Mercer to Face No. 5 Wofford in SoCon Semifinals

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Top-seeded Mercer will face No. 5 seed Wofford in the semifinal round of the 2019 Ingles Southern Conference Women's Basketball Championship presented by General Shale at 11 a.m. Friday at the U.S. Cellular Center.

The Bears (23-7) entered the tournament as the defending champions and defeated No. 8 seed Western Carolina, 55-32, at 11 a.m. Thursday morning in the quarterfinal round. The semifinal contest will be streamed live on ESPN+ and "Voice of the Bears" Rick Cameron will have the call on the Mercer Sports Network. Fans can tune into the Mercer Sports Network on 100.9 FM The Creek or the SportsMic app.

For all information on the SoCon Women's Basketball Tournament, visit SoConSports.com.

BEAR NECESSITIES
Date/Time: Friday, March 8 | 11 a.m.
Teams: #1 Mercer (23-7) vs. #5 Wofford (16-14)
Location: Asheville, N.C. | U.S. Cellular Center
Live Stats: SoConSports.com
TV: ESPN+ (Pete Yanity, PxP; Robin Muller, Color; Stormy Buonantony, Sideline)
Radio: 100.9 FM The Creek | Sportsmic
Tickets: SoConSports.com
Twitter Updates: @MercerWBB

SERIES HISTORY VS. TERRIERS
Mercer is 13-1 in the overall series history against Wofford, including two wins over the Terriers during the regular season. The Bears defeated the Terriers 81-79 in Spartanburg, S.C. before picking up the 65-59 win last week on Senior Day at home.

SCOUTING WOFFORD
The Terriers defeated fourth-seeded ETSU, 75-66, in the second game of Thursday's quarterfinal round in Asheville. Da'Ja Green led Wofford past the Bucs with a team-high 22 points while also adding six rebounds and eight assists. Chloe Wanink was the sole Terrier to earn SoCon First team awards with Green (Second team), Cairo Booker (All-Defensive) and Niyah Lutz (All-Freshman team) earning honors as well.

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.

Mercer to Face No. 5 Wofford in SoCon Semifinals

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