

Athletics Phone .............................(910) 893-1327

Web Site ................................ www.gocamels.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach ................................... Wanda Watkins

Campbell Record/yrs. ..........................447-361/29

Overall Record/yrs. ........................................Same

Associate Head Coach ...........................Mary Weiss

Assistant Coach ................................... Megan Hall

Assistant Coach ........................... Marlena Murphy


Program History


All-Time Record ........................................ 550-436

NCAA Appearances (most recent) ............. 1 (2000)

Media Relations

WBB Contact .................................. Jason Williams

Offi ce Phone .................................(910) 814-4367


Fax ................................................(910) 893-1330

All-Time Series ..............................CU leads,12-24

Head Coach

Wanda Watkins

Senior

Lauren Yesh

Mon., Jan. 10Buies Creek, N.C.

11:45 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 5Macon, Ga.

2 p.m.

STETSONhatters

Quick Facts

Location ............................................. DeLand, Fla.

Founded ........................................................ 1883

Enrollment ................................................... 2,390

Nickname. .................................................. Hatters

Colors .............................. Hunter Green and White

Arena ...........................................Edmunds Center


Conference ......................................... Atlantic Sun

President .................................. Dr. Wendy B. Libby

Athletics Director ................................... Jeff Altier

Athletics Phone .............................(386) 822-8100

Web Site ................................www.gohatters.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach .............................................Lynn Bria

Stetson Record/yrs. ...................................14-46/2

Overall Record/yrs. ..............................167-259/15

Assistant Coach ............................... Shanele Stires

Assistant Coach ............................... Mallory Mann

Assistant Coach ............................Andrea Peterson


Program History


All-Time Record ........................................ 364-572

NCAA Appearances (most recent) .................. 1 (2005)

Media Relations

WBB Contact ................................... Jesse Cazakoff

Offi ce Phone ..................................(386) 822-8132

E-mail ....................................... [email protected]

Fax ................................................(386) 822-8132

All-Time Series .............................. SU leads, 28-29

Head Coach

Lynn Bria

Senior

Jessica Conner

Sat., Jan. 15DeLand, Fla.

1:00 p.m.

Mon., Feb. 14Macon, Ga.

27 p.m.

FLORIDA GULF COASTeagles

Quick Facts

Location ........................................ Fort Myers, Fla.

Founded ........................................................ 1997

Enrollment ................................................. 12,000

Nickname ....................................................Eagles

Colors .........................Colbalt Blue and Emerald Green

Arena ......................................Alico Arena (4,500)

Affi liation ......................................NCAA Division I

Conference .........................................Atlantic Sun

President ...............................Dr. Wilson Bradshaw

Athletics Director ........................... Ken Kavanagh

Athletics Phone ............................ (239) 590-7012

Web Site .......................... www.fgcuathletics.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach ........................................Karl Smesko

FGCU Record/yrs. .................................... 204-41/8

Overall Record/yrs. ............................... 241-61/11

Assistant Coach ............................. Abby Scharlow

Assistant Coach ...........................Chelsea Dermyer

Assistant Coach .............................. Herman Burge

Basketball Phone ......................... (239) 590-7064

Program History


All-Time Record ..........................................204-41

NCAA Appearances (most recent) ....................2 (2007)

Media Relations

WBB Contact ...................................... Michael Hill

Offi ce Phone ................................. (239) 590-7064


Fax ............................................... (239) 590-7014

All-Time Series ............................. FGCU leads, 6-0

Head Coach

Karl Smesko

Senior

Shannon Murphy

Mon., Jan. 17Fort Myers, Fla.7:05 p.m.Sat., Feb. 12Macon, Ga.2:00 p.m.


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Kennesaw, Ga.7 p.m.

Thurs., Feb. 10Macon, Ga.

5 p.m.

KENNESAW STATEowls

Quick Facts

Location .......................................... Kennesaw, Ga.

Founded ......................................................... 1963

Enrollment .................................................. 23,000

Nickname ...............................................Lady Owls

Colors ..............................................Black and Gold

Arena..............................KSU Convocation Center (4,784)



President ............................................Dr. Dan Papp

Athletics Director ............................ Scott Whitlock

Athletics Phone ......................................................

Web Site ...................................www.ksuowls.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach .......................................... Colby Tilley

KSU Record/yrs. ................................... 267-169/16

Overall Record/yrs. ....................................719-289

Assistant Coach ................................... James Black

Assistant Coach ...................Dee Dee Merriweather

Assistant Coach ...............................Brooke Wilhoit


Program History

First Season of Basketball .......................................

All-Time Record ......................................................

NCAA Appearances (most recent) ...........................

Media Relations

WBB Contact ......................................Jason Hanes

Offi ce Phone .................................. (678) 797-2562

E-mail ............................. [email protected]

Fax ............................................... .(770) 423-6665

All-Time Series ................................ KSU leads, 6-4

Head Coach

Colby Tilley

Sophomore

Sametria Gideon

NORTH FLORIDAlady ospreys

Quick Facts

Location .......................................Jacksonville, Fla.

Founded ......................................................... 1965

Enrollment .................................................. 15,429

Nickname .......................................... Lady Ospreys

Colors ...................................... Navy Blue and Gray

Arena ........................................ UNF Arena (5,800)



President .......................................... John Delaney

Athletics Director ....................................Lee Moon

Athletics Phone ......................................................

Web Site .............................. www.unfospreys.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach ..................................Mary Tappmeyer

UNF Record/yrs. ......................................... 258-257/18

Overall Record/yrs. .............................. 353-342/25

Assistant Coach .................................. Nancy Miller

Assistant Coach ...............................Paula Williams

Assistant Coach ..................................Keunta Miles


Program History


All-Time Record ............................................246-237

NCAA Appearances (most recent) ...........................2 (2004)

Media Relations

WBB Contact ....................................... April Goode

Offi ce Phone .................................. (904) 620-4026

E-mail ........................................ [email protected]

Fax ................................................ (904) 620-2821

All-Time Series ................................ UNF leads, 6-5

Sat., Jan. 22Macon, Ga.

7:00 p.m.

Fri., Feb. 18Jacksonville, Fla.

4 p.m.

Head Coach

Mary Tappmeyer

Junior

Brittany Kirkland

Mon., Jan. 24Macon, Ga.7:00 p.m.

Fri., Feb. 18Jacksonville, Fla.

1:00 p.m.

JACKSONVILLEdolphins

Quick Facts

Location .......................................Jacksonville, Fla.

Founded ......................................................... 1934

Enrollment .................................................... 3,436

Nickname ................................................. Dolphins

Colors .............................................Green and Gold

Arena .........................Swisher Gymnasium (1,500)



President ................................Dr. Kerry Romesburg

Athletics Director ............................Alan Verlander

Web Site ...............................www.judolphins.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach .............................................. Jill Dunn

JU Record/yrs. ........................................... 89-90/6

Overall Record/yrs. ................................ 112-123/8

Associate Head Coach ........................... Dee Pennix

Assistant Coach ...............................Ginny Boggess

Assistant Coach ............................ DeUnna Hendrix


Program History


All-Time Record .........................................115-174

NCAA Appearances (most recent) .......................7 (2009)

Media Relations

WBB Contact ................................... Brian DeLettre

Offi ce Phone .................................. (904) 256-7402

E-mail ............................................ [email protected]

Fax ................................................ (904) 256-7761

All-Time Series ..................................... Tied, 11-11

Head Coach

Jill Dunn

Senior

GiGi Thomas

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2011 A-SUN CHAMPIONSHIPSQuarterfi nals:

Wed., March 2

& Thurs., March 3

Semifi nals

Fri., March 4

Finals:

Sat., March 5

MARCH 2-5, 2011 * MACON, GA. * UNIVERSITY CENTER

Hosted by Mercer University

Web Resources for the

2011 A-Sun Basketball Championships:

Mercer University:

www.mercer.edu

Mercer Athletics:

www.MercerBears.com

Ticket Information:

www.mercerbears.com/tickets

Mercer Athletics Visitors Guide:

www.MercerBears.com/visitors_2011.pdf

A-Sun Championships Page:

www.atlanticsun.org/mbasketball/championship

Macon Convention & Visitor’s Bureau:

www.maconga.org

City of Macon:

www.cityofmacon.net

The 27th edition of the A-Sun Basketball Championships will take place on March 2-5, 2011 at the beautiful University Center on the campus of Mercer University. Make your plans now to come to Macon, Ga. to be a part of the culmination of the season for both the women’s and men’s teams in the A-Sun...with the right to represent the Conference in their respective NCAA tourna-ments on the line! For more information, call (478) 301-2994.


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SOPHOMORE GUARDKENDRA GRANT

INSIDE:-SINGLE SEASON RECORDS-CAREER RECORDS-FACILITIES AT MERCER-ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT STAFF-ALL-TIME RECORDS

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All-TIME COACHES

COACH BRENDA NICHOLS COACH BILLY HOLMES

COACH PEGGY COLLINS

WINS1. Peggy Collins 1332. Ed Nixon 1153. Billy Holmes 764. Jane Fontaine 575. Lea Henry 556. Brenda Welch-Nichols 517. Janell Jones 358. Sharon Baldwin 169. Sybil Blalock 5

WINNING PERCENTAGE1. Peggy Collins .8012. Jane Fontaine .6333. Sharon Baldwin .5524. Lea Henry .5005. Brenda Welch-Nichols .4516. Ed Nixon .4097. Billy Holmes .3928. Janell Jones .3808. Sybil Blalock .167

SEASONS1. Ed Nixon 102. Peggy Collins 7Billy Holmes 74. Lea Henry 4Brenda Welch-Nichols 46. Jane Fontaine 37. Janell Jones 38. Sharon Baldwin 1Sybil Blalock 1

GAMES1. Ed Nixon 2812. Billy Holmes 1943. Peggy Collins 1664. Brenda Welch-Nichols 1135. Lea Henry 1106. Jane Fontaine 907. Janell Jones 918. Sybil Blalock 309. Sharon Baldwin 29

Year Overall Conf. Coach1970-71 3-5 N/A Peggy Collins1971-72 21-1 7-1 Peggy Collins1972-73 19-4 N/A Peggy Collins1973-74 24-2 N/A Peggy Collins1974-75 23-6 N/A Peggy Collins1975-76 24-6 N/A Peggy Collins1976-77 19-9 N/A Peggy Collins1977-78 6-17 N/A Jane Fontaine1978-79 22-10 3-3 Jane Fontaine1979-80 29-6 13-1 Jane Fontaine1980-81 15-12 5-7 Ed Nixon1981-82 16-13 2-2 Ed Nixon1982-83 15-12 N/A Ed Nixon1983-84 14-17 N/A Ed Nixon1984-85 24-7 N/A Ed Nixon1985-86 7-21 3-7 Ed Nixon1986-87 3-24 1-9 Ed Nixon

Year Overall Conf. Coach1987-88 4-22 2-10 Ed Nixon1988-89 13-15 7-5 Ed Nixon1989-90 5-23 2-10 Ed Nixon1990-91 18-9 10-2 Lea Henry1991-92 20-8 10-2 Lea Henry1992-93 11-18 4-8 Lea Henry1993-94 6-20 1-11 Lea Henry1994-95 6-20 2-14 Billy Holmes1995-96 16-11 9-7 Billy Holmes1996-97 16-14 8-8 Billy Holmes1997-98 9-18 7-9 Billy Holmes1998-99 9-18 5-11 Billy Holmes1999-00 14-14 9-9 Billy Holmes2000-01 6-23 2-16 Billy Holmes2001-02 16-13 12-8 Sharon Baldwin2002-03 12-16 10-6 Brenda Nichols2003-04 13-15 11-9 Brenda Nichols

Year Overall Conf. Coach2004-05 12-16 10-10 Brenda Nichols2005-06 14-15 10-10 Brenda Nichols2006-07 5-25 4-14 Sybil Blalock2007-08 4-26 1-15 Janell Jones2008-09 17-14 12-8 Janell Jones2009-10 14-16 11-9 Janell Jones

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-Amer-ica Athletic Conference in July 1991, which changed its name to the Atlan-tic Sun Conference in July 2001.


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MERCER LEGENDS 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-timeleader in points, fi eld goals and fi eld goal percentage. She is sec-ond 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 champion-ships 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 fi eld goal percentage of .633, 11.6 rebounds per game and 77 three-point fi eld 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 the

only Bear to have herjersey 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 fi eld goals made (925), and fi rst in fi eld 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 success-ful 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 Tour-nament, and into theRegion 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-game win streak before the loss to Texas. That season also marked the beginning of another Mer-cer legend, Emma Mumphrey. She fi nished her career as the third member of the 2,000-point club with 2,098. Mumphrey is second in fi eld goal percentage, fi nishing 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 power-

ful combination, but they were not the fi rst “Dynamic Duo” to 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 fi fth respectively on the scoring list, and were the fi rst players to record 1,000 points in their career. Under head coach Peggy Col-lins, the Bears went87-13, 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 sur-passed 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 mem-ber of the WNIT All-America 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 fi nished 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 aver-aged 5.8 points and 2.0 rebounds, helping the American squad bring home a silver medal.

Andrea Congreaves is the only player to be named Atlantic Andrea Congreaves is the only player to be named Atlantic Sun Player of the Year three times. She also earned a spot Sun Player of the Year three times. She also earned a spot on all-conference team each of her four years at Mercer.on all-conference team each of her four years at Mercer.

Myrel Huskey was Mercer’s fi rst player to score 1,000 ca-Myrel Huskey was Mercer’s fi rst player to score 1,000 ca-reer points and currently ranks fourth with 1,867 points.reer points and currently ranks fourth with 1,867 points.

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CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION Mercer women’s basketball began play in 1970 and it didn’t take long for the program to fi nd success. In just its second year of existence, the Bears fi nished with a 21-1 record in 1971-72 and claimed the regular-season and tournament titles in the Southern Women’s Athletic Conference. The Bears went on a run of six-straight winning seasons under their fi rst 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 Fon-taine. 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 exclu-sive 2,000-point club. Charlotte Nicholson was fi nishing up her brilliant career with1,256 points, 11th in the Mercer record books. Kathy Singletary, eighth on Mercer’s all-time scoring list, was in her fi rst 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 IIITournament. The Bears kept right on rolling during the 1979-80 season, set-ting 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 fi nish her career with 2,098 points, third on Mercer’s all-time list. That Mercer team came out of the blocks on fi re, ripping off seven wins in a row. The Bears had a one game stumble at Mississippi Col-lege, 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 fi nished her ca-reer 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 Quarterfi nals put the Bears into the Final Four in Springfi eld, Mass. Central Missouri squared off against the Bears 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 fi lled up the stat sheets with 2,796 points, 1,107 fi eld goals made including 153 3-pointers, 429 free throws made and 1,141 rebounds. She was supported by Stephany Raines during the two champi-onship seasons; Raines is by no surprise, the all-time leader in assists with 851. Mercer opened its 1990-91 season against perennial powerhouse

Old Dominion, on the road, under the guidance of fi rst 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 fi nished 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 fi rst 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 fi rst 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 fi nished 10-2. The Bears fi n-ished 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.

The 1985 team that reached the Division II Final Four gave Mercer is fi rst appearance in a national tournament since the

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RECORD BOOK1,000 POINT SCORERS

Points Scored - Career1. 2,796 Andrea Congreaves 1989-932. 2,284 Vivian Humphrey 1977-813. 2,098 Emma Mumphrey 1979-834. 1,867 Myrel Huskey 1971-755. 1,856 Sybil Blalock 1971-756. 1,746 Cindy Brogdon 1975-777. 1,402 Lashon Brown 1992-968. 1,389 Kathy Singletary 1978-819. 1,373 Caroline Nicholson 1983-8710. 1,287 Christen Edwards 1995-9911. 1,256 Charlotte Nicholson 1975-7912. 1,208 LaToya Jackson 2007-1013. 1,146 Stephany Raines 1988-9214. 1,135 Christy Cogley 1993-9715. 1,120 Dawn Jackson 1985-8916. 1,088 Anita Meadows 1981-8517. 1,060 Carrie Harper 1995-9918. 1,049 Tracy Henry 1998-0219. 1,016 Sarah Russell 2003-0820. 1,002 April Dyer 1999-0321. 1,000 Laura Shamp 1981-85

Points Scored - Single-Season1. 925 Andrea Congreaves 1991-922. 902 Cindy Brogdon 1975-763. 844 Cindy Brogdon 1976-774. 805 Andrea Congreaves 1992-935. 667 Vivian Humphrey 1980-816. 662 Andrea Congreaves 1990-917. 631 Vivian Humphrey 1978-778. 613 Kathy Singletary 1979-80

9. 594 Kerstin Skagius 1988-8910. 593 Myrel Huskey 1974-75

Points Scored - Single Game51 - Cindy Brogdon, vs. Pittsburgh, 12/17/197651 - Andrea Congreaves, vs. FAMU 1/11/199251 - Andrea Congreaves, vs. FAMU, 2/6/1992

Scoring Average - Career1. 30.1 Cindy Brogdon 1975-772. 25.9 Andrea Congreaves 1989-933. 19.7 Vivian Humphrey 1977-814. 18.9 Sybil Blalock 1971-754. 18.9 Myrel Huskey 1971-756. 18.2 Emma Mumphrey 1979-837. 15.4 Kathy Singletary 1978-818. 14.1 Courtney Ford 2008-109. 13.3 Christen Edwards 1995-9910. 13.3 Caroline Nicholson 1983-87

Scoring Average - Season1. *33.0 Andrea Congreaves 1991-922. *31.0 Andrea Congreaves 1992-933. 30.1 Cindy Brogdon 1976-773. 30.1 Cindy Brogdon 1975-765. 24.7 Vivian Humphrey 1980-816. 24.5 Andrea Congreaves 1990-917. 22.0 Dawn Jackson 1987-888. 21.9 Sybil Blalock 1972-739. 21.8 Emma Mumphrey 1982-8310. 21.2 Kerstin Skagius 1988-89* National Scoring Leader

Points Scored - Team Single Season3,139 (35 games), 1979-80

Points Per Game - Team Average89.5 (35 games), 1979-80

FIELD GOALSField Goals Made - Career1. 1,107 Andrea Congreaves 1989-932. 925 Vivian Humphrey 1977-813. 859 Emma Mumphrey 1979-834. 809 Myrel Huskey 1971-755. 806 Sybil Blalock 1971-756. 683 Cindy Brogdon 1975-777. 606 Kathy Singletary 1978-818. 542 Lashon Brown 1992-969. 520 Caroline Nicholson 1983-8710. 485 Charlotte Nicholson 1975-79

Field Goals Attempted - Career1. 2,125 Vivian Humphrey, 1977-812. 1,910 Andrea Congreaves, 1989-933. 1,780 Myrel Huskey, 1971-754. 1,524 Emma Mumphrey, 1979-835. 1,510 Sybil Blalock, 1971-756. 1,394 Cindy Brogdon, 1975-77

7. 1,373 Lashon Brown, 1992-968. 1,196 Charlotte Nicholson, 1975-799. 1,127 Kathy Singletary, 1978-8110. 1,119 Christen Edwards, 1995-99

Field Goal Percentage - Career1. .580 Andrea Congreaves, 1989-932. .564 Emma Mumphrey, 1979-833. .538 Kathy Singletary, 1978-814. .534 Sybil Blalock, 1971-755. .514 Laura Shamp, 1981-856. .496 Caroline Nicholson, 1983-877. .490 Cindy Brogdon, 1975-778. .469 Christy Cogley, 1993-979. .463 April Dyer, 1999-0310. .459 Tina Kendrick, 1982-86

Field Goals Made - Season1. 353 Andrea Congreaves 1991-922. 348 Cindy Brogdon 1975-763. 335 Cindy Brogdon 1976-774. 302 Andrea Congreaves 1992-935. 281 Andrea Congreaves 1990-916. 272 Myrel Huskey, 1974-757. 271 Vivian Humphrey, 1980-818. 270 Kathy Singletary, 1979-809. 267 Vivian Humphrey, 1978-7910. 257 Sybil Blalock, 1974-75

Field Goals Attempted - Season1. 704 Cindy Brogdon, 1975-762. 690 Cindy Brogdon, 1976-773. 661 Myrel Huskey, 1974-754. 627 Vivian Humphrey, 1978-795. 606 Andrea Congreaves, 1991-926. 598 Vivian Humphrey, 1980-817. 552 Sybil Blalock, 1974-758. 550 Andrea Congreaves, 1992-939. 521 Vivian Humphrey, 1980-8110. 504 Dawn Jackson, 1987-88

Field Goal Percentage - Season1. .670 Dee Hazel, 1976-772. .633 Andrea Congreaves, 1990-913. .625 Emma Mumphrey, 1979-804. .618 Sybil Blalock, 1972-735. .583 Andrea Congreaves, 1991-926. .573 Sybil Blalock, 1973-747. .563 Kerstin Skagius, 1988-898. .558 Kathy Singletary, 1979-809. .552 Andrea Congreaves, 1989-9010. .550 Emma Mumphrey, 1980-81

Field Goals Made - Team Single Season1,309 (35 games), 1979-80

Field Goals Made - Single Game22, Myrel Huskey, Jan. 11, 1975

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ALL-TIME RECORDSTHREE-POINT SHOTS

Three-Point Field Goals Made - Career1. 216 LaToya Jackson 2007-102. 159 Jessica Miller 2001-053. 158 Christen Edwards 1995-994. 153 Andrea Congreaves 1989-935. 118 Karen Hickman 2002-066. 116 Jenny Sessor 1996-007. 104 Jo Shaw 1999-038. 102 Sheryl Layman 1991-959. 87 Carrie Harper 1995-9910. 79 Chrissy Hargis 1988-90

Three-Point Field Goals Attempted - Career1. 621 LaToya Jackson 2007-102. 471 Jessica Miller 2001-053. 452 Christen Edwards 1995-994. 418 Andrea Congreaves 1989-935. 349 Jo Shaw 1999-036. 347 Jenny Sessor 1996-007. 332 Sheryl Layman 1991-958. 328 Karen Hickman 2002-069. 278 Carrie Harper 1995-9910. 248 Chrissy Hargis 1988-90

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage - Career1. .417 Christie Agee 1991-922. .393 Jaana Sintonen 1990-913. .385 Gloria Richardson 1989-914. .366 Andrea Congreaves 1989-935. .360 Karen Hickman 2002-066. .350 Christen Edwards 1995-99 .350 LaToya Jackson 2007-108. .337 Jessica Miller 2001-059. .334 Jenny Sessor 1996-0010. .319 Chrissy Hargis 1988-90

Three-Point Field Goals Made - Season1. 77 Andrea Congreaves, 1991-922. 72 Jessica Miller, 2004-053. 69 LaToya Jackson 2009-104. 59 Chrissy Hargis, 1988-895. 58 Christie Agee, 1991-926. 56 Jessica Miller, 2003-047. 55 Jaana Sintonen, 1990-918. 54 Christen Edwards, 1996-979. 54 Karen Hickman, 2004-0510. 51 Andrea Congreaves, 1992-93

Three-Point Field Goals Attempted - Season1. 220 LaToya Jackson 2009-102. 201 Jessica Miller, 2004-053. 194 LaToya Jackson 2008-094. 185 Andrea Congreaves, 1991-925. 169 Jessica Miller, 2003-046. 159 Chrissy Hargis, 1988-897. 158 Andrea Congreaves, 1992-938. 153 Courtney Hall, 2005-069. 152 Christen Edwards, 1996-9710. 146 Karen Hickman, 2004-05

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage - Season1. .417 Christie Agee 1991-922. .416 Andrea Congreaves 1991-923. .415 Gloria Richardson 1990-914. .400 Jo Shaw 2002-035. .393 Jaana Sintonen 1990-916. .381 Sheryl Layman 1993-947. .377 LaToya Jackson 2007-088. .372 Jenny Sessor 1998-999. .371 Chrissy Hargis 1988-8910. .370 Karen Hickman 2004-05

FREE THROWS

Free Throws Made - Career1. 434 Vivian Humphrey 1977-812. 429 Andrea Congreaves 1989-933. 380 Cindy Brogdon 1975-774. 380 Emma Mumphrey, 1979-835. 333 Caroline Nicholson, 1983-876. 315 Lashon Brown, 1992-967 280 LaToya Jackson 2007-108. 286 Charlotte Nicholson, 1975-799. 273 Christy Cogley, 1993-9710. 267 Stephany Raines, 1988-92

Free Throws Attempted - Career1. 581 Emma Mumphrey 1979-832. 572 Vivian Humphrey 1977-813. 570 Andrea Congreaves 1989-934. 511 Caroline Nicholson 1983-875. 463 Cindy Brogdon 1975-776. 460 Lashon Brown 1992-967. 447 Linda Callahan 1971-75

8. 417 Myrel Huskey 1971-759. 416 Charlotte Nicholson 1975-7910. 415 Stephany Raines 1988-92

Free Throw Percentage - Career1. .821 Cindy Brogdon, 1975-772. .820 LaToya Jackson 2007-103. .770 Christen Edwards 1995-994. .759 Vivian Humphrey 1977-815. .753 Andrea Congreaves 1989-936. .732 Jenny Sessor 1996-007. .689 Anita Meadows 1981-858. .688 Charlotte Nicholson 1975-799. .685 Lashon Brown 1992-9610. .682 Sybil Blalock 1971-75

Free Throws Made - Season1. 206 Cindy Brogdon 1975-762. 174 Cindy Brogdon 1976-773. 150 Andrea Congreaves 1992-934. 143 Caroline Nicholson 1985-865. 142 Andrea Congreaves 1991-926. 130 Kerstin Skagius 1988-896. 130 Emma Mumphrey 1982-838. 125 Vivian Humphrey 1980-819. 111 Lashon Brown 1993-9410. 109 Laura Shamp 1981-8210. 109 Vivian Humphrey 1979-80

Free Throws Attempted - Season1. 247 Cindy Brogdon 1975-762. 216 Cindy Brogdon 1976-773. 205 Caroline Nicholson 1985-864. 198 Andrea Congreaves 1991-925. 194 Kerstin Skagius 1988-896. 188 Laura Shamp 1984-857. 186 Emma Mumphrey 1982-838. 180 Andrea Congreaves 1992-939. 172 Linda Callahan 1973-7410. 170 Vivian Humphrey 1980-81

Free Throw Percentage - Season1. .902 Amanda Parker 2002-032. .848 LaToya Jackson 2008-093. .834 Cindy Brogdon 1975-764. .833 Andrea Congreaves 1992-935. .820 LaToya Jackson 2007-086. .813 Vivian Humphrey 1979-807. .806 Cindy Brogdon 1976-778 .792 Lacy Ramon 2009-109. .788 Christen Edwards 1997-98 .788 Christen Edwards 1998-9910. .780 LaToya Jackson 2009-10

Free Throws Made - Single Season206, Cindy Brogdon, 1975-76

Free Throws Made - Single Game16, Laura Sharp, vs. Georgia College, 12/1/198416, Andrea Congreaves, vs. Charlotte, 1/2/1993

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ALL-TIME RECORDSFree Throws Made - Team Single Season514 (35 games), 1979-80

Free Throws Made - Team Single Game38, vs. Florida Atlantic, Mar. 8, 2001

REBOUNDINGRebounds - Career1. 1,355 Emma Mumphrey 1979-832. 1,228 Linda Callahan 1971-753. 1,141 Andrea Congreaves 1989-934. 1,068 Charlotte Nicholson 1975-795. 899 Kathy Singletary 1978-816. 779 Tracy Henry 1998-027. 736 Kate Bosma 1993-978. 705 Vivian Humphrey 1977-819. 686 Laura Shamp 1981-8510. 609 Christy Cogley 1993-97

Rebounds - Season1. 413 Emma Mumphrey, 1979-802. 391 Charlotte Nicholson, 1975-763. 359 Laura Shamp, 1984-854. 348 Linda Callahan, 1974-755. 347 Kathy Singletary, 1978-796. 339 Linda Callahan, 1973-747. 338 Kathy Singletary, 1979-807. 338 Sandra Andrews, 1984-859. 330 Linda Callahan, 1971-729. 330 Emma Mumphrey, 1982-83

Rebounds - Single Game31, Linda Callahan, vs. Georgia Southern, 2/19/1975

Rebounds Per Game - Career1. 12.9 Linda Callahan 1971-752. 11.8 Emma Mumphrey 1979-833. 10.6 Andrea Congreaves 1989-934. 10.4 Cindy Brogdon 1975-775. 10.0 Kathy Singletary 1978-816. 9.5 Charlotte Nicholson 1975-797. 7.2 Kate Bosma 1993-978. 7.1 Tracy Henry 1998-029. 7.1 Sandra Andrews 1982-8510. 6.9 Courtney Ford 2008-10

Rebounds Per Game - Season1. 15.0 Linda Callahan 1971-722. 13.6 Linda Callahan 1973-743. 13.4 Linda Callahan 1974-754. 13.0 Charlotte Nicholson 1975-765. 12.7 Emma Mumphrey 1982-836. 11.8 Emma Mumphrey 1979-806. 11.8 Emma Mumphrey 1980-818. 11.6 Laura Shamp 1984-858. 11.6 Andrea Congreaves 1991-9210. 11.1 Kerstin Skagius 1988-89

Rebounds - Team Single Season1,631 (35 games), 1979-80

BLOCKED SHOTS

Blocked Shots - Career1. 184 Tanya Kessenich 2002-062. 83 Andrea Congreaves 1989-933. 68 Christy Cogley 1993-974. 55 Zsaquez Flucker 2004-065. 49 Carmen Robinson 1996-006. 47 Jessica Miller 2001-047. 45 Kate Bosma 1993-978. 44 Kerstin Skagius 1988-899. 39 Jo Jo Carter 2000-0410. 38 Tracy Henry 1998-02

Blocked Shots - Single Season1. 66 Tanya Kessenich 2004-052. 44 Kerstin Skagius 1988-893. 42 Jessica Miller 2004-054. 41 Tanya Kessenich 2002-035. 40 Jessica Miller 2003-046. 39 Tanya Kessenich 2003-047. 38 Tanya Kessenich 2003-048. 36 Andrea Congreaves 1989-909. 30 Kathy Singletary 1980-81 30 Lacy Ramon 1009-10

ASSISTSAssists - Career1. 851 Stephany Raines 1988-922. 614 Rhonda Griffi n 1985-893. 542 Sally Skeldon 2003-074. 422 Caroline Nicholson 1983-875. 311 Tiff any Howard 1996-006. 310 Edna Massey 1978-827. 307 Lashon Brown 1992-968. 280 Vivian Humphrey 1977-819. 277 LaToya Jackson 2007-1010. 259 Jo Jo Carter 2000-04

Assists - Single Season1. 366 Rhonda Griffi n 1986-872. 250 Stephany Raines 1988-893. 223 Stephany Raines 1991-924. 212 Stephany Raines 1990-915. 203 Caroline Nicholson 1985-866. 179 Sally Skeldon 2005-067. 168 Stephany Raines 1989-908. 139 Rhonda Griffi n 1987-889. 138 Edna Massey 1980-8110. 129 Caroline Nicholson 1984-85

Assists - Single Game18, Stephany Raines, Jan. 18, 1989

Assists - Team Single Season598 (35 games), 1979-80

STEALSSteals - Career1. 252 Stephany Raines 1988-922. 230 Tracy Henry 1998-023. 218 Sally Skeldon 2003-074. 217 Christy Cogley 1993-975. 206 Andrea Congreaves 1989-936. 168 Jo Jo Carter 2000-047. 161 Tiff any Howard 1996-008. 159 Rhonda Owens 2003-079. 154 Jessica Miller 2001-0510. 150 Courtney Ford 2008-10

Steals - Single Season1. 98 Courtney Ford 2009-102. 83 Jessica Miller 2004-053. 81 Christy Cogley 1996-974. 78 Rhonda Owens 2006-075. 74 Tracy Henry 1999-006. 71 Tracy Henry 2000-017. 71 Sally Skeldon 2005-068. 71 Sally Skeldon 2006-079. 69 Stephany Raines 1989-9010. 67 Lee Lee Cannon 2002-03

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RECORD BOOKPLAYER OF THE YEAR

Name SeasonAndrea Congreaves 1992-93Andrea Congreaves 1991-92Andrea Congreaves 1990-91

NEWCOMER OF THE YEARName SeasonJaana Sintonen 1990-91

COACH OF THE YEARName SeasonSharon Baldwin 2002-03Lea Henry 1991-92Lea Henry 1990-91Ed Nixon 1988-89

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCEName SeasonCourtney Ford 2009-10Tracy Henry 2001-02Christen Edwards 1998-99Lashon Brown 1993-94Andrea Congreaves 1992-93Andrea Congreaves 1991-92Andrea Congreaves 1990-91Jaana Sintonen 1990-91Kerstin Skagius 1988-89Caroline Nicholson 1986-87Caroline Nicholson 1985-86

SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCEName SeasonLaToya Jackson 2009-10LaToya Jackson 2008-09Dominique Chism 2008-09Sarah Russell 2005-06Jessica Miller 2003-04Christy Cogley 1996-97Lashon Brown 1994-95Stephany Raines 1991-92Andrea Congreaves 1989-90Dawn Jackson 1987-88

THIRD TEAM ALL-CONFERENCEName SeasonTracy Henry 1999-00Carrie Harper 1997-98

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMName SeasonSarah Russell 2003-04

ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMName YearAmber Chatmon 2009-10Kendra Grant 2009-10Samoana Ingram 2009-10Kara Powell 2009-10Lacy Ramon 2009-10Holly Bawden 2008-09Dominique Chism 2008-09Courtney Ford 2008-09LaToya Jackson 2008-09

Nicole Leonard 2008-09Megan Lewis 2008-09Neicey Lewis 2008-09Lindsey Lowrie 2008-09Eryka Menzies 2008-09Karalyn Powell 2008-09Erin Keller 2007-08Nicole Leonard 2007-08Sarah Russell 2007-08Chereese Bedingfi eld 2006-07Megan delaRosa 2006-07Erin Keller 2006-07Nicole Leonard 2006-07Megan Lewis 2006-07TaShera Lewis 2006-07LeShonda Lillard 2006-07Chereese Bedingfi eld 2005-06Rosanna Davis 2005-06Megan delaRosa 2005-06Zsaquez Flucker 2005-06Courtney Hall 2005-06Karen Hickman 2005-06Erin Keller 2005-06Tanya Kessenich 2005-06Megan Lewis 2005-06Chelsea Seabron 2005-06Zsaquez Flucker 2004-05Karen Hickman 2004-05Erin Keller 2004-05Tanya Kessenich 2004-05Karen Hickman 2003-04Tanya Kessenich 2003-04Jessica Miller 2003-04Tanya Kessenich 2002-03Tracy Henry 2001-02Courtney Johnston 2001-02Leah Nelson 2001-02Jo Shaw 2001-02Megan Fannon 2000-01Leah Nelson 2000-01Margaret Leigh Cullen 1999-00Lauri Gahafer 1999-00Tiff any Howard 1999-00Leah Nelson 1999-00Allison Carwile 1998-99Margaret Leigh Cullen 1998-99Carrie Harper 1998-99Alicia Mangrum 1998-99Allison Carwile 1997-98Alicia Mangrum 1997-98Jenny Sessor 1997-98Kate Bosma 1996-97Allison Carwile 1996-97Christy Cogley 1996-97Christen Edwards 1996-97Carrie Harper 1996-97Karina Lasik 1996-97Alicia Mangrum 1996-97Jenny Sessor 1996-97Kate Bosma 1995-96Allison Carwile 1995-96Christy Cogley 1995-96Michelle Davis 1995-96Nichole Dixon 1995-96April Gresham 1995-96Alicia Mangrum 1995-96LeAnna Wilder 1995-96Kate Bosma 1994-95Christy Cogley 1994-95April Gresham 1994-95Lendy Johnson 1994-95Kate Bosma 1993-94Christy Cogley 1993-94April Gresham 1993-94Lendy Johnson 1993-94Stacey Laing 1993-94Hayden Whitehurst 1993-94Tonya Whiddon 1991-92


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ALL-TIME ROSTER- 00 -

Kathy Singletary 1979-81Lorena Webb 1995-97Toni Singleton 1997-98Meghan Mills 2002-03Nichole Ayana 2003-04

- 2 -Pat Redmond 1971-72Briana Williams 2010-present

- 3 -Laura Shamp 1981-85Jeanie Smith 1986-88Kerstin Skagius 1988-89Andrea Congreaves* 1989-93

- 4 -Susan Johnson 1972-73Dawn Baxley 1973-74Cathy Roland 1976-77

- 5 -Caroline Nicholson 1983-87Nichole Dixon 1995-97Claire Tucker 2007-08Natasha Doh 2007-09Sharmesia Smith 2009-present

- 10 -Pat Redmond 1970-71Beth Secord 1971-72Sybil Blalock 1972-75Jeanie Smith 1985-86Hayden Whitehurst 1993-94Mia Washington 1998-99Susan Peacock 2000-01Amanda Parker 2001-04TaShera Lewis 2005-09Amber Coleman 2009-2010Ariel Barnes 2010-present

- 11 -Elaine Jordan 1970-71Valencia Bowling 1979-80Lenora Freeman 1980-81Susan Bargo 1982-83, 1984-87Chrissy Hargis 1988-90Elizabeth Welsh 1990-92Paula Webb 1992-93April Gresham 1993-96Toni Singleton 1996-97Margaret Leigh Cullen 1998-00Jwanda Roberson 2000-02Karen Hickman 2002-06Cristin Seymour 2007-09Kara Powell 2009-2010Rebecca Clanton 2010-present

- 12 -B.J. Owens 1970-71Elaine Jordan 1971-72

Debra Johnson 1972-74Dawn Baxley 1974-75Sharon McSwain 1976-78Phylis Cubit 1979-80Sandra Andrews 1981-85Kellie Gray 1988-89Kristi Dixon 1989-91Mercedes Wright 1991-93Stacey Laing 1993-94Mercedes Wright 1994-95Christen Edwards 1995-99Britt Stewart 1999-00Jessica Miller 2001-02Chereese Bedingfi eld 2005-07Neicey Lewis 2008-2010

- 13 -Merita Favors 1970-71Sunnie O’Neal 1979-80Anita Meadows 1981-85Tara Graham 1988-89Cheryl D. Jones 1990-91Stacey Laing 1992-93LeAnna Wilder 1993-96Jenny Sessor 1996-00Jo Jo Carter 2000-04

- 14 -Elaine Williams 1971-72Lizabeth McDaris 1972-73Diane Beauchamp 1973-75Jan Seay 1975-77Vivian Humphrey 1977-81Jo Shaw 1999-03Tashina Johnson 2003-04Danielle Beasley 2004-05Courtney Hall 2005-06Porschea Jeff ries 2008-09Alex Phillips 2009-present

- 15 -Frederica Carter 1979-82Alison Davis 1982-83Ronda Barnhill 1983-85Ronda B. Walker 1985-87Christy Cogley 1993-97Erin Jalbert 1998-99Lauri Gahafer 1999-00Britt Stewart 2000-02Jessica Miller 2002-05Megan delaRosa 2005-07LaToya Jackson 2007-08Eryka Menzies 2008-

- 20 -Rosa Brown 1970-71Susan Johnson 1972-74Dawn Davis 1976-77Cathy Roland 1977-78Edna Massey 1978-79Bridgette Colson 1982-84Beverly Parkerson 1986-88

Joni Roberts 1988-90Lashon Brown 1992-96Tiff any Howard 1996-01Dana Zimmerman 2001-03Sally Skeldon 2003-07Dominique Chism 2007-09Lindsey Lowrie 2009-2010

- 21 -Kim Averill 1985-86Megan Lewis 2005-09Kendra Grant 2009-present

- 22 -Myrel Huskey 1971-75Rose Jones 1981-86Kali Bogdan 1986-90Wendy Gensheimer 1991-95Otisa Strickland 1995-96Nichole Dixon 1997-01Leah Nelson 2001-03Chinika Jones 2003-04Rhonda Owens 2004-07Shaquita Bell 2007-08LaToya Jackson 2008-2010Sharnea Boykin 2010-present

- 23 -Robbi Pippinger 1979-81Kate Bosma 1993-97Julianne Banks 1997-00Gemma Collins 2000-02Lee Lee Cannon 2002-03Erin Keller 2004-08Lorin Hammer 2008-2010Brittnee Hazel 2010-present

- 24 -Linda Callahan 1971-75Edna Massey 1979-82Sharee Aaron 1982-83Rhonda Griffi n 1985-89Jaana Sintonen 1990-91Christie Agee 1991-92Claire Swindle 2005-06Gabrielle Essex 2007-08

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RECORD BOOKKara Powell 2008-09Keema Blakney 2009-present

- 25 -Hilda Heard 1975-78Lynn Thompson 1978-79Michelle Davis 1995-96Nicole Reeder 1997-98Tracy Henry 1998-02Nyisha Taylor 2003-04Nicole Leonard 2005-09Samoana Ingram 2009-2010

- 30 -Elaine Williams 1970-71Sybil Blalock 1971-72Merita Favors 1972-73Liz Dye 1973-77Debbie Dees 1977-79Angie Hembree 1979-80Risa Turton 1980-81Karen Brown 1982-84Kourtney Carter 2007-pre sent

- 31 -Vickie Cox 1981-83Courtney Hall 2005-06Karen Dorris 2007-08Courtney Ford 2008-2010

- 32 -Marilyn Allgood 1971-72Ann Mauldin 1972-73Dee Hazel 1976-77Rhonda Sharp 1977-79Cathy Bell 1979-80Diane Graves 1981-84Cheryl Jones 1987-88Lesley Beverly 1988-89Cindy Causey 1989-90

- 33 -Nona Leathers 1981-83Kim Averill 1986-88Alicia Munroe 1988-89Tonya Whiddon 1989-93Chelsea Seabron 2005-07Shakeda Richie 2007-08Holly Bawden 2008-09Amber Chatmon 2009-present

- 34 -Merita Favors 1971-72, 1973-74Lynn Thompson 1977-78Cathy Bell 1978-79Jeanette Balsam 1983-85Lisa Philpot 1986-87Sheryl Layman 1991-95Carrie Harper 1995-99Mia Washington 1999-02Rhonda Owens 2003-04Rosanna Davis 2004-07

Lacy Ramon 2008-

- 35 -Linda Humphrys 1970-71Emma Mumphery 1979-83

- 40 -Jerita Rollins 1970-71Candy Head 1971-73Kathy Bonner 1973-74Kathleen McIntyre 1976-77Kathy Singletary 1978-79Lisa Foglio 1979-80Carol Smith 1980-83Lynda Archer 1983-84Cheryl Jones 1984-86Donna Braswell 1986-87, 1988-91Lea Simpson 1992-95Michelle Davis 1995-96

- 42 -Ann Mauldin 1972-73Dianne Owens 1973-74Brenda Heard 1977-78Angie Hembree 1978-79

- 43 -Stephany Raines 1988-92

- 44 -Candy Head 1970-71Cindy Brogdon 1975-77Frederica Carter 1978-79Regina Osborne 1981-83Dawn Jackson 1985-89Tammy Surgenor 1989-90Catrena Reid 1992-93LaTonya Sapp 1993-95Lorena Webb 1995-96Karina Lasik 1996-99April Dyer 1999-03Sarah Russell 2004-08Lindsey Lowrie 2008-

- 45 -Beth Secord 1970-71Andrea Fenning 1985-86Glorida Richardson 1988-91Kim Stewart 1992-94LeeAnn Creekmore 1994-95Alicia Mangrum 1995-99Nichole Butler 1999-02Tanya Kessenich 2002-06

- 50 -Rhonda Sharp 1974-76Cheryl Slater 1977-79

- 51 -Jami Gillis 1979-82Kim Fowler 1985-86Keri Fisher 1987-88

- 52 -Hilda Heard 1974-75Amber Tootle 1975-76Brenda Heard 1976-77Kelly Miles 1977-78Wanda Peacock 1978-79Anna Shaw 1979-80Glorida Stewart 1980-81Tina Kendrick 1982-86Chiquita Anderson 1986-91Lendy Johnson 1991-95Allison Carwile 1995-99Megan Fannon 2000-01Ramona Wright 2001-03Zsaquez Flucker 2004-07

- 53 -Kianga Williams 1993-95Carmen Robinson 1996-00Courtney Johnston 2001-02

- 54 -Sarah Beavers 1975-76Lulu Newberry 1976-77Wanda Peacock 1977-78Anna Shaw 1978-79

- 55 -Charlotte Nicholson 1975-79

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ALL-TIME ROSTER- A -

Sharee Aaron 1982-83Christie Agee 1991-92Marilyn Allgood 1971-72Chiquita Anderson 1986-91Sandra Andrews 1981-85Lynda Archer 1983-84Kim Averill 1985-88Nichole Ayana 2003-04

- B -Jeanette Balsam 1983-85Julianne Banks 1997-00Susan Bargo 1982-83, 1984-87Ariel Barnes 2010-presentRonda Barnhill 1983-85Holly Bawden 2008-09Dawn Baxley 1973-74Danielle Beasley 2004-05Diane Beauchamp 1973-75Sarah Beavers 1975-76Chereese Bedingfi eld 2005-07Cathy Bell 1978-80Shaquita Bell 2007-08Lesley Beverly 1988-89Keema Blakney 2009-presentSybil Blalock 1971-75Kali Bogdan 1986-90Kathy Bonner 1973-74Kate Bosma 1993-97Valencia Bowling 1979-80Sharnea Boykin 2010-presentDonna Braswell 1986-87, 1988-91Cindy Brogdon 1975-76Karen Brown 1982-84Lashon Brown 1992-96Rosa Brown 1970-71Nichole Butler 1999-02

- C -Linda Callahan 1971-74Lee Lee Cannon 2002-03Frederica Carter 1978-82Jo Jo Carter 2000-04Kourtney Carter 2007-presentAllison Carwile 1995-99Cindy Causey 1989-90Amber Chatmon 2009-present

Rebecca Clanton 2010-presentAmber Coleman 2009-2010Dominique Chism 2007-09Christy Cogley 1993-97Gemma Collins 2000-02Bridgette Colson 1982-84Andrea Congreaves 1989-93Vickie Cox 1981-83LeeAnn Creekmore 1994-95Phyllis Cubit 1979-80Margaret Leigh Cullen 1998-00

- D -Alison Davis 1982-83Dawn Davis 1976-77Michelle Davis 1995-96Rosanna Davis 2004-07Debbie Dees 1977-79Megan delaRosa 2005-07Kristi Dixon 1989-91Nichole Dixon 1995-99Natasha Doh 2007-09Liz Dye 1973-77April Dyer 1999-03

- E -Christen Edwards 1995-99Gabrielle Essex 2007-08

- F -Megan Fannon 2000-01Merita Favors 1970-74Andrea Fenning 1985-86Keri Fisher 1987-88Zsaquez Flucker 2004-07Lisa Foglio 1979-80Courtney Ford 2008-2010Kim Fowler 1985-86Lenora Freeman 1980-81

- G -Lauri Gahafer 1999-00Wendy Gensheimer 1991-95Jami Gillis 1979-82Tara Graham 1988-89Kendra Grant 2009-presentDiane Graves 1981-84April Gresham 1993-96

Rhonda Griffi n 1985-89

- H -Courtney Hall 2005-06Lorin Hammer 2008-presentChrissy Hargis 1988-90Carrie Harper 1995-99Brittee Hazel 2010-presentDee Hazel 1976-77Candy Head 1970-74Brenda Heard 1976-78Hilda Heard 1974-78Angie Hembree 1978-80Tracy Henry 1998-02Karen Hickman 2002-06Tiff any Howard 1996-00Vivian Humphrey 1977-81Linda Humphrys 1970-71Myrel Huskey 1971-75

-I-Samoana Ingram 2009-2010

- J -Dawn Jackson 1985-89LaToya Jackson 2007-2010Erin Jalbert 1997-99Porschea Jeff ries 2008-09Debra Johnson 1972-74Lendy Johnson 1991-95Susan Johnson 1972-74Tashina Johnson 2003-04Courtney Johnston 2001-02Cheryl Jones 1984-86, 1987-88

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RECORD BOOKCheryl D. Jones 1990-91Chinika Jones 2003-04Rose Jones 1981-86Elaine Jordan 1970-73

- K -Erin Keller 2004-08Tina Kendrick 1982-86Tanya Kessenich 2002-06

- L -Stacey Laing 1992-94Karina Lasik 1996-99Sheryl Layman 1991-95Nona Leathers 1981-83Nicole Leonard 2005-09Neicey Lewis 2008-presentMegan Lewis 2005-09TaShera Lewis 2005-09Lindsey Lowrie 2008-2010

- M -Alicia Mangrum 1995-99Edna Massey 1978-82Ann Mauldin 1972-73Lizabeth McDaris 1972-73Kathleen McIntyre 1976-77Sharon McSwain 1976-78Anita Meadows 1981-85Eryka Menzies 2008-2010Kelly Miles 1977-78Jessica Miller 2001-05Meghan Mills 2002-03Emma Mumphery 1979-83Alicia Munroe 1988-89

- N -Leah Nelson 1999-03Lulu Newberry 1976-77Caroline Nicholson 1983-87Charlotte Nicholson 1975-79

- O -Sunnie O’Neal 1979-80Regina Osborne 1981-83B.J. Owens 1970-71Dianne Owens 1973-74Rhonda Owens 2003-07

- P -Amanda Parker 2001-04Beverly Parkerson 1986-88Susan Peacock 2000-01Wanda Peacock 1977-79Alex Phillips 2009-presentLisa Philpot 1985-87Robbi Pippinger 1979-81Kara Powell 2008-2010

- R -Stephany Raines 1988-92Lacy Ramon 2008-2010Pat Redmond 1970-72Nicole Reeder 1997-98Catrena Reid 1992-93Glorida Richardson 1988-91Shakeda Richie 2007-08Jwanda Roberson 2000-02Joni Roberts 1988-90Carmen Robinson 1996-00Cathy Roland 1976-78Jerita Rollins 1970-71Sarah Russell 2004-08

- S -LaTonya Sapp 1993-95Chelsea Seabron 2005-07Jan Seay 1975-77Beth Secord 1970-72Jenny Sessor 1996-00Cristin Seymour 2007-09Laura Shamp 1981-85Rhonda Sharp 1974-76, 1977-79Anna Shaw 1978-80Jo Shaw 1999-03Lea Simpson 1992-95Kathy Singletary 1978-81Toni Singleton 1996-98Jaana Sintonen 1990-91Kerstin Skagius 1988-89Sally Skeldon 2003-07Cheryl Slater 1977-79Carol Smith 1980-83Jeanie Smith 1985-88Sharmesia Smith 2009-presentBritt Stewart 1999-02

Glorida Stewart 1980-81Kim Stewart 1992-94Otisa Strickland 1995-96Tammy Surgenor 1989-91Claire Swindle 2005-06

- T -Nyisha Taylor 2003-04Lynn Thompson 1977-79Amber Tootle 1975-76Risa Turton 1980-81

- W -Ronda B. Walker 1983-85, 1986-87Mia Washington 1998-02Lorena Webb 1995-97Paula Webb 1992-93Elizabeth Welsh 1990-92Tonya Whiddon 1989-93Hayden Whitehurst 1993-94LeAnna Wilder 1993-96Briana Williams 2010-presentElaine Williams 1970-72Kiana Williams 1993-95Mercedes Wright 1991-93, 1994-95Ramona Wright 2001-03

- Z -Dana Zimmerman 2001-03

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UNIVERSITY CENTER RECORDSFirst 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

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 MARKSDate Opponent ............................Attendance12/11/09 Georgia Southern ........................... 1,4281/30/10 Stetson ............................................ 1,3732/1/10 Florida Gulf Coast ...........................1,3641/16/10 Kennesaw State .............................. 1,2382/18/10 North Florida....................................1,1331/9/10 ETSU ................................................ 1,10002/16/08 Stetson .............................................. 98203/03/05 Troy ................................................... 94902/10/06 Stetson ...............................................91902/01/04 Troy State ...........................................88101/26/06 Kennesaw State ................................ 8672/8/10 USC Upstate...................................... 78001/29/05 Campbell ........................................... 75601/28/08 Lipscomb ............................................75301/15/05 Lipscomb ............................................ 722

RECORD AT THE UNIVERSITY CENTERThe Bears have a combined record of 41-35 record at the University Center, including an 35-27 record

against Atlantic Sun Conference opponents.

Mercer Individual RecordsMost points 29, Courtney Ford vs. USC Upstate, 02/8/10Field goals made 11, Jessica Miller, vs.Florida Atlantic, 02/28/04Field goals attempted 19, Courtney Ford vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 02/1/10Field goal percent. (8 made) .889 (8-9), Tanya Kessenich, vs. Kennesaw State, 01/26/063-point fi eld goals made 7, LaToya Jackson, vs. USC Upstate, 02/8/103-point fi eld goals attempted 12, LaToya Jackson, vs. Campbell, 02/09/08 12, LaToya Jackson, vs. Stetson (1/30/10)3-point FG percent. (4 made) 1.000 (4-4), Erin Keller, vs. ETSU, 01/28/06Free throws made 12, LaToya Jackson, vs. ETSU, 12/5/08 12, LaToya Jackson vs Lipscomb, 12/3/09Free throws attempted 14, Erin Keller, vs. New Orleans, 12/19/05 14, LaToya Jackson, vs. ETSU, 12/5/08Free throw percent. (7 made) (4x) 1.000 (12-12), LaToya Jackson vs Lipscomb, 12/3/09Most rebounds 17, Tanya Kessenich, vs. Georgia State, 01/03/05Most assists 4x, 10, Courtney Ford vs. Belmont, 12/5/09Most blocked shots 8, Jessica Miller, vs. Stetson, 02/14/04Most steals (2x) 6, Courtney Ford, 03/03/10

Mercer Team RecordsMost points 98, vs. Belmont 12/5/09Margin of victory 29, vs. Belmont, 12/5/09Field goals made 36, vs. Belmont, 12/5/09Field goals attempted 74, vs. Stetson, 02/14/04Field goal percentage (20 made) .590 (36-61), vs. Belmont, 12/5/093-point fi eld goals made 2x, 11, vs. USC Upstate, 2/8/10 3-point fi eld goals attempted 27, vs. Georgia Southern, 12/11/093-point FG percentage (6 made) .786 (11-14), vs. USC Upstate, 02/8/10Free throws made 36, vs. Florida Atlantic, 01/02/05Free throws attempted 46, vs. Florida Atlantic, 01/02/05Free throw percentage (10 made) .909 (10-11), vs. North Florida, 02/18/10Most rebounds 53, vs. New Orleans, 12/19/05Most assists 25, vs. Belmont, 12/5/09Most blocked shots 13, vs. Stetson, 02/14/04Most steals 3x, 15, vs. North Florida, 03/04/06

Opponent Individual RecordsMost points 25, Brittany Kirkland, UNF, 3/3/10Field goals made 3x, 10, TaRonda Wiles, ETSU, 12/5/08Field goals attempted 26, TaRonda, Wiles, ETSu, 12/5/08Field goal percent. (10 made) .769 (10-13), Ashley Williams, Jacksonville, 01/12/083-point fi eld goals made (2x) 6, Tee’Ara Copney, USC Upstate, 02/8/103-point fi eld goals attempted 2x,12, Kelsey Jacobson, FGCU,/01/15/093-point FG percent. (4 made) .833, (5-6),Tara Davis, ETSU, 01/9/10Free throws made 11, Alysha Clark, Belmont, 01/14/06Free throws attempted 17, Alysha Clark, Belmont, 01/14/06 Free throw percent. (6 made) 3x, 1.000 (6-6), Juliemay Syquio, UNF, 02/18/10Most rebounds 20, Siarre Evans, ETSU, 01/9/10Most assists 9, Kerri Fiehrer, Troy, 03/03/05Most blocked shots 2x, 5, Jessica Bobbitt, Belmont, 01/26/08Most steals 6, Shavonder Clarke, Kennesaw State, 01/26/06

Opponent Team RecordsMost points 87, USC Upstate, 2/8/10Margin of victory 31, Georgia Southern, 12/11/09Field goals made 32, USC Upstate, 2/8/10Field goals attempted 81, Stetson, 02/14/04Field goal percentage (20 made) .563 (27-48), Campbell, 02/16/063-point fi eld goals made 14, FGCU, 1/15/093-point fi eld goals attempted 30, FGCU, 1/15/093-point FG percentage (6 made) .545 (6-11), UCF, 02/12/05Free throws made 2x, 25, Belmont, 02/21/09Free throws attempted 2x, 34, FGCU, 1/15/09Free throw percentage (10 made) 100. (10-10), Lipscomb, 2/19/09Most rebounds 55, ETSU, 01/9/10Most assists 24, Cal Poly, 11/21/05Most blocked shots 9, Lipscomb, 01/12/06Most steals 19, Cal Poly, 11/21/05

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1970-71 (3-5)Head Coach: Peggy Collins Wesleyan H W 45-23 Middle Georgia H W 34-31 Berry H L 40-57J21 Wesleyan A W 60-44J29 Fort Valley State A L 33-53F11 Middle Georgia A L 26-47 Berry A L 36-67F18 Fort Valley State H L 31-56

1971-72 (21-1, 7-1 SWAC)SWAC Regular Season ChampionsSWAC Tournament ChampionsHead Coach: Peggy CollinsN18 Middle Georgia A W 48-38D2 Wesleyan A W 108-26D10 * HiwasseeP H W 47-39J6 WesleyanP H W 59-21J11 Georgia Baptist A W 44-16J13 Fort Valley State A W 46-38J15 Auburn A W 66-25J18 * West Georgia A W 45-42J21 * North Georgia A W 67-42J28 Georgia BaptistP H W 70-18J29 * BerryP H W 60-27F1 Georgia A W 54-27F2 Fort Valley StateP H W 51-50F4 * Berry A W 43-42F8 * West GeorgiaP H W 46-29F11 Middle GeorgiaP H W 52-29F12 GeorgiaP H W 62-18F18 * North GeorgiaP H W 56-30F19 AuburnC H W 57-27F26 * Hiwassee A L 46-57M3 ! North Georgia N W 65-34M4 ! Hiwassee N W 52-38* - Southern Women’s Athletic Conference game! - SWAC Tournament (Mount Berry, Ga.)

1972-73 (19-4)Region III Tournament ChampionsHead Coach: Peggy CollinsN14 North Georgia A W 69-41N30 Middle Georgia A L 42-48J8 LaGrange A W 87-31J12 DeKalb-Central A W 86-21J16 Tift A W 83-52J18 Fort Valley State A L 44-46J19 North Georgia H W 67-36J23 West Georgia A W 60-51J26 DeKalb-Central H W 65-30F2 Tift H W 91-35F3 Middle Georgia H W 62-43F9 LaGrange H W (for.) 2-0F13 West Georgia H W 71-53F16 Fort Valley State H W 68-52F23 Georgia Southern H W 74-36

F24 Auburn A W 63-28M2 ! North Georgia N W 65-38M3 ! West Georgia N L 48-58M9 # Florida State N W 70-42M9 # Miss. Univ. for Women N W 60-52M10 # West Georgia A W 59-52M22 $ Long Beach State N W 55-46M23 $ Southern Conn. St. N L 46-58! - Georgia AIAW State Tournament (Clarkston, Ga.)# - AIAW Region III Tournament (Carrollton, Ga.)$ - AIAW National Tournament (Flushing, N.Y.)

1973-74 (24-2)GAIAW Tournament ChampionsHead Coach: Peggy CollinsN10 Georgia Southern A W 62-47N15 North Georgia A W 73-62N30 Middle Georgia A W 71-59D7 Shorter A W 66-63J11 DeKalb-Central A W 71-37J12 Berry A W 57-50J15 West Georgia A W 67-55J18 Shorter H W 81-58J19 Berry H W 64-58J22 Georgia A W 82-44J25 West Georgia H W 64-44F1 Georgia H W 75-44F2 Middle Georgia H W 86-48F6 Georgia Southern H W 62-47F8 $ Florida State N W 72-49F9 $ Auburn N W 84-70F10 $ West Georgia A W 66-57F16 DeKalb-Central H W 57-26F22 Norh Georgia H W 56-54M1 ! Georgia N W 67-41M2 ! Fort Valley State N W 80-53M2 ! North Georgia N L 53-63M8 # Florida State N W 64-45M8 # Rollins A W 60-37M9 # Delta State N W 65-52M9 # Mississippi College N L 102-103$ - West Georgia Tournament (Carrollton, Ga.)! - GAIAW State Tournament (Clarkston, Ga.)# - AIAW Region III Tournament (Winter Park, Fla.)

1974-75 (23-6)Head Coach: Peggy CollinsN19 North Georgia A W 89-58N22 Georgia Southern A W 70-63N25 Valdosta State A W 69-56N30 Georgia College H W 97-54D7 Tennessee A W 84-83J4 Valdosta State H W 53-51J11 Winthrop N W 71-41

J11 Catawba N W 74-38J12 South Carolina N W 81-63J12 Anderson N L 56-66J16 North Georgia H W 77-43J17 Shorter A W 65-59J18 Berry A W 86-72J23 West Georgia A W 72-65J31 Talladega N W 86-48F1 Auburn A W 105-68F5 West Georgia H L 58-68F10 Berry H W 69-60F15 Shorter H W 84-52F19 Georgia Southern H W 86-53F21 ! Georgia N W 90-52F22 ! Fort Valley State N L 69-74F22 ! Georgia Southern A W 76-40M7 $ Mississippi College N W 74-72M8 $ West Georgia N L 44-51M8 $ Miss. Univ. for Women N W 68-62M13 # John F. Kennedy N W (ot) 60-59M14 # UCLA N L 50-62M15 # Belmont N L 74-83! - GAIAW State Tournament (Statesboro, Ga.)$ - Region III Tournament (Athens, Ala.)# - WNIT (Amarillo, Texas) 1975-76 (24-6)GAIAW Tournament ChampionsHead Coach: Peggy CollinsN14 $ Talladega N W 87-79N25 Auburn A W 86-73N29 Valdosta State H W 76-60D3 Georgia College H W 81-52D5 Austin Peay A W 79-61D6 Belmont A L 74-83D11 Albany State A W 94-74D19 ̂Belhaven N W 86-65D19 ̂Stephen F. Austin N W 72-69D20 ̂Tennessee Tech N L 67-87D20 ̂Mississippi College N L 59-90J10 Auburn H W 99-66J13 Georgia A W 78-69J13 Georgia Southern A W 89-54J19 Berry A L 84-93J23 West Georgia A W 81-73J26 Shorter A W 78-68J29 Georgia College A W 79-55F9 Georgia H L 61-72F12 Georgia Southern H W 64-62F14 West Georgia H W 98-66F17 Berry H W 87-69F19 Valdosta State A W 82-79F20 Shorter H W 84-66F26 ! Fort Valley State N W 92-85F27 ! Shorter N W 91-78F28 ! Valdosta State N W 77-74M12 # Mississippi N W(ot) 101-97


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M12 # Mississippi College N L 90-102M13 # Talladega N W 94-87$ - Atlanta, Ga. ̂- MUW Christmas Invitational (Columbus, Miss.)

! - GAIAW State Tournament (Statesboro, Ga.)# - AIAW Region III Tournament (Cleveland, Miss.)

1976-77 (19-9)Head Coach: Peggy CollinsN19 Albany State A W (ot) 93-79N22 Valdosta State A L 73-78D1 Florida StateC H W 96-53D3 Mississippi A L 53-91D4 Mississippi State A W 96-79D6 Delta State A L 66-101D17 $ Miss. Univ. for Women A L 58-93D17 $ Pittsburgh N L 100-108D18 $ Indiana N W 91-90D18 $ Eastern Kentucky N W 108-88J8 Albany StateC H W (ot) 89-87J12 Georgia StateC H W 82-61J15 Savannah State A W 82-65J22 Shorter A L 71-73J25 Georgia State A W 74-61J28 Georgia A W 95-85J31 Savannah StateC H L 78-82F1 Fort Valley State A W 93-84F5 Georgia SouthernC H W 72-58F7 Valdosta StateP H L 78-82F9 ShorterP H W 88-85F12 MississippiC H W 77-75F14 GeorgiaC H W 104-77F19 Fort Valley StateC H W 99-84F21 Georgia Southern A W 88-75F24 ! Georgia Southern A W 95-92F25 ! Savannah State N L 89-91F26 ! Albany State N W 78-61$ -MUW Christmas Tournament (Columbus, Miss.)! - GAIAW State Tournament (Statesboro, Ga.)

1977-78 (6-17)Head Coach: Jane FontaineN28 Valdosta StateC H L 70-73D3 Clemson A L 81-95D5 Albany State A L 77-78D10 ShorterC H L 61-78D15 South CarolinaC H L 64-74D20 $ Clemson N L 66-109D21 $ South Carolina N L 55-76J7 GeorgiaC H W 101-73J11 Albany StateC H L 72-83J14 Mississippi StateC H W 77-73J16 Georgia State A L 51-86J18 Memphis A L 65-88J20 Mississippi A L 58-88J26 Fort Valley State A L 84-98J28 Georgia Southern A L 68-76

F1 Berry A L 74-77 F4 Fort Valley StateC H W 89-81F6 Georgia A W 87-78F9 BerryP H W 85-78F13 Georgia Southern A W 88-86F16 Valdosta State A L 65-108F18 Georgia StateC H L 67-75F23 ! 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 ChampionsHead Coach: Jane FontaineN10 Tift A W 78-51N13 * Georgia A W 65-56N15 Georgia Southern A W 76-64N17 Florida State A W 83-73N21 Shorter A L 57-61N25 MontevalloC H W 102-50N28 Florida A W 80-66D2 ClemsonC H L 81-93D4 * Fort Valley StateC H W 81-73D8 MississippiP H W 97-92D9 USC UpstateP H W 81-54D14 Albany StateP H L 73-84J3 Valdosta State A W 80-79J6 MemphisC H L 73-85J11 * Georgia State A L 70-84J13 StetsonC H W 75-48J15 Georgia SouthernC H W 84-68J22 Elon A W 77-59J23 Wake Forest A W 86-47J25 UNC Greensboro A W 94-55F3 * Georgia StateC H L 60-70F6 * Fort Valley State A L 83-111F8 $ Shorter N L 67-76F9 $ Georgia Southern N W 78-73F14 * GeorgiaC H W 66-58F17 Valdosta StateC H L 75-78F22 ! Georgia Southern N W 77-76F23 ! Fort Valley State N W 88-86F24 ! Valdosta State N W 90-81M8 # Auburn A W 77-69M9 # Delta State N W 71-68M10 # 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 ChampionsGAIAW Tournament ChampionsRegion III Tournament ChampionsHead Coach: Jane FontaineN14 Montevallo A W 101-59N19 FloridaP H W 99-65

N26 ShorterP H W 105-83N28 USC Upstate A W 94-59D1 *Albany State A W 114-86D6 ! Troy N W 103-86D7 ! Southern Miss N W 93-76D8 ! Mississippi College A L 87-91D15 AuburnC H W 77-68D17 Stetson A W 84-63D20 $ Pittsburgh N W 90-78D21 $ North Carolina A L 79-100D22 $ East Carolina N W 81-66J5 * Georgia State A W 79-78J7 * Georgia TechC H W 85-59J10 * Albany StateC H W 75-63J12 * Georgia A L (ot) 85-87J14 * Valdosta StateC H W 107-93J19 * Georgia SouthernP H W 79-64J22 Furman A W 122-54J23 Clemson A L 85-88J28 Mississippi A L 50-83J30 Florida StateC H W 100-86F2 West GeorgiaC H W 97-81F4 * Georgia Southern A W 83-68F7 * Valdosta State A W 104-90F11 * Georgia Tech A W 87-73F13 * GeorgiaC H W 113-74F16 * Georgia StateC H W 82-55F22 # Valdosta State N W 86-68F23 # Georgia Southern A W 89-75M6 ̂Florida State N W 84-75M7 ̂South Alabama N W 80-59M8 ̂Georgia Southern N W 75-57M12 & 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 NixonN29 FurmanC H W 133-42D3 TroyP H W 101-89D8 * Georgia SouthernP H W 93-83D11 Carson-Newman A W 100-73D13 ETSU A L 82-90D15 * Georgia State A W 95-71D18 ! South Alabama N W 75-70D19 ! Clemson N W 86-83D20 ! Central Missouri N W 92-81J5 * GeorgiaC H L 69-75J15 South Carolina A W (for.) 54-82J17 * Georgia StateC H L 83-84J19 * Georgia Southern A L 73-83J21 Auburn A L 70-82J24 * Albany State A W 96-83J26 Florida State A W 80-76

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J28 * Valdosta StateC H W 78-76J31 StetsonC H W 93-75F4 * Georgia Tech A W 75-70F6 $ Old Dominion A L 65-76F7 $ N.C. State N L 89-90F11 * Georgia A L 91-124F13 * Valdosta State A L 89-96F16 * Albany StateC H L 70-74F19 * Georgia TechC H L 77-79F21 ClemsonC H W 79-78F26 # Georgia Southern N L 77-88* - GAIAW game! - MUW Invitational (Columbus, Miss.)$ - Optimist Classic (Norfolk, Va.)# - GAIAW Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.)

1981-82 (16-13, 2-2 GAIAW)Head Coach: Ed NixonGAIAW Regular Season ChampionsN30 South AlabamaC H W 63-49D2 Albany StateC H W 80-56D5 Stetson A W 80-48D8 Mississippi A L 57-64D10 Miss. Univ. for Women A W 74-69D12 Georgia A L 70-76D14 * Georgia State A L 63-71D16 Tennessee Tech A L 77-84D19 FloridaP H W 87-85D29 # West Virginia N L 60-61D30 # North Carolina N L (ot2) 92-94D31 # Miami (Fla.) A L 67-68J5 South CarolinaC H L 50-56J8 $ South Alabama N W 72-49J9 $ Mississippi A L 50-61J12 Valdosta State A W 59-57J18 AuburnC H L 47-67J21 Louisiana-Monroe A W 73-71J23 Northwestern State A W (ot) 79-77J25 * Georgia StateP H W 69-42J28 * Georgia Southern A L 57-60J30 Miss. Univ. for Women H W 73-42F3 Georgia Tech A W 69-47F6 Florida A L 62-75F10 * Georgia SouthernC H W 69-64F12 Albany State A W 75-68F17 ETSUC H W 47-39F20 Valdosta StateC H W 68-67M10 ! Miss. Valley State N L 68-70* - GAIAW game# - Hurricane New Year’s Classic (Coral Gables, Fla.)$ - Dial Classic (Oxford, Miss.)! - AIAW Region III Tournament (Tallahassee, Fla.)

1982-83 (15-12)Head Coach: Ed Nixon Fort Valley State A W 81-72N24 ETSU A L 58-68N29 Auburn A L 68-86

D1 Florida A&MC H W 93-78D3 $ Mississippi College N L (ot) 95-104D4 $ Alcorn State N W 96-65D7 Georgia State A W 103-85D10 # Mississippi College N W 97-90D11 # Southern Miss A L 90-101D13 Tennessee TechP H W 92-90D15 Carson-NewmanC H W 101-84D19 South Alabama A L 73-82J8 Northwestern StateC H W 76-75J11 GeorgiaC H L 66-80J15 Georgia SouthernC H W 71-69J19 Valdosta State A L 68-94J21 ̂South Carolina A L 70-92J22 ̂East Carolina N L 67-71J26 MississippiC H L 64-66F1 Albany State A W 71-65F3 Valdosta StateC H W 79-73F9 Georgia Southern A L 73-74F12 Georgia TechP H W 71-67F17 Fort Valley StateC H W 70-62F19 Albany StateC H W 92-72F21 Georgia StateC H W 72-64F26 Georgia A L (ot) 66-78$ - Dial Classic (Oxford, Miss.)# - Lady Eagle Classic (Hattiesburg, Miss.) ̂- Carolina/Nike Classic (Columbia, S.C.)

1983-84 (14-17)Head Coach: Ed NixonN30 Chattanooga H L 59-63D2 District of Columbia H L 60-66D3 Louisiana-Monroe H L 82-94D5 Louisiana State A L 57-88D6 # Tulane N W 79-67D7 # South Alabama A L 78-84D10 Mississippi A L 39-70D12 UAB A W 71-67D14 Auburn H L 46-58D16 Vanderbilt A L 60-63D17 Tennessee Tech A L 54-64D19 Stetson A W 74-47J2 $ Eastern Kentucky N L 41-50J3 $ Kansas N L 66-72J4 $ Florida International N L 68-71J5 $ St. Francis (Ill.) N W 58-38J9 Charlotte H W 79-59J13 % Temple N W 78-73J14 % Florida State A L 57-66J18 Stetson H W 72-48J26 Georgia Southern H W 65-52J28 Georgia State H W 73-67J30 Georgia A L 57-78F3 ̂Berry N W 52-46F4 ̂Chattanooga A L 50-61F9 UAB H W 96-72F15 Georgia State A W 65-61F18 Cleveland State H W 69-62

F20 ETSU H W 78-68F25 South Alabama H L 51-54M1 Georgia Southern A L 66-69# - Lady Jaguar Invitational (Mobile, Ala.)$ - Masonic Classic (Coral Gables, Fla.)% - Duval Classic (Tallahassee, Fla.) ̂- UTC Tournament (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

1984-85 (24-7)Division II Final FourHead Coach: Ed NixonN26 Stetson A W 85-61N28 UCF A L 83-97D1 Georgia CollegeC H W 95-68D3 Shorter A W 113-81D5 ETSU A W 84-69D7 $ Vanderbilt N L 76-97D8 $ UNC Asheville N W 114-96D11 Auburn A L 57-86D14 Winthrop A W 103-90D15 Charlotte A L 59-77J3 ArizonaP H W 81-55J4 Fort Valley State A W 90-62J9 Jacksonville State A W 102-61J14 GeorgiaP H L 78-94J18 % UCF N W 96-64J19 % UAB A L 93-94J23 Albany State A W 74-64J25 Florida SouthernP H W 98-76J30 UABC H W 93-74F1 ̂Valdosta State N W 86-79F2 ̂Berry N W 78-68F6 Jacksonville StateP H W 88-58F7 Fort Valley StateC H W 85-65F9 Clark Atlanta A W 80-71F11 ChattanoogaP H W 113-84F21 Albany StateC H W 82-63F23 Clark AtlantaC H W 95-93F25 Stetson A W 104-75M12 ! North Alabama A W (ot) 90-86M17 $ Quinnipiac A W 86-76M21 # Central Missouri N L 79-82$ - Rotary Classic (Jefferson City, Tenn.)% - UAB Diet Coke Classic (Birmingham, Ala.) ̂- UTC/The Leader Classic (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

! - NCAA South Region Championship (Florence, Ala.)$ - NCAA Quarterfi nals (Hamden, Conn.)# - NCAA Division II Final Four (Springfi eld, Mass.)

1985-86 (7-21, 3-7 NSWAC)Head Coach: Ed NixonN23 Georgia CollegeC H L 83-103N29 # North Carolina N L 61-121N30 # Virginia N L 52-93D5 Chattanooga A L 65-85D11 Auburn A L 50-101D13 * Florida A&MP H W 75-71


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D17 Miami (Fla.) A L 57-71D19 Florida International A L 46-71J4 Alabama StateP H W 81-75J6 MarshallP H L 81-95J8 Bethune-Cookman A L 58-106J9 * Stetson A L 75-114J18 Illinois-ChicagoP H W 92-87J21 Chattanooga H L 76-78J27 * Georgia StateP H L 78-103J29 * Florida A&M A L 64-79F1 * Georgia Southern A L 93-97F6 * UCF A L 81-91F8 * Georgia State A L 71-82F11 Albany State A W 67-66F13 Georgia A L 54-105F15 * StetsonC H W 94-84F19 North GeorgiaP H W 75-74F20 * Georgia SouthernP H L 91-111F22 Virginia Tech A L 67-98F25 * UCFC H W 93-89F27 Alabama State A L 65-105M6 ! Georgia Southern N L 93-94* - New South Women’s Athletic Conference game# - Sunshine Classic (Orlando, Fla.)! - NSWAC Tournament (Tallahassee, Fla.)

1986-87 (3-24, 1-9 NSWAC)Head Coach: Ed NixonD3 Charleston Southern A L 71-78D10 Augusta State A W 79-70D11 Appalachian State A L 64-69D13 $ Marshall A L 70-104D14 $ Towson N L 54-78D19 Chattanooga A L 60-74J3 Augusta StateC H L 64-66J5 North Georgia A L 68-71J9 * Florida A&MP H L 76-81J10 Charleston SouthernC H W 109-83J17 * Georgia SouthernP H L 75-86J19 * Florida A&M A L 89-94J24 Florida International A L 74-99J26 * StetsonC H L 65-95J28 * Georgia State A L 91-111J31 ChattanoogaP H L 96-115F2 UAB A L 48-73F4 GeorgiaP H L 41-88F6 * UCFP H W 96-92F8 * Georgia StateT H L 78-95F13 * UCF A L 86-89F14 * Stetson A L 87-97F16 Virginia TechP H L 84-117F21 Albany StateC H L 60-99F23 AuburnP H L 29-103F25 * Georgia Southern A L 54-94M5 ! 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 NixonD1 UABC H L 59-90D5 Chattanooga A L 53-101D8 Charleston Southern A L 62-68D10 Augusta State A L 53-66D17 # South Florida A L 55-95D18 # Wake Forest N L 40-97D20 * Florida International A L 53-81D21 Miami (Fla.) A L 62-93J2 CampbellC H L 68-82J4 Appalachian StateP H L 65-88J7 * UCF A L 58-81J9 * Stetson A L 48-75J14 Charleston SouthernC H L 73-76J16 * Florida A&MC H L 51-93J20 * Florida InternationalP H L 62-82J23 Augusta StateP H W 62-54J25 Albany State A L 48-61J28 ConverseC H W 90-80J30 * Georgia StateC H L 72-88F4 * Georgia SouthernP H L 49-73F6 * Georgia State A W (ot) 98-94F13 * UCFC H W 74-72F15 * StetsonP H L 55-74F27 * Georgia Southern A L 50-90F29 * Florida A&M A L (for.) 0-2M3 ! 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 NixonN25 # Mississippi N L 56-97N26 # Princeton N L 71-78N29 Augusta State A W 70-66D1 Furman A L 74-76D6 Campbell A L 58-66D8 Charleston Southern A W 118-78D10 Albany State A W 62-60D16 * Florida International A L 63-72J7 * Stetson A W 91-88J9 * UCF A L 82-92J14 * Florida A&MC H W 93-92J16 * Georgia SouthernP H W 88-75J18 ChattanoogaP H L 104-105J21 * UCFP H W 85-70J23 * StetsonP H L 81-91J25 Georgia Tech A L 70-89J30 * Georgia StateP H W 69-44F2 Miami (Fla.)P H L 47-75F4 Converse A W 74-71F6 Augusta StateC H W 73-55F11 * Florida A&M A L 60-83F13 * Georgia Southern A W 73-63F15 Florida A L 68-70

F20 * Florida InternationalP H W 67-62F23 * Georgia State A L 77-83F27 South FloridaP H L 72-88 M2 ! UCF N W 86-75M3 ! 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 NixonN24 $ Dayton N L 66-75N25 $ Indiana State N L 63-78N28 Charleston SouthernP H W 98-69D1 # Northwestern State N L 76-102D2 # Louisiana-Lafayette N L 74-94D9 Austin Peay A L 67-85D11 Augusta State A L 50-59D13 Georgia TechC H L 52-87D21 Central MichiganP H L 64-71J2 CampbellP H W 63-53J6 * Georgia State A W 71-53J11 Augusta StateP H W 54-52J13 * Georgia Southern A L 64-89J15 * Florida A&M A L 65-72J20 * StetsonP H L 70-73J22 * UCFP H W 77-73J29 * Florida InternationalP H L 71-80J31 FloridaC H L 52-65F3 * UCF A L 71-82F5 * Stetson A L 68-90F7 Georgia Tech A L 66-83F10 * Florida A&MP H L 69-70F12 * Georgia SouthernP H L 55-92F15 Austin PeayC H L 54-56

1990-91 (18-9, 10-2 NSWAC)NSWAC Regular Season ChampionsHead Coach: Lea HenryN23 Old Dominion A W 74-71N26 Tennessee StateP H W (ot) 73-70D1 South AlabamaP H W 95-81 D4 Augusta State A W 65-64D8 Chattanooga A L 61-73D17 Campbell A L 65-66D20 $ Furman A W 67-60D21 $ Campbell N W 66-63J3 Kansas StateP H L 57-60J5 * Georgia StateC H W 80-46J10 * Florida A&MP H L 70-73J12 * Georgia SouthernP H W 83-76J19 * Stetson A W 102-64J22 Augusta StateP H W 83-64J24 * Florida International A L 57-69J26 * Miami (Fla.) A W (ot) 86-83J28 Florida A L 61-72J31 * StetsonP H W 77-68F2 South Alabama A L 87-99

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F7 * Georgia Southern A W 89-86F9 * Florida A&M A W 93-87F14 * Miami (Fla.)P H W 80-71F16 * Florida InternationalP H W 71-59F19 Georgia Tech A L 61-85F23 ETSU A W 100-69M2 * Georgia State A W 64-52M7 ! 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-ChampionsHead Coach: Lea HenryN23 Tennessee State A L 56-63N27 South Florida A L 64-73N29 # Marist N W 79-64N30 # UCF A W 82-64D6 Georgia A L 69-99D14 College of Charleston A L 53-70D31 MarshallP H W 71-56J3 $ ETSU N W 92-65J4 $ Coastal Carolina A W 81-52J6 CampbellP H W 60-51J9 * Georgia Southern A W 78-73J11 * Florida A&M A W 78-66J16 * StetsonC H W 76-50J17 Coppin StateP H W 73-53J20 * Southeastern Louisiana A L 71-82J25 * Florida InternationalP H W (ot) 76-72J27 * Georgia State A W 65-55F1 * Southeastern LouisianaP H W 68-66F3 Florida AtlanticP H W 92-55F6 * Florida A&MP H W 88-59F8 * Georgia SouthernP H W 93-71F15 * Stetson A W 83-58F17 College of CharlestonP H W 80-59F20 * Florida International A L 50-71F22 Florida Atlantic A L 85-86F29 * Georgia StateC H W 83-64M5 ! Florida A&M N W 76-60M6 ! 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.)

1992-93 (11-18, 4-8 TAAC)Head Coach: Lea HenryD4 # Boston Univ. N W 71-53D5 # Georgia Tech A L 59-82D12 Coastal CarolinaC H W 68-46D19 $ Oklahoma N L 60-69D20 $ Southern N L 64-72D30 Tennessee StateP H L 73-84J2 ̂Charlotte N L 57-75J3 ̂Alabama State N W 77-60

J7 * Georgia StateC H L 53-56J9 * College of CharlestonC H W 67-65J14 * Southeastern Louisiana A L 61-69J16 * UCF A W 61-60J19 Georgia Southern A L 51-93J21 AlabamaP H L 69-91J23 Florida AtlanticP H W 73-56J28 * Florida InternationalC H L 64-86J30 * StetsonC H W 75-68F1 GeorgiaP H L 57-65F4 * Georgia State A L 52-78F6 * College of Charleston A L 51-69F11 * Southeastern LouisianaC H L 41-59F13 * UCFC H W (ot) 68-66F15 South FloridaC H W (ot) 73-72F18 Tennessee State A L 66-70F25 * Florida International A L 53-73F27 * Stetson A L 80-85M4 ! Southeastern Louisiana N W 67-65M5 ! Georgia State N W 64-60M6 ! 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.)

1993-94 (6-20, 1-11 TAAC)Head Coach: Lea HenryD4 Florida A&M A W 71-60D11 # Alabama State N L 58-77D12 # Tennessee Tech A L 53-72D15 South Florida A L 76-86J4 Columbus StateP H W 91-74J8 Troy A L 74-76J10 Georgia A L 51-103J13 * Stetson A L 62-75J15 * UCF A L 54-60J18 Alabama A L 46-101J22 * College of Charleston A W 65-62J27 * Southeastern LouisianaP H L 77-90J29 * Georgia StateP H L 65-75F3 Florida Atlantic A W 53-51F5 * Florida International A L 52-90F10 * UCFC H L 80-84F12 * StetsonC H L 65-68F14 Georgia TechP H L 57-62F16 TroyP H W 79-54F19 * College of CharlestonP H L 56-72F24 * Georgia State A L 62-74F26 * Southeastern Louisiana A L 70-79M3 * Florida InternationalP H L 58-90M5 Florida AtlanticP H W 75-67M7 Georgia SouthernP H L 52-66M10 ! 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 HolmesN25 # Maine A L 59-71N26 # Army N L 72-76N30 Florida A&MP H L 60-63D3 Alabama StateC H W 75-55D10 Georgia SouthwesternP H W 63-58D15 * College of CharlestonP H L 50-51D17 * CampbellP H L 64-78D30 $ Eastern Kentucky N L 49-52D31 $ American N W 60-47J7 * Georgia State A L 50-53J14 * Southeastern Louisiana A L 54-71J19 * StetsonP H L 67-72J21 * UCFP H L 60-71J26 * Florida International A L 50-77J28 * Florida Atlantic A L 45-50F2 * Florida InternationalP H L 47-67F4 * Florida AtlanticP H W 66-47F7 Georgia Southern A L 67-75F9 * UCF A L 56-64F11 * Stetson A L 42-59F16 * Southeastern LouisianaP H L 50-68F18 LynnP H W 77-64F22 Georgia Tech A L 49-82F26 * Georgia StateC H L (ot) 66-67M2 * College of Charleston A W 46-29M4 * Campbell A L 50-65* - TAAC game# - Maine Tournament (Oreno, Maine)$ - UAB Blazer Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)

1995-96 (16-11, 9-7 TAAC)Head Coach: Billy HolmesN24 # Louisiana-Lafayette N W 75-56N25 # McNeese State A L 59-64N28 Alabama State A W 67-57D2 Western CarolinaC H W 57-52D15 $ Liberty N W 58-51D16 $ South Alabama A L 62-68D30 UNC Asheville A W 71-70J4 * Campbell A L 57-67J6 * College of Charleston A W 64-60J11 * Florida InternationalC H L 64-71J13 * Florida AtlanticC H W 49-47J15 LynnP H W 55-54J17 Georgia SouthernP H L 69-77J20 * Georgia State A W 51-45J25 * Jacksonville State A W 63-61J27 * Southeastern Louisiana A L 57-59F3 * StetsonC H L 45-56F8 * Florida Atlantic A L 49-69F10 * Georgia StateP H W 62-54F15 * Southeastern LouisianaP H W 74-64F17 * Jacksonville StateC H W 63-54F22 * Stetson A L 52-60F24 * UCF A L 54-74F27 Georgia TechP H W 64-61


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F29 * College of CharlestonP H W 72-63M2 * CampbellP H W (ot) 71-67M7 ! Florida Atlantic N L 62-63* - TAAC game# - McNeese State Tournament (Lake Charles, La.)$ - South Alabama Tournament (Mobile, Ala.)! - TAAC Tournament (Hammond, La.)

1996-97 (16-14, 8-8 TAAC)Head Coach: Billy HolmesN22 LynnP H W 82-64N23 Florida A&MC H W 61-42N25 Georgia Tech A L 79-98N29 # Davidson N L 50-70N30 # Sacramento State N W 68-60D2 Western Carolina A W 59-57D6 UNC AshevilleP H W 55-51D16 Georgia Southern A L 58-72D19 $ Oregon N L 52-74D20 $ Alaska-Anchorage A W 58-52D21 $ Weber State N L 50-58J2 * CampbellC H L 48-73J4 * College of CharlestonC H L 44-57J9 * Florida International A L 57-63J11 * Florida Atlantic A W 59-54J14 Winthrop A W 73-61J18 * Georgia StateP H W 78-67J23 * Jacksonville StateC H W 74-67J25 * Southeastern LouisianaC H W 55-51J29 WoffordP H W 64-56F1 * UCF A W 80-61F6 * Florida InternationalC H L 40-58F8 * Georgia State A L 49-56F13 * Southeastern Louisiana A L 52-60F15 * Jacksonville State A L 51-64F20 * StetsonP H W 55-49F22 * UCFP H W 61-45F27 * College of Charleston A L 45-50M1 * Campbell A W 67-56M6 ! Jacksonville State N L 52-64* - TAAC game# - Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational (Ft. Col-lins, Colo.)$ - Northern Lights Invitational (Anchorage, Alaska)! - TAAC Tournament (DeLand, Fla.)

1997-98 (9-18, 7-9 TAAC)Head Coach: Billy HolmesN18 Wofford A L 52-60N24 Georgia TechCP H L (ot) 65-70N28 # Northeastern Illinois N L 45-53N29 # Jacksonville State N L 57-76D5 $ Rice A L 29-65D6 $ VCU N L 32-64D9 Georgia SouthernCP H L 51-62D15 Brewton-ParkerP H W 77-45D18 WinthropP H W 70-57

D30 Florida A&M A L 56-66J3 * Georgia State A L 53-82J8 * Florida International A L 34-81J10 * Florida Atlantic A L 59-64J15 * Jacksonville StateP H L (ot) 70-80J17 * SamfordP H W 71-59J24 * Georgia StateCP H W 67-64J26 * Samford A W 64-61J31 * Troy A L 56-57F5 * College of CharlestonP H W 68-42F7 * CampbellP H L 59-71F9 * TroyP H L 61-63F14 * Stetson A L 66-83F16 * UCF A W 76-73F19 * Florida InternationalP H L 53-72F21 * Florida AtlanticP H W 72-66F28 * Jacksonville State A W 68-63M5 ! UCF N L 65-69 * - TAAC game# - Lady Eagle Classic (Hattiesburg, Miss.)$ - Rice Tournament (Houston, Texas)! - TAAC Tournament (Miami, Fla.)

1998-99 (9-18, 5-11 TAAC)Head Coach: Billy HolmesN15 McNeese StateP H W 78-64N20 Western Carolina A W 78-56N24 Georgia Tech A L 50-78N28 # Baylor N L 53-71N29 # Murray State N W 66-61D4 $ Wisconsin-Green Bay N L 48-68D5 $ Montana State N L 73-74D12 Louisiana State A L 42-71D19 ̂Morehead State N W 76-51D20 ̂UAB A L 54-74J2 * Jacksonville StateP H L 55-72J4 * SamfordCP H W 78-67J7 * Jacksonville State A L 55-68J9 * Troy A L 54-55J14 * Florida Atlantic A W 58-53J21 * Georgia State A L 58-64J23 * CampbellP H L 55-69J28 * UCF A L 49-70J30 * Stetson A W 60-47F4 * UCFP H L 49-60F6 * StetsonP H W 61-57F11 * Campbell A L 64-67F13 * Georgia StateCP H L 64-81F18 * Samford A L 52-58F20 * Florida AtlanticP H L 62-67F27 * TroyP H W 84-60M4 ! 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.)

1999-00 (14-14, 9-9 TAAC)Head Coach: Billy HolmesN19 Western CarolinaP H W 76-70N22 Brewton-ParkerP H W 68-50N23 Charleston SouthernP H W 58-52N26 # Auburn A L 41-82N27 # Alabama State N W 58-39N30 Florida StateP H L 62-74D1 Georgia Southern A W 74-67D4 * SamfordP H L 56-59D6 * Jacksonville StateCP H W 58-56D18 McNeese State A L 60-65D19 Louisiana State A L 46-77J6 * UCF A W 50-36J8 * Florida Atlantic A L 63-70J18 * Troy A W 61-56J20 * StetsonP H L 48-50J22 * JacksonvilleP H W 62-45J29 * Georgia State A L 53-62F3 * CampbellP H L 53-64F5 * Georgia StateP H L (ot) 53-56F10 * Jacksonville A L 53-57F12 * Stetson A W 57-53F19 * TroyCP H W 56-49F21 * Campbell A L 45-59F24 * Florida AtlanticP H W 59-56F26 * UCFP H W 49-33M2 * Jacksonville State A W 52-45M4 * Samford A L 58-72M9 ! Florida Atlantic N L 52-66* - TAAC game# - Auburn Thanksgiving Classic (Auburn, Ala.)! - TAAC Tournament (Pelham, Ala.)

2000-01 (6-23, 2-16 TAAC)Head Coach: Billy HolmesN17 Georgia SouthernP H L 55-74N20 Savannah StateP H W 69-41N28 Charleston Southern A L 41-58N29 Winthrop A L 56-64D2 * Georgia State A L 67-69D4 * Campbell A L 51-79D8 Auburn A L 35-79D10 Florida State A L 43-69D12 Louisiana State A L 47-75D19 Louisiana-LafayetteP H W 60-56D30 Morris BrownP H W 69-47J4 * Jacksonville StateP H L 56-67J6 * SamfordP H L 50-63J11 * Florida Atlantic A W 74-64J13 * UCF A L 53-54J20 * TroyP H L 45-53J25 * JacksonvilleP H L (ot) 64-67J27 * StetsonP H L (ot) 58-63F1 * Jacksonville A L 40-47F3 * Stetson A L 51-62F10 * Troy A L 74-82F15 * UCFP H L 55-61

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F17 * Florida AtlanticCP H W (ot) 94-88F22 * Samford A L 52-61F24 * Jacksonville State A L 60-62M1 * CampbellP H L 59-61M3 * Georgia StateP H L 50-55M8 ! Florida Atlantic N W 81-50M9 ! Georgia State N L 52-63* - TAAC game! - TAAC Tournament (Orlando, Fla.)

2001-02 (16-13, 12-8 A-Sun)Head Coach: Sharon BaldwinN21 Morris Brown A W 86-50N23 # Eastern Illinois N W 74-53N24 # Texas A&M-C.C. A L 53-70N28 WinthropP H W 67-49D1 * StetsonP H L (ot) 81-90D3 * JacksonvilleP H W 76-52D8 Auburn A L 59-97D18 Louisiana State A L 31-87D20 Louisiana-Lafayette A L (ot) 67-70J3 * Belmont A L 70-79J12 * UCF A L 65-69J14 * Florida Atlantic A W 73-70J19 * Georgia StateP H W 77-73J21 * CampbellP H L 58-69J24 * Jacksonville State A W 73-62J26 * Samford A W 68-54J30 * TroyP H W 64-59F2 * Jacksonville StateP H W 86-78F4 * SamfordP H W 73-63F9 * Campbell A L (ot) 68-75F11 * Georgia State A W 68-63F14 * Florida AtlanticC H L 84-90F16 * UCFC H L 56-73F18 * Troy A W 59-56F23 * BelmontP H W 78-71F28 * Jacksonville A W 64-59M2 * Stetson A L 64-66M7 ! Belmont N W 69-65M8 ! 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-NicholsN25 LipscombP H L 70-58N29 # Michigan State N L 62-81N30 # Tennessee State N L 65-69D5 Georgia Tech A L 50-96D10 Lipscomb A L 52-79D20 $ Southern Illinois N L 59-62D21 $ Long Beach State A L 68-77D28 Baylor A L 55-108J2 CaliforniaP H L 60-69J6 Savannah State A W 58-50J11 * Troy A L 69-76

J14 Morris BrownP H W 81-33J18 * Florida Atlantic A L 76-77J20 * UCF A L 59-78J23 * JacksonvilleP H W 70-54J25 * StetsonP H W 84-69J30 * Jacksonville StateP H W 65-43F1 * Georgia State A W 63-59F6 * Gardner-Webb A W 60-59F8 * Campbell A W 67-61F13 * SamfordP H W 85-57F15 * BelmontC H W 53-51F20 * Stetson A L 46-49F22 * Jacksonville A L 59-60F27 * UCFP H L 76-80M1 * Florida AtlanticP H W 71-68M8 * TroyP H W 76-68M13 ! Georgia State N L 50-63* - Atlantic Sun game# - Lady Tiger Classic (Memphis, Tenn.)$ - Long Beach State Tournament (Long Beach, Calif.)! - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Orlando, Fla.)

2003-04 (13-15, 11-9 A-Sun)Head Coach: Brenda Welch-NicholsN21 ̂Central Conn. St. N W 68-56N22 ̂Eastern Michigan A L 40-92N26 South Carolina A L 78-99D1 * Georgia State A L 56-63D3 Georgia SouthernP H L 56-59D19 Southern Miss A L 44-65D22 WinthropP H W 64-58D30 Winthrop A L 61-71J3 * Gardner WebbP H W 68-63J5 * CampbellP H W (ot) 60-57J8 * Florida Atlantic A W 66-62J10 * UCF A W 66-60J15 * BelmontP H L 59-72J17 * LipscombP H W 67-48J22 * Stetson A L 62-80J24 * Jacksonville A W 64-51F1 * TroyU H W 43-40F4 * Georgia StateU H L 41-59F9 * Troy A L 45-75F12 * JacksonvilleU H W 66-53F14 * StetsonU H L (ot3) 72-76F19 * Belmont A L 57-72F22 * Lipscomb A L 60-85F26 * UCFU H L 39-68F28 * Florida AtlanticU H W 81-73M4 * Campbell A W 58-57M6 * Gardner Webb A W 68-60M11 ! UCF N L 58-73* - Atlantic Sun game ̂- EMU Lady Eagle Classic (Ypsilanti, Mich.)

! - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Dothan, Ala.)

2004-05 (12-16, 10-10 A-Sun)Head Coach: Brenda Welch-NicholsN19 Memphis A L 40-54N23 Florida A&M H W 59-47N26 # Southern Methodist A L 99-77N27 # McNeese State N W 73-67D2 * Troy A L 50-64D15 Georgia Southern A L 50-73D29 $ Murray State N L 61-73D30 $ Eastern Illinois N L 59-73J3 * Georgia State H W 67-56J6 * Jacksonville A W 65-54J8 * Stetson A L (ot) 62-64J13 * Belmont H W (ot) 79-77J15 * Lipscomb H L 51-56J20 * UCF A L 45-60J22 * Florida Atlantic A L 55-59J27 * Gardner-Webb H W 62-41J29 * Campbell H W 63-4

2005-06 (14-15, 10-10 A-Sun)Head Coach: Brenda Welch-NicholsN18 Wake Forest A L 56-85N21 Cal Poly H L 66-74N25 $ Vermont N L 43-64N26 $ Pacifi c N W 55-52D3 * Campbell A L 47-54D5 * Gardner-Webb A L 49-74D15 Southern Miss A W 51-49D19 New Orleans H W (ot) 70-62D29 Florida A&M A L 54-66J2 * Florida Atlantic H W 70-60J5 * Stetson A W 53-44J12 * Lipscomb H W 50-46J14 * Belmont H W 64-62J19 * Jacksonville A W 66-59J21 * North Florida A L 61-66J26 * Kennesaw State H W 69-55J28 * ETSU H W 61-57F2 * Belmont A L 55-66F4 * Lipscomb A L 47-58F10 * Stetson H W 60-55F12 * Florida Atlantic A L 75-82F16 * Campbell H L 58-68F18 * Gardner-Webb H L 74-77F23 * ETSU A L 47-62F26 * Kennesaw State A L 65-75M2 * Jacksonville H W 76-64M4 * North Florida H W 49-41M9 ! ETSU N W (ot) 59-56M10 ! 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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2006-07 (5-25, 4-14 A-Sun)Head Coach: Sybil BlalockN10 Georgia Tech A L 48-87N16 Texas A&M A L 41-95N24 $ South Carolina A L 30-77N25 $ Bethune-Cookman N W 48-47N27 Savannah State A L 50-59N30 * ETSU H L 29-56D2 * Kennesaw State H L 70-74D9 Florida A&M H L 55-65D19 New Orleans A L 36-47D20 SE Louisiana A L 42-60D29 ̂Savannah State H L 44-65D30 ̂UNC Asheville H L 51-64J2 Mississippi State H L 37-50J6 * Stetson H L 50-57J11 * Lipscomb A L 50-79J13 * Belmont A L 38-61J18 * Gardner-Webb H L 28-49J20 * Campbell H L 41-67J25 * North Florida A L 40-57J27 * Jacksonville A L 47-58F4 * Stetson A W 66-56F8 * Belmont H W 69-65F10 * Lipscomb H W 58-49F15 * Campbell A L 53-58F17 * Gardner-Webb A L 46-58F22 * Jacksonville H L 57-64F24 * North Florida H L 42-43M2 * Kennesaw State A W 55-50M4 * ETSU A L 59-81M8 ! 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.)

2007-08 (5-25, 4-14 A-Sun)Head Coach: Janell JonesN9 South Carolina St. H W 58-55N11 Louisiana-Lafayette H W 72-61N13 Florida A&M A L 57-78N16 Southern Miss A L 48-82N18 Miss. State A L 51-89N24 Columbia A L 51-60N27 South Alabama H L 39-57N30 SE Louisiana H W 64-60D4 Troy A L 50-71D17 Georgia A L 45-102D21 UNC Asheville A L 60-66D28 Louisville A L 74-99D30 Xavier A L 54-79J5 *Kennesaw State A L 52-68J12 * Jacksonville H L 60-74J14 * UNF H L 52-53J19 * Stetson A L 70-74J21 * FGCU A L 45-84J26 * Belmont H L 36-54

J28 * Lipscomb H L 70-73F2 * USC Upstate A W 74-61F4 * ETSU A L 57-88F9 * Campbell H L 49-53F11 * Gardner-Webb H L 65-76F16 * Stetson A L 65-77F18 * FGCU H L 67-74F23 * UNF H L 55-63F25 * Jacksonville A L 66-84M1 * Kennesaw State A L 70-77M4 ! ETSU N L 66-83

2008-09 (17-14, 12-8 A-Sun)Head Coach: Janell JonesN14 Texas A&M A L 45-73N18 South Carolina State A W 78-54N21 Louisiana-Lafayette A W 71-62N24 South Alabama A L 82-96N29 High Point H W 79-69D3 *USC Upstate H W 79-75D5 *ETSU H W 77-61D14 Florida State A L 54-74D18 Florida Atlantic N W 74-68D19 East Carolina N L 57-61D29 Wichita State A L 59-71J3 *Campbell A L 50-56J8 *Jacksonville A L 78-60J10 *North Florida A W 70-44J15 *FGCU H L (ot)85-76J17 *Stetson H W 58-44J22 *Belmont A L 69-71J24 *Lipscomb H W 68-56J28 *Kennesaw State H W 66-56F2 *Campbell H W 67-49F5 *North Florida H W 65-61F7 *Jacksonville H L 61-54F9 *Kennesaw State A L 64-50F12 *Stetson A W 71-67F14 *FGCU A L 65-58F19 *Lipscomb H W 68-56F21 *Belmont H W 70-61F26 *USC Upstate A L 71-59F28 *ETSU A W 90-79M5 !Stetson N W 84-51M6 !ETSU N L 82-60 * - Atlantic Sun game! - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)

2009-10 (14-16, 11-9 A-Sun)Head Coach: Janell JonesN13 Oklahoma A L 66-108N20 Coll. of Charleston N L 71-97N21 Charleston Southern A W 87-77 N28 Furman A W 75-62D3 Lipscomb H W 69-59D5 Belmont H W 98-69D11 Georgia Southern H L 45-76

D19 Oklahoma State A L 68-100D21 Texas Tech A L 49-60D28 High Point A L 71-81D30 Winthrop A W 58-49J2 *Jacksonville A L 57-72J4 *UNF A W 54-48J7 *Campbell H W 64-52J9 *ETSU H L 60-81J14 *USC Upstate A W 57-53J16 *Kennesaw State H W 60-38J21 *Stetson A W 69-57J23 *FGCU A L 77-84J30 *Stetson H W 65-51F1 *FGCU H L 62-67F4 *Kennesaw State A L 51-52F8 *USC Upstate H L 78-87F11 *ETSU A L 71-83F13 *Campbell A L 60-66F18 *UNF H W 61-47F20 *Jacksonville H W 63-46F25 *Belmont A L 40-53F27 *Lipscomb A W 76-70M3 !UNF N L 40-55

* - Atlantic Sun game! - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Macon, Ga.)

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 Coli-seum or Centreplex.

Home Court AbbreviationsC - Macon ColiseumCP - Macon CentreplexP - Porter GymT - Tift College (Forsyth, Ga.)U - University Center

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Opponent W-LAlabama 0-2Alabama A&M First MeetingAlabama-Birmingham 3-4Alabama State 5-2Alaska-Anchorage 1-0Albany State 15-7Alcorn State 1-0American 1-0Anderson 0-1Appalachian State 0-2Arizona 1-0Army 0-1Auburn 9-10Augusta State 7-3Austin Peay 1-2Baylor 0-2Belhaven 0-1Belmont 8-12Berry 10-4Bethune-Cookman 1-1Boston University 1-0Brewton-Parker 2-0California 0-1Cal Poly 0-1Campbell 12-24Carson-Newman 2-0Catawba 1-0Central Connecticut State 1-0Central Florida 16-25Central Michigan 0-1Central Missouri 1-1Charleston Southern 5-4Charlotte 1-2Chattanooga 1-9Clark Atlanta 2-0Clemson 2-4Cleveland State 1-0Coastal Carolina 2-0College of Charleston 7-7Columbia 0-1Columbus State 1-0Converse 2-0Coppin State 1-0Davidson 0-1Dayton 0-1Delta State 2-1District of Columbia 0-1East Carolina 1-2ETSU 9-9Eastern Illinois 1-1Eastern Kentucky 1-2Eastern Michigan 0-1Elon 1-0Florida 3-4Florida A&M 10-16Florida Atlantic 20-14Florida Gulf Coast 0-6Florida International 3-22Florida Southern 1-0Florida State 8-4

Opponent W-LFort Valley State 14-6Furman 4-1Gardner-Webb 4-4Georgia 14-15Georgia Baptist 2-0Georgia College 4-1Georgia Southern 31-27Georgia Southwestern 1-0Georgia State 26-33Georgia Tech 6-13High Point 1-1Hiwassee 2-1Illinois-Chicago 1-0Indiana 1-0Indiana State 0-1Jacksonville 11-11Jacksonville State 11-8John F. Kennedy 1-0Kansas 0-1Kansas State 0-1Kennesaw State 4-6LaGrange 2-0Liberty 1-0Lipscomb 7-8Long Beach State 1-1Louisiana-Lafayette 4-2Louisiana-Monroe 1-1Louisiana State 0-5Louisville 0-1Lynn 3-0Maine 0-1Marist 1-0Marshall 1-2McNeese State 2-2Memphis 0-3Miami (Fla.) 2-5Michigan State 0-1Middle Georgia 6-2Mississippi 3-8Mississippi College 2-2Mississippi State 2-2Mississippi Univ. for Women 4-1Mississippi Valley State 0-1Montana State 0-1Montevallo 2-0Morehead State 1-0Morris Brown 3-0Murray State 1-1New Orleans 1-2North Alabama 1-0North Carolina 0-3North Carolina Asheville 3-2North Carolina Greensboro 1-0North Carolina State 0-1North Florida 5-6North Georgia 11-2Northeastern Illinois 0-1Northwestern State 2-1Oklahoma 0-2

Opponent W-LOklahoma State 0-1Old Dominion 1-1Oregon 0-1Pacifi c 1-0Pittsburgh 1-1Princeton 0-1Quinnipiac 1-0Rice 0-1Sacramento State 1-0Saint Francis (Illinois) 1-0Samford 6-5Savannah State 3-4Shorter 10-4South Alabama 5-7South Carolina 2-6South Carolina State 2-0South Carolina Upstate 5-2South Florida 1-4Southeastern Louisiana 5-11Southern 0-1Southern Connecticut State 0-1Southern Illinois 0-1Southern Methodist 0-1Southern Miss 2-3Stephen F. Austin 1-0Stetson 28-29Talladega 3-0Temple 1-0Tennessee 1-0Tennessee State 1-4Tennessee Tech 1-5Texas 0-1Texas A&M 0-2Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0-1Texas Tech 0-1Tift 3-0Towson 0-1Troy 11-10Tulane 1-0UCLA 0-1Valdosta State 15-8Vanderbilt 0-2Vermont 0-1Virginia 0-1Virginia Commonwealth 0-1Virginia Tech 0-2Wake Forest 1-2Weber State 0-1Wesleyan 4-0West Georgia 12-3West Virginia 0-1Western Carolina 4-0Wichita State 0-1Winthrop 7-2Wisconsin-Green Bay 0-1Wofford 1-1Xavier 0-1

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INSIDE:-THIS IS MERCER-THIS IS MACON-ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT STAFF-ATLANTIC SUN

What distinguishes a good university from a great universityextends far beyond the boundaries of its curriculum and its campus.The competence and character of an institution’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. Mercer’s outstanding faculty take students beyond the rigors of academic programs to explore the challengesof 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 promi-nent Georgia Baptist leader Jesse Mercer, Mercer University was founded in Penfi eld, Ga., in 1833 and later moved to Macon in 1871. From its humble beginnings as a small liberal arts college, Mercer now offers pro-grams in 11 schools and colleges. Conveniently located in the middle of the state, Macon serves as the educa-tional, medical, cultural and commercial hub of central Georgia. Located just one hour from Atlanta - one of

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the nation’s most 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 Princ-eton Review among the nation’s leading universities, Mercer considers one of its strengths to be its superior fac-ulty, who “teach from the heart.” At Mercer, students benefi t 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 Phar-macy 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 Col-lege 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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The benefi ts of campus living are numerous - the development of life-long friendships, a sense of community, enhanc-ing campus involvement and higher academic performance. For many new students, this is the fi rst 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 (fi rst-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 Mercer’s residence halls, safety comes fi rst and foremost. The exterior doors are locked at all times, and students use their identifi cation cards to gain ac-cess into their residence hall.

Even with its picturesque setting, the spirit of Mercer is not in the grandeur of its buildings, but in the gracious-ness of its people - a friendly, family-like community of faculty, staff and students who strive for excellence in all that they do.

The University off ers a wealth of fascinating experi-ences and activities both in and outside the classroom. From academic clubs and honor societies, to perform-ing arts and special interest groups, to 16 national fraternities and sororities on campus, students can choose from more than 80 on-campus organiza-tions to discover new talents and interests and to gain important leadership skills they will need for life after college.

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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-Women’s and Gender Studies

Graduate Degrees-Business Administration (MBA)-Community Counseling-Engineering-Education-Family Service-Family Therapy-Nursing-Public Health-Technical Communications

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Mercer University Quick Facts

Founded1833

PresidentWilliam D. Underwood

EnrollmentFall 20108072 Total

4531 Undergraduate 2005 Graduate

1536 Professional

Alumni65,000

Overall Operating Budget$181.3 Million

Number of Faculty & Staff1,350

Macon, Georgia is the host of the annual International Cherry Blossom Fes-tival, a 10-day 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 Music Hall of Fame is home to memorabilia and informa-tion on all the recording art-ists from Georgia, including R.E.M., the Black Crowes, James Brown, Otis Redding,

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 Su-

preme Court and later a U.S. Sena-tor, the law school has a rich and

distinguished history.

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ON...Travis Tritt and many more. The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, the state’s offi cial sports museum, fea-tures exhibits, interactive fun areas and information about professional and amateur Georgia athletes, such as Hank Aaron and Bobby Jones. 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 University’s theatre and music departments also hold many of their productions in this beautiful theatre. From fi ne 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.

GEORGIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME

Located in Macon, Georgia, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is the country’s largest state sports muse-um 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 ex-panded in 1963 to encompass prep, college, amateur and professional sports. In 1999, it moved into a per-manent new home in Macon.

-Credit, Georgia Sports HOF

Each spring Macon welcomes300,000 Yoshino cherry treesthe annual Cherry Blossom Fedays, festival-lovers are treatemost extravagant displays of sin the nation.

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The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, located in downtown Macon, Georgia, preserves and interprets the state’s rich musical heritage through programs of collection, exhibition, education and performance. The museum fosters an appreciation for Georgia music and stimulates economic growth through a variety of dynamic partnerships and initiatives statewide.

The University Center houses all 15 of Mercer’s NCAA Division I ath-letics offi ces, training rooms and team rooms. Opened in 2004, it is a state-of-the-art facility that can hold up 3,200 spectators for basketball and volleyball.

UNIVERSITY CENTERMercer broke ground on the centerpiece of the Macon campus in the fall of 2001. The

University Center has become one of the premier venues in the nation for college bas-ketball and volleyball. The $40 million facility has become the focal point for almost all

campus activities, providing students with an area for study, a food court, and a coff ee shop.

The “Street” is a tree-lined, sunlit indoor patio, providing students with an area to study, so-cialize, and dine on cuisine from the food court, including Chic Fil-A, Subway, Burger Studio, and Sushi Hot Bowls. Bear Rock Cafe is a coff ee shop and internet café for students to use either with high-speed connections throughout the fl oor area with the wireless internet connections, or with Bear Rock’s computers. Students can also relax and watch either of two fl at screen televisions, or relax outside on the Patio overlooking the Greek Village and campus.

Both students and athletes have state of the art fi tness facilities, with weight train-ing 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 swim-ming 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

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historic past with a glimpse of the future. Heritage Hall is home to memorabilia from Mercer’s historic

athleti c achievements as well as the

Athleti cs Hall of Fame.

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Mercer’s comprehensive therapeuti c setti ng provides medical coverage for all student-athletes. It is staff ed by

two full-ti me athleti c trainers and fi ve graduate assistants that are licensed and certi fi ed to practi ce.

all the latest free weight and weight machine technology. Athletes and trainers also have the use of a com-plete athletic training room, with the latest in injury treatment and prevention equipment.

The University Center is also home for Mercer University Athletics, with offi ces for all the athletics administra-tion and coaching staff . These offi ces allow potential student-athletes to see fi rst hand the facility that will be their home base for their career at Mercer.

The University 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 fl oor in the center of the arena in the University Center. The main court is surrounded by 3,200 seats for basketball and volleyball, but can be ex-panded for up to 4,080 with fl oor seating for concerts. Three skyboxes at mid-court provide a birds-eye view of the action on the fl oor.

The main entrance into the Arena at the University Center is Mercer’s Heritage Hall. This is a collection recogniz-ing some of Mercer’s most important alumni, faculty and staff . There are many diff erent displays, including the Mercer 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.

Each of Mercer’s team sports has a an up-to-date locker

room in the University Center. Att ached to each locker room

is a player lounge, complete with a big-screen TV, sound

system and comfortable seati ng.

Another state-of-the-art additi on to Mercer, the weight room is home to power lift ing stati ons, abundant free weights and state-of-the art cardio equipment.

Each of Mercer’s team sports has an up-to-date locker room in the University Center. The locker rooms have full showers, bathrooms and a personal locker for each player.

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The indoor pool at the University Center is a collegiate size lap pool that is uti lized for aqua-therapy for rehabilitati on of student-athletes.

WILLIAM D. UNDERWOODMercer during a period of dy-namic growth and development for the University. Since his ar-rival as Mercer’s 18th President in 2006, enrollment has increased by 18 percent to more than 8,200 students. Mercer has launched a second medical school campus (in Savannah), initiated a master’s-level physician assistant program and a doctoral-level program in physical therapy and added Ph.D. programs in Educational Leader-ship, Curriculum and Instruction, and Nursing.

Refl ecting an increased emphasis on research, Mercer in 2009-10 met the criteria established by the Carnegie Foun-dation for reclassifi cation 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 Na-tional Science Foundation, Mercer scientists have for the fi rst time been funded as eminent cancer scientists by the Georgia Cancer Coalition, while other Mercer scientists are now receiv-ing funding to support their research through the Georgia Research Alliance.

The University has intensifi ed its longstanding commitment to service-learning and community engagement under 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 revitaliza-tion of the College Hill Corridor between campus and down-town Macon. The groundbreaking Mercer On Mission pro-

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gram, launched in 2007, has been recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative as “an exemplary approach to addressing a specifi c 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 practic-

ing law for several years with a large law fi rm 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

DIRECTOR OFATHLETICS

JIM COLEJim 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 Aff airs, heading up the Mercer Athletics Foundation (the fund-raising arm for Bears’ athlet-ics) concurrent with his time as a State Representative in Georgia.

A native of Augusta, Cole en-tered 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 gradu-ated with honors from the University in 1993.

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 fi nalist for the TOPPS Minor League “Player of the Year Award” in 1994.

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 capac-ity until 2010).

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 Appropria-tions Economic Development Sub-Committee (to oversees

important areas of the budget that deal with agriculture, community aff airs, economic development and transporta-tion). In addition, Cole served on the Rules, Judiciary Non-Civil and State Planning and Community Aff airs Committees.

Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed Cole to serve as senior admin-istration fl oor leader in early 2009, having served formerly as assistant fl oor leader from 2007-2008.

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.

Cole is married to the former Gaylyn Lawson of Forsyth, where they live with their two children, Caroline and Lawson..

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Senior Women Admin.

Jason ChildsHead Coach

Men’s Lacrosse

Karen DonaldsonAssistant A.D.Compliance

Myra CameronAthletics

Coordinator

Erica SullivanStaff

Assistant

Rob MurphyAssistant A.D.

Sports Medicine

Jim TessmerOperationsManager

Ryan BaileyHead Coach

Cross Country (M & W)

Brad RuzzoHead CoachMen’s Soccer

Gary GuyerHead Coach

Women’s Golf

Bob HoffmanHead Coach

Men’s Basketball

Susie GardnerHead Coach

Women’s Basketball

Craig GibsonHead Coach

Baseball

Andrew TredwayHead CoachMen’s Golf

Mike RaynorHead Coach

Softball

Mickey PearceHead Coach

Rifl e (M & W)

Jarrad TurnerMarketing &Promotions

Dave BeyerAthletics MediaRelations/SID

Penny DavisSpirit

Coordinator

Jason GregoryCheerleading

Coach

Tim PietroferePep BandDirector

STAFF & COACHES

Grant SerafyHead Coach

Women’s Soccer

Dr. Jeffrey HugdahlFaculty AthleticsRepresentative

Paul BohrHead Strength &

Conditioning Coach

Andy StabellAssistant Sports

Information Director

A Message from the Atletic Foundation President“As a former student-athlete and now as a Mercer alumna, I am excited about the future of the Mercer Athletics program. We are bringing to our campus some of the brightest and most talented student-athletes in the country.

“As you can see, Mercer has had outstanding recent success, both in competition and in the classroom. In order to provide student-athletes with the best possible resources for maximum success in the future, we need your help.

“Would you consider joining the Athletics Foundation today and encourage our student-athletes with your fi nancial support and attendance when the Bears compete on the playing fi elds and courts?”

--Diane Owens

The Mercer Athletics Foundation was created in 2007 as the fundrais-ing arm for Mercer University Athletics. Members of the Foundation annually set goals to raise funds which 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.

The MAF has many ways by which individuals and businesses alike can become involved and help keep the Bears’ athletics program at the forefront.

Noelle RookeHead CoachVolleyball

Warren WoolfolkHead Coach

Tennis (M & W)

STAFF & COACHES / MERCER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

Adam BaileyGraduate Assistant

Marketing & Promotions

Jason FarhadiGraduate AssistantSports Information

Michael EllisGraduate Assistant

Academics

Nicky BrunoGraduate Assistant

Academics

Jeff GrahamGraduate AssistantSports Information

Strength and ConditioningThe 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 226 student-athletes in reaching their athletic potential through

strength training and conditioning.

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 • fi ve free standing adjustable benches

Sports Medicine DepartmentThe Mission of the Sports Medicine Department is to provide quality comprehensive healthcare to student-athletes. The health and well-being 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.

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 offi ces 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 staff ed by two full-time certifi ed athletic trainers and six graduate assistant certifi ed 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 student-athletes and acts as a liaison with nutritionists, dentist, cardiologists, and many other specialists.

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Laura SheltonAssistant Director of Sports Medicine

Women’s Basketball

BUILDINGContinuing a tradition of academic achievement, a record 60 percent of all student-athletes earned All-Academic status during the 2009-10 academic year. Lipscomb edged out Belmont, the seven-time winner of the All-Academic Trophy, to win its fi rst such trophy with close to 72 percent of its the student-athletes achieving All-Academic status with grade point averages of a 3.00, or better.

Several Bisons teams received national recognition for their success in the classroom. Both the men’s and women’s track & fi eld teams posted team GPAs among the top fi ve in the nation - the only school in the country to boast that distinction. Jacksonville’s women’s track team received their ninth straight USTFCCCA All-Academic honor. Lipscomb’s women’s basketball team posted the ninth best GPA in the country and the conference champion volleyball team led fi ve A-Sun schools in receiving an AVCA Team Academic Award.

The Stetson men’s tennis team led the nation with nine student-athletes earning the honor of Scholar Athlete from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. A total of fi ve A-Sun schools and 24 student-athletes received recogntion from the ITA. Stetson and Belmont joined only 16 other Division I schools considered an All-Academic squad in both men’s and women’s tennis.

For the fi rst time the NCAA released single-year APR for Division I head coaches in six sports dating back to 2003-04, the beginning of the program. All 11 A-Sun schools produced a coach who had a year of a perfect score of 1000 and the league produced a total of 25 seasons with scores of 1000. Seven of the conference’s men’s and women’s basketball recorded at least one score of 1000 and fi ve teams had a score of 1000 in 2008-09, the most recent year recorded by the NCAA.

WINNERSFour A-Sun teams received Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports Trophies in recognition of their performances in NCAA postseason play. Lipscomb’s softball team, ETSU’s men’s tennis squad plus UNF’s men’s golf team and women’s tennis carried the conference to the third-highest total by any one conference.

Golf continued to boom in the conference as three league members on the women’s side advanced to NCAA play for the fi rst time in conference play. Women’s golf became the fi rst sport in the conference to produce three NCAA participants since baseball in 2003. At the NCAA Regionals, ETSU’s Nina Muehl opened with an 8-under 64, the single lowest round carded in all of Division I golf and became just the second golfer from the A-Sun to earn a spot in the NCAA Championships

The Ospreys’ men’s golf team spent the year ranked among the top programs in the country alongside ETSU. Both advanced to NCAA postseason play and the Ospreys made the nationals for the fi rst time as a conference member. Sophomore Sean Dale earned All-America honors and qualifi ed for the US Amateur, as did his teammates Kevin Alywin and Kevin Phelan. Phelan opened his summer by qualifying for the US Open at Pebble Beach. ETSU’s Rhys Enoch tied for the individual title at the NCAA East Regional and his play carried into summer as he made his second Palmer Cup team and advanced all the way to the quarterfi nals of the British Amateur.

Individual performances stood out on the diamond as FGCU’s Chris Sale became a consensus All-America en route to becoming the conference’s fourth fi rst-round pick in the last two years. ETSU’s Paul Hoilman contended for the national triple crown and burst onto the national scene by winning the fi rst-ever home run derby competition - contested at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. Mercer’s Jacob Tanis fi nished one RBI shy of the national lead in pacing the Bears back to the top of the A-Sun for the fi rst time in more than 25 years.

In softball, two hurlers established themselves among the best in the nation. Lipscomb’s Whitney Kiihnl and USC Upstate’s Morgan Childers each topped the 30-win mark - a fi rst for the conference. The two traded the national lead in ERA throughout the season and when the year came to a close, Kiihnl fi nished with the best mark in the nation with Childers taking a close second. Kiihnl and Childers ranked second and third in the country in fewest hits allowed per seven innings.

For the fi rst time in league history, the conference’s last remaining charter member, Mercer, hosted the General Shale Brick Basketball Championships. The hosts advanced to the fi nal of the men’s event setting up a standing-room-only event at the University Center against ETSU. In the end the Buccaneers won back-to-back titles. Jacksonville advanced to the NIT for the straight second year and provided the league’s fi rst win in the event since 1996 when Ben Smith connected on a game-winning 3-pointer in the fi nal seconds to stun top-seeded Arizona State.

On the women’s side ETSU became the third A-Sun school to win three straight titles, FGCU advanced to the WNIT for a third consecutive year and USC Upstate registered its fi rst 20-win season as a Divisioon I program.

FOR LIFEAlums from the Atlantic Sun, both recent and historic continued to excel at the highest levels. Within the span of three days, FGCU produced its fi rst two major league baseball players. Two pitchers of the Eagles’ 2008 A-Sun Championship squad, Casey Coleman and Sale, took their talents to Chicago as Coleman broke in with the Cubs and Sale soared through the White Sox system after spending less than two months in the minors. In late June, former Stetson All-American Chris Johnson returned to the Astros lineup and hit over .380 his fi rst two months as a regular.

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ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE

THIS IS THE ATLANTIC SUNFor more than 30 years the Atlantic Sun Conference has stood for achievement with integrity in both theacademic and athleticarenas with a focus on the balance between the two for its student-athletes. The A-Sun boasts a blend of themost dynamic and prestigious private and public institutions inthe region, with all committed to the conference goal of Building Winners for Life.

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