Tuesday, November 9
Macon, Ga.
7:00 PM
Mercer University
vs
Wake Forest
Mercer to Open 2021-22 Season
11/8/2021 2:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Bears to meet Wake Forest in first game of new campaign
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women's basketball team will open up the 2021-22 season against the ACC's Wake Forest. Tipoff with the Demon Deacons is slated for 7 p.m.
BEAR NECESSITIES
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 | 7 p.m.
Teams: Wake Forest vs. Mercer
Location: Macon, Ga. • Hawkins Arena
Notes: Mercer | Wake Forest
TV: ESPN+
TV Talent: Luke Winstel and Sybil Blalock
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_WBB
Preseason Favorites
Mercer was picked by both the league coaches and media to cut down the nets in March in Asheville, N.C. From the perspective of the coaches, the Bears collected five of the eight first-place votes, and eight of the 15 from the media.
Series History
This is the fifth all-time meeting between the Bears and Demon Deacons, with Wake Forest holding a commanding 4-1 advantage. Three years ago to the date, Wake Forest took a 69-54 win on their home court in Winston-Salem, N.C. Mercer's lone win - an 86-47 contest - was the first of the series, in January 1979. One matchup – 1987 – took place in a neutral site, in Tampa, Fla. as part of the South Florida Tournament.
Banner Night
Prior to tipoff, banners will be revealed for last season's SoCon championship and NCAA tournament appearance. Make sure that you're seated to see them unveiled tomorrow night.
New Season, New Bears
There will be plenty of new faces at Hawkins Arena for the 2021-22 season, as Mercer welcomes eight new student-athletes – Kinley Fisher, Endia Banks, Erin Houpt, Erin Gutierrez, Kassidy Jones, Nigeria Harkless, Ashlee Locke and Lauren McNamara-Clement – to campus.
Scouting the Demon Deacons
Like Mercer, Wake Forest is coming off of an appearance in the NCAA tournament in the 2020-21 campaign. The Demon Deacons dropped their lone game in the invitational by an 84-61 margin to Oklahoma State in San Antonio, it was Wake Forest's first appearance in the big dance since the 1987-88 season.
Wake Forest enters the season having been selected to finish 13th of 15 in the ACC by the league's coaches, and 12th by the Blue Ribbon Panel.
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Soccer, please follow the Bears on social media at @Mercer_WBB (Twitter), MercerWBB (Instagram) and /MercerWBB (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
BEAR NECESSITIES
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 | 7 p.m.
Teams: Wake Forest vs. Mercer
Location: Macon, Ga. • Hawkins Arena
Notes: Mercer | Wake Forest
TV: ESPN+
TV Talent: Luke Winstel and Sybil Blalock
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_WBB
Preseason Favorites
Mercer was picked by both the league coaches and media to cut down the nets in March in Asheville, N.C. From the perspective of the coaches, the Bears collected five of the eight first-place votes, and eight of the 15 from the media.
Series History
This is the fifth all-time meeting between the Bears and Demon Deacons, with Wake Forest holding a commanding 4-1 advantage. Three years ago to the date, Wake Forest took a 69-54 win on their home court in Winston-Salem, N.C. Mercer's lone win - an 86-47 contest - was the first of the series, in January 1979. One matchup – 1987 – took place in a neutral site, in Tampa, Fla. as part of the South Florida Tournament.
Banner Night
Prior to tipoff, banners will be revealed for last season's SoCon championship and NCAA tournament appearance. Make sure that you're seated to see them unveiled tomorrow night.
New Season, New Bears
There will be plenty of new faces at Hawkins Arena for the 2021-22 season, as Mercer welcomes eight new student-athletes – Kinley Fisher, Endia Banks, Erin Houpt, Erin Gutierrez, Kassidy Jones, Nigeria Harkless, Ashlee Locke and Lauren McNamara-Clement – to campus.
Scouting the Demon Deacons
Like Mercer, Wake Forest is coming off of an appearance in the NCAA tournament in the 2020-21 campaign. The Demon Deacons dropped their lone game in the invitational by an 84-61 margin to Oklahoma State in San Antonio, it was Wake Forest's first appearance in the big dance since the 1987-88 season.
Wake Forest enters the season having been selected to finish 13th of 15 in the ACC by the league's coaches, and 12th by the Blue Ribbon Panel.
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Men's Soccer, please follow the Bears on social media at @Mercer_WBB (Twitter), MercerWBB (Instagram) and /MercerWBB (Facebook) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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