<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://mercerbears.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title /><link>https://mercerbears.com/rss/</link><description /><atom:link href="https://mercerbears.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Bears Back At Home Wednesday To Face Charleston Southern</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/11/10/womens-basketball-bears-back-at-home-wednesday-to-face-charleston-southern</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/11/10/womens-basketball-bears-back-at-home-wednesday-to-face-charleston-southern</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jala and Avani vs Georgia Southern" src="https://mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/11/10/Jala_and_Avani_vs_Georgia_Southern.jpg" /><br /><br />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. 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Southern</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/11/5/womens-basketball-mercer-uses-free-throw-shooting-timely-defense-to-rally-past-georgia-southern</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/11/5/womens-basketball-mercer-uses-free-throw-shooting-timely-defense-to-rally-past-georgia-southern</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Micah ODell 11.05.26" src="https://mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/11/5/Micah_ODell_11.05.26.png" /><br /><br />MACON – Home-standing Mercer used 41 percent field goal shooting and a 31-for-41 clip from the free throw line to offset 35 turnovers, but it was a handful of late defensive stands that allowed the Bears to surge past visiting Georgia Southern, 69-61, on Thursday evening at Hawkins Arena.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Night</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/11/4/womens-basketball-mercer-tangles-with-visiting-georgia-southern-on-thursday-night</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/11/4/womens-basketball-mercer-tangles-with-visiting-georgia-southern-on-thursday-night</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jala Wilson 11.04.26" src="https://mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/11/4/Jala_Wilson_11.04.26.png" /><br /><br />MACON – The Mercer women's basketball team will finish off a season-opening two-game home stand on Thursday evening when the Bears suit up to do battle with Peach State rival Georgia Southern in a 7 p.m. contest inside Hawkins Arena.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/11/4/Jala_Wilson_11.04.26.png" /><media:content 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src="https://mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/11/2/Maliyah_Lofton_11.02.26.png" /><br /><br />MACON – Mercer forced 23 turnovers and utilized 35 points from its bench as the Bears offset a sluggish first half with a 54.8 percent shooting effort in the second stanza en route to a 69-41 victory over visiting North Greenville in its season opener on Monday evening in Hawkins Arena.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/11/2/Maliyah_Lofton_11.02.26.png" /><media:content url="https://mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/11/2/Maliyah_Lofton_11.02.26.png"><media:title>Maliyah Lofton 11.02.26</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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evening when the Bears suit up to take on NCAA Division II foe North Greenville in Hawkins Arena. 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Season</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/10/30/mens-basketball-mercer-announces-basketball-promotions-schedules-for-2026-27-season</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/10/30/mens-basketball-mercer-announces-basketball-promotions-schedules-for-2026-27-season</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="BB Promo Schedule Website" src="https://mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/10/30/BB_Promo_Schedule_Website.png" /><br /><br />MACON – Giveaway raffles for a JBL Speaker, headphones and parking decals, as well as a plethora of t-shirt giveaways, highlight the 2026-27 men's and women's basketball promotions schedules that were released on Friday afternoon by Mercer athletics department officials.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Class</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/9/30/baseball-mercer-athletics-announces-47th-hall-of-fame-class</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/9/30/baseball-mercer-athletics-announces-47th-hall-of-fame-class</guid><category>Baseball, Men's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Athletics Department</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hall of Fame 2026 Announcement" src="https://mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/29/Hall_of_Fame_2026_Announcement.jpg" /><br /><br />MACON – Scholar-athletes representing three different sports, a former president that was vital to the growth and ensuing success of the athletics department and a coaching legend will be officially inducted into the Mercer University Athletics Hall of Fame as part of Homecoming Week in late October, athletics department officials announced Wednesday morning.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Slate</title><link>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/9/29/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-announces-challenging-2026-27-slate</link><guid>https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/9/29/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-announces-challenging-2026-27-slate</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Micah ODell 11.05.25" src="https://mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/5/Micah_ODell_11.05.25.jpg" /><br /><br />MACON – A challenging non-conference slate that includes November trips to Power 4 foes Wake Forest and Alabama, as well as 15 home contests, highlight the 29-game Mercer women's basketball schedule that was released on Tuesday afternoon by head coach Michelle Clark-Heard.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://mercerbears.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/5/Micah_ODell_11.05.25.jpg" /><media:content 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