Mercer Falls to Alabama on the Road

Sunday, November 17

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

3 P.M.

Mercer University

111

Alabama

11/17/2019 5:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Mercer dropped to 1-3 on the season.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Mercer Women's Basketball team suffered a 111-56 defeat at the hands of the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Coleman Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.

Alabama shot the ball exceptionally well throughout the game at a clip of 54.2 percent from the field and 51.9 from beyond-the-arc. The Crimson Tide showed off their depth with four players in double-figures and three others with nine points as their bench contributed 71 points in the contest.

For Mercer, Shannon Titus scored a team-high 15 points. Amoria Neal-Tysor added 10 points while bringing down a team-high five rebounds. Rookie Jordan McLaughlin dished out a game-high six assists.

How It Happened
The Bears erased an early 7-0 deficit and took a 15-14 lead with 1:13 remaining in the first half following an 11-2 run. Mercer matched Alabama shot-for-shot in the first quarter until a buzzer-beating trey from De'sha Benjamin gave the home side a 20-17 lead and kick started the Crimson Tide offense.

Bama went on to outscore the Bears 41-9 in the second quarter, fueled by 7-of-14 shooting from beyond-the-arc and 14-of-22 makes from the field. The 41 points before halftime set a new program record for points in a single quarter for Alabama.

On the other side of the court, Mercer's offense struggled to get the job done as a PJ Wintermyer 3-pointer ended a 5:16 scoreless drought. Alabama took full advantage of the Bears' miscues by going on a 23-0 run over four-and-a-half-minutes to break the game open.

Notables
» Today was the first time Mercer allowed an opponent to score 100+ points since a 128-42 loss against Notre Dame on Dec. 30, 2011.
» That snapped a streak of 248 games of allowing fewer than 100 points.
» Mercer's 1-3 start to the season is its worst through the first four games since 2011-12 when the Bears began the year 0-4.

Up Next
The Bears close out their three-game road trip against in-state foe Georgia on Thursday. Opening tip is slated for 7 p.m. on SEC Network+.

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