Sunday, November 18
Macon, Ga.
2 P.M.
Mercer University
2-2
42
vs
76
UCF
3-0
1
2
3
4
F
UCF
17
16
18
25
76
Mercer
14
14
2
12
42
Team Stats
UCF
MER
FG%
.482
.316
3FG%
.286
.286
FT%
.667
.400
RB
45
31
TO
10
18
STL
11
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
C
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's BasketballG/F
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Judy Stapleton
Bears Fall in Weekend Showdown with Knights
11/18/2018 5:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Mercer drops first home game of the season
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women's basketball team dropped its first home game of the season, falling to the UCF Knights by the final score of 76-42 on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Bears drop to 2-2 on the season and 1-1 in Hawkins Arena. Â
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STAT OF THE MATCH
The Knights held the advantage in several key categories, most notably in the points in the paint (42-23) and the second chance points (19-4). UCF also won the rebounding margin, 45-31.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears scored the first five points of the game after consecutive baskets by Shannon Titus and KeKe Calloway. The visiting Knights responded with a 12-2 run to take the 12-7 advantage before a corner three by Linnea Rosendal put an end to the run. UCF closed the quarter with the three-point lead (17-14) following a layup by Kay Kay Wright. Titus led the Mercer offense in the first quarter with four points, while Calloway and Rosendal chipped in for three.
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The two squads battled tooth-and-nail for the first eight minutes of the second quarter, with Mercer outscoring UCF 12-8 for the one-point advantage. Following an Ally Welch fast-break layup to place the Bears on top, the Knights responded with an 8-0 run for the 33-26 lead. Amanda Thompson ended the scoreless drought for Mercer with a put-back layup with three seconds left to close the gap to five heading into the locker room.
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The second half belonged to the Knights as UCF outscored Mercer 43-14 in the final 20 minutes of play to pull away for the 34-point victory. The Bears shot 6-of-26 (.231) in the second half, led in scoring by Jaron Dougherty with five of Mercer's 14 points in the half.
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NOTABLES
COACH'S CORNER
On the battle in the paint:
"Well they grabbed 12 offensive rebounds and had 19 second chance points. They were tougher than us inside, they out-muscled us inside and they were grabbing rebounds over us. They just played more physical than us today."
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Final thoughts:
"We will watch film from this game and then probably push it to the side. We may not play another team like UCF this season so we don't want to beat a dead horse by thinking about what we could take away from this game."
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RECORDS UPDATE
NEXT GAME
Follow the Bears
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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STAT OF THE MATCH
The Knights held the advantage in several key categories, most notably in the points in the paint (42-23) and the second chance points (19-4). UCF also won the rebounding margin, 45-31.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears scored the first five points of the game after consecutive baskets by Shannon Titus and KeKe Calloway. The visiting Knights responded with a 12-2 run to take the 12-7 advantage before a corner three by Linnea Rosendal put an end to the run. UCF closed the quarter with the three-point lead (17-14) following a layup by Kay Kay Wright. Titus led the Mercer offense in the first quarter with four points, while Calloway and Rosendal chipped in for three.
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The two squads battled tooth-and-nail for the first eight minutes of the second quarter, with Mercer outscoring UCF 12-8 for the one-point advantage. Following an Ally Welch fast-break layup to place the Bears on top, the Knights responded with an 8-0 run for the 33-26 lead. Amanda Thompson ended the scoreless drought for Mercer with a put-back layup with three seconds left to close the gap to five heading into the locker room.
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The second half belonged to the Knights as UCF outscored Mercer 43-14 in the final 20 minutes of play to pull away for the 34-point victory. The Bears shot 6-of-26 (.231) in the second half, led in scoring by Jaron Dougherty with five of Mercer's 14 points in the half.
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NOTABLES
- The last time that Mercer lost by 30-plus points came on Dec. 21, 2016 when the Bears fell to then No. 7 Florida State (83-40).
- With the loss, Mercer falls to 17-27 all-time against UCF, including 8-9 in Macon, Ga.
- KeKe Calloway and Linnea Rosendal scored a team-high eight points, while Amanda Thompson chipped in with five points and nine boards.
- Rachel Selph registered the one block she needed to secure her 100th career stuff in a Mercer uniform.
- KeKe Calloway became the SoCon's sixth all-time leader in three pointers made with her 232nd career triple.
- Tia Benvenuti and Emily Stradling made their collegiate debuts against UCF.
COACH'S CORNER
On the battle in the paint:
"Well they grabbed 12 offensive rebounds and had 19 second chance points. They were tougher than us inside, they out-muscled us inside and they were grabbing rebounds over us. They just played more physical than us today."
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Final thoughts:
"We will watch film from this game and then probably push it to the side. We may not play another team like UCF this season so we don't want to beat a dead horse by thinking about what we could take away from this game."
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RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 2-2
- UCF: 3-0
NEXT GAME
- Mercer vs. Memphis on Friday, Nov. 23 at 4 p.m. at HTC Center in Conway, S.C.
Follow the Bears
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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