Sunday, December 30
Macon, Ga.
2 P.M.
Mercer University
8-5
61
vs
47
UNC Asheville
5-6
1
2
3
4
F
UNC Asheville
17
4
8
18
47
Mercer
18
12
16
15
61
Team Stats
AVL
MER
FG%
.327
.426
3FG%
.286
.333
FT%
.538
.462
RB
41
35
TO
19
8
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
4
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballC
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballG/F
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: Judy Stapleton
Bears Close out Calendar Year with Victory
12/30/2018 5:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MACON, Ga. – Mercer Women's Basketball received a big boost from KeKe Calloway and Amanda Thompson as the duo combined for 42 points in Sunday's 61-47 victory over UNC Asheville. With the win, Mercer improved to 8-5 on the season after having won its fourth consecutive game. Â
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Calloway led the team in scoring with 22 points, while becoming the Southern Conference's fourth-all-time leading three-point shooter with her 251st career three. Thompson secured her third consecutive double-double behind 20 points and 12 rebounds.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer's defense was in full force on Sunday, forcing 19 Asheville turnovers and coming away with nine steals. The Bears also registered a season-high seven blocks on the defensive front.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Clearly the holiday break was unable to slow down the red-hot Amanda Thompson, securing her third consecutive double-double. The senior forward finished the game with 20 points and 12 rebounds on 8-of-13 from the field. Thompson also chipped in two steals and two assists in the win.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
UNC Asheville held its only advantage after knocking down a free throw with 8:29 left in the first quarter for the 1-0 lead. The advantage was short lived as Mercer scored the next six points as Calloway and Ally Welch combined for six unanswered points. The Bears could not extend the lead any further than five in the opening quarter as the Bulldogs outscored Mercer 16-12 in the final six minutes. Calloway netted eight of her game-high 22 points in the opening quarter.
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The Bears held the Bulldogs to just four points in the second quarter, building their lead to 11 points with just over five minutes left in the half. With 6:05 left in the opening half, Calloway drained her 251st career three pointer to pass Samford's Hannah Nichols for the fourth-most threes in SoCon history. Thompson and Calloway combined for all 12 of Mercer's points in the second quarter as the Bears took the 30-21 lead into the locker room. The Mercer defense forced 10 turnovers in the second quarter, while only allowing two made field goals.
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Mercer came out of the gates hot in the second half, racing out on a 13-2 run to stretch its lead to a game-high 20 points following Calloway's three with 4:48 left in the quarter. The Bears outscored the Bulldogs 16-8 in the third quarter, led by five points from Calloway and four from Rachel Selph.
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The fourth quarter started out as the Thompson show, scoring the first eight Mercer points as the Bears held tight to the double-digit advantage. The Bears held the Bulldogs at bay, never yielding the double-digit advantage despite being outscored 18-15 in the quarter.
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NOTABLES
COACH'S CORNER
On the performance of Amanda Thompson:
"Amanda's role had to change this year. We knew we were going to try and emphasize her post play a little bit more. It's not just her ability to score in the post, she is also grabbing the defensive rebound and taking the ball up the court. Her role has drastically changed and that shows what kind of player she is with being able to adapt."
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On the defensive weaponry:
"Amanda is not so much our defensive weapon as she is our glue that gives us a calming sense on the floor. Shannon Titus is our biggest defensive weapon. She did a great job on their leading scorer today [Dengokl] holding her to six points when she averages 15."
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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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Calloway led the team in scoring with 22 points, while becoming the Southern Conference's fourth-all-time leading three-point shooter with her 251st career three. Thompson secured her third consecutive double-double behind 20 points and 12 rebounds.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Mercer's defense was in full force on Sunday, forcing 19 Asheville turnovers and coming away with nine steals. The Bears also registered a season-high seven blocks on the defensive front.
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Clearly the holiday break was unable to slow down the red-hot Amanda Thompson, securing her third consecutive double-double. The senior forward finished the game with 20 points and 12 rebounds on 8-of-13 from the field. Thompson also chipped in two steals and two assists in the win.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
UNC Asheville held its only advantage after knocking down a free throw with 8:29 left in the first quarter for the 1-0 lead. The advantage was short lived as Mercer scored the next six points as Calloway and Ally Welch combined for six unanswered points. The Bears could not extend the lead any further than five in the opening quarter as the Bulldogs outscored Mercer 16-12 in the final six minutes. Calloway netted eight of her game-high 22 points in the opening quarter.
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The Bears held the Bulldogs to just four points in the second quarter, building their lead to 11 points with just over five minutes left in the half. With 6:05 left in the opening half, Calloway drained her 251st career three pointer to pass Samford's Hannah Nichols for the fourth-most threes in SoCon history. Thompson and Calloway combined for all 12 of Mercer's points in the second quarter as the Bears took the 30-21 lead into the locker room. The Mercer defense forced 10 turnovers in the second quarter, while only allowing two made field goals.
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Mercer came out of the gates hot in the second half, racing out on a 13-2 run to stretch its lead to a game-high 20 points following Calloway's three with 4:48 left in the quarter. The Bears outscored the Bulldogs 16-8 in the third quarter, led by five points from Calloway and four from Rachel Selph.
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The fourth quarter started out as the Thompson show, scoring the first eight Mercer points as the Bears held tight to the double-digit advantage. The Bears held the Bulldogs at bay, never yielding the double-digit advantage despite being outscored 18-15 in the quarter.
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NOTABLES
- With the win, Mercer improves to 8-5 on the season and 5-4 all-time against the Bulldogs.
- The Bears run their winning streak to four consecutive games following the victory, capping off December with a 5-1 record.
- Amanda Thompson tallied her fifth double-double of the season and third in-a-row following the 20-point, 12-rebound performance.
- KeKe Calloway passes former Samford great Hannah Nichols for the fourth-most threes in SoCon history (252).
- Amanda Thompson moves into eighth all-time in program history for career rebounds with 744, passing Kate Bosma.
- The Bears tallied a season-high 39 points in the paint, holding the Bulldogs to just 16 points down low.
- Linnea Rosendal tied a career-high in assists with six, while Jaron Dougherty collected a career-high six rebounds.
COACH'S CORNER
On the performance of Amanda Thompson:
"Amanda's role had to change this year. We knew we were going to try and emphasize her post play a little bit more. It's not just her ability to score in the post, she is also grabbing the defensive rebound and taking the ball up the court. Her role has drastically changed and that shows what kind of player she is with being able to adapt."
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On the defensive weaponry:
"Amanda is not so much our defensive weapon as she is our glue that gives us a calming sense on the floor. Shannon Titus is our biggest defensive weapon. She did a great job on their leading scorer today [Dengokl] holding her to six points when she averages 15."
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RECORDS UPDATE
- Mercer: 8-5
- UNC Asheville: 5-6
NEXT GAME
- Mercer at Jacksonville on Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. at Swisher Gymnasium in Jacksonville, Fla.
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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