Conference Road Swing Starts

Thursday, January 13

Greensboro, NC

7:00 PM

Mercer University

UNCG

Photo by: James Thomas

1/12/2022 7:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Mercer travels to UNCG, Western Carolina

MACON, Ga. – On the heels of the 17-point win over Chattanooga, Mercer (8-5, 1-0 SoCon) will venture to North Carolina for their first two SoCon road matchups of the season.

BEAR NECESSITIES
Teams: Mercer Bears at UNCG Spartans
Date: Saturday, January 13, 2021 • 7 p.m.
Location: Greensboro, N.C. • Fleming Gym
TV: ESPN+
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_WBB
Notes: Mercer | UNCG

Last Time Out
The Bears put away Chattanooga behind a 21-point fourth quarter and double-digit points from every starter in the opening game of the SoCon slate. Jaron Dougherty's 19 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals propelled Mercer to the win and was good enough for the league's Player of the Week honor. She is the only one to have received the nod three times this season.

Series History
The Bears and Spartans have met 17 times, and Mercer holds the 14-3 advantage in the series, including an 8-1 lead when played in Greensboro. A season ago, the Bears swept both meetings (both in Greensboro) with double figure decisions, 53-43 and 73-58.

Scouting the Spartans
UNCG opens conference play with Mercer, as they will have been idle for the past 22 days after finishing nonconference play with a 4-9 mark. Isys Grady, a freshman, paces the Spartans with 144 points, 57 converted field goals and 11.1 points per contest. The Spartans had two common opponents with Mercer this season, Gardner-Webb and Wake Forest.

BEAR NECESSITIES
Teams: Mercer Bears at Western Carolina Catamounts
Date: Saturday, January 15, 2021 • 5 p.m.
Location: Cullowhee, N.C. • Ingles Court at the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center
TV: ESPN+
Twitter Updates: @Mercer_WBB
Game Notes: Mercer | Western Carolina

Series History
Mercer and Western Carolina have 22 meetings between them, and the Bears have taken 21 of them, including nine of 10 in Cullowhee. Including a meeting in the SoCon Tournament in Asheville, the Bears swept all three matchups with the Catamounts a season ago.

Scouting the Catamounts
WCU stands at 6-10, and 0-2 in conference play before their Thursday night duel with Samford. They dropped league contests to Wofford and Furman, both of which were on the road. Nadia Marshall leads the Catamounts with 179 points (11.2 per contest) and 113 boards, with 64 of those coming on the defensive end.

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.

Follow the Bears:
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