Sunday, November 20
Macon, Ga.
2 PM
Mercer University
2-1,0-0SoCon
72
vs
37
Georgia Southwestern State University
3-0,0-0Peach Belt
1
2
3
4
F
Ga. Southwestern
4
6
14
13
37
Mercer
18
14
15
25
72
Team Stats
GS
Mercer
FG%
.244
.554
3FG%
.000
.286
FT%
.714
.800
RB
26
37
TO
23
18
STL
10
11
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballC
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
Balanced Scoring and Lockdown Defense Carries Mercer to 72-37 Win over Georgia Southwestern State
11/20/2022 4:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Bears held GSW to 2-23 shooting in the first half
MACON, Ga. - The Mercer women's basketball team used a balanced scoring attack and lockdown defense to defeat Georgia Southwestern State 72-37 on Sunday afternoon from Hawkins Arena.
The Bears held Georgia Southwestern State to 2-23 (9 %) from the floor in the first half and led 32-10 at the break. "I thought in the first half we were exceptional on defense," said coach Gardner. "Part of when you play defense and they are missing shots is you need to rebound, and Brittany Reeves did an exceptional job, she had nine rebounds in the first half and that gives us a chance to run." Four different Mercer players had multiple steals in the game.
Mercer outscored the Lady Hurricanes 48-22 in the paint. The Bears got 33 points from their bench.
Brittany Reeves had her first career double-double, scoring a career-high 15 points to go with 11 rebounds. Nigeria Harkless tied her career-high with 11 points and she pulled down four rebounds to go with three assists. Summah Evans made her first six shots from the floor and had 13 of her 15 points in the first half.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercer started the game on an 18-2 run in which five different Bears scored during the run. Mercer held GSW to just four points and one made field goal in the first quarter.
Two lay ups by Nigeria Harkless in the opening minutes of the second quarter extended Mercer's lead to 22-4. Then, with the Bears leading 26-10 Summah Evans went on a 6-0 run herself, which included back-to-back steals for lay ups.
The Bears got balanced scoring throughout the game, but especially in the third quarter as six different players scored in the quarter. Reeves grabbed an offensive rebound and got the put back to fall, before a pair of made jump shots went for Jaron Dougherty and Summah Evans to extend Mercer's lead to 40-14.
Freshmen Detavia Salter and Maria Serracanta scored their first career points in the fourth quarter as each finished with four point on the afternoon.
COACH GARDNER ON BRITTANY REEVES
"She did a great job working [in practice]. She didn't play great versus Wake Forest and you have got to give her a lot of credit for bouncing back and preparing herself physically and mentally for this game."
COACH GARDNER ON BALANCED SCORING
"We also tried to establish some other players besides Amoria and Erin to not only be our primary scorers all the time. I thought Summah did a great job, in the first half she was 6-for-6, so pretty balanced scoring for us today."
NOTABLES
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The Bears held Georgia Southwestern State to 2-23 (9 %) from the floor in the first half and led 32-10 at the break. "I thought in the first half we were exceptional on defense," said coach Gardner. "Part of when you play defense and they are missing shots is you need to rebound, and Brittany Reeves did an exceptional job, she had nine rebounds in the first half and that gives us a chance to run." Four different Mercer players had multiple steals in the game.
Mercer outscored the Lady Hurricanes 48-22 in the paint. The Bears got 33 points from their bench.
Brittany Reeves had her first career double-double, scoring a career-high 15 points to go with 11 rebounds. Nigeria Harkless tied her career-high with 11 points and she pulled down four rebounds to go with three assists. Summah Evans made her first six shots from the floor and had 13 of her 15 points in the first half.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercer started the game on an 18-2 run in which five different Bears scored during the run. Mercer held GSW to just four points and one made field goal in the first quarter.
Two lay ups by Nigeria Harkless in the opening minutes of the second quarter extended Mercer's lead to 22-4. Then, with the Bears leading 26-10 Summah Evans went on a 6-0 run herself, which included back-to-back steals for lay ups.
Harkless and Evans accounted for 12 of the 14 Mercer points in the second quarter and Mercer took a 32-10 lead into halftime.Summah Evans with back-to-back steals for layups and she has a game-high 11 points!
— Mercer Women's Basketball (@Mercer_WBB) November 20, 2022
1:34 | 2nd
Mercer 30, GSW 10#UsVsUs | #RoarTogether pic.twitter.com/Y5rs9JtXbw
The Bears got balanced scoring throughout the game, but especially in the third quarter as six different players scored in the quarter. Reeves grabbed an offensive rebound and got the put back to fall, before a pair of made jump shots went for Jaron Dougherty and Summah Evans to extend Mercer's lead to 40-14.
Freshmen Detavia Salter and Maria Serracanta scored their first career points in the fourth quarter as each finished with four point on the afternoon.
COACH GARDNER ON BRITTANY REEVES
"She did a great job working [in practice]. She didn't play great versus Wake Forest and you have got to give her a lot of credit for bouncing back and preparing herself physically and mentally for this game."
COACH GARDNER ON BALANCED SCORING
"We also tried to establish some other players besides Amoria and Erin to not only be our primary scorers all the time. I thought Summah did a great job, in the first half she was 6-for-6, so pretty balanced scoring for us today."
NOTABLES
- 11 different players scored for Mercer
- Brittany Reeves had a career-high 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks
- It was the second time in the last six games that Mercer held its opponent to less than 40 points in a game. The other coming in the SoCon Tournament semifinal last season against Samford when Mercer won 65-35.
- Mercer shot 16-26 (61.5%) from the floor in the second half
FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of Mercer Basketball, please follow the Bears on social media at @Mercer_WBB (Twitter), /MercerWBB (Facebook) and @Mercer_wbb (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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