Dougherty Garners SoCon Player of the Month Honors

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer junior Jaron Dougherty was named the Southern Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Month for December, the conference announced Monday afternoon.

Dougherty earned player of the month honors for the first time in her career while being recognized by the conference for the second time this season. She was previously named the player of the week on Dec. 15. The Buford, Ga., native averaged 18.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game throughout the final month of 2020, shooting 46.6 percent (54-of-116) from the field. She recorded at least 15 points and eight rebounds in six of Mercer's seven games in December with three 20-point performances. Dougherty put together her first double-double of December against Covenant (11 pts./11 reb.) and followed that with a 20-point, 12-rebound performance against Alabama later in the month.

"I'm really proud of Jaron," said head coach Susie Gardner. "She has put an extra point of emphasis on rebounding this year, and it is really paying off for her. I'm also proud of our team for going 5-2 last month as we prepare for conference play."

On the season, Dougherty has scored 155 points (17.2 ppg) while collecting 89 rebounds (9.9 rpg) and creating 15 steals. She has made 68-of-147 (46.3 percent) of her shots from the field, while going 17-of-21 (81.0 percent) from the free throw line. Dougherty is among the national leaders in a number of categories, ranking 11th in field goals made, 14th in total rebounds, 21st in defensive rebounds per game and 41st in total points.

Dougherty and the Bears open their SoCon slate on Saturday as they travel to Samford for a 3 p.m. (ET) tip-off. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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Dougherty Garners SoCon Player of the Month Honors

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