Bears Open Up Another Road Trip On Friday At Charleston Southern
11/27/2025 11:35:00 AM | Women's Basketball
MACON – The Mercer women's basketball team will begin a three-game road trip anew on Friday afternoon when the Bears pack up their show and head to the Palmetto State to take on Charleston Southern in Buccaneer Fieldhouse. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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Fans unable to make the trip to Charleston, S.C., can still follow the action for free via a live statistics link provided by the CSU athletics department. The game is also scheduled to be broadcasted live on ESPN+.
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Fans unable to make the trip to Charleston, S.C., can still follow the action for free via a live statistics link provided by the CSU athletics department. The game is also scheduled to be broadcasted live on ESPN+.
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| Â Â ABOUT THE GAME | |
| Date: Friday, November 28 Time:Â 2Â p.m. ET Location: Charleston, S.C. I Buccaneer Fieldhouse TV: ESPN+ Live Statistics: MercerBears.com/Live Twitter Updates: @Mercer_WBB |
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| Â Â TICKETS | |
| Tickets are still available and can be purchased by visiting the Charleston Southern athletics ticketing portal. | |
| Â Â LAST TIME OUT | |
| Mercer scored 28 points off of 24 Florida A&M turnovers and got a double-digit scoring number from five different players on the way to a 75-59 win over the visiting Rattlers on Tuesday evening in Hawkins Arena. Seniors Ariana Bennett and Nahawa Diarra both turned in a team-best 13 points. Diarra complemented her point total with a team-high six boards, while Bennett added five rebounds, two steals and a block. | |
| Â Â ABOUT THE BEARS | |
| Mercer (4-3) has forced a Southern Conference-leading 19.0 turnovers per game, and still boasts the league's best turnover margin (+3.43) as well. The Bears will also tote the SoCon's second-best field goal percentage (39.0) and scoring offense (63.7 points/game) into Friday's outing at CSU. Three Bears – junior Micah O'Dell (11.7), as well as seniors Ariana Bennett (11.6) and Nahawa Diarra (11.3) – average 11.3 points per game or better. Diarra also shows team-highs in both rebounds (5.0) and steals (1.9) per game. | |
| Â Â SCOUTING THE BUCCANEERS | |
| Charleston Southern (1-5) has made its home on the perimeter this season, averaging 9.2 3-point field goals per game (22nd NCAA) on 29.5 attempts (13th NCAA). The Buccaneers have made 10 or more 3-pointers in four out of their six outings so far despite displaying just 31.1 percent perimeter success. Four players average 10.2 points per game or better for CSU, including junior Tyonna Bailey who puts up 11.3 points an outing. Sophomore Thelma Barbitch (10.8 points/game) and junior Caelan Ellis (10.7) have combined to record nearly 68 percent (37-of-55) of CSU's made 3-pointers in 2024-25. | |
| Â Â MERCER/CHARLESTON SOUTHERN SERIES | |
| The Bears evened up the 12-game-old series with a 59-48 win over Charleston Southern in Macon last season. The home team has claimed eight of the 12 games in the series, but CSU has not posted consecutive home wins over Mercer since the 1986-87 and 1987-88 campaigns. The Orange & Black dropped a 66-53 decision on its last trip to Charleston, S.C., in 2023-24. | |
| Â Â ON DECK | |
| Mercer will play the second leg of its three-game road trip on Wednesday when it heads to North Carolina to take on Campbell inside Gore Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. | |
| Â Â FOLLOW THE BEARS | |
| For complete coverage of Mercer Basketball, follow the Bears on social media at @Mercer_WBB (X/Twitter),  /MercerWBB (Facebook) and @Mercer_wbb (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com. |
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