Sunday, November 25
Conway, S.C.
11:30 A.M.
Mercer University
3-3
76
vs
63
Bowling Green
3-3
1
2
3
4
F
Mercer
16
16
18
26
76
Bowling Green
14
13
24
12
63
Team Stats
MER
BGSU
FG%
.379
.396
3FG%
.200
.333
FT%
.828
.944
RB
39
30
TO
13
24
STL
16
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballC
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Judy Stapleton
Five Bears Post Double Figures in Sunday Showdown
11/25/2018 2:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Thompson and Selph collect career highs in victory over Falcons
CONWAY, S.C. – Rachel Selph (23) and Amanda Thompson (18) notched career-high point totals as the Mercer women's basketball team wrapped up the Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Classic with a win over Bowling Green on Sunday, downing the Falcons 76-63. With the win, Mercer improves to .500 on the season (3-3), while Bowling Green falls to 3-3.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer claimed the rebounding advantage for the second time this season, pulling down 38 boards to 30 for Bowling Green. The Bears held the Falcons to just six offensive rebounds, while corralling 16 of their own.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Amanda Thompson filled up the stat sheet for the Bears, posting a career-high 18 points to compliment a career-best eight steals. The senior forward grabbed her fifth career double-double with 10 rebounds, her second of the season. Thompson flirted with a quadruple-double with eight steals and six assists on the day.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears jumped off to a slower start, trailing 9-4 through the first five minutes of play after going 2-of-11. Mercer caught fire in the final two minutes after trailing 12-6, outscoring Bowling Green 10-2 to take the two-point advantage heading into the second quarter. Mercer's post players scored six of the final 10 points in the quarter, led by Thompson with four.
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The second quarter proved to be a spurt of runs as the Falcons began the quarter on an 8-0 run to take the six-point lead. The Bears then responded with a 12-0 run for a six-point advantage of their own. Rachel Selph buried six points during the run, while KeKe Calloway tallied four of her 10 points during the stretch.
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Bowling Green outscored Mercer in the third quarter, 24-18, clinging to a one-point advantage with one quarter to play. The Falcons took their first lead of the second half after an 8-0 run led by Morgan McMillen for the four-point lead. Selph and Thompson combined for 15 of Mercer's 18 points in the third frame.
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The Bears finally had the fourth quarter they needed, outscoring Bowling Green 26-12 en route to running away with the game. With Mercer trailing 57-54, the Bears went on the biggest run of the game with a 16-0 spurt for the 70-57 lead with four minutes remaining. Selph and Linnea Rosendal proved to be instrumental in the run, combining for 13 points with Rosendal burying Mercer's only two threes on the day. Bowling Green trimmed the Mercer advantage down to 9, however the Bears were able to ice the game from the charity stripe for the 13-point victory.
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NOTABLES
COACH'S CORNER
On the play of the posts:
"We have been trying to make it a point to get more point production out of our two senior post players. Part of it is getting them the ball and the other part is them wanting the ball. I thought Rachel really proved that today, but Amanda's stat line was incredible all the way around. It was a team effort, but Amanda willed us to the win today."
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Winning the rebound battle:
"We were embarrassed last game with the rebound numbers. We have to make a conscious effort to fundamentally box out. We had several points of emphasis that we needed to get better at today. We will continue to get better but it will be a day-to-day, game-to-game battle. I am pleased with how we bounced back today."
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Ability to knock down free throws
"This is the first game that we really got to the line a lot. Our posts were 100% from the line. We have been settling on outside shots and not trying to draw fouls. You have to make the effort to get to the line and we did that today."
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RECORDS UPDATE
NEXT GAME
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer claimed the rebounding advantage for the second time this season, pulling down 38 boards to 30 for Bowling Green. The Bears held the Falcons to just six offensive rebounds, while corralling 16 of their own.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Amanda Thompson filled up the stat sheet for the Bears, posting a career-high 18 points to compliment a career-best eight steals. The senior forward grabbed her fifth career double-double with 10 rebounds, her second of the season. Thompson flirted with a quadruple-double with eight steals and six assists on the day.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears jumped off to a slower start, trailing 9-4 through the first five minutes of play after going 2-of-11. Mercer caught fire in the final two minutes after trailing 12-6, outscoring Bowling Green 10-2 to take the two-point advantage heading into the second quarter. Mercer's post players scored six of the final 10 points in the quarter, led by Thompson with four.
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The second quarter proved to be a spurt of runs as the Falcons began the quarter on an 8-0 run to take the six-point lead. The Bears then responded with a 12-0 run for a six-point advantage of their own. Rachel Selph buried six points during the run, while KeKe Calloway tallied four of her 10 points during the stretch.
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Bowling Green outscored Mercer in the third quarter, 24-18, clinging to a one-point advantage with one quarter to play. The Falcons took their first lead of the second half after an 8-0 run led by Morgan McMillen for the four-point lead. Selph and Thompson combined for 15 of Mercer's 18 points in the third frame.
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The Bears finally had the fourth quarter they needed, outscoring Bowling Green 26-12 en route to running away with the game. With Mercer trailing 57-54, the Bears went on the biggest run of the game with a 16-0 spurt for the 70-57 lead with four minutes remaining. Selph and Linnea Rosendal proved to be instrumental in the run, combining for 13 points with Rosendal burying Mercer's only two threes on the day. Bowling Green trimmed the Mercer advantage down to 9, however the Bears were able to ice the game from the charity stripe for the 13-point victory.
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NOTABLES
- Rachel Selph and Amanda Thompson both collected career highs in points, while Thompson also notched a career-best eight free throws.
- Selph buried a career-best nine field goals, finishing 9-of-13 from the floor and 5-of-5 at the line.
- With the win, Mercer claims the first ever meeting against the Falcons and improves to 1-1 in neutral-site games on the season.
- Susie Gardner now has 147 career wins at Mercer, needed just three to reach the 150 mark.
- The Bears' win today keeps Mercer's streak of four years without a three-game losing streak.
- KeKe Calloway finished the game with 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Bears.
- Five players scored in double figures for the first time since Jan. 25, 2018 against ETSU; Selph (23), Thompson (18), Rosendal (12), Titus (12), Calloway (10).
- The Bears forced 24 turnovers and had 16 steals for the first time since Feb. 1, 2018 against Furman.
- Mercer finished 24-of-29 from the charity stripe for .828 percent. Thompson (8), Selph (5), Calloway (4) and Rosendal (2) were perfect from the line.
COACH'S CORNER
On the play of the posts:
"We have been trying to make it a point to get more point production out of our two senior post players. Part of it is getting them the ball and the other part is them wanting the ball. I thought Rachel really proved that today, but Amanda's stat line was incredible all the way around. It was a team effort, but Amanda willed us to the win today."
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Winning the rebound battle:
"We were embarrassed last game with the rebound numbers. We have to make a conscious effort to fundamentally box out. We had several points of emphasis that we needed to get better at today. We will continue to get better but it will be a day-to-day, game-to-game battle. I am pleased with how we bounced back today."
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Ability to knock down free throws
"This is the first game that we really got to the line a lot. Our posts were 100% from the line. We have been settling on outside shots and not trying to draw fouls. You have to make the effort to get to the line and we did that today."
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RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 3-3
- Bowling Green: 3-3
NEXT GAME
- Mercer at Georgia on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga.
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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