Mercer Drops 66-53 Contest At Charleston Southern

Saturday, November 25

Charleston, S.C.

2 p.m.

Mercer University

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Charleston Southern

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Mercer Drops 66-53 Contest At Charleston Southern

11/25/2023 7:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Briana Peguero led the Bears with 14 points

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Mercer women's basketball team dropped a 66-53 contest to Charleston Southern on Saturday afternoon in Charleston, South Carolina.

Charleston Southern outscored the Bears 20-5 in the fourth quarter to defeat the Bears. Charleston Southern shot 25-for-53 (47.2%) from the field to Mercer's 21-for-62 (33.9%) shooting on the afternoon.

Briana Peguero led Mercer in scoring with 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting. Mackenzie Johnson was the other Bear to score in double figures as she had 10 points to go with seven rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Mercer got out to a fast start, jumping out to an early 9-2 lead after Peguero fastbreak layup. Charleston Southern would get within four at 11-7, but Mercer would lead it 20-12 after the first quarter.

After a jump shot from Mackenzie Johnson made it 30-24 Mercer with just under five minutes to play, the Buccaneers would chip away at Mercer's lead over the final five minutes of the quarter, outscoring the Bears 10-4 over that time to tie the game at 34 at halftime.

Neither team could gain separation on the scoreboard in the third quarter, although Charleston Southern would take a five-point lead at 43-38, but that was the largest lead for either team in the third quarter. The Bears closed the quarter strong, going on a 10-3 run to take a two-point lead going into the fourth quarter at 48-46.

The Bears couldn't close out the game in the fourth quarter, only managing five points on 2-for-13 (15.4%) in the final quarter. Despite that, the Bears found themselves down just four at 56-52 after a Peguero jump shot with 1:38 to play. Charleston Southern was able to hold off the Bears over the final 90 seconds to earn the win.

NOTES

Peguero has scored in double figures in six of eight games this season
Mercer lost for the first time this season when committing fewer turnovers than its opponent. The Bears had 13 turnovers to the Charleston Southern's 15
Stacie Jones scored all eight of her points on 3-for-3 shooting in the first quarter. She attempted just two shots for the remainder of the game
Mercer was a perfect 9-for-10 from the free throw line. The Bears are 20-for-21 from the stripe over their last two games

UP NEXT
Mercer will play at Charlotte on Wednesday, November 29 at 5:30 p.m.

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