Bears to Open 2021 Season at UNF Invitational

Friday, February 26

Jacksonville, FL

9:45 a.m.

Mercer University

North Florida

Photo by: Gerrit Van Genderen

Bears to Open 2021 Season at UNF Invitational

2/25/2021 11:00:00 AM | Beach Volleyball

Mercer set to play UNF, Erskine, College of Charleston, UNCW

By: Jesika Moore

MACON, Ga. – Mercer kicks off the start of the 2021 beach volleyball season by traveling to Jacksonville, Fla. to compete in the UNF Invitational Beach Tournament.

The Bears will take on hosts, the North Florida Ospreys, on Friday, February 26^th at 9:45 a.m. before taking on the Erskine Flying Fleet at 2:15 p.m. Mercer Bears will close out the tournament on Saturday facing the College of Charleston Cougars at 9 a.m. before challenging the UNCW Seahawks at 1:45 p.m.

FRIDAY BEAR NECESSITIES
Date: Friday, February 26
Time: 9:45 a.m. (ET) | 2:15 p.m. (ET)
Opponents: UNF | Erskine
Location: Jacksonville, Fla.
Live Stats: MercerBears.com/LiveStats
Twitter Updates: @MercerBearsVB

SATURDAY BEAR NECESSITIES
Date: Saturday, February 27
Time: 9 a.m. | 1:45 p.m.
Opponents: College of Charleston | UNCW
Location: Jacksonville, Fla.
Live Stats: MercerBears.com/LiveStats
Twitter Updates: @MercerBearsVB

NOTABLES

Five seniors- Maddie Nunley, Elli Merchant, Gracie Garanich, Kacy Ogden, and Emilee Wissmach will lead the team during their final stretch as Mercer Bears.
Newcomer Hana Robertson (freshman) enters her first beach season.
Coach Josh Marsh enters his second season as the head coach of the beach volleyball program.

FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Volleyball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerBearsBVB (Twitter), and @mercervolleyball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.