Thursday, January 12
Greensboro, N.C.
7:00 PM ET
Mercer University
13-4, 2-1SoCon
77
at
64
UNCG
9-9, 0-3SoCon
1st quarter1
2nd quarter2
3rd quarter3
4th quarter4
FinalF
Mercer
25
18
23
11
77
UNCG
14
9
18
23
64
Team Stats
MER
UNCG
FG%
.435
.389
3FG%
.455
.286
FT%
.720
.643
RB
42
31
TO
15
15
STL
8
12
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
F/G
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's Basketball
Photo courtesy of Judy Stapleton
Photo by: Judy Stapleton
Mercer Steams Past UNCG, 77-64
1/12/2017 9:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Kahlia Lawrence scored a game-high 24 points to lead a trio of double-figure scorers as the Bears downed UNCG, 77-64, on Thursday night. Sydni Means had 16 points and Linnea Rosendal added 10 to round out the double-digit scoring efforts. Alex Williams pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds to lead the Bears on the boards.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercer surged to a 9-0 lead in the first two and a half minutes, with all nine points coming from Lawrence. UNCG slowed Mercer down and made it on the scoreboard with five points of its own, cutting the Bears' lead to 9-5 with 5:41 remaining in the first quarter. The teams traded baskets for a few minutes, but Mercer closed out the period with six straight points to take a 25-14 lead.
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The Bears controlled the game in the second quarter, outscoring the Spartans 18-9 in those 10 minutes. Mercer opened the period with a 5-0 spurt to stretch its lead to 29-14 before trading baskets with UNCG for over two and a half minutes. With 2:59 left in the half, Williams hit a layup and sparked a 7-0 Mercer run that increased the lead to 41-19 with 1:16 to play. Each team added a few more points before Mercer went to the locker room with a 43-23 advantage.
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UNCG came out hot in the second half, outscoring Mercer 10-3 in the first 4:20 and cutting the Bears' lead to 46-33. Lawrence hit a jumper with 4:48 left in the third quarter to get Mercer's offense moving again and the Bears used a 12-3 run to go back up 58-36 with 1:51 left in the period. The final minutes of the quarter went back and forth between the teams, but Mercer led 66-41 entering the final period.
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The Spartans dominated most of the fourth quarter, outscoring the Bears 18-5 in the first 7:36 to once again cut Mercer's lead to 71-59. The Bears used late-game free throws to keep the Spartans at bay as the clock ran out and Mercer worked its way to the 77-64 win.
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NOTABLES
General thoughts on the game:
"We played an exceptional first half and we were up 20 at halftime. Our goal was to keep taking it to them in the second half and unfortunately we didn't play the same in the second half as we did in the first half. I thought Kahlia (Lawrence) played exceptionally well offensively in the first half and then they did a good job of denying her the ball; Alex Williams had 15 rebounds, nine of them offensive. We did some really good things, did not have our best fourth quarter, but it's a win and we've got to keep moving forward and keep getting better."
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RECORDS UPDATE
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Basketball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWBB (Twitter), /MercerWBB (Facebook) and @MercerWBB (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercer surged to a 9-0 lead in the first two and a half minutes, with all nine points coming from Lawrence. UNCG slowed Mercer down and made it on the scoreboard with five points of its own, cutting the Bears' lead to 9-5 with 5:41 remaining in the first quarter. The teams traded baskets for a few minutes, but Mercer closed out the period with six straight points to take a 25-14 lead.
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The Bears controlled the game in the second quarter, outscoring the Spartans 18-9 in those 10 minutes. Mercer opened the period with a 5-0 spurt to stretch its lead to 29-14 before trading baskets with UNCG for over two and a half minutes. With 2:59 left in the half, Williams hit a layup and sparked a 7-0 Mercer run that increased the lead to 41-19 with 1:16 to play. Each team added a few more points before Mercer went to the locker room with a 43-23 advantage.
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UNCG came out hot in the second half, outscoring Mercer 10-3 in the first 4:20 and cutting the Bears' lead to 46-33. Lawrence hit a jumper with 4:48 left in the third quarter to get Mercer's offense moving again and the Bears used a 12-3 run to go back up 58-36 with 1:51 left in the period. The final minutes of the quarter went back and forth between the teams, but Mercer led 66-41 entering the final period.
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The Spartans dominated most of the fourth quarter, outscoring the Bears 18-5 in the first 7:36 to once again cut Mercer's lead to 71-59. The Bears used late-game free throws to keep the Spartans at bay as the clock ran out and Mercer worked its way to the 77-64 win.
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NOTABLES
- Kahlia Lawrence led Mercer with 24 points and added nine rebounds, four assists and a steal. With her 24 points, Lawrence moved into 11th place on Mercer's all-time scoring list with 1,378 career points.
- Sydni Means notched 16 points, three assists, three steals and a rebound. Means' three assists moved her into sixth place on Mercer's career assists leaderboard with 312.
- Alex Williams grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and had seven points, two assists and a block.
- Linnea Rosendal tallied 10 points, a rebound and an assist.
- Amanda Thompson recorded eight rebounds, six points, three steals, two assists and a block.
- KeKe Calloway added seven points, two rebounds and an assist.
- The Bears connected on 43.5 percent of their shots and held the Spartans to 38.9 percent.
- Mercer outrebounded UNCG 42-31 and led in second-chance points, 18-7.
- Mercer is now 10-0 when 3 or more players reach double figures in scoring.
General thoughts on the game:
"We played an exceptional first half and we were up 20 at halftime. Our goal was to keep taking it to them in the second half and unfortunately we didn't play the same in the second half as we did in the first half. I thought Kahlia (Lawrence) played exceptionally well offensively in the first half and then they did a good job of denying her the ball; Alex Williams had 15 rebounds, nine of them offensive. We did some really good things, did not have our best fourth quarter, but it's a win and we've got to keep moving forward and keep getting better."
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RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 13-4, 2-1 SoCon
- UNCG: 9-9, 0-3 SoCon
- Mercer: At Western Carolina on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m.
- UNCG: Hosts Samford on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 4 p.m.
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Basketball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWBB (Twitter), /MercerWBB (Facebook) and @MercerWBB (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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