<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://admin.mercerbears.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Mercer University Athletics</title><link>https://admin.mercerbears.com/rss.aspx?path=mlax</link><description>Latest news items for Mercer University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://admin.mercerbears.com/rss?path=mlax" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>James Writes History, Zylstra Lights Up Scoreboard To Earn Mercer Student-Athletes Of The Week Recognition</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/15/athletics-department-james-writes-history-zylstra-lights-up-scoreboard-to-earn-mercer-student-athletes-of-the-week-recognition</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/15/athletics-department-james-writes-history-zylstra-lights-up-scoreboard-to-earn-mercer-student-athletes-of-the-week-recognition</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse, Track &amp; Field, Athletics Department</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Emma James Will Zylstra AOTW" src="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/15/James_Zylstra_AOTW.png" /><br /><br />MACON – Emma James broke a school record for the second time in as many weeks and Will Zylstra dominated at Five Star Stadium to send the men's lacrosse team to the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament for the first time since 2023.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/James_Zylstra_AOTW.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/James_Zylstra_AOTW.png"><media:title>Emma James Will Zylstra AOTW</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/James_Zylstra_AOTW.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:11:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>24</s:sport_id><s:story_id>37995</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mercer Grits Out Dominant Win Over Bellarmine</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/11/mens-lacrosse-mercer-grits-out-dominant-win-over-bellarmine</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/11/mens-lacrosse-mercer-grits-out-dominant-win-over-bellarmine</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="bellarmine recap" src="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/11/bellarmine_recap.png" /><br /><br />MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's lacrosse built off of a six-goal first quarter to bypass Bellarmine 18-17 in a big Atlantic Sun conference match up at Five Star Stadium on Saturday morning.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/11/bellarmine_recap.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/11/bellarmine_recap.png"><media:title>bellarmine recap</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/11/bellarmine_recap.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:52:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>37972</s:story_id></item><item><title>#BehindTheBears | Night Drives Bears On, Off The Field</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2018/3/30/mens-lacrosse-behindthebears-night-drives-bears-on-off-the-field</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2018/3/30/mens-lacrosse-behindthebears-night-drives-bears-on-off-the-field</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Men's Lacrosse General" src="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2017/8/14/Team_General.jpg" /><br /><br />MACON, Ga. - John Michael Night signed with the Mercer lacrosse program three years ago but hasn't suited up for the Bears.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2017/8/14/Team_General.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2017/8/14/Team_General.jpg"><media:title>Men's Lacrosse General</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2017/8/14/Team_General.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:14:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>18597</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bears To Battle Bellarmine For Alumni Weekend</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/10/mens-lacrosse-bears-to-battle-bellarmine-for-alumni-weekend</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/10/mens-lacrosse-bears-to-battle-bellarmine-for-alumni-weekend</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Bellarmine preview" src="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/10/bellarmine_preview.png" /><br /><br />MACON, Ga. - The Mercer men's lacrosse team welcomes Bellarmine to Five Star Stadium on Saturday, April 11 at 11 a.m. for Alumni Weekend.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/bellarmine_preview.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/bellarmine_preview.png"><media:title>Bellarmine preview</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/10/bellarmine_preview.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>37964</s:story_id></item><item><title>Utes Best Bears In Offensive Showdown</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/4/mens-lacrosse-utes-best-bears-in-offensive-showdown</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/4/mens-lacrosse-utes-best-bears-in-offensive-showdown</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="utah recap" src="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/4/utah_recap.png" /><br /><br />MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's lacrosse team and the Utah Utes put on an offensive clinic at Five Star Stadium on Saturday morning where Utah took down Mercer 24-14 in the second Atlantic Sun conference match up of the season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/4/utah_recap.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/4/utah_recap.png"><media:title>utah recap</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/4/utah_recap.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 4 Apr 2026 15:02:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>37941</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mercer Set To Host Utah At Five Star Stadium On Saturday</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/3/mens-lacrosse-mercer-set-to-host-utah-at-five-star-stadium-on-saturday</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/3/mens-lacrosse-mercer-set-to-host-utah-at-five-star-stadium-on-saturday</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="utah preview" src="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/3/utah_preview.png" /><br /><br />MACON, Ga. - The Mercer men's lacrosse team will host the Utah Utes at Five Star Stadium in another Atlantic Sun Conference battle at 11 a.m. in Macon on Saturday, April 4.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/utah_preview.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/utah_preview.png"><media:title>utah preview</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/3/utah_preview.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2026 11:50:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>37936</s:story_id></item><item><title>Neuman, Lenzen Tabbed Mercer Student-Athletes Of The Week</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/2/athletics-department-neuman-lenzen-tabbed-mercer-student-athletes-of-the-week</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/2/athletics-department-neuman-lenzen-tabbed-mercer-student-athletes-of-the-week</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse, Softball, Athletics Department</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Neuman/Lenzen AOTW" src="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Lenzen_Neuman_AOTW.png" /><br /><br />MACON – Olivia Lenzen smashed the cover off the softball while Jacob Neuman was an impenetrable wall in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the pair of Bears were voted Mercer Student-Athletes of the Week for the week ending on March 30.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Lenzen_Neuman_AOTW.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Lenzen_Neuman_AOTW.png"><media:title>Neuman/Lenzen AOTW</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Lenzen_Neuman_AOTW.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2026 15:04:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>24</s:sport_id><s:story_id>37931</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bears Defeat Royals To Open ASUN Play</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/3/28/mens-lacrosse-bears-defeat-royals-to-open-asun-play</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/3/28/mens-lacrosse-bears-defeat-royals-to-open-asun-play</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="queens recap" src="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/28/queens_recap.png" /><br /><br />CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Mercer men's lacrosse team took down Queens in the first ASUN conference contest of the 2026 season 7-4 on Saturday afternoon in Charlotte at Queens Sports Complex.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/28/queens_recap.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/28/queens_recap.png"><media:title>queens recap</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/28/queens_recap.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:52:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>37902</s:story_id></item><item><title>Mercer Trips To Charlotte For First ASUN Contest</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/3/27/mens-lacrosse-mercer-trips-to-charlotte-for-first-asun-contest</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/3/27/mens-lacrosse-mercer-trips-to-charlotte-for-first-asun-contest</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="queens preview" src="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/26/queens_preview.png" /><br /><br />MACON, Ga. - The Mercer men's lacrosse team will make the trip to Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday, March 28 for the 2026 ASUN Conference opener against the Queens Royals at 2 p.m. at Queens Sports Complex.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/26/queens_preview.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/26/queens_preview.png"><media:title>queens preview</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/26/queens_preview.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>37893</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bears Take Down The Red Storm In Non-Conference Finale</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/3/14/mens-lacrosse-bears-take-down-the-red-storm-in-nonconference-finale</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/3/14/mens-lacrosse-bears-take-down-the-red-storm-in-nonconference-finale</guid><category>Men's Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="st johns recap" src="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/14/st_johns_recap.png" /><br /><br />MACON, Ga. – The Mercer men's lacrosse team defeated St. John's in a thrilling 12-11 morning contest at Five Star Stadium on Saturday, March 14 in Mercer's nonconference finale.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/st_johns_recap.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/st_johns_recap.png"><media:title>st johns recap</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/14/st_johns_recap.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:12:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>37833</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>