Wednesday, November 11
Macon, Ga.
7 p.m.
Mercer University
vs
Charleston Southern
11/10/2026 10:17:00 AM | Women's Basketball
MACON – The Mercer women's basketball team will make a return trip home on Wednesday evening when the Bears suit up to take on Big South Conference foe Charleston Southern as part of Epilepsy Awareness Night in Hawkins Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Fans unable to make the trip to Middle Georgia can still follow all of the action for free via a live statistics link provided by the MU athletics department. The game is also scheduled to be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Billy Andrews and Bill Connelly calling all of the action from courtside.
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Fans unable to make the trip to Middle Georgia can still follow all of the action for free via a live statistics link provided by the MU athletics department. The game is also scheduled to be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Billy Andrews and Bill Connelly calling all of the action from courtside.
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| Â Â ABOUT THE GAME | |
| Date: Wednesday, November 11 Time:Â 7Â p.m. Location: Macon, Ga. I Hawkins Arena 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 MercerBears.com/Tickets. | |
| Â Â LAST TIME OUT | |
| Atlantic Coast Conference foe Wake Forest scored 30 points off of 24 turnovers and shot nearly 50 percent from the floor on the way to a 77-51 victory over visiting Mercer on Sunday afternoon in LJVM Coliseum. The setback snapped a season-opening two-game winning skein for the Bears (2-1) who got 15 points from 5th Year newcomer Ada Anamekwe in the loss. | |
| Â Â ABOUT THE BEARS | |
| Mercer (1-0) returned a pair of starters and one other letterwinner off of last season's 17-win squad, including guard Abigail Holtman who averaged 9.3 points and 3.8 rebounds an outing across 26 games. Fellow senior Micah O'Dell, a 22-game starter for the Orange & Black last season, also returned after posting 9.0 points and 3.1 rebounds an outing in 2025-26. The trio is joined on the hardwood by five freshmen and five transfer scholar-athletes. | |
| Â Â SCOUTING CHARLESTON SOUTHERN | |
| Charleston Southern (0-2) enters Thursday searching for its first win, but the Buccaneers feature a veteran-heavy roster with several experienced contributors. Senior Ashleigh Battle leads the team with 14.0 points per game and erupted for 21 points against College of Charleston, while 6-9 sophomore Celina Vilcinskas averages 8.0 points and 5.5 rebounds on 61.5 percent shooting. Senior Lauren Cummings adds interior production, shooting 83.3 percent from the field. Charleston Southern has struggled offensively, averaging just 49.5 points per game while shooting 35.6 percent overall and 19.4 percent from 3-point range. The Buccaneers' biggest challenge has been ball security, averaging 23.5 turnovers per contest. | |
| Â Â MERCER/CHARLESTON SOUTHERNÂ SERIES | |
| The Bears lead the 41-year-old series, 7-6, and will ride a two-game series win streak into Thursday's affair in Hawkins Arena. The series resumed in 2023-24 after a 12-year hiatus with the Bucs grabbing a 66-53 home win, but the Bears won a 59-48 matchup in Macon amid the 2024-25 season, and then delivered a 26-point win (71-45) over CSU last season in Charleston, South Carolina. | |
| Â Â UP NEXT | |
| Mercer will open up a two-game road trip on Sunday when it heads to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to take on Southeastern Conference foe Alabama (4-0) in Coleman Coliseum. Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m. Tickets for the outing can be purchased through the Alabama athletics ticketing portal. | |
| 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. | |
| Â Â SUPPORT THE BEARS | |
| Support the Mercer athletics department by making a gift to the Mercer Athletic Foundation. To find out more information about the Mercer Athletic Foundation, visit GiveMAF.com. |
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