Bears Entertain Western Kentucky On Tuesday Night

MACON – The Mercer women's basketball team will be back in action again at home on Tuesday when the Bears suit up to host Conference USA rival Western Kentucky in a 7 p.m. matchup at Hawkins Arena.

Fans unable to make the trip to Macon can still follow the action for free via a live statistics link provided by the MU athletics department. The game is also scheduled to be broadcasted live on ESPN+, as well as on the Sportsmic App with veteran broadcaster Rick Cameron handling the play-by-play duties.

Tickets are still available and can be purchased by visiting MercerBears.com/Tickets.

ABOUT THE GAME
Date: Tuesday, November 12 Time: 7 p.m. ET Location: Macon, Ga. I Hawkins Arena TV: ESPN+ Listen Live: Sportsmic Network Live Statistics: MercerStats.com Twitter Updates: @Mercer_WBB

TICKETS
Tickets are still available and can be purchased by visiting MercerBears.com/Tickets.

MERCER/WESTERN KENTUCKY SERIES
Western Kentucky leads the all-time series, 3-1, and used a 42-percent shooting effort in the fourth quarter to post a 70-64 comeback victory over the Bears last season in Bowling Green, Ky. WKU won each of the first two meetings in the series, including a series-opening 67-62 victory in the 2017 Georgia State Thanksgiving Classic, but the Bears got on the board with a 71-54 road win during the 2020-21 campaign. The Lady Toppers posted a 75-62 triumph over MU on Nov. 8, 2019, in the only Macon matchup between the two squads.

SCOUTING WESTERN KENTUCKY
The Lady Toppers returned three starters and two other letterwinners off of last season's 15-17 squad that finished in a tie for sixth in Conference USA's final regular season standings. Among the returnees is senior guard Alexis Mead who was the only 32-game starter for WKU last year and the only Lady Topper selected to the Preseason All-CUSA squad. WKU opened its season with a 12-point win at Indiana State, and moved to 2-0 with a 104-49 home rout of Kentucky State on Saturday.

COACH HEARD/WESTERN KENTUCKY TIES
Mercer head coach Michelle Clark-Heard led Western Kentucky to a 154-47 clip across six seasons (2014-18) and made six postseason appearances (4 NCAA Tournaments). With Clark-Heard at the helm, WKU captured four conference tournament and two regular season championships, and she became the second-fastest Lady Topper coach to reach 100 victories with the program. She earned Conference USA Coach of the Year laurels following a 30-5 season in 2014-15.

LAST TIME OUT
Florida Atlantic scored 20 points off of 25 turnovers and shot better than 45 percent in the opening half to key a 58-48 victory over visiting Mercer on Saturday in Boca Raton, Fla. Senior Ashlee Locke led all scorers with a career-high 23 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Locke also pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds to tack up her second double-double of the season in as many outings.

ON DECK
Mercer will close out its two-game home stand on Sunday when the Bears take on North Carolina A&T (0-2) in Hawkins Arena. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m.

FOLLOW THE BEARS
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Bears Entertain Western Kentucky On Tuesday Night

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