Thursday, February 23
Greenville, SC
7 PM
Mercer University
at
Furman University
Women's Basketball Travels To Furman For Thursday Night Battle
2/22/2023 12:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Bears and Paladins tip off at 7 p.m. ET
MACON, Ga. – The Mercer women's basketball team continues its three-game road trip to conclude the regular season, at Furman Thursday night at 7 p.m. ET.
GAMEÂ DAY INFO
Mercer (11-14, 7-5) at Furman (10-17, 2-10)
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 | 7 p.m. ET
Greenville, S.C. | Timmons Arena
TV:Â ESPN+Â Â
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LAST TIME OUT
The Mercer women's basketball team used a big second half to turn a halftime deficit into an 70-59 win over Samford Saturday afternoon.
Trailing by four at halftime, Mercer outscored Samford 42-27 in the second half. Mercer shot 56 percent from the field in the first half after shooting just 35 percent in the first half.
Freshman Enjulina Gonzalez led all scorers in the game with 25 points on 12-for-20 (60%) shooting. She had 12 of Mercer's 28 points in the first half to keep the Bears within four at halftime.
Amoria Neal-Tysor had 21 points, with 19 coming in the second half. In the second half Neal-Tysor was an efficient 8-for-12 from the field.
Erin Houpt had 13 points, including 10-for-10 from the free throw line and she knocked down important free throws over the final minute of the game to seal the win for the Bears.
SCOUTING FURMAN
The Paladins were picked to finish third in the eight-team league in the preseason coaches poll. Mercer won the first meeting between the two teams this season 56-42 in Macon.
Mercer defeated Furman 56-42 in the first meeting between the two teams this season. Furman has been much better at home than on the road this season as they are 7-6 at home and 3-11 on the road.
The Paladins have struggled offensively in conference play, ranking seventh in scoring offense (56.9 ppg) and last in field goal percentage (35.5%). Defensively, they lead the SoCon in 3-point field goal percent defense as opponents are shooting just 30.3 percent from behind the arc.
Furman's biggest strength is rebounding where they lead the SoCon averaging 39.7 rebounds per game. The Paladins average more than 15 offensive rebounds per game. The Paladins have three players averaging more than six rebounds per game in conference play, Sydney James, Jada Session, and van Rij.
Furman's leading scorer in conference play is forward Grace van Rij who is averaging 12.5 points per game. She is also second on the team in field goal percentage at 49.5 percent.
SERIES HISTORY
This is the 30th all-time meeting between the Bears and Paladins. Mercer leads the series 23-6.
STANDOUT STAT
The Bears earned their second win this season when trailing at halftime at Samford. The Bears trailed 32-28 at halftime.
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FOLLOW THE BEARSÂ
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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GAMEÂ DAY INFO
Mercer (11-14, 7-5) at Furman (10-17, 2-10)
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 | 7 p.m. ET
Greenville, S.C. | Timmons Arena
TV:Â ESPN+Â Â
Â
LAST TIME OUT
The Mercer women's basketball team used a big second half to turn a halftime deficit into an 70-59 win over Samford Saturday afternoon.
Trailing by four at halftime, Mercer outscored Samford 42-27 in the second half. Mercer shot 56 percent from the field in the first half after shooting just 35 percent in the first half.
Freshman Enjulina Gonzalez led all scorers in the game with 25 points on 12-for-20 (60%) shooting. She had 12 of Mercer's 28 points in the first half to keep the Bears within four at halftime.
Amoria Neal-Tysor had 21 points, with 19 coming in the second half. In the second half Neal-Tysor was an efficient 8-for-12 from the field.
Erin Houpt had 13 points, including 10-for-10 from the free throw line and she knocked down important free throws over the final minute of the game to seal the win for the Bears.
SCOUTING FURMAN
The Paladins were picked to finish third in the eight-team league in the preseason coaches poll. Mercer won the first meeting between the two teams this season 56-42 in Macon.
Mercer defeated Furman 56-42 in the first meeting between the two teams this season. Furman has been much better at home than on the road this season as they are 7-6 at home and 3-11 on the road.
The Paladins have struggled offensively in conference play, ranking seventh in scoring offense (56.9 ppg) and last in field goal percentage (35.5%). Defensively, they lead the SoCon in 3-point field goal percent defense as opponents are shooting just 30.3 percent from behind the arc.
Furman's biggest strength is rebounding where they lead the SoCon averaging 39.7 rebounds per game. The Paladins average more than 15 offensive rebounds per game. The Paladins have three players averaging more than six rebounds per game in conference play, Sydney James, Jada Session, and van Rij.
Furman's leading scorer in conference play is forward Grace van Rij who is averaging 12.5 points per game. She is also second on the team in field goal percentage at 49.5 percent.
SERIES HISTORY
This is the 30th all-time meeting between the Bears and Paladins. Mercer leads the series 23-6.
STANDOUT STAT
The Bears earned their second win this season when trailing at halftime at Samford. The Bears trailed 32-28 at halftime.
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FOLLOW THE BEARSÂ
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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